Our global ranking & awards
Our rankings – both international and Australian – reflect our focus on career-readiness, practical learning, inclusion, opportunity and excellence.
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
VU is ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide in THE World University Rankings.
Recognised as the world’s most comprehensive evaluation of university performance, the THE rankings includes more than 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories.
The methodology includes calibrated performance indicators to assess institutions across their core missions in five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
For the 2024 and 2025 THE World University Rankings, VU remained within the 401-500 range. Learn more about their evaluation methods.
VU is also ranked 70th in the world's top 100 universities under 50 years old in the THE Young University Rankings.
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
THE Impact Rankings identify and celebrate the impact of universities that excel across multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Evaluating 2,152 universities from 125 countries, THE Impact Rankings see the top unis excel in specific areas while also showcasing overall excellence in advancing global sustainable development.
VU ranked in the 201-300 range worldwide in the THE 2024 Impact Rankings.
- 19th for Clean Water and Sanitation
- 38th for Reduced Inequalities
- 60th for Partnership for the Goals.
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)
QILT Student Experience Survey
The annual QILT student experience survey, commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, asks more than 200,000 Higher Education university students about all aspects of their learning and uni experience.
In the latest report, QILT Student Experience Survey 2023, VU leads the state in four areas, including overall experience. We’re rated:
- #1 uni in Victoria (and #6 nationally) for quality of entire educational experience
- #1 uni in Victoria (and #2 nationally) for peer engagement
- #1 uni in Victoria (and #5 nationally) for skills development
- #1 uni in Victoria (and #4 nationally) for teaching quality.
QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey
The independent Australian Government funded QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey measures more than 3000 employer views on the attributes of recent graduates to assess the quality of Australia’s higher education sector.
In the 2022 QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey, VU graduates were:
- ^number 1 in Australia for technical skills (the application of technical and professional knowledge and standards) according to Australian employers
- in the top 10 in Australia for overall employer satisfaction
- number 1 in Australia for foundation skills (general literacy, numeracy and communication skills).
Excellence in sports science
Driven by cutting-edge research, world-class facilities, and close industry partnerships with top sporting organisations, we’re proud to be a global leader in sport science and education.
Globally, we’re ranked:
- #7 in ShanghaiRanking’s 2024 global rankings for Sport Science Schools – for the third year running
- #43 for Sports Related Subjects – QS World University Ranking by Subject, 2025
Take a closer look at how we excel in the field of sport.