Swinburne climbs in QS subject rankings

Swinburne subjects across engineering, technology, science, social sciences and management have jumped between 24 and 348 places in international rankings

Driving next_gen research and teaching

In the latest results, Swinburne has made significant gains in subject rankings across:

• Engineering & Technology overall
• Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
• Natural Sciences broad subject
• Chemistry
• Social Sciences & Management overall

In academic reputation, Swinburne’s best performance is in physics and astronomy.

In employer reputation, art and design continue to excel – coming in as the university’s best performance. Art and design are ranked in the top 100 and third nationally, reflecting our success in combining design and technology to produce industry-relevant and impactful research.

Swinburne’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Karen Hapgood says, “The strong QS World University Rankings by Subject outcomes, particularly in engineering and technology, and in physics and astronomy, reflect well-known strengths of these key research focus areas at Swinburne. They demonstrate how we have continued to deliver growth in highly impactful, important and tech-rich research and teaching for a better world.

“After another year faced with the significant challenges of a global pandemic, it is rewarding to see Swinburne’s efforts and excellence in research and teaching recognised on the global stage.”