

James Cook University - Australia Rankings 2026
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- James Cook University - Australia Course Ranking
- JCU US News & World Report Ranking 2025
- JCU QS Ranking 2026
- JCU THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
- JCU ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
JCUJames Cook University - Australia Ranking
A popular option for Indian students planning to study in Australia, James Cook University - Australia is a globally ranked university. Let us take a look at how James Cook University - Australia is ranked this year and compare it with the previous year.
Shiksha Popularity Ranking 2025 ranks James Cook University - Australia at #358 globally and #25 in Australia. The global ranking has dropped when compared with its 2024 rank of #335 and has remained unchanged when compared with its 2024 national rank of #25. Shiksha Popularity Ranking assesses universities based on the aggregate of publicly available rankings from multiple global sources and shows them in an easy-to-understand manner. On the other hand in James Cook University - Australia, the global standing of James Cook University - Australia is #440 for 2026, which is improved trend when compared with 2025.
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World rank by different ranking providers
Shiksha
#370THE Ranking
#401ARWU Ranking
#401US News Ranking
#416QS Ranking
#440JCUJames Cook University - Australia Course Ranking
James Cook University - Australia offers a wide range of future-ready courses from a variety of fields of study such as Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences and Science. The university courses are acknowledged globally, by prominent ranking publications, with Shiksha Popularity World Ranking its Engineering courses at #501 in 2025. Shiksha Popularity Ranking has declined when compared with 2024 rank of #444.
Additionally, the Engineering courses have also been ranked at #501 trend as per the 2025 rankings rolled out by THE (The Higher Education)
Global ranking body Shiksha Popularity World Ranking also ranks its Business & Management Studies courses. It has ranked James Cook University - Australia Business & Management Studies courses at #483 globally in 2025. Additionally, its PG Business and Economics programs offered are also quite popular in the country and globally as these are ranked at #301 by THE in 2025.
According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025, here’s a quick look at how some of the most popular courses rank:| Course Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #420 | #444 | #501 |
| Business & Management Studies | #448 | #423 | #483 |
| Law | #346 | #345 | Not Ranked |
| Medicine & Health Sciences | #273 | #312 | #354 |
| Science | #359 | #460 | #496 |
JCUUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Universities | 324 | 412 | 416 |
JCUQS Ranking 2026
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World University | 415 | 445 | 440 |
| Biological Sciences | 251 | 351 | – / – |
| Global MBA | – / – | – / – | 301 |
| Medicine | 451 | 501 | – / – |
JCUTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 351 | 351 | 401 |
| Clinical and Health | 401 | 401 | 301 |
| Engineering | 401 | 401 | 501 |
| Life Sciences | 126 | 151 | 151 |
| PG Business and Economics | 401 | 301 | 301 |
| Psychology | 401 | 301 | 401 |
JCUARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 301 | 301 | 401 |
| Nursing | 201 | 101 | – / – |
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