Top 10 Australian University Rankings

Australia now has six universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings 2013 top 100, up from four in 2012 with Monash University and UNSW joining the University of Melbourne, Australian National University, Sydney University, and the University of Queensland.

The 'Reputation Rankings' system is based on the the results of over 16,000 responses from senior academics in 150 countries. It began in 2011 so that Times Higher Education couild release two world university rankings each year rather than the single rankings report released annually by its competitors. The THE 'Reputation Rankings' joins its 'Academic Rankings' which are released around the start of October each year but they have been criticised for their obvious anglo bias in asking mainly western educated and socialised academics working at western universities which universities they consider to be the best in the world.

Key Features:

    Two new entrants in the top 100 (UNSW and Monash) making a total of 6
    University of Melbourne moves from 43 to 39
    Australian National University moves from 44 to 42


University    2013 Ranking    2012 Ranking
University of Melbourne    39    43
Australian National University    42 (tied)    44 (tied)
University of Sydney    49    50
University of Queensland    71-80    71-80
University of New South Wales    81-90    -
Monash University    91-100    -

Australia has two new entrants in the top 100 and a new entrant in the top 200 of the THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings. UNSW records a massive increase in ranking to move into the top 100 at position 85 compared with last year's 173. Monash loses its 5th place in the Australian rankings to UNSW but records an improved ranking of 19 places to just sneak into the top 100 at position 99. Adelaide University moves into 176 becoming the 8th Australian university in the top 200. Melbourne University records an impressive 9 point increase in ranking at the highly competitive top end, moving from last year's 37 to 28 and putting some distance between itself and the 2nd highest ranked Australian university ANU.

National Rank    University    World Rank
1   
University of Melbourne
    28
2   
Australian National University
    37
3   
University of Sydney
    62
4   
University of Queensland
    65
5   
University of New South Wales
    85
6   
Monash University
    99
7   
University of Adelaide
    176
8   
University of Western Australia
    190
9   
Macquarie University
    251-275
10   
Queensland University of Technology
    251-275
11   
The University of Newcastle
    276-300
12   
Murdoch University
    301-350
13   
University of South Australia
    301-350
14   
University of Wollongong
    301-350
15   
Charles Darwin University
    351-400
16   
Deakin University
    351-400
17   
Flinders University
    351-400
18   
University of Tasmania
    351-400
19   
University of Technology Sydney
    351-400

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)
2012 QS World University Rankings - Australian university rankings.

Some good news for the Australian university rankings with the 2012 QS World University Rankings reporting a new entry from amongst the top Australian universities. The private Bond University has moved into the top 700 institutions at 380 in the world rankings after scoring impressively in a number of dimensions, mainly attributed to its smaller class size and the internationalised character of the staff and students. The ANU led the best Australian universities in the rankings with its strong research focus. All the Group of Eight universities scored well although there was some movement both up and down. The international rankings are now becoming much more competitive as more and more universities around the world start to focus their strategies, resources, and activities on obtaining the highest possible score across the different dimensions. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the years ahead.

World Rank    University    Academic Reputation    Employer Reputation    Citations    Faculty Students    International Faculty    International Students    Overall Score
24    ANU    99.7    82.5    64.3    79.6    100    96.3    87.6
36    Melbourne    99.8    100    74.9    46.8    68.9    92.3    83.2
39    Sydney    99.3    93.5    58.9    50.4    99.7    91.3    81.3
46    UQ    95.3    83.3    63.1    45.3    95.5    90.5    78.2
52    UNSW    95    95.1    52.8    39.8    98.8    97.6    76.6
61    Monash    95.4    96.5    41.6    33.6    77    94.5    72.2
79    UWA    77.8    70.9    70.1    39.9    99.3    81.7    70
102    Adelaide    73.8    69.5    54.8    41    86.9    92.6    65.3
233    Macquarie    47.4    71.2    28.2    13.5    98.5    98.2    44.7
246    RMIT    46.9    77.2    7.7    21.7    100    100    42.8
258    Curtin    41.5    65.1    12.6    27.3    100    99.8    41.5
264    Wollongong    29.5    73.4    26.5    35.7    99.5    82.8    41.1
268    Newcastle    47.9    39.5    28.7    18.4    92.2    68.8    41
281    QUT    44    65.6    20.1    21.9    85    59.8    40.2
284    UTS    41.6    69.3    12.7    21.8    93.4    88.6    40
293    UniSA    38.3    49.9    12.5    36.3    100    75.8    39.3
342    Flinders    27.7    24.8    17.9    67.1    13.8    63.9    34.8
357    UTas    27.7    27.4    24.7    38.3    51.9    87.8    33.8
362    JCU    21.7    23.4    44.2    30.4    93.8    50.4    33.5
368    Griffith    29.6    39.8    15.8    23.3    89.9    90.8    33
374    La Trobe    35.6    26.8    15.7    21.6    83.9    77.1    32.8
380    Bond    11.9    43.5    6.3    63.7    86    93.8    32.4
401-450    Deakin         37.4    17.3    14.9    72    81.7   
401-450    Murdoch              20.9    26.6    87    53.9   
451-500    Swinburne              22.1    12.8    69.3    99.9   
601+    UWS                                 
2012 ARWU SHJT Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Academic Ranking of World universities - Australian universities ranking:

Good news for the University of Western Australia (UWA) as it jumps to number 96 inside the top 100 and well up on last year's position in the top 150. This is the second year in a row that an Australian university has been promoted into the top 100 and this sends a clear message around the world regarding the quality of the top universities in Australia.

Seven Australian universities have been named among the world's top 200 higher education institutions in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University of Melbourne leads the Australian contingent as the highest placed Australian facility, coming in at number 37 in the world rankings.

National Rank    University    World Rank
1   
University of Melbourne
    37
2   
Australian National University
    38
3   
University of Sydney
    58
4   
University of Queensland
    74
5   
Monash University
    117
6   
University of New South Wales
    173
7   
University of Western Australia
    189
8   
University of Adelaide
    201-225
9   
Macquarie University
    226-250
10   
University of Wollongong
    251-275
11   
The University of Newcastle
    276-300
12   
Queensland University of Technology
    276-300
13   
Charles Darwin University
    301-350
14   
University of Tasmania
    301-350
15   
Curtin University
    351-400
16   
Deakin University
    351-400
17   
Flinders University
    351-400
18   
Griffith University
    351-400
19   
La Trobe University
    351-400
20   
University of South Australia
    351-400
21   
Swinburne University of Technology
    351-400

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)