Swinburne cements top 300 place in QS World University Rankings

Swinburne University of Technology has been ranked 294 in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, maintaining its strong position among the world’s top 300 universities.

Swinburne has climbed more than 250 places since 2015, demonstrating sustained progress in research, global reputation and impact. This year’s result reflects Swinburne’s strong global standing among the world’s leading universities.

Swinburne Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Professor Karen Hapgood said the result reinforces the university’s global reputation for high-quality, impactful research.

“We’re proud to be counted among the world’s top 300 universities – a reflection of our commitment to solving real-world challenges and delivering research that makes a difference,” Professor Hapgood said.

“While rankings are just one measure of success, this strong result is recognition of Swinburne’s excellence in research, innovation and international collaboration.”

The QS World University Rankings assess institutions across nine key performance indicators, including academic reputation, citations per faculty, employer reputation, employment outcomes, faculty student ratio, international faculty, international research network, international students and sustainability.

Swinburne continues to perform particularly well in measures related to research impact, with academic citations demonstrating the influence and quality of Swinburne’s research outputs globally.

The QS Rankings drew on the analysis of 19.8 million academic papers and 200 million citations, alongside input from 1.5 million academics and over 520,000 employers across 106 locations.

To view the full QS World University Rankings, visit the QS Top Universities website.