Australian Universities are excelling against the world’s best in the latest Times Higher-QS World University Rankings of 2007.
Twelve Australian universities appear in the top 200 places of the Times Higher-QS World University Rankings, six of which are in the top 50. The Australian National University is the highest ranked of all institutions at 16th place overall. In total, there are 21 Australian universities populating the world’s top 450 places, a major increase from 2006.
School | 2007 Ranking |
Australian National University | 16 |
University of Melbourne | 27 |
The University of Sydney | 31 |
University of Queensland | 33= |
Monash University | 43 |
University of New South Wales | 44 |
University of Adelaide | 62 |
University of Western Australia | 64 |
Macquarie University | 168= |
Queensland University of Technology | 195= |
University of Wollongong | 199 |
RMIT University | 200= |
La Trobe University | 205= |
School | 2007 Ranking |
Australian National University | 16 |
University of Melbourne | 27 |
The University of Sydney | 31 |
University of Queensland | 33= |
Monash University | 43 |
University of New South Wales | 44 |
University of Adelaide | 62 |
University of Western Australia | 64 |
Macquarie University | 168= |
Queensland University of Technology | 195= |
University of Wollongong | 199 |
RMIT University | 200= |
205= |
Australia’s popularity as an international study destination continues to increase, and with results like these, it is easy to see why. Australian undergraduate qualifications are considered among the leaders in the world.
The country’s robust system of quality control ensures that degrees and other qualifications all reach minimum standards, equal to international systems of quality assurance.
The Times Higher-QS World University Rankings calculates its results on six key criteria:
· Peer Review
· Recruiter Review
· International Faculty Ratio
· International Students Ratio
· Student Faculty Ratio
· Citations per Faculty (citation data supplied by Scopus)
It also ranks universities in terms of subject areas. The Australian National University was the 10th best university in the world for arts and humanities, the University of Sydney 15th and the University of Melbourne 17th.
ANU vice-chancellor Ian Chubb said the rankings were further recognition of the extraordinary depth of talent at the institution and confirmed that ANU was among the world's best universities. "As Australians we commonly recognise elite athletes, elite singers, even elite racehorses - and it is time our elite academics and students had a slice of the attention," he said. Melbourne University vice-chancellor Kwong Lee Dow welcomed the university's ranking of 22.
The University of Melbourne was also ranked 17th in the world for its life sciences and biomedicine degrees and 21st for engineering and IT. The Australian National University again topped the list for social science degrees, ranked as the 16th best in the world. (For a full list of Australian universities by subject rankings click here)
Yew Kuen Tan, originally from Malaysia, graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Medical Science. He found the university’s student support services incredibly helpful and says his course was well balanced when it came to assignments and examinations.
“I think the lecturers are fantastic. The ones I know are well aware that many international students have English as a second language so they speak slowly and are very approachable.”
Australia is regarded as one of the most welcoming and friendly places in which to live, work and study. Student visas are relatively hassle-free to acquire and they also allow students to work in part time employment for up to 20 hours per week.
Full list of Australian Universities in Times Higher-QS Rankings
School | 2007 Ranking |
Australian National University | 16 |
University of Melbourne | 27 |
The University of Sydney | 31 |
University of Queensland | 33= |
Monash University | 43 |
University of New South Wales | 44 |
University of Adelaide | 62 |
University of Western Australia | 64 |
Macquarie University | 168= |
Queensland University of Technology | 195= |
University of Wollongong | 199 |
RMIT University | 200= |
La Trobe University | 205= |
University of Newcastle | 215 |
Curtin University of Technology | 235 |
University of Technology, Sydney | 259 |
University of Tasmania | 264= |
University of South Australia | 291 |
Griffith University | 309= |
Flinders University | 351= |
Deakin University | 374= |
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