Our achievements contribute to UQ’s position in the top 100 of the major world university ranking systems, especially within clinical and pre-clinical health and medicine metrics.

As Queensland's oldest and most established university, UQ has forged a world class reputation, based on our achievements and ability to contribute to our community - locally, nationally, and globally.

QS World University Rankings® 
UQ ranked 43rd in the world (2024)
UQ ranked 32nd in the world in the field of Life Sciences and Medicine (2023)

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings  
UQ ranked 70th in the world (2024)
UQ ranked 54th in the world in the subject of Clinical, pre-clinical and health (2024)

ShanghaiRanking 
UQ ranked 51st in the world (2023)
UQ ranked 39th in the field of Public Health (2023)
UQ ranked in the 76—100 band in the world for the field of Clinical Medicine (2023)

US News Best Global Universities (2023)
UQ overall ranked 36th worldwide
UQ ranked 67th in the field of Clinical Medicine
UQ ranked 29th in the field of Public, Environmental and Occupational Health