Swinburne moves up in Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Swinburne has had another strong performance in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026, with two subjects moving up the ranks
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Swinburne has had another strong performance in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026, with two subjects moving up the ranks
Business and Economics moved up to the top 175 in the word, joining Computer Science and Physical Sciences
Engineering ranked in the top 200 in the world, while Law, Education Studies and Psychology has ranked in the top 250 in the world
Swinburne University of Technology has performed strongly in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026, with two subjects moving up the ranks.
Business and Economics moved up to join Computer Science and Physical Sciences in the top 175 in the world, while Education Studies moved up to the top 250 in the world.
Other subjects that performed well include Engineering (176-200), Law (201-250) and Psychology (201-250).
Other Swinburne subjects that were ranked included Social Sciences (251-300), Arts and Humanities (301-400) and Medical and Health (401-500).
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Flagship Initiatives, Professor Alan Duffy says this latest result is testament to Swinburne’s strengths across multiple disciplines and reflects the hard work of our teaching staff and researchers.
“Our strong performances in Business and Economics, Computer Science and Physical Sciences highlight the impact of Swinburne’s technology-led and industry-driven approach to education and research”, says Professor Duffy.
“All our subject areas now rank in the top 500 in the world. While we are more than our rank, we are also proud to be ranked among the best in the world.”
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject encompass 148 individual disciplines across 11 subject areas using a refined version of the overall World University Rankings 2026 methodology. Indicators used to rank each subject area include teaching, research environment, research quality, industry as well as international outlook.
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