10 of the Best Australian Universities for Graduate Employability in 2019

Consistently ranking within the five best Australian universities, Australian National University (ANU) is one of the world’s leading institutions for research and education, ranking 73^rd for graduate employability this year, having gone up an impressive 11 positions from last year. ANU graduates have made, and continue to make outstanding achievements across a variety of professional fields, including business, medicine, the arts, and government and politics.

An institution that was established just 30 years ago, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ranks 10^th amongst the top 50 young universities in the world, according to the QS top 50 under 50 2019. For graduate employability, UTS ranks 64^th in the world and achieves its highest score in the graduate employment rate category at 49^th, with the latest figures showing that 78 percent of Australian-resident undergraduates are in employment four months after graduating.

As the largest university in Australia, Monash University is also ranked in the world's top 100 and is a member of the prestigious Group of Eight (an alliance of world-leading research-intensive Australian universities). It offers a vast range of over 150 fields, which focus on subjects such as additive manufacturing, drug development, domestic violence, and sustainable design.

Monash University ranks 59^th for graduate employability, up an incredible 20 places from last year, and achieves its highest score in the employer reputation category.

The University of Queensland consistently ranks among the world's top universities, and is one of only three Australian members of the global Universitas 21 (a leading global network of research-intensive universities), as well as a founding member of the prestigious Group of Eight coalition. For graduate employability, UQ ranks 48^th in the world this year, with the third-highest score in Australia for the partnerships with employers indicator.

Established in 1949, the University of New South Wales is one of the world's top universities for teaching and research, with an international alumni community of 250,000.

UNSW students and graduates are the top choice for some of Australia's most noteworthy employers, which means the university ranks 24^th this year for employer reputation and 28^th for graduate employability overall. It also achieves the second-highest score in Australia for alumni outcomes, having educated successful figures such as Rebel Wilson, current Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, and billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes.

Based in Australia's 'cultural capital' and the alma mater of an impressive alumni that includes four Australian prime ministers and five governors-general, the University of Melbourne ranks consistently among the world's best universities and number one in Australia.

Given its internationally famed reputation and noteworthy graduates, the University of Melbourne currently ranks sixth in the world for graduate employability, achieving very high scores across the five indicators. It scores the highest in the country for employment reputation and the second-highest for alumni outcomes, partnerships with employers, and graduate employment rate.

Concluding our look at the best Australian universities for graduate employability, the University of Sydney is ranked fifth in the world and first in the country in 2019, holding on to its top spot. Established in 1850, it was Australia's first university and today offers applicants more than 400 fields of study. As well as coming first overall in the country, Sydney boasts the strongest scores in Australia for three of the five indicators: employer-student connections (for which it’s ranked 12^th in the world), partnerships with employers (14^th) and alumni outcomes (27^th).

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