Deakin climbs to 265 in THE World University Rankings 2024
Media release
Deakin University has improved its position in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, climbing 12 places from 277 to 265 and confirming its place in the top 1 per cent of universities worldwide. At a national level, Deakin ranked 17th among Australian universities, an increase of one place from last year (18).
Deakin's climb to 265 is its best THE World University Rankings result and continues a positive trend in recent years, with an overall increase of 68 places since 2020.
The prestigious THE index ranks universities across five performance indicators: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and industry.
Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin congratulated the Deakin community on its achievement.
"As we approach our 50th anniversary at the end of 2024, I am pleased that Deakin's progress and leadership continue to be recognised on a global stage. Rankings never tell the whole story but are an essential guide, and our progress shows we are on the right track," Professor Martin said.
"What we do matters to our students, our local communities, and Australia. And through our extensive community, industry and academic networks, what we do matters internationally.
"I acknowledge that so much of what has been achieved is the result of the efforts of many across our university. We have made extraordinary progress in our comparatively short life and remain focused on driving a culture of innovation, creativity and excellence while staying true to our founding values of inclusion and access to education."
Recent highlights for Deakin include:
- Deakin is number one in Victoria for Overall Student Satisfaction and has been for 13 years, and one of the top universities in Australia on this measure;
- Becoming the first university in the world to establish an international branch campus in India;
- Being announced as a Trailblazer University to deliver the Deakin University Recycling and Clean Energy Commercialisation Hub (REACH);
- A significant uplift in research income and impact to drive social progress;
- The establishment of the Deakin Indigenous Strategy 2023-2028 as a university-wide strategy;
- Founding of the Damion Drapac Centre to advance socially inclusive medical education and
- The implementation of the Deakin Reimagined program to underpin Deakin’s recovery from the pandemic.
