Australian University Rankings 2011

Australian University Research Rankings 2010

(added 1st Feb 2011)KEY (Research Ratings Table) rated 0 - 5 (- = n/a):
C1 = physical, chemical and earth sciences
C2 = humanities and creative arts
C3 = engineering and environmental sciences
C4 = social, behavioural and economic sciences
C5 = mathematical, information and computing sciences
C6 = biological and biotechnological sciences
C7 = biomedical and clinical health sciences
C8= public and allied health sciences
Australian Research Council (ARC)

University C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 Research Breadth 0-25 Average Score 1-5 1. Australian National University 4.7 4.6 4 4 4.5 4 5 5 21 4.38 2. University of Melbourne 4.7 4.5 3.7 4.2 4.7 4 5 4 24 4.33 3. University of Queensland 4.3 4 5 4 3.7 4.3 5 4 24 4.17 4. University of NSW 4 4.2 3.7 4.2 4 4 5 3 23 4.04 5. University of Sydney 4 4.2 3.7 3.4 4 3 5 4 24 3.83 6. University of Western Australia 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.5 5 5 4 22 3.64 7. University of Adelaide 4.3 3.5 4 2.4 3 4.5 5 4 22 3.55 8. Monash University 4 3.7 5 3.2 2.7 3 5 2 22 3.45 9. Macquarie University 4.3 3 4 2.8 2.5 5 2 3 21 3.24 10. Queensland University of Technology 3.7 3 3.3 2.6 4 2 3 4 22 3.09 =11. Griffith University 4 3 2.3 2.6 3 3.5 3 3 22 3 =11. Melbourne College of Divinity – 3 – – – – – – 1 3 13. University of Technology Sydney 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 3 19 2.95 14. University of Tasmania 4 2.8 3 1.8 3 3.5 3 2 21 2.81 =15. University of Newcastle 3 2.5 3 2.2 2.5 4 4 3 21 2.71 =15. University of Wollongong 3.7 3.4 3 1.6 2 3 3 3 21 2.71 17. Murdoch University 3 2.6 2.5 2 – 3.5 5 2 17 2.65 18. La Trobe University 2.3 3.4 2 2.4 1.5 4 2 2 20 2.62 =19. RMIT University 3 3 3 1.8 2.5 2 4 3 18 2.61 =19. University of South Australia 5 2.8 3.5 1.6 2.5 2 3 3 18 2.61 21. Curtin University 3.7 2.6 2.3 2 2.5 2.5 2 2 22 2.5 22. University of Western Sydney 3 2.7 2 2 2 3.5 2 3 21 2.48 23. James Cook University 3 2.5 3.5 1.8 2 3.5 2 1 19 2.47 24. Flinders University 2.7 2.4 2 2.2 – 3 3 2 18 2.44 25. Deakin University 2.5 2.3 3 1.8 1 3 4 4 22 2.41 26. Charles Darwin University 2 1.5 3 1.7 – 3.5 3 3 12 2.33 27. University of New England – 2.4 3 2 4 2.5 2 1 16 2.31 28. Swinburne University 4.5 1.7 2 1.8 3 2 3 – 17 2.24 29. University of Canberra 3 2.2 4 1.5 – 2 3 1 14 2.14 30. Edith Cowan University – 2 3 1.4 2 2 3 3 16 2.06 31. University of Southern Queensland 3 2 1 1.5 3 2.5 – 2 13 2 =32. Australian Catholic University – 2.4 – 1.2 – – – 3 11 1.91 =32.Bond University – 1.5 2 2 – – 3 2 11 1.91 34. Charles Sturt University 3 2 3 1.4 1 3 1 1 17 1.88 35. Southern Cross University 4 1.7 2 1.3 – 2 1 2 13 1.85 36. Victoria University – 1.7 3 1 2 – 3 2 14 1.71 37. University of Ballarat – 1 2 1.2 2 – – 3 9 1.56 38. Central Queensland University – 1.3 2 1.2 – 1.5 – 3 13 1.54 39. University of the Sunshine Coast – 1.7 – 1.3 – 1 2 1 9 1.44 40. University of Notre Dame Australia – 1.5 – 1 – – 2 1 6 1.33 41. Batchelor Institute – – – – – – – – – n/a

 

2010 ARWU SHJT Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Academic Ranking of World universities - Australian universities ranking:

University* Aus Rank (World Rank) Australian National University (ANU) 1 (59) University of Melbourne 2 (62) University of Sydney 3 (92) University of Queensland 4-5 (101-150) University of Western Australia (UWA) 4-5 (101-150) Monash University 6-7 (151-200) University of New South Wales (UNSW) 6-7 (152-200) Macquarie University 8-9 (201-300) University of Adelaide 8-9 (201-300) Flinders University 10-13 (301-400) James Cook University 10-13 (301-400) University of Newcastle 10-13 (301-400) University of Wollongong 10-13 (301-400) Curtin University of Technology 14-17 (401-500) La Trobe University 14-17 (401-500) Swinburne University of Technology 14-17 (401-500) University of Tasmania 14-17 (401-500)

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

2010 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010 Australian University Rankings

UNIVERSITY Aus World University of Melbourne 1 (36) Australian National University (ANU) 2 (43) University of Sydney 3 (71) University of Adelaide 4 (73) University of Queensland 5 (81) University of New South Wales (UNSW) 6 (152) Monash University 7 (188)

2010 QS Top World 200 Ranking Times Australian University Rankings

UNIVERSITY Aus World Australian National University (ANU) 1 (20) University of Sydney 2 (37) University of Melbourne 3 (38) University of Queensland (UQ) 4 (43) University of New South Wales (UNSW) 5 (46) Monash University 6 (61) University of Western Austalia (UWA) 7 (88) University of Adelaide 8 (103)

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)

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)

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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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

Australian MBA Rankings

Financial Times MBA World Top 100 2000

Two Australian entrants on the Financial Times MBA 2000 world rankings were:

Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne) - 57
Australian Graduate School of Management - 65

Financial Times MBA World Top 100 2003

These same two entrants were on the Financial Times MBA 2003 world rankings:

Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne) - 64 (3 year average 67)
Australian Graduate School of Management - 69 (3 year average 55)

The selection criteria for this ranking comprised three broad dimensions: purchasing power in the marketplace, diversity of experience, and research qualities. The Financial Times rankings are regarded as the most comprehensive head-to-head comparison among business schools worldwide.

Financial Times MBA World Top 100 2004

QUT's Brisbane Graduate School of Business is a new entrant in the Financial Times Top 100 for 2004:

Australian Graduate School of Management - 53 (3 year average 63)
Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne) - 72 (3 year average 73)
Brisbane Graduate School of Management QUT - 82

Asiaweek Asia's best MBA schools 2000

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following schools did not participate in this survey:

Australia Asia Management Centre (The Australian National University)
Australian Graduate School of Management AGSM (University of New South Wales and University of Sydney)

W O R L D C L A S S

BEST IN REPUTATION

No Australian winner

BEST FULL-TIME MBA IN ASIA

Melbourne Business School No:1 of 3

BEST PART-TIME MBA IN ASIA
Melbourne Business School No: 1 of 3

BEST EXECUTIVE MBA IN ASIA
No Australian winner

BEST DISTANCE MBA IN ASIA
Curtin University of Technology No: 2 of 3
Brisbane Graduate School of Business No: 3 of 3.

Asia's Best MBA Schools By Reputation
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Asian Rating

• 4 Melbourne Business School
  
• 15 Macquarie Graduate School of Management
  
• 16 Monash Mount Eliza Business School
  
• 26 School of Management (RMIT University)
  
• 27 Graduate School of Business (University of Technology Sydney)
  
• 30 Brisbane Graduate School of Business (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
  
• 31 Graduate School of Management (University of Adelaide)
  
• 33 Graduate School of Business (Curtin University of Technology)
  
• 40 International Graduate School of Management (University of South
• Australia)
  

Economist Intelligence Unit World MBA 2002 Rankings

Five Australian MBA schools appear on the Economist 2002 rankings

School Rank (out of 100)
42 Macquarie Graduate School of Management
70 Australian Graduate School of Management
75 Mt Eliza Business School
89 Melbourne Business School University of Melbourne
91 Monash University Graduate School of Business

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