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Australia University Ranking 2022
comparisons based on Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings
Australia is a home to hundreds of globally reputable and high-quality educational institutions. For tertiary education, there are 43 universities with proven track record. Besides that, there are also 59 Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutions that provide Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications. Australian university ranking is consistently included in global rankings created by independent and impartial institutions, such as QS, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, and Times Higher Education (THE). The different grading systems lead to different rankings for each university. Here we will use sources from latest rankings published by QS and THE in 2019.
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QS World University Rankings in year 2019 features 15 Australian universities in the global top 250, out of 37 ranked universities in the country. In the other hand, THE World University Ranking 2019 features 6 universities in the global top 100, out of 35 ranked universities in Australia. The ranking differences for individual institutions can be seen here:
World university rankings for Australia
Institution Name |
THE World Rank 2019 |
QS World Rank 2019 |
THE Australia Rank 2019 |
QS Australia Rank 2019 |
Australian Catholic University |
401-500 |
801-1000 |
=25 |
=33 |
Australian National University |
49 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
Bond University |
501-600 |
443 |
=29 |
23 |
Central Queensland University |
501-600 |
601-650 |
=29 |
=27 |
Charles Darwin University |
501-600 |
651-700 |
=29 |
=28 |
Charles Sturt University |
N/A |
801-1000 |
N/A |
=33 |
Curtin University |
301-350 |
250 |
=18 |
=13 |
Deakin University |
351-400 |
309 |
=22 |
18 |
Edith Cowan University |
501-600 |
751-800 |
=29 |
=31 |
Flinders University |
251-300 |
478 |
=15 |
24 |
Griffith University |
251-300 |
329 |
=15 |
19 |
James Cook University |
201-250 |
369 |
=10 |
20 |
La Trobe University |
301-350 |
397 |
=18 |
22 |
Macquarie University |
201-250 |
250 |
=10 |
=13 |
Monash University |
84 |
59 |
5 |
6 |
Murdoch University |
401-500 |
591-600 |
=25 |
26 |
Queensland University of Technology |
201-250 |
244 |
=10 |
12 |
RMIT University |
401-500 |
250 |
=25 |
=13 |
Southern Cross University |
501-600 |
801-1000 |
=29 |
=33 |
Swinburne University of Technology |
401-500 |
387 |
=25 |
21 |
University of Adelaide |
=135 |
114 |
8 |
8 |
University of Canberra |
251-300 |
601-650 |
=15 |
=27 |
University of Melbourne |
=84 |
39 |
5 |
2 |
University of New South Wales |
=96 |
45 |
6 |
4 |
University of Newcastle |
301-350 |
214 |
=18 |
10 |
University of New England |
N/A |
801-1000 |
N/A |
=33 |
University of Queensland |
69 |
48 |
4 |
5 |
University of South Australia |
201-250 |
264 |
=10 |
16 |
University of Southern Queensland |
601-800 |
751-800 |
=34 |
=31 |
University of Sydney |
=59 |
42 |
3 |
3 |
University of Tasmania |
351-400 |
287 |
=22 |
17 |
University of Technology, Sydney |
196 |
160 |
9 |
9 |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
601-800 |
801-1000 |
=34 |
=33 |
University of Western Australia |
134 |
91 |
7 |
7 |
University of Wollongong |
201-250 |
218 |
=10 |
11 |
Victoria University |
301-350 |
651-700 |
=18 |
=28 |
Western Sydney University |
351-400 |
498 |
=22 |
25 |
For international students, Australia is a very popular choice. In fact, Australia has the third highest number of international students in the world according to the University of Melbourne, which is listed by THE as Australia’s number one university, is home to more than 12.000 international students. Meanwhile ANU who tops Australian chart by QS has one of the country’s highest scores for international student indicators.
If you have a specific study area of interest, you can browse the best universities by subject in 2019 rankings below:
- Accounting and Finance: University of New South Wales as the highest-ranked in the country reaches the 15th best in the world.
- Architecture: University of Sydney is positioned as number 15th in global top 50.
- Art and Design: RMIT University consistently ranked the best in Australia and this year achieves number 12th globally.
- Business and Management Studies: University of Melbourne accomplishes number 20th best university for business globally, leading 23 other Australian universities.
- Chemical Engineering: Monash University is ranked among top 30 in the world, being the world’s number 29th.
- Civil and Structural Engineering: University of New South Wales is featured again, now as Australia’s best and the 12th best university internationally for civil engineering.
- Communication and Media Studies: Queensland University of Technology goes up to joint 16th in the world and become Australia’s best university for communication and media studies.
- Computer Science and Information Systems: University of Melbourne leads 22 other Australian universities in the world’s top 500 universities for computer science.
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 Australian universities are included in global’s top 50, led once again by University of Melbourne.
- Politics and International Studies; Social Policy and Administration; and Sociology: the Australian National University impressively ranked as number 10 in the world for all three subjects, proving these subjects as series of the strongest subjects offered among Australian universities.
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