RMIT University
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About RMIT University
According to Wikipedia, RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, science and technology in response to the industrial revolution in Australia. It was a private college for more than a hundred years before merging with the Phillip Institute of Technology to become a public university in 1992. It has an enrolment of around 95,000 higher and vocational education students, making it the largest dual-sector education institution in Australia. With an annual revenue of around A$1.5 billion, it is also one of the wealthiest universities in Australia. It is rated a five star university by Quacquarelli Symonds and is ranked 15th in the World for art and design subjects in the QS World University Rankings, making it the top art and design university in Australia and Oceania.
What Is RMIT University Known For?
RMIT University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Education
- Engineering
- Business
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Biology
- Medical
- Literature
- History
- Economics
- Philosophy
- Law
- Physics
- Religious Studies
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Earth Sciences
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
RMIT University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much RMIT University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
RMIT University ranks #294 worldwide for influence in Education.
RMIT University ranks #373 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
RMIT University ranks #461 worldwide for influence in Business.
RMIT University ranks #563 worldwide for influence in Communications.
RMIT University ranks #491 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
RMIT University ranks #708 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
RMIT University ranks #897 worldwide for influence in Biology.
RMIT University ranks #1206 worldwide for influence in Medical.
RMIT University ranks #1105 worldwide for influence in Literature.
RMIT University ranks #963 worldwide for influence in History.
RMIT University ranks #998 worldwide for influence in Economics.
RMIT University ranks #1158 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
RMIT University ranks #1495 worldwide for influence in Law.
RMIT University ranks #992 worldwide for influence in Physics.
RMIT University ranks #1603 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
RMIT University ranks #1046 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
RMIT University ranks #1618 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
RMIT University ranks #898 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
RMIT University ranks #881 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesRMIT University ranks #1773 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
RMIT University ranks #1144 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
RMIT University ranks #1053 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
RMIT University ranks #806 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
RMIT University ranks #1623 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
Who Are RMIT University's Most Influential Alumni?
RMIT University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Education, Engineering, and Business. Here are some of RMIT University's most famous alumni:
- Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
- A Materials scientist and researcher.
- James Clancy Phelan
- An Australian writer of thriller and young-adult fiction.
- Howard Raggatt
- An Australian architect.
- Nonda Katsalidis
- An Australian architect.
- Madhu Bhaskaran
- An Indian engineer.
- Amanda Barnard
- An Australian physicist.
- Stuart Devlin
- An Australian metalsmith .
- Lawrence Argent
- A British-born sculptor.
- Chris Masters
- An Australian journalist.
- Jim Stynes
- An Australian rules footballer.
- Judith Durham
- An Australian singer and musician.
- Norman Day
- An Australian architect.
Who Are RMIT University's Most Influential Faculty?
RMIT University's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Education, Engineering, and Business. Here are some of RMIT University's most famous faculty:
- Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
- A Materials scientist and researcher.
- Amanda Barnard
- An Australian physicist.
- Heather Horst
- An American anthropologist.
- Molly Stevens
- A Professor of Biomedical Materials at Imperial College London.
- Shaun Wilson
- An Australian artist.
- Julienne van Loon
- A Writer.
- Allison Milner
- An Australian disability, mental health and suicide researcher.
- Jason Potts
- An Economics researcher.
- Lisa M. Given
- A Canadian-Australian scholar of information studies.
- Inger Mewburn
- An Australian academic.
- Leslie Y. Yeo
- A Researcher.
- Gavin Turrell
- A Researcher.
