University Rankings in Australia
November 11, 2017
EasyUni Staff
To achieve this, the country’s universities try to maintain a high and sustainable teaching and learning quality. The effort pays off as the rankings show. If those rankings convince you and if you would like to take a course at one of Australia’s universities don’t hesitate to take a closer look here.
THE World University Rankings
In 2013 the THE World University Rankings ranked eight Australian universities among the World’s top 200. Figured up, THE ranked 19 Australian universities amongst the top 400.
World Rank by THE World University Rankings |
Universities |
28 |
University of Melbourne |
37 |
Australian National University |
62 |
University of Sydney |
65 |
University of Queensland Australia |
85 |
University of New South Wales |
99 |
Monash University |
176 |
University of Adelaide |
190 |
University of Western Australia |
251-275 |
Macquarie University |
251-275 |
Queensland University of Technology |
276-300 |
The University of Newcastle |
QS World University Rankings
QS released in 2013 a university ranking with seven Australian universities among the World’s best 100. Figured up there are 25 Australian universities, which are ranked under the 500 best universities worldwide.
World Rank by QS World University Rankings |
Universities |
27 |
Australian National University |
31 |
The University of Melbourne |
38 |
The University of Sydney |
43 |
The University of Queensland |
52 |
The University of New South Wales |
69 |
Monash University |
84 |
The University of Western Australia |
104 |
The University of Adelaide |
The country’s universities offer especially courses like:
- Education
- Law
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Communications & media studies
- Sociology
The ShanghaiRanking / Academic Ranking of World Universities
Like QS and THE World University Rankings, the ShanghaiRanking ranked seven of Australian’s universities among the World’s top 150. It is important to mention that an overall amount of 19 universities are ranked in the top 500 of the ShanghaiRanking.
World Rank by ShanghaiRanking |
Universities |
54 |
University of Melbourne |
66 |
The Australian National University |
85 |
The University of Queensland |
91 |
The University of Western Australia |
97 |
University of Sydney |
101-150 |
Monash University |
101-150 |
University of New South Wales |
201-300 |
Macquarie University |
201-300 |
The University of Adelaide |
You might be interested in...
- Global Learning at the Crossroads: Canada–Malaysia’s Evolving Education Partnership
- How AI is Powering the Next Wave of MSME Growth in Malaysia
- Malaysian Private Universities Making a Mark in Global Rankings
- Benchmarking Malaysian Private Universities Against Their ASEAN Peers
- Step-by-Step Guide to Applying to Malaysian Universities Online in 2025
- Fastest-Rising Malaysian Universities in the QS Rankings (2023‑2025)
- Sunway University Climbs to Global Top 500 in QS Rankings 2026
- Trusted by Top Universities: EasyUni’s Exclusive Visit to Sunway University
- Wawasan Open University and Sophic Automation Partner to Offer Work-Based Learning for Engineering Students
- Sunway University: Malaysia’s Best Cambridge A-Level College with 11 Years of Excellence