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Introduction
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.
Uni | ERA | QS | TIMES | ARWU | US News | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UniMelb | 1 | 39 | 32 | 38 | 26 | |
ANU | 6 | 24 | 49 | 69 | 69= | |
Sydney | 3 | 42 | 59 | 68 | 34= | |
UQ | 2 | 48 | 69 | 55 | 45 | |
Monash | 4 | 59 | 84 | 91 | 68 | |
UNSW | 5 | 45 | 96 | 101+ | 69= | |
UWA | 7 | 91 | 134 | 93 | 88= | |
Adelaide | 8 | 114 | 135 | 101+ | 122 | |
Macquarie | 11 | =250 | 201+ | 201+ | 234= | |
Newcastle | 15 | 214 | 301+ | 301+ | 290= | |
UTS | 14 | 160 | 196 | 301+ | 260= | |
Woll'gong | 10 | 218 | 201+ | 201+ | 290= | |
QUT | 9 | 244 | 201+ | 201+ | 274= | |
Deakin | 18 | 309 | 351+ | 201+ | 267= | |
RMIT | 20 | =250 | 401+ | 301+ | 426= | |
Curtin | 16 | =250 | 301+ | 151+ | 264 | |
UniSA | 24 | 264 | 201+ | 601+ | 400= | |
Griffith | =12 | 329 | 251+ | 301+ | 265= | |
JCU | 22 | 369 | 201+ | 201+ | 253= | |
UniTAS | =12 | 287 | 351+ | 201+ | 316= | |
Swinburne | 23 | 387 | 401+ | 301+ | 422= | |
La Trobe | 17 | 397 | 301+ | 301+ | 471= | |
Flinders | 21 | 478 | 251+ | 401+ | 422= | |
Bond | 38 | 443 | 501+ | |||
CDU | 37 | 651+ | 501+ | 768= | ||
Murdoch | 25 | 591+ | 401+ | 601+ | 607= | |
UWS | 19 | 498 | 351+ | 401+ | 363= | |
Canberra | 33 | 601+ | 251+ | 601+ | 813= | |
CSU | 28 | 801+ | 901+ | 867 | ||
ECU | 32 | 751+ | 501+ | 801+ | 689= | |
UNE | 26 | 801+ | 701+ | 686= | ||
USQ | 27 | 751+ | 601+ | |||
VicUni | 29 | 651+ | 301+ | 643= | ||
SCU | 31 | 801+ | 501+ | 894= | ||
CQU | 35 | 601+ | 501+ | |||
ACU | 34 | 801+ | 401+ | 501+ | 832= | |
Notre Dame | 39 | |||||
USC | 30 | 801+ | 601+ | 701+ | ||
FedUni | 36 |
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 Sydney | 50 | 46 | 45 |
4 | University of New South Wales | 45 | 49 | 46 |
5 | University of Queensland | =47 | 51 | 46 |
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 | Queensland University of Technology | =247 | 276 | 263 |
=13 | Curtin University | 262 | 306 | 284 |
=13 | Macquarie University | =240 | 247 | 229 |
=13 | RMIT University | =247 | 252 | 273 |
16 | University of South Australia | =279 | 288 | 288 |
17 | University of Tasmania | 313 | 370 | 379 |
18 | Deakin University | =293 | 355 | 324 |
19 | Griffith University | =325 | 336 | 329 |
20 | James Cook University | =367 | 340 | 387 |
21 | Swinburne University of Technology | 421-430 | 441-450 | 501-550 |
22 | La Trobe University | 360 | 386 | 394 |
23 | Bond University | 431-440 | 461-470 | 501-550 |
24 | Flinders University | 551-600 | 551-600 | 501-550 |
25 | Western Sydney University | 551-600 | 551-600 | 651-700 |
26 | Murdoch University | 501-550 | 501-550 | 551-600 |
=27 | CQUniversity | 601-650 | 601-650 | |
=27 | University of Canberra | 551-600 | 551-600 | 551-600 |
=29 | Charles Darwin University | 651-700 | 551-600 | 551-600 |
=29 | 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 2018
TIMES university rankings for 2018 is has no great surprises for Australia although the top universities all fell between one and seven spots with the exception of the top ranking University of Melbourne which climbed one spot.
NOTE: The TIMES has changed the year it applies to its rankings table so there is no TIMES rankings for 2017 instead there is a jump from 2016 to the latest TIMES university rankings 2018.
Key Features:
- University of Melbourne remains Australia's top ranked university climbing one spot to be 32 in the world rankings
- Australian National University drops one spot to 48 but remains in the top 50 which it returned to last year
- Australia has 24 universities in the top 400
- Australia has a total of 35 universities in the overall rankings
Aus Rank |
University | World Rank 2018 |
(World Rank 2016) |
(World Rank 2015) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Melbourne | 32 | =33 | 33 |
2 | Australian National University | 48 | 47 | 52 |
3 | University of Sydney | 61 | =60 | 56= |
4 | University of Queensland | 65 | =60 | 60= |
5 | Monash University | 80 | 74 | 73 |
6 | University of New South Wales | 85 | =78 | 82= |
7 | University of Western Australia | 111 | 125 | 109 |
8 | University of Adelaide | 134 | 142 | 149= |
9 | University of Technology Sydney | 201-250 | 251-300 | 201-250 |
=10 | James Cook University | 201-250 | 251-300 | 251-300 |
=10 | Macquarie University | 251-300 | 251-300 | 301-350 |
=10 | Queensland University of Technology | 201-250 | 201-250 | 251-300 |
=10 | University of South Australia | 201-250 | 251-300 | 351-400 |
=10 | University of Wollongong | 251-300 | 251-300 | 251-300 |
=15 | University of Canberra | 351-400 | 401-500 | 501-600 |
=15 | Flinders University | 301-350 | 351-400 | 251-300 |
=15 | Griffith University | 251-300 | 251-300 | 251-300 |
=18 | Curtin University | 351-400 | 401-500 | 401-500 |
=18 | La Trobe University | 351-400 | 351-400 | 351-400 |
=18 | The University of Newcastle | 251-300 | 201-250 | 251-300 |
=18 | Victoria University | 301-350 | 351-400 | |
=22 | Deakin University | 301-350 | 251-300 | 301-350 |
=22 | University of Tasmania | 301-350 | 301-350 | 251-300 |
=22 | University of Western Sydney | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 |
=25 | Australian Catholic University | 501-600 | 601-800 | |
=25 | Murdoch University | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 |
=25 | RMIT University | 401-500 | 401-500 | 401-500 |
=25 | Swinburne University of Technology | 401-500 | 351-400 | 351-400 |
=29 | Bond University | 501-600 | 501-600 | |
=29 | CQUniversity | 501-600 | 401-500 | 501-600 |
=29 | Charles Darwin University | 301-350 | 251-300 | 251-300 |
=29 | Edith Cowan University | 501-600 | 501-600 | 501-600 |
=29 | Southern Cross University | 401-500 | 501-600 | 401-500 |
=34 | University of Southern Queensland | 601-800 | 601-800 | 601-800 |
=34 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 501-600 | 501-600 |
(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)
US News Australian University Rankings 2018
Great news for the Australian university sector in the latest US News global world rankings with Australia now having three universities in the top 50 (up 1), and 33 in the top 1000 (up 2). Almost all of the Australian universities have improved their positions with The University of Melbourne enjoying the best relative improvement moving up 10 places to be 26. University of Canberra and Australian Catholic University appear on the rankings table for the first time.
Key Features for Australia:
- Australia has 3 universities in the top 50, an increase of 1
- Australia maintains its 7 universities in the top 100, all of them improve their position
- Australia now has 33 universities in the rankings table, an increase of 2
- University of Melbourne maintains its position as Australia's top ranked university improving from 36= to 26
- University of Queensland moves into the top 50 improving from 52 to 45
- University of Canberra and Australian Catholic University appear in the table for the first time
Aus Rank |
University | World Rank 2018 |
(World Rank 2017) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Melbourne | 26 | 36= |
2 | University of Sydney | 34= | 45= |
3 | University of Queensland | 45 | 52 |
4 | Monash University | 68 | 79 |
5= | Australian National University | 69= | 80= |
5= | University of New South Wales | 69= | 80= |
7 | University of Western Australia | 88= | 95= |
8 | University of Adelaide | 122 | 152= |
9 | Macquarie University | 234= | 267= |
10 | James Cook University | 253= | 273 |
11 | University of Technology Sydney | 260= | 294 |
12 | Curtin University | 264 | 297= |
13 | Griffith University | 265= | 307= |
14 | Deakin University | 267= | 309= |
15 | Queensland University of Technology | 274= | 319= |
16= | The University of Newcastle | 290= | 313= |
16= | University of Wollongong | 290= | 313= |
18 | University of Tasmania | 316= | 323 |
19 | Western Sydney University | 363= | 384= |
20 | University of South Australia | 400= | 433= |
21= | Flinders University | 422= | 471 |
21= | Swinburne University of Technology | 422= | 433= |
23 | RMIT University | 426= | 486= |
24 | La Trobe University | 471= | 534= |
25 | Murdoch University | 607= | 625= |
26 | Victoria University | 643= | 613= |
27 | University of New England | 686= | 691= |
28 | Edith Cowan University | 689= | 706= |
29 | Charles Darwin University | 768= | 803= |
30 | University of Canberra | 813= | |
31 | Australian Catholic University | 832= | |
32 | Charles Sturt University | 867 | 854= |
33 | Southern Cross University | 894= | 896= |
(University rankings marked with '=' denotes a tie)
ARWU Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities Australian Rankings 2017
ARWU responds to competitive pressures by expanding its 2017 rankings list to 800 universities, bringing another four Australian universities under its rankings umbrella.
- ANU suffers a relatively dramatic drop from 77 to 97, risking dropping out of the top 100 altogether
- UWA benefits from ANU's drop, with the former jumping over the latter and moving into the number 5 position on the Australian rankings
- Curtin and Macquarie both climb from the same old rank range into the same new rank range
- UniSA, Canberra, Murdoch, and UNE become a part of the new expanded ARWU rankings list
Aus Rank | University | World Rank 2017 |
(World Rank 2016) |
(World Rank 2015) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Melbourne | 39 | 40 | 44 |
2 | University of Queensland | 55 | 55 | 77= |
4 | University of Sydney | 83 | 82 | 101-150 |
6 | Australian National University | 97 | 77 | 77= |
3 | Monash University | 78 | 79 | 101-150 |
5 | University of Western Australia | 91 | 96 | 87 |
=7 | University of Adelaide | 101-150 | 101-150 | 151-200 |
=7 | University of New South Wales | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 |
=9 | Curtin University | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 |
=11 | Deakin University | 201-300 | 201-300 | 301-400 |
=15 | James Cook University | 301-400 | 201-300 | 301-400 |
=9 | Macquarie University | 151-200 | 201-300 | 201-300 |
=11 | Queensland University of Technology | 201-300 | 201-300 | 401-500 |
=11 | University of Tasmania | 201-300 | 201-300 | 301-400 |
=11 | University of Wollongong | 201-300 | 301-400 | 201-300 |
=15 | Griffith University | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 |
=15 | La Trobe University | 301-400 | 301-400 | |
=22 | RMIT University | 401-500 | 401-500 | |
=15 | Swinburne University of Technology | 301-400 | 401-500 | 301-400 |
=15 | University of Newcastle | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 |
=15 | University of Technology Sydney | 301-400 | 301-400 | 301-400 |
=22 | Flinders University | 401-500 | 301-400 | 301-400 |
=15 | Western Sydney University | 301-400 | 301-400 | - |
Australian Catholic University | ||||
=26 | Murdoch University | 701-800 | ||
25 | University of Canberra | 601-700 | ||
24 | University of South Australia | 501-600 | ||
=26 | University of New England | 701-800 | ||
University of the Sunshine Coast | ||||
Edith Cowan University | ||||
Charles Sturt University |
*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% weighting to each of Publications, Influence, Citations, Broad Impact, and Patents.
Aus Rank | University | CWUR Rank 2017 |
(CWUR Rank 2016) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Melbourne | 82 | 89 |
2 | University of Sydney | 74 | 95 |
3 | University of Queensland | 94 | 99 |
4 | Australian National University | 163 | 160 |
5 | University of New South Wales | 105 | 117 |
6 | Monash University | 136 | 143 |
7 | University of Western Australia | 206 | 213 |
8 | University of Adelaide | 280 | 319 |
9 | Queensland University of Technology | 574 | 601 |
10 | Macquarie University | 434 | 448 |
11 | Griffith University | 499 | 573 |
12 | Deakin University | 536 | 564 |
13 | James Cook University | 481 | 538 |
14 | University of Wollongong | 436 | 455 |
15 | University of Tasmania | 473 | 512 |
16 | Curtin University | 535 | 544 |
17 | University of Newcastle | 458 | 472 |
18 | Flinders University | 614 | 632 |
19 | La Trobe University | 629 | 623 |
20 | University of Technology Sydney | 714 | 758 |
21 | Western Sydney University | 791 | 848 |
22 | University of South Australia | 591 | 673 |
23 | RMIT University | 837 | 869 |
24 | Swinburne University of Technology | 677 | 670 |
25 | Murdoch University | 811 | 835 |
- | University of New England | 900 | 859 |
- | Charles Darwin University | 956 | 902 |
ERA Rankings Excellence in Research for Australia
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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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.
Aus Rank |
University | World Rank |
---|---|---|
1 | University of Technology Sydney | 15 |
2 | Queensland University of Technology | 24 |
3 | University of Wollongong | 30 |
4 | University of South Australia | 32 |
5 | Charles Darwin University | 34 |
6 | Griffith University | 35 |
7 | James Cook University | 38 |
8 | Deakin University | 43 |
=9 | La Trobe University | =56 |
=9 | Victoria University | =56 |
11 | Swinburne University of Technology | 61 |
12 | Murdoch University | =68 |
13 | Western Sydney University | =79 |
14 | Curtin University | 84 |
15 | RMIT University | 87 |
16 | CQUniversity | 90 |
17 | University of Canberra | 91 |
=18 | Australian Catholic University | 101-150 |
=18 | Bond University | 101-150 |
=18 | Edith Cowan University | 101-150 |
=18 | Southern Cross University | 101-150 |
=18 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 101-150 |
23 | University of Southern Queensland | 151-200 |
QS Top 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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.
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.
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 |
QS Graduate Employability Australian University Rankings
Excellent results for the Australian universtities on the QS graduate employability rankings with USyd awarded a world ranking of number 4 and UniMelb also in the top 10, coming in at number 7. These two combine with another 7 universities to make a total of 9 in the top 100.
Aus Rank |
University | World Rank |
---|---|---|
1 | University of Sydney | 4 |
2 | University of Melbourne | 7 |
3 | University of New South Wales | 36 |
4 | University of Queensland | 49 |
5 | University of Technology Sydney | 69 |
6 | Monash University | 79 |
7 | Australian National University | 84 |
8 | RMIT University | 97 |
9 | Queensland University of Technology | 111-120 |
10 | Macquarie University | 121-130 |
11 | University of Western Australia | 141-150 |
12 | University of Adelaide | 171-180 |
13 | University of Wollongong | 181-190 |
=14 | Curtin University | 251-300 |
=14 | Swinburne University of Technology | 251-300 |
=16 | Deakin University | 301-500 |
=16 | Griffith University | 301-500 |
=16 | La Trobe University | 301-500 |
=16 | University of Newcastle | 301-500 |
=16 | University of South Australia | 301-500 |
=16 | Western Sydney University | 301-500 |
Australian University Subject Rankings
2015 Global Nature Index (Science) Australian Rankings
(added June 18th 2015)
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)
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.
The main university ranking systems are multi-million dollar businesses which charge money for universities to participate and then charge money again for passing on student referrals along with charging money to advertise on their websites. It is a highly competitive business and each operator has focused on producing an evergrowing number of clickbait ranking varieties which embrace as many universities as possible. They might contain some useful information but overall it is essential that students focus on their own requirements and how they can best be met.
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)
University | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
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University of Melbourne | 43 | 39 | 43 |
Australian National University | 61-70 | 42 | 44 |
University of Sydney | 61-70 | 49 | 50 |
University of Queensland | 81-90 | 71-80 | 71-80 |
University of New South Wales | 91-100 | 81-90 | - |
Monash University | - | 91-100 | - |
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
Aus Rank |
University* | World Rank 2013 |
(World Rank) ( 2012) |
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1 | University of Melbourne | 34 | 28 |
2 | Australian National University | 48 | 37 |
3 | University of Queensland | 63 | 65 |
4 | University of Sydney | 72 | 62 |
5 | Monash University | 91 | 99 |
6 | University of New South Wales | 114 | 85 |
7 | University of Western Australia | 168 | 190 |
8 | University of Adelaide | 201-225 | 176 |
9 | The University of Newcastle | 251-275 | 276-300 |
10= | Macquarie University | 276-300 | 251-275 |
10= | Queensland University of Technology | 276-300 | 251-275 |
10= | University of Wollongong | 276-300 | 301-350 |
13= | Deakin University | 301-350 | 351-400 |
13= | Murdoch University | 301-350 | 301-350 |
13= | University of South Australia | 301-350 | 301-350 |
13= | University of Technology Sydney | 301-350 | 351-400 |
17= | Charles Darwin University | 351-400 | 351-400 |
17= | Swinburne University of Technology | 351-400 | - |
17= | University of Tasmania | 351-400 | 351-400 |
- | Flinders University | - | 351-400 |
(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.
University* | Aus Rank | (World Rank) |
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University of Melbourne | 1 | (54) |
Australian National University (ANU) | 2 | (66) |
University of Queensland | 3 | (85) |
University of Western Australia (UWA) | 4 | (91) |
University of Sydney | 5 | (97) |
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
2013 THE Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings - Australian University Rankings
(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 | - |
2012-2013 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings - Australian University Rankings
(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 |
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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.
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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 | Ìý | 37.4 | 17.3 | 14.9 | 72 | 81.7 | Ìý |
401-450 | Murdoch | Ìý | Ìý | 20.9 | 26.6 | 87 | 53.9 | Ìý |
451-500 | Swinburne | Ìý | Ìý | 22.1 | 12.8 | 69.3 | 99.9 | Ìý |
601+ | UWS | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
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 |
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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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