About La Trobe University:

Do you want to gain a degree from a top Australian university? Welcome to La Trobe, where you’ll find world-class teaching and academic research, stunning campus environments (whether you are interested in the city, or you like the idea of strolling around beautiful greenery) and a large selection of student activities. La Trobe is ranked number 58 in the world in the 2016 Times Higher Education 150 Under 50 rankings, and among Australia’s top ten universities according to the latest Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) report. La Trobe ranks alongside the world's elite Universities in more than a third of its subjects, and we pride ourselves on producing successful graduates. We also produce state-of-the-art facilities, including our new AUD$45 million five-storey Sylvia Walton building at the Melbourne campus, which provides a range of services for international students, and our AUD$288 million Centre for AgriBioscience. As one of Australia’s leading universities, La Trobe has seven campuses in Melbourne, spread across the state of Victoria, and one in the heart of Sydney. Our Melbourne campus is one of the most attractive in the country, covering 267 hectares of parkland with waterways and a wildlife sanctuary. Find out more about our campuses. La Trobe University offers hundreds of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs in a range of subjects. Many programs offer industry placements or projects and are accredited by professional associations nationally and internationally.



World University Rankings

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World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 501-550 498 462 467 445 406 417 416

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400
Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - 301-350 301-350 300 301-350
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 351-400 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 293
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences 218 217 199 245 219 223 236 259 222 211 173 145 156 139 153 173 165

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - 267 301-350 301-350 301-350
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - 260 282
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 301-350 288 301-350 301-350 300 301-350
Computer Science - - - - - - - - - - - 256 301-350 301-350
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mathematics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 291 271 - 285 - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - 291 276 240
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 351-400
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - 222 198 217 206
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 243 245 - 234 200 164
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 125 133 130 133 158 131
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -