(Updated on 21 December 2023)
Curious about where Australian universities are ranked? We've compiled the latest lists from 3 world ranking systems below.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
| The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,906 universities around the world and is based on 18 performance indicators across 5 key areas. | ![]() |
- #37 – The University of Melbourne
- #54 – Monash University
- #60 – The University of Sydney
- #67 – The Australian National University
- #70 – The University of Queensland
- #84 – The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- #=111 – The University of Adelaide
- #=143 – The University of Western Australia
- #148 – University of Technology Sydney
- #180 – Macquarie University
- #=199 – Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- #201-250 – Curtin University
- #201-250 – The University of Newcastle Australia (UON)
- #201-250 – Swinburne University of Technology
- #201-250 – University of Wollongong
- #251-300 – Deakin University
- #251-300 – Griffifth University
- #251-300 – La Trobe University
- #251-300 – RMIT University
- #251-300 – University of Tasmania
Check out where your university ranks on the full list here.
QS World Rankings 2024
| The QS World University Rankings® 2024 include 1,500 universities from around the world and are based on 3 key metrics. | ![]() |
- #14 – The University of Melbourne
- #=19 – The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- #=19 – The University of Sydney
- #=34 – The Australian National University
- #42 – Monash University
- #=43 – The University of Queensland
- #72 – The University of Western Australia
- #89 – The University of Adelaide
- #90 – University of Technology Sydney
- #=130 – Macquarie University
- #140 – RMIT University
- #162 – University of Wollongong
- #=173 – The University of Newcastle Australia (UON)
- #183 – Curtin University
- #=189 – Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- #=233 – Deakin University
- #242 – La Trobe University
- #243 – Griffifth University
- #=285 – Swinburne University of Technology
- #=307 – University of Tasmania
Check out where your university ranks on the full list here.
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023
| The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) include more than 2,500 universities and are is based on 6 key ranking indicators. The ARWU is published and copyrighted by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. | ![]() |
- #35 – The University of Melbourne
- #51 – The University of Queensland
- #72 – The University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- #73 – The University of Sydney
- #77 – Monash University
- #84 – The Australian National University
- #101-150 – The University of Western Australia
- #151-200 – The University of Adelaide
- #201-300 – Curtin University
- #201-300 – Deakin University
- #201-300 – Macquarie University
- #201-300 – Swinburne University of Technology
- #201-300 – University of Tasmania
- #201-300 – University of Technology Sydney
- #201-300 – University of Wollongong
- #301-400 – Flinders University
- #301-400 – Griffith University
- #301-400 – James Cook University
- #301-400 – La Trobe University
- #301-400 – Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Check out where your university ranks on the full list here.



