Australian University Rankings

2014 THE Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings - Australian University Rankings

(added 6th March 2014)

The 'Reputation Rankings' system was invented by Times Higher Education so it could release a ranking scale twice per year instead of annually like its competitors. THE claims it is based on the subjective opinions of over 16,000 responses from senior academics in 150 countries.
The Australian universities have not performed very well in the 2014 rankings with only the University of Melbourne remaining relatively stable while the other 5 which were in the top 100 in 2013 all dropping down the table including Monash dropping out altogether.
Key Features For Australia:

• Australia loses one its top 100 entrants with Monash dropping out making a total of 5 remaining
• University of Melbourne has a small fall back to 43
• Australian National University has a big drop from 42 to 61-70
• University of Sydney drops from 49 to 61-70
• University of Queensland drops from 71-80 to 81-90
• UNSW drops from 81-90 to 91-100
• Monash drops out (from 91-100 in 2013)

University	2014	2013	2012
University of Melbourne	43	39	43
Australian National University	61-70	42	44
University of Sydney	61-70	49	50
University of Queensland	81-90	71-80	71-80
University of New South Wales	91-100	81-90	-
Monash University	-	91-100	-

2013-2014 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings - Australian University Rankings

Australian universities have fallen in the latest THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings with one less university in the top 100 and one less university in the top 200. Australia's number one and two ranking universities both decline with the University of Melbourne dropping from 28 to 34 and ANU dropping from 37 to 48. University of Queensland has a slight improvement from 65 to 62 while University of Sydney drops from 62 to 72. Monash University bucks the trend in an attempt to consolidate its position in the top 100 moving from 99 to 91. However UNSW falls nearly 30 places from 85 to 114, exiting the top 100. University of Adelaide also follows the trend dropping from 175 to 201-225, falling out of the top 200.
Key Features:

• One less university in the top 100 making a total of 5 (UNSW drops from 85 to 114)
• One less university in the top 200 making a total of 7 (Adelaide drops from 175 to 201-225)
• Flinders drops out of the top 400 but Swinburne enters the top 400 maintaining the total number of Australian universities in the top 400 at 19
• Australia's number 1 and 2, Melbourne and ANU, both drop, the former from 28 to 34, the latter from 37 to 48
• Monash improves its position within the top 100 moving from 99 to 91
• UWA improves its position within the top 200 moving from 190 to 168

Aus Rank	University*	World Rank 2013	(World Rank) ( 2012)
1	University of Melbourne	34	28
2	Australian National University	48	37
3	University of Queensland	63	65
4	University of Sydney	72	62
5	Monash University	91	99
6	University of New South Wales	114	85
7	University of Western Australia	168	190
8	University of Adelaide	201-225	176
9	The University of Newcastle	251-275	276-300
10=	Macquarie University	276-300	251-275
10=	Queensland University of Technology	276-300	251-275
10=	University of Wollongong	276-300	301-350
13=	Deakin University	301-350	351-400
13=	Murdoch University	301-350	301-350
13=	University of South Australia	301-350	301-350
13=	University of Technology Sydney	301-350	351-400
17=	Charles Darwin University	351-400	351-400
17=	Swinburne University of Technology	351-400	-
17=	University of Tasmania	351-400	351-400
-	Flinders University	-	351-400

(Universities within the same rank range are listed alphabetically)

2013 QS World University Rankings
Australian University Rankings

Some small movement at the top end of the rankings with number one ranked Australian university ANU dropping three places on the world rankings from 24 to 27 while number two ranked Australian university Melbourne moves up 5 places from 36 to 31
The number of world universities listed in the rankings has also increased with QS expanding the rankings to 700+, bringing a number of Australian universities into the ranking system for the first time.

Aus Rank	University*	World Rank 2013	(World Rank) ( 2012)
1	Australian National University (ANU)	27	24
2	University of Melbourne	31	36
3	University of Sydney	38	39
4	University of Queensland	43	46
5	University of New South Wales (UNSW)	52	52
6	Monash University	69=	61
7	University of Western Australia (UWA)	84	79
8	University of Adelaide	104=	102
9	Macquarie University	263	233
10	University of Technology, Sydney	272	284
11	University of Wollongong	276=	264
12	Queensland University of Technology	279=	281
13	Curtin University	284	258
14	RMIT University	291=	246
15	University of Newcastle	298	268
16=	Griffith University	341=	368
16=	University of South Australia	341=	293
18	James Cook University	351	362
19	Deakin University	380	401-450
20	La Trobe University	390	374
21	University of Tasmania	401-410	357
22	Bond University	421-430	380
23	Flinders University	431-440	342
24	Charles Darwin University	471-480	-
25	Swinburne University of Technology	481-490	451-500
26	Murdoch University	551-600	401-450
27	University of Canberra	601-650	-
28	University of Western Sydney	651-700	601+
29=	University of New England	701+	-
29=	University of Southern Queensland	701+	-
29=	Victoria University	701+	-

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

2013 ARWU SHJT Shanghai Jiao Tong University China Academic Ranking of World universities - Australian universities ranking:

Good news for the University of Melbourne with a three position change from 57 in 2012 to 54 in 2013 to consolidate its position as the number one ranked Australian University according to the ARWU. Other improvers at the top end are the University of Queensland moving from position 90 to position 85, and the University of Western Australia (UWA) moving from 96 to 91. UWA's move up the rankings also sees it move from 5th to 4th in the Australian rankings, leapfrogging the University of Sydney which drops from 4th to 5th in the Australian rankings while also dropping four places in the World Rankings from 93 to 97.
Australia as a whole maintains the same nineteen universities in the top 500 as last year, and the same five universities in the top 100.

University*	Aus Rank	(World Rank)
University of Melbourne	1	(54)
Australian National University (ANU)	2	(66)
University of Queensland	3	(85)
University of Western Australia (UWA)	4	(91)
University of Sydney	5	(97)
Monash University	6-7	(101-150)
University of New South Wales (UNSW)	6-7	(101-150)
Macquarie University	8-9	(201-300)
University of Adelaide	8-9	(201-300)
Flinders University	10-16	(301-400)
Griffith University	10-16	(301-400)
James Cook University	10-16	(301-400)
Swinburne University of Technology	10-16	(301-400)
University of Newcastle	10-16	(301-400)
University of Tasmania	10-16	(301-400)
University of Wollongong	10-16	(301-400)
Curtin University	17-19	(401-500)
La Trobe University	17-19	(401-500)
University of Technology, Sydney	17-19	(401-500)

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

2013 THE Times Higher Education World University Reputation Rankings - Australian University Rankings

(added 5th March 2013)

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.
Only the US and the UK have more universities in the top 100 of the THE World Reputation Rankings now that Australia has moved ahead of Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands with its two new entrants.
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	-

2012 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Rankings

University	2012 Rank	2010 Rank	Proportion of Excellence	Strength	Weakness	Breadth
Melbourne	1	2	85.45%	18.8	0	22
Sydney	2	5	84.54%	18.6	0	22
ANU	3	1	80%	15.2	0	19
UQ	3	3	80%	17.6	0	22
UNSW	4	4	75.24%	15.8	0	21
Monash	5	6	68%	13.6	0	20
UWA	6	7	47.62%	10	0	21
Adelaide	7	8	46.36%	10.2	2.4	22
Macquarie	8	10	35%	7	1.6	20
Wollongong	9	11	32.22%	5.8	2.4	18
SCU	10	25	31.11%	2.8	4.2	9
Tasmania	11	13	26.67%	5.6	5.6	21
QUT	12	9	26.32%	5	0.8	19
UTS	13	20	25.56%	4.6	0	18
Newcastle	13	16	25.56%	4.6	3.4	18
UniSA	14	19	22.67%	3.4	1.6	15
Swinburne	15	18	21.67%	2.6	3.6	12
Griffith	16	12	20%	4	2.4	20
RMIT	16	21	20%	3.2	2.4	16
Deakin	17	17	18.95%	3.6	4	19
JCU	18	14	17.89%	3.4	6.6	19
UWS	19	23	16%	3.2	5	20
La Trobe	20	15	15.56%	2.8	2.4	18
CQU	21	28	15.38%	2	8.6	13
CDU	22	24	14.55%	1.6	4.2	11
Murdoch	23	18	14.44%	2.6	4.8	18
Bond	24	28	8.89%	0.8	6	9
USC	24	28	8.89%	0.8	6.4	9
CSU	25	28	5.33%	0.8	9.4	15
Curtin	26	22	5%	1	4.8	20
UNE	27	27	4.71%	0.8	4.6	17
Flinders	28	28	3.81%	0.8	6	21
USQ	29	25	0%	0	10.2	15
Victoria	29	28	0%	0	6.8	13
Canberra	29	26	0%	0	7	13
ECU	29	28	0%	0	8.8	13
FEDUNI	29	28	0%	0	8.4	11
ACU	29	28	0%	0	4.8	9
Notre Dame	29	28	0%	0	2.8	3

KEY:
Proportion of excellence.This is a percentage figure representing the number of four and five scores divided by the number of fields which show research activity. Five scores are given a weighting.
Strength.The total number of four and five scores. A score of four represents "above world standard" and a score of five represents "well above world standard".
Weakness.The total number of one and two scores. A score of two represents "below world standard" and a score of one represents "well below world standard".
Breadth.This is the total number of fields which show research activity up to a maximum of 22.

2012-2013 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings - Australian University Rankings

(added 4th October 2012)

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.
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
• Two new entrants in the top 100 (UNSW and Monash) making a total of 6
• One new entrant in the top 200 (Adelaide) making a total of 8
• UNSW records a remarkable improvement from last year's 173 as it moves into the top 100 at position 85 and replaces Monash at position 5 in the Australian rankings
• Melbourne University moves well ahead of ANU as Australia's number one ranked university with a 9 place improvement to 28
• Monash improves 19 places to move into the top 100 at number 99 but falls to 6th in the Australian rankings
• Adelaide jumps into the top 200 at position 176, becoming the 8th Australian university in the top 200 and overtakes UWA to secure position 7 of the Australian rankings
• Murdoch jumps from outside top 400 to inside the 301-350 range
• Four Australian universities drop out of the top 400 (Curtin, Griffith, La Trobe, Swinburne)
• Two new Australian universities enter the top 400 (Murdoch, University of Technology Sydney)
• Australia drops from 21 universities in the top 400 to 19 universities in the top 400

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.

University*	Aus Rank	(World Rank)
University of Melbourne	1	(57)
Australian National University (ANU)	2	(64)
University of Queensland	3	(90)
University of Sydney	4	(93)
University of Western Australia (UWA)	5	(96)
Monash University	6-7	(101-150)
University of New South Wales (UNSW)	6-7	(101-150)
Macquarie University	8-9	(201-300)
University of Adelaide	8-9	(201-300)
Flinders University	10-16	(301-400)
Griffith University	10-16	(301-400)
James Cook University	10-16	(301-400)
Swinburne University of Technology	10-16	(301-400)
University of Newcastle	10-16	(301-400)
University of Tasmania	10-16	(301-400)
University of Wollongong	10-16	(301-400)
Curtin University	17-19	(401-500)
La Trobe University	17-19	(401-500)
University of Technology, Sydney	17-19	(401-500)

*Institutions within the same rank range are listed alphabetically

2011-2012 THE Times Higher Education World University Rankings - Australian University National Rankings

(added 6th October 2011)

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)