Monash strengthens its position among the world’s best – with Pharmacy world #2

Monash Parkville Campus

26 March 2026

Monash University has strengthened its position as one of the world’s leading research and education institutions, with outstanding results across all faculties in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject, including multiple disciplines ranked among the world’s best.

The latest rankings place Monash second in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology, confirming the University’s global leadership in pharmaceutical research, education and industry impact.

Monash’s position as a national leader was also reinforced, with Pharmacy and Pharmacology, and Economics and Econometrics both ranked number one in Australia. Monash’s Education discipline was ranked number two nationally.

To read the rest of Monash's success across all other faculties, visit here.

About the QS World University Rankings by Subject

The QS World University Rankings by Subject evaluates universities across 55 individual disciplines and five broad subject areas, assessing academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact and international research collaboration. The 2026 rankings analysed more than 6200 institutions globally, with around 1900 universities ultimately ranked, making them one of the most comprehensive global assessments of university performance by discipline.