Griffith consistently places in the top 2% of universities worldwide according to a series of prestigious ranking systems
By choosing to study at Griffith, students benefit from degrees informed by our world-class research, expert knowledge and industry connections. Griffith is also a university that lives its values—and, despite our relative youth, we’re being recognised worldwide for our commitment to sustainable development.
We rate highly as a young university, ranking 35th in the 2024 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.
Ranked against the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Griffith placed in the top 100 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2021-2023.
World rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings: 301-350
QS World University Rankings: 255
Academic Ranking of World Universities: 201-300
CWTS Leiden Ranking: 234
US News Best Global Universities: 239
Sustainable Development Goals
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to advancing sustainable development through comprehensive initiatives that promote economic prosperity, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and good governance for all.
Young and ambitious
Griffith ranks highly as a young university, ranking 35th in the 2024 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings, improving by 11 places from 46th in 2023. Being a young university means we have the freedom to respect tradition without being restricted by it, which gives us the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing needs of students, industry and the community. We've introduced Australia's first degrees in a wide range of important areas, from Asian studies and environmental science to dental technology and forensic science. We were also quick to adopt online education, and have offered online study options for almost 20 years.
Making an impact
Since its founding almost 50 years ago, Griffith University has been a leader in environmentally sustainable and responsible practices. That proud history is now being recognised on the world stage through the University's inclusion in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
The rankings assess universities against the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ). In 2024, Griffith leapt 48 places for a global ranking of 24th out of 2,152 participating universities. This places Griffith first in Queensland and 5th in Australia for these prestigious rankings.
Griffith now ranks in the top 20 for all:
- 5th - SDG 14: Life Below Water
- 6th - SDG 5: Gender Equality
- 7th - SDG 15 Life on Land & SDG 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions
- 8th - SDG 8 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 11th - SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 16th - SDG 17: Partnerships for Goals
- 20th - SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing
These results demonstrate our commitment to creating a brighter future for all through meaningful, impactful and measurable action, and we are dedicated to achieving even better results in subsequent years.
Find out more about Griffith's commitment to the UN SDGs on our Sustainability webpage.
Australia's top teachers
Griffith has received more Australian Awards for University Teaching than any other university, since 2012. We have won:
3 Australian University Teacher of the Year awards
8 Teaching Excellence awards
6 Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
42 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Five stars for educational experience
Griffith holds a five star rating for overall educational experience from the Good Universities Guide, an independent guide to Australian higher education. We also have five star rankings for our highly qualified staff, skills development, and teaching quality.
A five-star experience
Overall Experience
Good Universities Guide
2023
Skills Development
Good Universities Guide
2023
Staff Qualifications
Good Universities Guide
2023
Subject rankings
Griffith ranked in the top 300 in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023 for a range of subjects.
- Nursing and Midwifery - #1 in Australia
- Hospitality and Tourism Management - #1 in Australia
- Law and Criminology - #2 in Australia
- Business Adminisation
- Dentistry and Oral Sciences
- Education
- Remote Sensing - #1 in Queensland
- Civil Engineering - #1 in Queensland
- Ecology
- Economics - #1 in Queensland
- Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sociology
- Agricultural Sciences
- Chemistry
- Energy Science and Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Oceanography
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Water Resources
Griffith MBA
Our MBA is placed among leading national and global MBA’s with a focus on sustainability and values-driven leadership. Recent achievements include 1st overall globally for 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022 and 2020 in the Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking, and Australia's #1 online MBA with a Tier One ranking in the 2023 CEO Magazine Global MBA Ranking.
Find out more about our MBA credentials.
Research excellence
The 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia results highlight Griffith’s performance at world standard or above across more than 50 different disciplines. With over 1,700 experts conducting research across all major academic disciplines, Griffith is focused on understanding the world we live in and improving people’s lives.
Griffith was rated ‘well above world-standard’ for the following 24 fields of research:
- Chemical sciences
- Condensed matter physics
- Criminology
- Dentistry
- Ecological applications
- Ecology
- Environmental sciences
- Environmental science and management
- Evolutionary biology
- Inorganic chemistry
- Macromolecular and materials chemistry
- Materials engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Medical microbiology
- Nanotechnology
- Nursing
- Oncology and carcinogenesis
- Optical physics
- Physical chemistry (incl. structural)
- Physical sciences
- Political science
- Quantum physics
- Technology
- Tourism
Teaching and learning
Our innovative teaching methods and learning experiences set us apart