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Australian universities are known for its quality education, high standards and calibre. In fact, eight of Australian universities rank among top 100 universities in the world. These universities are known as Group of Eight (g08). G08 is an alliance of leading Australian universities; each of them is regarded with highest education standard and lower student staff ratio. The G08 universities are as given below:
- 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
According to THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014 - 2015 below are the rankings of Australian Universities
| World Rank | Australian Universities |
| 33 | University of Melbourne |
| 45 | Australian National University |
| 60 | University of Sydney |
| 65 | University of Queensland |
| 83 | Monash University |
| 109 | University of New South Wales |
| 157 | University of Western Australia |
| 164 | University of Adelaide |
| 226-250 | University of Technology, Sydney |
| 251-275 | University of Newcastle |
| 276-300 | Queensland University of Technology |
| 276-300 | University of South Australia |
| 276-300 | University of Wollongong |
| 301-350 | Charles Darwin University |
| 301-350 | Deakin University |
| 301-350 | Macquarie University |
| 351-400 | Curtin University |
| 351-400 | Murdoch University |
| 351-400 | Swinburne University of Technology |
| 351-400 | University of Western Sydney |
Source: https//www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015
- Five Australian Universities are ranked among top 100 global Universities.
Rankings of Australian Universities as per QS World University Rankings Subject 2015
| World Rank | Australian Unviersities |
| 5 | The University of Melbourne |
| 9 | The University of Sydney |
| 16 | Monash University |
| 21 | The University of Queensland |
| 32 | Deakin University |
| 38 | The University of Western Australia |
| 41 | The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) |
| 46 | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) |
| 49 | The Australian National University |
| 51-100 | Curtin University of Technology |
| 51-100 | Griffith University |
| 51-100 | Macquarie University |
| 51-100 | The University of Adelaide |
| 51-100 | University of South Australia |
| 101-150 | The University of Newcastle, Australia (UoN) |
| 101-150 | University of Wollongong |
| 151-200 | Edith Cowan University |
| 151-200 | La Trobe University |
| 151-200 | RMIT University |
| 151-200 | University of New England Australia |
| 151-200 | University of Technology, Sydney |
| 151-200 | University of Western Sydney |
Source: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings
- 14 Australian Universities are ranked among top 100 global Universities
- Out of total fourteen Go8 Universities are ranked in top 100 global Universities