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Top Universities in Australia by Region 2014/15
By Laura Tucker
Updated April 12, 2018 Updated April 12, 2018Click here to see the top universities in Australia in 2018.
Those looking to study in Australia are definitely not short of study options, if the 33 universities in Australia ranked within the QS World University Rankings® 2014/15 are anything to go by.
Whether you’re interested in the high-brow culture of Sydney’s famous opera house in New South Wales, the hilarity of Melbourne’s yearly comedy festival in Victoria, the surfing community of Queensland’s main city Brisbane, or the calmer environment of capital city Canberra, Australia has something to offer every student.
Read on for an overview of the top universities in Australia by state and territory, based on the QS World University Rankings® 2014/15 and the QS Best Student Cities 2015.
Top universities in New South Wales
The top universities in New South Wales are:
1. University of Sydney (37= in the world; 3rd in Australia)
2. University of New South Wales (48th in the world; 5th in Australia)
3. Macquarie University (254= in the world; 9th in Australia)
4. University of Newcastle (257= in the world; 10th in Australia)
5. University of Technology, Sydney (UTS, 264th in the world; 11th in Australia)
6. University of Wollongong (283= in the world; 12th in Australia)
7. University of Western Sydney (651-700 in the world; 27= in Australia)
8. University of New England (701+ in the world; 29= in Australia)
Top universities in Victoria
The top universities in Victoria are:
1. University of Melbourne (33rd in the world; 2nd in Australia).
2. Monash University (70th in the world; 6th in Australia)
3. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT, 304th in the world; 14th in Australia)
4. Deakin University (360= in the world; 19th in Australia)
5. La Trobe University (401-410 in the world; 20= in Australia)
6. Swinburne University of Technology (481-490 in the world; 24= in Australia)
7. Victoria University (701+ in the world; 29= in Australia)
Top universities in Queensland
The top universities in Queensland are:
1. University of Queensland (43= in the world; 4th in Australia)
2. Queensland University of Technology (QUT, 285= in the world; 13th in Australia)
3. Griffith University (324= in the world; 15th in Australia)
4. James Cook University (JCU, 350th in the world; 18th in Australia)
5. Bond University (471-480 in the world; 22nd in Australia)
6. University of Southern Queensland (701+ in the world; 29= in Australia)
Top universities in Western Australia
The top universities in Western Australia are:
1. University of Western Australia (89th in the world; 7th in Australia)
2. Curtin University (331= in the world; 16th in Australia)
3. Murdoch University (551-600 in the world; 24= in Australia)
Top universities in South Australia
The top universities in South Australia are:
1. University of Adelaide (100th in the world; 8th in Australia)
2. University of South Australia (UNISA, 333rd in the world; 17th in Australia)
3. Flinders University (481-490 in the world; 23rd in Australia)
Top universities in Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
The top universities in ACT are:
1. Australian National University (ANU, 25= in the world; 1st in Australia).
2. University of Canberra (651-700 in the world; 27= in Australia)
Other top universities in Australia
Here are the best of the rest:
1. University of Tasmania (401-410 in the world; 20th in Australia) – Tasmania
2. Charles Darwin University (551-600 in the world; 24th in Australia) – Northern Territory
This article was originally published in September 2016 . It was last updated in April 2018
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Laura is a former staff writer for TopUniversities.com, providing advice and guidance for students on a range of topics helping them to choose where to study, get admitted and find funding and scholarships. A graduate of Queen Mary University of London, Laura also blogs about student life.
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