October 26, 2022

Impressive results in THE and US News university rankings

Strong rankings performance based on excellence in teaching and research across multiple subject areas

The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) law, engineering, arts and humanities, physical sciences and teaching programs were ranked among the very best in the world in the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject, released today (Wednesday 26 October 2022).

In the US News Best Global Universities ranking, also released today, UOW was ranked 186^th in the world and 12th in Australia, its highest ranking to date.

UOW Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Patricia M. Davidson congratulated the University’s staff on the impressive all-round performance.

“Both the Times Higher Education Rankings by Subject and the US News Best Global Universities ranking showcase UOW’s strength across a wide array of academic disciplines, and reflects our commitment to our teaching and research missions,” Professor Davidson said.

“The fact UOW has performed so commendably across both these rankings, which result from different criteria and methodologies, confirms our reputation as a truly world-class university.

“I thank all of the University’s staff for their contribution to these results, which have been achieved through their hard work and dedication.”

2023 THE World University Rankings by Subject

In the new edition of the THE World University Rankings by Subject, UOW was ranked in the top 100 globally for law and engineering, with the law program ranked 80^th in the world (up from 83^rd last year) and 7^th in Australia.

In engineering, which includes the disciplines: general engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, civil engineering and chemical engineering, UOW ranked 96^th in the world and 7^th in Australia.

In three other subject areas UOW ranked in the top 200 globally.

In the physical sciences (mathematics and statistics, physics and astronomy, chemistry, geology, environmental sciences, and earth and marine sciences), the University ranked in the 126-150 band, the same ranking it achieved in the 2022 rankings, and 9^th in Australia.

UOW also ranked in the 126-150 band for the arts and humanities (art, performing arts, design, languages, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy, theology, architecture and archaeology) up from the 151-175 band ranking UOW gained last year, which placed it 8^th in Australia.

In education, which includes the disciplines: education, teacher training, and academic studies in education, UOW ranked in the 151-175 band globally, up from the 176-200 band in the 2022 rankings.

UOW also performed strongly in the subject rankings for life sciences (201-250), business and economics (251-300), psychology (251-300), social sciences (251-300), computer science (301-400) and health sciences (401-500).

UOW’s rankings rose in four of the 11 subject categories (law, arts and humanities, education and psychology).

The World University Rankings by Subject tables are based on 13 performance indicators grouped into five categories: teaching; research (volume, income and reputation); citations (research influence); international outlook (staff, students and research); and industry income (innovation).

Close to 1,800 of the world’s leading universities participated in the 2023 THE World University Rankings.

2022/2023 US News Best Global Universities

In the annual US News Best Global Universities ranking, released today, UOW was ranked 186^th in the world and 12^th in Australia (Wednesday, 26 October 2022).

It is UOW’s best result to date in the highly respected ranking system, up from 203.

UOW ranked in the top 50 in the world for six subjects – physical chemistry (=13), condensed matter physics (18), mechanical engineering (23), nanoscience and nanotechnology (24), materials science (26) and energy and fuels (33) – and in the top 100 in chemistry (=81) and education and educational research (95).

In a further eight subjects UOW ranked in the top 200 in the world: engineering (113); civil engineering (124); geosciences (168); computer science (=181); electrical and electronic engineering (181); radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging (191); social sciences and public health (=193); arts and humanities (193).

The US News Best Global Universities ranking encompasses 2,000 of the world’s top institutions, spread across 95 countries.