Reputation and ranking
We’re young, but we are making our mark on the world stage. ACU is ranked in the top two per cent of all universities worldwide1.
Our research programs tackle enduring and pressing issues in society, in Australia, and around the world. And our research has been assessed as first or equal first in Australia in the following fields:
- cardiorespiratory medicine and haematology
- clinical sciences
- cognitive sciences
- human movement and sports science
- nursing
- nutrition and dietetics
- psychology
- public health and health services
- religion and religious studies
- specialist studies in education.2
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022. Percentage calculated as ACU's world rank as a proportion of the total number of universities in the world: International Handbook of Universities 2019, Palgrave MacMillan
- Four-digit FoRs, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2018