The Australian National University has been ranked 25 in the world and the highest ranked Australian university by the QS Top Universities rankings.

RSSS leads in top-ranking fields of Politics, History, Philosophy and Sociology.

ANU Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Margaret Harding said the ranking reflected the quality of the University’s staff, and their commitment to excellence in teaching and research.

“Rankings are imperfect measures, and move around year to year, but they do tell you the company you are keeping. It is great to be alongside other great universities of the world like the National University of Singapore (22), Ecole normale supérieure, Paris (24), Duke University (equal 25) and the University of California, Berkeley (27),” Professor Harding said.

“It is the energy and quality of ANU staff and students that is reflected in our international reputation for excellence. Every day at ANU, people do extraordinary things that change the world for the better.

Professor Harding said the international nature of the University was a fundamental element in its global reputation.

“ANU brings Canberra to the world and the world to Canberra.

“That global nature carries across our teaching and research, from Nobel Prize winning research in astronomy and medical science, to hosting world leaders, including most recently the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe.

“ANU remains committed to attracting outstanding staff and students and producing graduates who become leaders in their field.”

QS also ranks fourteen subject areas at ANU in the top 20 in the world, including Politics (7), Geography (11), Linguistics (11), Environmental Studies (equal 12), Earth and Marine Sciences (equal 12), Philosophy (13), Modern Languages (equal 14), Sociology (equal 14), History and Archaeology (15), Law and Legal Studies (15), Computer Science and Information Systems (17), Economics and Econometrics (18), Agriculture and Forestry (20), and Mathematics (20).

RSSS is proud to be the home of Politics, History, Philosophy and Sociology.