About

RMIT's School of Engineering is renowned for its industry-relevant high quality teaching and research, its globally competitive graduates, and its international linkages.

About the School

Our key discipline areas provide programs with flexible pathways to global careers or postgraduate research, and encompass:

  • Aerospace Engineering and Aviation­
  • Chemical and Environmental Engineering
  • Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
  • Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering
  • Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
  • Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering.

 

RMIT engineering is ranked 163rd in the world and 9th in Australia (Source, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023). The rankings for specific discipline areas include:

  • Top 100 for Engineering - Civil and Structural
  • 124 for Engineering - Mechanical
  • 133 for Engineering - Electrical and Electronic 
  • Top 200 for Engineering - Chemical.
Portrait of Ray Kirby Dean School of Engineering, Professor Ray Kirby

In the 2018 Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA) audit, our School was amongst the top group of Australian universities recognised for world-class engineering research. The rankings (out of 5) for specific fields of research include:

  • Aerospace Engineering - 5 (well above world standard)
  • Biomedical Engineering - 3 (at world standard)
  • Chemical Engineering - 3 (at world standard)
  • Civil Engineering - 4 (above world standard)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering - 5 (well above world standard)
  • Environmental Engineering - 5 (well above world standard)
  • Manufacturing Engineering - 5 (well above world standard)
  • Materials Engineering - 5 (well above world standard)
  • Mechanical Engineering - 4 (above world standard).
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.