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Introduction Main Rankings Table QS Rankings TIMES Rankings ARWU Shanghai Rankings US News Rankings CWUR Rankings ERA Rankings Subject Rankings Times Asia/Pacific Times Reputation Times Under 50 QS Under 50 Rankings Warning

Australian university rankings cover a range of ranking systems including QS Top Universities, Times, ARWU, and US News, along with local research ERA and 5 Star rankings. Best universities in these rankings include the Universities of Melbourne, Sydney, and Queensland along with ANU, Monash, and UNSW. Australian universities also perform well in specialised rankings including the Global Science Index, Under 50 Years Old, and Times Reputation and Subject Rankings.

Main Rankings Overview Table

Click on the column headers for detailed information about the Australian universities within each ranking system.

Click on the university names for individual Australian university rankings pages.

US News 2017 Rankings: latest US News Australian rankings 2017 can be seen at the main US News Australian Rankings Table

Source: University Rankings (opens in new window)

2017 QS World University Australian Rankings

Key Features:

  • Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, only institute in world’s top 20
  • Sydney University slips four rankings to 50th
  • Seven Australian universities make it into the top 100

Aus
Rank		 University World Rank
2017		 World Rank
2016		 World Rank
2015
1 Australian National University 20 22 19
2 University of Melbourne =41 42 42
3 University of New South Wales 45 49 46
4 University of Queensland =47 51 46
5 University of Sydney 50 46 45
6 Monash University 60 65 67
7 University of Western Australia =93 102 98
8 University of Adelaide =109 125 113
9 University of Technology Sydney 176 193 218
10 University of Newcastle =224 245 256
11 University of Wollongong 232 218 243
12 Macquarie University =240 247 229
=13 Queensland University of Technology =247 276 263
=13 RMIT University =247 252 273
15 Curtin University 262 306 284
16 University of South Australia =279 288 288
17 Deakin University =293 355 324
18 University of Tasmania 313 370 379
19 Griffith University =325 336 329
20 La Trobe University 360 386 394
21 James Cook University =367 340 387
22 Swinburne University of Technology 421-430 441-450 501-550
23 Bond University 431-440 461-470 501-550
24 Murdoch University 501-550 501-550 551-600
=25 Flinders University 551-600 551-600 501-550
=25 University of Canberra 551-600 551-600 551-600
=25 Western Sydney University 551-600 551-600 651-700
28 CQUniversity 601-650 601-650
29 Charles Darwin University 651-700 551-600 551-600
30 Victoria University 701-750 651-700 601-650
=31 Edith Cowan University 751-800 701+ 701+
=31 University of Southern Queensland 751-800 701+ 701+
=33 Australian Catholic University 801-1000 701+
=33 Charles Sturt University 801-1000 701+ 701+
=33 Southern Cross University 801-1000
=33 University of New England 801-1000 701+ 651-700
=33 University of the Sunshine Coast 801-1000

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

THE Times Higher Education Australian World University Rankings 2016

TIMES university rankings 2016 continues with much the same for Australia although another three Australian universities enter the ranking system which was expanded to 800 in 2015. At the upper end Australia now has 23 universities in the top 400 compared with 22 last year. Good news also for ANU returning to the top 50.

Key Features:

  • University of Melbourne remains Australia’s top ranked university staying at 33 in the world rankings
  • Australian National University returns to the top 50 at 47
  • Australia has 23 universities in the top 400 compared to 22 last year
  • Australia has 3 more universities in the overall rankings maknig a total of 35

Aus
Rank		 University World Rank
2016		 (World Rank
2015)		 (World Rank
2014)
1 University of Melbourne =33 33 33
2 Australian National University 47 52 45
3= University of Queensland =60 60= 65
3= University of Sydney =60 56= 60
5 Monash University 74 73 83
6 University of New South Wales =78 82= 109
7 University of Western Australia 125 109 157
8 University of Adelaide 142 149= 164
9= The University of Newcastle 201-250 251-300 251-275
9= Queensland University of Technology 201-250 251-300 276-300
11= Charles Darwin University 251-300 251-300 301-350
11= Deakin University 251-300 301-350 301-350
11= Griffith University 251-300 251-300
11= James Cook University 251-300 251-300
11= Macquarie University 251-300 301-350 301-350
11= University of South Australia 251-300 351-400 276-300
11= University of Technology Sydney 251-300 201-250 226-250
11= University of Wollongong 251-300 251-300 276-300
19 University of Tasmania 301-350 251-300
20= Flinders University 351-400 251-300
20= La Trobe University 351-400 351-400
20= Swinburne University of Technology 351-400 351-400 351-400
20= Victoria University 351-400
24= University of Canberra 401-500 501-600
24= CQUniversity 401-500 501-600
24= Curtin University 401-500 401-500 351-400
24= Murdoch University 401-500 401-500 351-400
24= RMIT University 401-500 401-500
24= University of Western Sydney 401-500 401-500 351-400
30= Bond University 501-600
30= Edith Cowan University 501-600 501-600
30= Southern Cross University 501-600 401-500
30= University of the Sunshine Coast 501-600
34= Australian Catholic University 601-800
34= University of Southern Queensland 601-800 601-800

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)

US News Australian University Rankings 2017

US News has expanded its rankings for 2017 and now includes 1,000 world global universities for comparison. Australia has done quite well out of this along with individual universiites improving their positions.

Key Features for Australia:

  • Australia has 7 universities in the top 100, an increase of 1
  • Australia has 23 universities in the top 500, an increase of 4
  • University of Melbourne maintains its position as Australia’s top ranked university improving from 40 to 36=
  • University of Sydney moves into the top 50 dropping from 51 to 45=

Aus
Rank		 University (World Rank
2016)		 World Rank
2017
1 University of Melbourne 40 36=
2 University of Sydney 51 45=
3 University of Queensland 52 52
4 Monash University 84= 79
5= Australian National University 80= 80=
5= University of New South Wales 90= 80=
7 University of Western Australia 128= 95=
8 University of Adelaide 184= 152=
9 Macquarie University 322= 267=
10 James Cook University 354= 273
11 University of Technology Sydney 448= 294
12 Curtin University 346= 297=
13 Griffith University 401= 307=
14 Deakin University 381= 309=
15= The University of Newcastle 366= 313=
15= University of Wollongong 346= 313=
17 Queensland University of Technology 339 319=
18 University of Tasmania 366= 323
19 Western Sydney University 384=
20= Swinburne University of Technology 433=
20= University of South Australia 479= 433=
22 Flinders University 471
23 RMIT University 486=
24 La Trobe University 534=
25 Victoria University 613=
26 Murdoch University 625=
27 University of New England 691=
28 Edith Cowan University 706=
29 Charles Darwin University 803=
30 Charles Sturt University 854=
31 Southern Cross University 896=

(University rankings marked with ‘=’ denotes a tie)

ARWU Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities Australian Rankings 2016

Good news for Australia with two more universities moving into the top 100 making a total of six and three more universities moving into the top 500 making a total of 23

  • Monash and Sydney move into the top 100 making a total of 6 Australian universities within that ranking
  • La Trobe, Western Sydney, and RMIT move into the top 500 making a total of 23 Australia universities within that ranking

Aus Rank University World Rank 2016 (World Rank 2015)

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

CWUR Center for World University Rankings

The CWUR rankings methodology applies a 25% weighting to each of Quality of Education, Alumni Employment, and Quality of Faculty, and a 5% wieghting to each of Publications, Influence, Citations, Broad Impact, and Patents.

Aus Rank University CWUR Rank
1 University of Melbourne 89
2 University of Sydney 95
3 University of Queensland 99
4 University of New South Wales 117
5 Monash University 143
6 Australian National University 160
7 University of Western Australia 213
8 University of Adelaide 319
9 Macquarie University 448
10 University of Wollongong 455
11 University of Newcastle 472
12 University of Tasmania 512
13 James Cook University 538
14 Curtin University 544
15 Deakin University 564
16 Griffith University 573
17 Queensland University of Technology 601
18 La Trobe University 623
19 Flinders University 632
20 Swinburne University of Technology 670
21 University of South Australia 673
22 University of Technology Sydney 758
23 Murdoch University 835
24 Western Sydney University 848
25 University of New England 859
26 RMIT University 869
27 Charles Darwin University 902

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Rankings

The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Rankings are currently being produced triennially by the Australian Research Council

KEY:

Proportion of excellence.This is a percentage figure representing the number of four and five scores divided by the number of fields which show research activity. Five scores are given a weighting.

Strength.The total number of four and five scores. A score of four represents “above world standard” and a score of five represents “well above world standard”.

Weakness.The total number of one and two scores. A score of two represents “below world standard” and a score of one represents “well below world standard”.

Breadth.This is the total number of fields which show research activity up to a maximum of 22.

Times Best Australian Universities Under 50 Years Old

Times Higher Education has modified the criteria used for its world universities rankings and produced a list of the top 150 universities under fifty years of age. The main modifications have involved a recalibration of the weighting giving to features such as reputation, research, and citations, which in general become more significant in a direct relationship to the age of a university.

Australian Universities in Times Best World Universities Under 50 Years Old

Aus
Rank		 University World Rank
1 University of Technology Sydney 21
2 Queensland University of Technology 28=
3 Charles Darwin University 31=
4 University of Wollongong 37
5 James Cook University 38
6 Flinders University 46
7 Griffith University 48
8 Deakin University 50
9 University of South Australia 57
10 La Trobe University 58
11 Swinburne University of Technology 74
12 Murdoch University 82
13 Western Sydney University 86=
14 Curtin University 92=
15 Southern Cross University 94
16 RMIT University 98
17= University of Canberra 101-150
17= CQUniversity 101-150
17= Edith Cowan University 101-150

QS Top Australian Universities Under 50 Years Old

QS Top Universities has developed a list highlighting the top 100 universities under 50 years old and Australia figures prominently with 16 entrants in the list.

QS Top Australian Universities Under 50 Years Old

Aus
Rank		 University World Rank
1 University of Technology Sydney 14
2 University of Wollongong 17
3 Queensland University of Technology 20
4 RMIT University 21
5 Curtin University 23
6 University of South Australia 25
7 Deakin University 36
8 Griffith University 37
9= James Cook University 51-60
9= La Trobe University 51-60
11= Bond University 81-90
11= Flinders University 81-90
11= Swinburne University of Technology 81-90
14= Charles Darwin University 91-100
14= Murdoch University 91-100
14= University of Canberra 91-100

Times Asia Pacific Australian University Rankings

The inaugural TIMES Higher Education Asia-Pacific University Rankings highlights the strength of the Australian university sector within the Asia/Pacific region. Leading the pack is the University of Melbourne, coming in at number 3 behind the National University of Singapore at number 1 and Peking University at number 2, and being the only university outside Asia in the top 5.

Another 34 Australian universities make up the Australian contingent, with such a strong presence demonstrating the role the Australian higher education sector plays in the region.

TIMES Asia/Pacific Rankings Australian Universities

Aus
Rank		 University Asia/Pacific Rank
1 University of Melbourne 3
2 Australian National University 8
3 University of Queensland 10
4 University of Sydney 11
5 Monash University 12
6 University of New South Wales 16
7 University of Western Australia 19
8 University of Adelaide 20
9 University of Technology Sydney 26
10 Queensland University of Technology 32
11 University of Newcastle 35
12 University of South Australia 36
=13 Charles Darwin University =38
=13 Macquarie University =38
15 University of Wollongong 40
=16 Griffith University =43
=16 James Cook University =43
18 University of Tasmania 48
19 Deakin University 49
20 Victoria University 55
21 La Trobe University 58
22 Swinburne University of Technology 60
23 Murdoch University 62
24 Flinders University 64
=25 Curtin University =69
=25 Western Sydney University =69
27 RMIT University 73
28 CQUniversity 77
29 University of Canberra 81
30 Southern Cross University 92
31 Edith Cowan University 96
32 Bond University 97
33 University of the Sunshine Coast 101-110
34 Australian Catholic University 111-120
35 University of Southern Queensland 141-150

Australian University Subject Rankings

2015 Global Nature Index (Science) Australian Rankings

(added June 18th 2015)

Global Nature Index Australian Rankings

University World Rank WFC Count Last WFC Change
1 University of Queensland (uq) 92 108.83 392 94.78 14.80%
2 Monash University (monash) 100 103.11 382 94.89 8.70%
3 University of New South Wales (unsw) 130 88.11 277 69.81 26.20%
4 Australian National University (anu) 134 87.16 498 93.53 -6.8%
5 University of Melbourne (unimelb) 143 82.6 478 89.76 -8.0%
6 University of Sydney (sydney) 152 79.89 492 95.14 -16.0%

Source: Nature Publishing Group (opens in new window)

* WFC is the Weighted Fractional Count which is the count of articles published with particular over-represented publications downgraded in the weightings

* Count is the article count

* Last WFC is last year’s WFC

* Change is the percentage change from last year’s to this year’s WFC

2014-2015 THE Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings – Australian University Rankings

(added March 23rd 2015)

1 University of Melbourne 40 44
2 University of Queensland 55 77=
3 Australian National University 77 77=
4 Monash University 79 101-150
5 University of Sydney 82 101-150
6 University of Western Australia 96 87
7-8 University of Adelaide 101-150 151-200
7-8 University of New South Wales 101-150 101-150
9-14 Curtin University 201-300 201-300
9-14 Deakin University 201-300 301-400
9-14 James Cook University 201-300 301-400
9-14 Macquarie University 201-300 201-300
9-14 Queensland University of Technology 201-300 401-500
9-14 University of Tasmania 201-300 301-400
15-21 Flinders University 301-400 301-400
15-21 Griffith University 301-400 301-400
15-21 La Trobe University 301-400
15-21 University of Newcastle 301-400 301-400
15-21 University of Technology Sydney 301-400 301-400
15-21 Western Sydney University 301-400 –
15-21 University of Wollongong 301-400 201-300
22-23 RMIT University 401-500
22-23 Swinburne University of Technology 401-500 301-400
Aus
Rank		 University Score World
Rank
Subject Area: Arts and Humanities
1 Australian National University 75.2 16
2 University of Sydney 72.1 18
3 University of Melbourne 71.9 19
4 Monash University 55.6 44
5 University of Queensland 45.1 67
6 Macquarie University 45.1 67
7 La Trobe University 36.4 99
8 University of New South Wales 36.3 100
Subject Area: Clinical Pre-Clinical and Health
1 University of Melbourne 81.5 13
2 University of Sydney 75.4 23
3 University of Queensland 65.8 42
4 Monash University 64.3 46
5 University of New South Wales 62.2 54
6 University of Adelaide 51.3 95
7 University of Western Australia 51.2 96
Subject Area: Engineering and Technology
1 University of Melbourne 62.8 37
2 University of Queensland 62.7 39
3 University of Sydney 60.4 46
4 Monash University 60.2 48
5 University of New South Wales 54.2 63
6 University of South Australia 51.5 69
Subject Area: Life Sciences
1 University of Melbourne 70.1 29
2 University of Queensland 69.4 31
3 Australian National University 68.6 33
4 Monash University 56.8 63
5 University of Western Australia 56.2 64
6 University of Sydney 55.8 65
7 University of Adelaide 50 96
Subject Area: Physical Sciences
1 Australian National University 69.7 28
2 University of Melbourne 69.2 30
3 University of Queensland 52.7 87
Subject Area: Social Sciences
1 University of Melbourne 76 19
2 Australian National University 70.4 24
3 University of Sydney 65.1 31
4 University of Queensland 62.4 35
5 University of New South Wales 58.4 46
6 Monash University 53.5 61
7 University of Western Australia 49.7 77

THE Times Higher Education World University Reputation Australian Rankings

The Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Reputation Rankings’ is based on the subjective opinions of over 10,000 responses from senior academics in 142 countries who are asked to nominate up to 10 universities around the world which are noteworthy within their area of expertise.

The 2016 results show Australia has lost two universities, Queensland and Monash, from the five listed in the top 100 in 2015. Along with this the three remaining universities have all dropped down the ranking table with Melbourne University coming close to dropping out of the top 50.

Key Features For Australia:

  • Monash and Queensland drop out of the top 100 ranking list
  • ANU and Sydney both drop a ranking segment to rank at 61-70
  • Melbourne drops to equal 49 and risks dropping out the top 50

University 2014 2015 2016
University of Melbourne 43 41 49=
Australian National University 61-70 51-60 61-70
University of Sydney 61-70 51-60 61-70
University of Queensland 81-90 81-90 –
Monash University – 91-100 –
University of New South Wales 91-100 – –

Rankings Warning

University rankings generally focus on a number of variables which are not relevant to all students. Most of the ranking systems are heavily biased towards universities with age-related reputations and research-intensive profiles. However, many universities do not have a research focus and have not had the history to develop an age-related reputation. Instead these universities might focus on vocationally-oriented studies such as teaching, nursing and other health sciences, welfare studies, design, fashion, journalism and many other career-based studies. Interested parties should therefore be aware that ranking systems generally promote well-established more traditional universities and do not give much credit to universities, especially younger universities, which might be more focused on producing job-ready graduates for a diverse range of careers.

2014 THE Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings – Australian University Rankings

(added 6th March 2014)

The ‘Reputation Rankings’ system was invented by Times Higher Education so it could release a ranking scale twice per year instead of annually like its competitors. THE claims it is based on the subjective opinions of over 16,000 responses from senior academics in 150 countries.

The Australian universities have not performed very well in the 2014 rankings with only the University of Melbourne remaining relatively stable while the other 5 which were in the top 100 in 2013 all dropping down the table including Monash dropping out altogether.

Key Features For Australia:

  • Australia loses one its top 100 entrants with Monash dropping out making a total of 5 remaining
  • University of Melbourne has a small fall back to 43
  • Australian National University has a big drop from 42 to 61-70
  • University of Sydney drops from 49 to 61-70
  • University of Queensland drops from 71-80 to 81-90
  • UNSW drops from 81-90 to 91-100
  • Monash drops out (from 91-100 in 2013)

2013-2014 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings – Australian University Rankings

Australian universities have fallen in the latest THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings with one less university in the top 100 and one less university in the top 200. Australia’s number one and two ranking universities both decline with the University of Melbourne dropping from 28 to 34 and ANU dropping from 37 to 48. University of Queensland has a slight improvement from 65 to 62 while University of Sydney drops from 62 to 72. Monash University bucks the trend in an attempt to consolidate its position in the top 100 moving from 99 to 91. However UNSW falls nearly 30 places from 85 to 114, exiting the top 100. University of Adelaide also follows the trend dropping from 175 to 201-225, falling out of the top 200.

Key Features:

  • One less university in the top 100 making a total of 5 (UNSW drops from 85 to 114)
  • One less university in the top 200 making a total of 7 (Adelaide drops from 175 to 201-225)
  • Flinders drops out of the top 400 but Swinburne enters the top 400 maintaining the total number of Australian universities in the top 400 at 19
  • Australia’s number 1 and 2, Melbourne and ANU, both drop, the former from 28 to 34, the latter from 37 to 48
  • Monash improves its position within the top 100 moving from 99 to 91
  • UWA improves its position within the top 200 moving from 190 to 168

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)

2013 QS World University Rankings
Australian University Rankings

Some small movement at the top end of the rankings with number one ranked Australian university ANU dropping three places on the world rankings from 24 to 27 while number two ranked Australian university Melbourne moves up 5 places from 36 to 31

The number of world universities listed in the rankings has also increased with QS expanding the rankings to 700+, bringing a number of Australian universities into the ranking system for the first time.

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

2013 ARWU SHJT Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Academic Ranking of World universities – Australian universities ranking:

Good news for the University of Melbourne with a three position change from 57 in 2012 to 54 in 2013 to consolidate its position as the number one ranked Australian University according to the ARWU. Other improvers at the top end are the University of Queensland moving from position 90 to position 85, and the University of Western Australia (UWA) moving from 96 to 91. UWA’s move up the rankings also sees it move from 5th to 4th in the Australian rankings, leapfrogging the University of Sydney which drops from 4th to 5th in the Australian rankings while also dropping four places in the World Rankings from 93 to 97.

Australia as a whole maintains the same nineteen universities in the top 500 as last year, and the same five universities in the top 100.

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

(added 5th March 2013)

Australia now has six universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2013 top 100, up from four in 2012 with Monash University and UNSW joining the University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Sydney University, and the University of Queensland.

Only the US and the UK have more universities in the top 100 of the THE World Reputation Rankings now that Australia has moved ahead of Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands with its two new entrants.

The ‘Reputation Rankings’ system is based on the the results of over 16,000 responses from senior academics in 150 countries. It began in 2011 so that Times Higher Education couild release two world university rankings each year rather than the single rankings report released annually by its competitors. The THE ‘Reputation Rankings’ joins its ‘Academic Rankings’ which are released around the start of October each year but they have been criticised for their obvious anglo bias in asking mainly western educated and socialised academics working at western universities which universities they consider to be the best in the world.

Key Features:

  • Two new entrants in the top 100 (UNSW and Monash) making a total of 6
  • University of Melbourne moves from 43 to 39
  • Australian National University moves from 44 to 42

University 2013 Ranking 2012 Ranking
University of Melbourne 39 43
Australian National University 42 (tied) 44 (tied)
University of Sydney 49 50
University of Queensland 71-80 71-80
University of New South Wales 81-90 –
Monash University 91-100 –

(added 4th October 2012)

Australia has two new entrants in the top 100 and a new entrant in the top 200 of the THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings. UNSW records a massive increase in ranking to move into the top 100 at position 85 compared with last year’s 173. Monash loses its 5th place in the Australian rankings to UNSW but records an improved ranking of 19 places to just sneak into the top 100 at position 99. Adelaide University moves into 176 becoming the 8th Australian university in the top 200. Melbourne University records an impressive 9 point increase in ranking at the highly competitive top end, moving from last year’s 37 to 28 and putting some distance between itself and the 2nd highest ranked Australian university ANU.

Key Features:

  • Two new entrants in the top 100 (UNSW and Monash) making a total of 6
  • University of Melbourne moves from 43 to 39
  • Australian National University moves from 44 to 42
  • Two new entrants in the top 100 (UNSW and Monash) making a total of 6
  • One new entrant in the top 200 (Adelaide) making a total of 8
  • UNSW records a remarkable improvement from last year’s 173 as it moves into the top 100 at position 85 and replaces Monash at position 5 in the Australian rankings
  • Melbourne University moves well ahead of ANU as Australia’s number one ranked university with a 9 place improvement to 28
  • Monash improves 19 places to move into the top 100 at number 99 but falls to 6th in the Australian rankings
  • Adelaide jumps into the top 200 at position 176, becoming the 8th Australian university in the top 200 and overtakes UWA to secure position 7 of the Australian rankings
  • Murdoch jumps from outside top 400 to inside the 301-350 range
  • Four Australian universities drop out of the top 400 (Curtin, Griffith, La Trobe, Swinburne)
  • Two new Australian universities enter the top 400 (Murdoch, University of Technology Sydney)
  • Australia drops from 21 universities in the top 400 to 19 universities in the top 400

National Rank University World Rank
1

University of Melbourne

 28
2

Australian National University

 37
3

University of Sydney

 62
4

University of Queensland

 65
5

University of New South Wales

 85
6

Monash University

 99
7

University of Adelaide

 176
8

University of Western Australia

 190
9

Macquarie University

 251-275
10

Queensland University of Technology

 251-275
11

The University of Newcastle

 276-300
12

Murdoch University

 301-350
13

University of South Australia

 301-350
14

University of Wollongong

 301-350
15

Charles Darwin University

 351-400
16

Deakin University

 351-400
17

Flinders University

 351-400
18

University of Tasmania

 351-400
19

University of Technology Sydney

 351-400

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)

2012 QS World University Rankings – Australian university rankings.

Some good news for the Australian university rankings with the 2012 QS World University Rankings reporting a new entry from amongst the top Australian universities. The private Bond University has moved into the top 700 institutions at 380 in the world rankings after scoring impressively in a number of dimensions, mainly attributed to its smaller class size and the internationalised character of the staff and students. The ANU led the best Australian universities in the rankings with its strong research focus. All the Group of Eight universities scored well although there was some movement both up and down. The international rankings are now becoming much more competitive as more and more universities around the world start to focus their strategies, resources, and activities on obtaining the highest possible score across the different dimensions. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the years ahead.

World Rank
University
Academic Reputation
Employer Reputation
Citations
Faculty Students
International Faculty
International Students
Overall Score
24 ANU 99.7 82.5 64.3 79.6 100 96.3 87.6
36 Melbourne 99.8 100 74.9 46.8 68.9 92.3 83.2
39 Sydney 99.3 93.5 58.9 50.4 99.7 91.3 81.3
46 UQ 95.3 83.3 63.1 45.3 95.5 90.5 78.2
52 UNSW 95 95.1 52.8 39.8 98.8 97.6 76.6
61 Monash 95.4 96.5 41.6 33.6 77 94.5 72.2
79 UWA 77.8 70.9 70.1 39.9 99.3 81.7 70
102 Adelaide 73.8 69.5 54.8 41 86.9 92.6 65.3
233 Macquarie 47.4 71.2 28.2 13.5 98.5 98.2 44.7
246 RMIT 46.9 77.2 7.7 21.7 100 100 42.8
258 Curtin 41.5 65.1 12.6 27.3 100 99.8 41.5
264 Wollongong 29.5 73.4 26.5 35.7 99.5 82.8 41.1
268 Newcastle 47.9 39.5 28.7 18.4 92.2 68.8 41
281 QUT 44 65.6 20.1 21.9 85 59.8 40.2
284 UTS 41.6 69.3 12.7 21.8 93.4 88.6 40
293 UniSA 38.3 49.9 12.5 36.3 100 75.8 39.3
342 Flinders 27.7 24.8 17.9 67.1 13.8 63.9 34.8
357 UTas 27.7 27.4 24.7 38.3 51.9 87.8 33.8
362 JCU 21.7 23.4 44.2 30.4 93.8 50.4 33.5
368 Griffith 29.6 39.8 15.8 23.3 89.9 90.8 33
374 La Trobe 35.6 26.8 15.7 21.6 83.9 77.1 32.8
380 Bond 11.9 43.5 6.3 63.7 86 93.8 32.4
401-450 Deakin   37.4 17.3 14.9 72 81.7  
401-450 Murdoch     20.9 26.6 87 53.9  
451-500 Swinburne     22.1 12.8 69.3 99.9  
601+ UWS              

2012 ARWU SHJT Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Academic Ranking of World universities – Australian universities ranking:

Good news for the University of Western Australia (UWA) as it jumps to number 96 inside the top 100 and well up on last year’s position in the top 150. This is the second year in a row that an Australian university has been promoted into the top 100 and this sends a clear message around the world regarding the quality of the top universities in Australia.

University* Aus Rank (World Rank)
University of Melbourne 1 (57)
Australian National University (ANU) 2 (64)
University of Queensland 3 (90)
University of Sydney 4 (93)
University of Western Australia (UWA) 5 (96)
Monash University 6-7 (101-150)
University of New South Wales (UNSW) 6-7 (101-150)
Macquarie University 8-9 (201-300)
University of Adelaide 8-9 (201-300)
Flinders University 10-16 (301-400)
Griffith University 10-16 (301-400)
James Cook University 10-16 (301-400)
Swinburne University of Technology 10-16 (301-400)
University of Newcastle 10-16 (301-400)
University of Tasmania 10-16 (301-400)
University of Wollongong 10-16 (301-400)
Curtin University 17-19 (401-500)
La Trobe University 17-19 (401-500)
University of Technology, Sydney 17-19 (401-500)

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

2011-2012 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings – Australian University National Rankings

(added 6th October 2011)

Seven Australian universities have been named among the world’s top 200 higher education institutions in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University of Melbourne leads the Australian contingent as the highest placed Australian facility, coming in at number 37 in the world rankings.

National Rank University World Rank
1

University of Melbourne

 37
2

Australian National University

 38
3

University of Sydney

 58
4

University of Queensland

 74
5

Monash University

 117
6

University of New South Wales

 173
7

University of Western Australia

 189
8

University of Adelaide

 201-225
9

Macquarie University

 226-250
10

University of Wollongong

 251-275
11

The University of Newcastle

 276-300
12

Queensland University of Technology

 276-300
13

Charles Darwin University

 301-350
14

University of Tasmania

 301-350
15

Curtin University

 351-400
16

Deakin University

 351-400
17

Flinders University

 351-400
18

Griffith University

 351-400
19

La Trobe University

 351-400
20

University of South Australia

 351-400
21

Swinburne University of Technology

 351-400

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)

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