Rankings of Australian Universities

2009 THES-QS Top World 200 Ranking Times Higher Education Supplement University Rankings

UNIVERSITY Aus World
Australian National University 1 (17)
University of Sydney =2 (=36)
University of Melbourne =2 (=36)
University of Queensland 4 (41)
Monash University 5 (45)
UNSW 6 (47)
University of Adelaide 7 (81)
University of Western Australia 8 (84)
Macquarie University 9 (182)
RMIT 10 (223)
University of Technology Sydney 11 (232)
La Trobe University 12 (241)
Curtin University of Technology =13 (=244)
Queensland University of Technology =13 (=244)
University of Wollongong 15 (251)
Flinders University 16 (254)
University of Newcastle 17 (266)
Griffith University 18 (291)
University of South Australia 19 (295)
University of Tasmania 20 (326)
Deakin University =21 (=355)
James Cook University =21 (=355)



THES World Univeristy Rankings 2008

The Australian National University has pipped Stanford and Michigan, and comfortably beaten the best universities of France, Germany and China, to grab 16th place (holding onto to its 2007 ranking) in this year's Times Higher Education world university rankings.

Unfortunately the other 6 Australian Universities ranked inside the World’s Top 100 lost ground on their ranking from last year.

2008 THES-QS Top World 200 Ranking Times Higher Education Supplement University Rankings

UNIVERSITY 2008 (2007)
ANU 16 (16)
Uni of Sydney 37 (31)
Uni of Melbourne 38 (27)
UQ 43 (33)
UNSW 45 (44)
Monash U 47 (43)
UWA 83 (64)
Uni of Adelaide 106 (62)
Macquarie U 182 (168)
RMIT 206 (200)
Uni of Wollongong 207 (199)
QUT 212 (195)


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2008 SHJT Academic Ranking of World universities - Australian universities ranking:

University Aus Rank (World Rank)
ANU 1 (59)
Uni of Melbourne 2 (73)
Uni of Sydney 3 (97)
UQ 4 (101-151)
UWA 5 (101-151)
UNSW 6 (152-200)
Macquarie U 7 (201-302)
MONASH 8 (201-302)
Uni of Adelaide 9 (201-302)
Flinders Uni 10 (303-401)
James Cook University 11 (303-401)
Uni.Newcastle 12 (303-401)
Uni.Tasmania 13 (303-401)
Uni.Wollongong 14 (303-401)


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Australian University Rankings 2007.

2007 THES-QS Top World 200 Ranking Times Higher Education Supplement University Rankings

University Aus Rank (World Rank)
ANU 1 (16)
Uni of Melbourne 2 (27)
Uni of Sydney 3 (31)
UQ 4 (33)
Monash U 5 (43)
UNSW 6 (44)
Uni of Adelaide 7 (62)
UWA 8 (64)
Macquarie U 9 (168)
QUT 10 (195)
Uni of Wollongong 11 (199)
RMIT 12 (200)




2007 Australian University Rankings from the Melbourne Institute

University Index
Australian National University 100
University of Melbourne 95
University of Sydney 93
University of Queensland 84
University of New South Wales 81
Monash University 75
University of Western Australia 68
University of Adelaide 63
Macquarie University 56
Queensland University of Technology 53
University of Wollongong 52
La Trobe University 52
University of Newcastle 51
University of Tasmania 50
Griffith University 50
University of Technology,Sydney 49
Curtin University of Technology 48
Flinders University 48
Murdoch University 47
RMIT University 46
University of South Australia 46
Deakin University 45
University of New England 45
University of Western Sydney 44
James Cook University 44
Swinburne University of Technology 43
Southern Cross University 41
University of Canberra 41
Victoria University 41
Australian Catholic University 40
Charles Sturt University 40
University of Southern Queensland 38
University of Ballarat 38
University of the Sunshine Coast 38
Edith Cowan University 37
Charles Darwin University 30
Central Queensland University 30




2006 Australian University Rankings in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University World Rankings
Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute of Higher Education has developed a reputation for ranking the world universities. The 2006 rankings feature a number of Australian universitites within the top 500 as follows:

National Rank University Regional Rank
(Asia Pacific) World Rank
1 Australian National University 3 54
2 University of Melbourne 7 78
3-5 University of Queensland 10-19 102-150
3-5 University of Sydney 10-19 102-150
3-5 University of Western Australia 10-19 102-150
6 University of New South Wales 20-24 151-200
7-9 Macquarie University 25-40 201-300
7-9 Monash University 25-40 201-300
7-9 University of Adelaide 25-40 201-300
10-11 University of Newcastle (Australia) 41-63 301-400
12-16 Flinders University 64-92 401-500
12-16 James Cook University 64-92 401-500
12-16 Murdoch University 64-92 401-500
12-16 University of New England (Australia) 64-92 401-500
12-16 University of Tasmania 64-92 401-500



2006 Australian University Rankings

This table shows the 2006 rankings of Australian universities based on a comparative analysis of a number of general elements relating to university performance. This does not measure or compare the individual learning areas within the university.


University Index
Australian National University 100
University of Melbourne 100
University of Sydney 93
University of Queensland 90
University of New South Wales 88
Monash University 86
University of Western Australia 80
University of Adelaide 76
Flinders University of South Australia 72
Macquarie University 65
University of Tasmania 64
Murdoch University 60
University of Newcastle 57
University of Wollongong 57
Curtin University of Technology 55
Griffith University 54
RMIT University 53
University of New England 52
Deakin University 49
Queensland University of Technology 49
James Cook University 48
University of Technology,Sydney 47
University of South Australia 46
University of Canberra 44
La Trobe University 43
Southern Cross University 41
Swinburne University of Technology 41
University of Western Sydney 41
Victoria University 41
Charles Darwin University 40
Edith Cowan University 40
Central Queensland University 39
Charles Sturt University 39
University of Ballarat 37
Australian Catholic University 36
University of Southern Queensland 35
University of the Sunshine Coast 32
University of Notre Dame, Australia 29



Australian School and Discipline Rankings

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Australian Law School Rankings
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2005 Melbourne Institute International Standing of Australian Universities

This table shows the 2005 standardised rankings from the quantitative survey conducted by the Melbourne Institute into the international standing of Australian universities. The Institute examined a number of variables to determine this standardised ranking, including the international standing of staff, graduate programs, undergrad intake, undergrad programs, resources, and the views of Deans and CEOs.

Note: The Melbourne Institute is operated by the University of Melbourne

University Index
Australian National University 100
University of Melbourne 100
University of Sydney 93
University of Queensland 87
University of New South Wales 84
University of Western Australia 77
Monash University 75
University of Adelaide 70
Flinders University of South Australia 55
Macquarie University 55
University of Tasmania 54
Murdoch University 53
University of Newcastle 53
University of Wollongong 53
Curtin University of Technology 50
Griffith University 50
University of New England 50
La Trobe University 50
Deakin University 49
James Cook University 49
Queensland University of Technology 49
University of Technology,Sydney 47
University of South Australia 46
RMIT University 44
University of Canberra 44
Southern Cross University 41
Swinburne University of Technology 41
University of Western Sydney 41
Victoria University 41
Charles Darwin University 40
Edith Cowan University 40
Central Queensland University 39
Charles Sturt University 39
University of Southern Queensland 38
University of Ballarat 37
Australian Catholic University 36
University of the Sunshine Coast 32
University of Notre Dame, Australia 29




University of Melbourne ranked number 19 in the world 2005
Times Higher Education Rankings

The Times Higher Education Supplement world university Top 20. Last year's rankings are in brackets.

1 (1) Harvard University US
2 (3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology US
3 (6) Cambridge University UK
4 (5) Oxford University UK
5 (7) Stanford University US
6 (2) University of California, Berkeley US
7 (8) Yale University US
8 (4) California Institute of Technology US
9 (9) Princeton University US
10 (27) Ecole Polytechnique France
11- (52) Duke University US
11- (11) London School of Economics UK
13 (14) Imperial College London UK
14 (23) Cornell University US
15 (17) Beijing University China
16 (12) Tokyo University Japan
17- (20) University ofCalifornia, San Francisco US
17- (13) University of Chicago US
19 (22) Melbourne University Australia
20 (19) Columbia University US

Source: Times Higher Education Supplement




Teaching Performance Rankings August 2005

This table shows the teaching standards published in the Australian newspaper. An explanation of the scaling method follows the table:

University Score
1 - University of Wollongong 34.24
2 - Australian Maritime College 30.79
3 - University of Melbourne 29.93
4 - Swinburne University of Technology 29.33
5 - University of Queensland 28.73
6 - Australian National University 26.95
7 - University of New England 25.56
8 - University of Canberra 24.25
9 - University of Ballarat 24.08
10 - University of Sydney 23.93
11 - Murdoch University 23.49
12 - University of Western Australia 23.42
13 - Australian Catholic University 22.73
14 - Monash University 22.16
15 - La Trobe University 21.18
16 - Macquarie University 19.96
17 - Charles Sturt University 19.44
18 - University of Technology,Sydney 18.72
19 - Victoria University 18.65
20 - University of the Sunshine Coast 18.44
21 - Deakin University 18.35
22 - Griffith University 18.25
23 - Edith Cowan University 17.91
24 - Curtin University of Technology 17.45
25 - University of Newcastle 16.31
26 - Flinders University 16.02
27 - University of Southern Queensland 15.39
28 - Southern Cross University 14.83
29 - RMIT 14.49
30 - James Cook University 14.17
31 - Queensland University of Technology 13.67
32 - University of New South Wales 13.56
33 - University of Western Sydney 12.85
34 - University of Tasmania 12.00
35 - Central Queensland University 11.49
36 - University of Adelaide 10.54
37 - University of South Australia 10.11
38 - Charles Darwin University 9.05


The scaling method used in preparing this league table has five components:
1) CEQ (Course experience questionnaire) generic skills: 17.91% weighting
2) CEQ good teaching: 18.5%
3) CEQ overall satisfaction: 18.9%
4) Students in full-time employment after they graduate: 11.48%
5) Those that go on to full-time study: 10.29%
6) Drop-out or attrition rates: 10.65%
7) Student progress or pass rates: 12.26%




2004 Times Higher Education Supplement Australian Rankings


This list shows the international ranking of Australian universities that have been included in the top 100 universities as determined by the Times Higher Education Supplement


16 Australian National University
22 University of Melbourne
33 Monash University
36 University of New South Wales
40 University of Sydney
49 University of Queensland


2004 Melbourne Institute International Standing of Australian Universities

This table shows the standardised rankings from the quantitative survey conducted by the Melbourne Institute into the international standing of Australian universities. The Institute examined a number of variables to determine this standardised ranking, including the international standing of staff, graduate programs, undergrad intake, undergrad programs, resources, and the views of Deans and CEOs.

Note: The Melbourne Institute is operated by the University of Melbourne

University Index
Australian National University 100
University of Melbourne 100
University of Sydney 95
University of Queensland 87
University of New South Wales 85
Monash University 76
University of Western Australia 76
University of Adelaide 70
Flinders University of South Australia 56
Macquarie University 54
University of Tasmania 53
University of Newcastle 52
Murdoch University 51
La Trobe University 51
University of Wollongong 50
Curtin University of Technology 49
Griffith University 49
Queensland University of Technology 49
Deakin University 47
University of New England 47
University of Technology,Sydney 47
James Cook University 46
Swinburne University of Technology 46
University of South Australia 44
RMIT University 43
University of Canberra 42
Charles Darwin University 41
Edith Cowan University 41
Victoria University 41
Charles Sturt University 39
Southern Cross University 39
University of Western Sydney 39
University of Ballarat 38
Australian Catholic University 37
Central Queensland University 37
University of Southern Queensland 36
University of Notre Dame, Australia 32
University of the Sunshine Coast 32



Any prospective student should be aware that the ratings of Australian universities might produce a list of what is regarded as Australian top universities, but this does not mean that these universities have what the student requires over all areas of study. Many of the Australian universities have reputations in various areas that are far better than the reputations that the ranked or elite level universities have for those particular areas. Two examples would be RMIT University's architecture studies and La Trobe University's nursing studies. There are also many other examples in areas such as computing, international studies, public relations, and business. The prospective student must therefore think carefully about how any university offers exactly what the student wants instead of just relying on an Australian university ranking system alone.

There is no official ranking of Australian universities as exists in some other countries. All universities used to be grouped in terms of quality but that practice was stopped because the government believed it placed limitations on the lower ranking and benefited the top ranking Australian universities, The Department of Education, Science and Training DEST teaching performance rankings Australia are not really a ranking of the universities as they relate to the experience of the students. The Australian university rankings that do exist are therefore based on independent evaluations that use different critera and approach the task from different perspectives. One of the first to undertake a rating was Asiaweek, although the best Australian universities were included with the Asian rankings in the survey they conducted.

Asiaweek's Australian top ranking universities

Asiaweek magazine spent three years compiling the first and only regional listing of Asia's best universities, They claim that they have become an authority on the subject. Asiaweek maintains an extensive databank on everything from faculty qualifications to research output to student-per-teacher ratios to data on Internet access of 114 leading multi-disciplinary institutions and science and technology schools across Asia. Unfortunately for the credibility of Asiaweek's ranking system there have been some major Asian universities withdraw from the survery. Most notable of these is the withdrawal of the prestigious University of Tokyo. Along with this many of the Chinese universities have decided not to particpate.

All of the Australian universities took part in the survey so it is still possible to get an idea about what Asiaweek thought about the top Australian universities. The only problem with the withdrawal of so many top profile Asian insitutions from the survey is that the position on the list is not necessarily correct. However, the position of each institution relative to other Australian universities can still show what Asiaweek thought of the Australian rankings.

Asiaweek's ranking of Australian universities

The original Asiaweek 1999 survey included a number of Australian universities. These are presented in the order that they appear in the Asianweek top 100 (with original Asiaweek Asian ranking position indicated).
8 University of New South Wales
10 University of Melbourne
13 Australian National University
15 University of Sydney
19 University of Queensland
25 University of Western Australia
34 University of Adelaide
46 Monash University
51 Macquarie University
59 University of Wollongong
In 2000 Asiaweek grouped the universities into two distinct categories and then rated them relative to other universities in that category. The distinction between 'Multi-Disciplinary' and 'Science and Technology' does not seem so relevant in the modern higher education sector. Analysing the Australian rankings shows that the classification seems to have been based on historical factors as they are mainly the old institutes of technology. Although these do lead the way in a number of areas of science and technology, they also have a very strong presence in a number of non-science and technology areas such as business. The rankings are presented for your examination but they should be viewed with a critical mind.

Multi-Disciplinary
Science and Technology


Asian Ranking Name Asian Ranking
Name
8 Australian National University 22 Curtin University of Technology
9 University of Melbourne 25 Queensland University of Technology
10 University of New South Wales 26 University of Technology
13 University of Sydney 28 RMIT University
23 University of Western Australia 38 University of South Australia
25 University of Queensland
26 University of Adelaide
30 Monash University
45 University of Wollongong
56 Maquarie University

Australian top universities
Another way of looking at the Australian university ratings is to examine some of the groupings that have formed since the removal of the government controlled grouping system. The most important of these is the 'Group of Eight' which consists of all the previous 'Group 1' Universities (the highest ranking) along with a couple of others that have improved their performance and quality over recent years. The group of eight is regarded as the group of top Australian universities and each of these universities is able to attract resources, students and personnel because of this reputation. The group of eight consists of (not in ranking order):
The University of Adelaide
The Australian National University
The University of Melbourne
Monash University
The University of New South Wales
The University of Queensland
The University of Sydney
The University of Western Australia