Latest News: 2006 Australian University Rankings in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University World Rankings
Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute of Higher Education has developed a reputation for ranking the world universities. The 2006 rankings feature a number of Australian universitites within the top 500 as follows:

National Rank University Regional Rank
(Asia Pacific) World Rank
1 Australian National University 3 54
2 University of Melbourne 7 78
3-5 University of Queensland 10-19 102-150
3-5 University of Sydney 10-19 102-150
3-5 University of Western Australia 10-19 102-150
6 University of New South Wales 20-24 151-200
7-9 Macquarie University 25-40 201-300
7-9 Monash University 25-40 201-300
7-9 University of Adelaide 25-40 201-300
10-11 University of Newcastle (Australia) 41-63 301-400
12-16 Flinders University 64-92 401-500
12-16 James Cook University 64-92 401-500
12-16 Murdoch University 64-92 401-500
12-16 University of New England (Australia) 64-92 401-500
12-16 University of Tasmania 64-92 401-500

2005 Melbourne Institute International Standing of Australian Universities

This table shows the 2005 standardised rankings from the quantitative survey conducted by the Melbourne Institute into the international standing of Australian universities. The Institute examined a number of variables to determine this standardised ranking, including the international standing of staff, graduate programs, undergrad intake, undergrad programs, resources, and the views of Deans and CEOs.

Note: The Melbourne Institute is operated by the University of Melbourne

University Index
Australian National University 100
University of Melbourne 100
University of Sydney 93
University of Queensland 87
University of New South Wales 84
University of Western Australia 77
Monash University 75
University of Adelaide 70
Flinders University of South Australia 55
Macquarie University 55
University of Tasmania 54
Murdoch University 53
University of Newcastle 53
University of Wollongong 53
Curtin University of Technology 50
Griffith University 50
University of New England 50
Deakin University 49
James Cook University 49
Queensland University of Technology 49
University of Technology,Sydney 47
University of South Australia 46
RMIT University 44
University of Canberra 44
Southern Cross University 41
Swinburne University of Technology 41
University of Western Sydney 41
Victoria University 41
Charles Darwin University 40
Edith Cowan University 40
Central Queensland University 39
Charles Sturt University 39
University of Southern Queensland 38
University of Ballarat 37
Australian Catholic University 36
University of the Sunshine Coast 32
University of Notre Dame, Australia 29
 
University of Melbourne ranked number 19 in the world 2005
Times Higher Education Rankings

The Times Higher Education Supplement world university Top 20. Last year's rankings are in brackets.

1 (1) Harvard University US
2 (3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology US
3 (6) Cambridge University UK
4 (5) Oxford University UK
5 (7) Stanford University US
6 (2) University of California, Berkeley US
7 (8) Yale University US
8 (4) California Institute of Technology US
9 (9) Princeton University US
10 (27) Ecole Polytechnique France
11- (52) Duke University US
11- (11) London School of Economics UK
13 (14) Imperial College London UK
14 (23) Cornell University US
15 (17) Beijing University China
16 (12) Tokyo University Japan
17- (20) University ofCalifornia, San Francisco US
17- (13) University of Chicago US
19 (22) Melbourne University Australia
20 (19) Columbia University US

Source: Times Higher Education Supplement

Teaching Performance Rankings August 2005

This table shows the teaching standards published in the Australian newspaper. An explanation of the scaling method follows the table:

University Score
1 - University of Wollongong 34.24
2 - Australian Maritime College 30.79
3 - University of Melbourne 29.93
4 - Swinburne University of Technology 29.33
5 - University of Queensland 28.73
6 - Australian National University 26.95
7 - University of New England 25.56
8 - University of Canberra 24.25
9 - University of Ballarat 24.08
10 - University of Sydney 23.93
11 - Murdoch University 23.49
12 - University of Western Australia 23.42
13 - Australian Catholic University 22.73
14 - Monash University 22.16
15 - La Trobe University 21.18
16 - Macquarie University 19.96
17 - Charles Sturt University 19.44
18 - University of Technology,Sydney 18.72
19 - Victoria University 18.65
20 - University of the Sunshine Coast 18.44
21 - Deakin University 18.35
22 - Griffith University 18.25
23 - Edith Cowan University 17.91
24 - Curtin University of Technology 17.45
25 - University of Newcastle 16.31
26 - Flinders University 16.02
27 - University of Southern Queensland 15.39
28 - Southern Cross University 14.83
29 - RMIT 14.49
30 - James Cook University 14.17
31 - Queensland University of Technology 13.67
32 - University of New South Wales 13.56
33 - University of Western Sydney 12.85
34 - University of Tasmania 12.00
35 - Central Queensland University 11.49
36 - University of Adelaide 10.54
37 - University of South Australia 10.11
38 - Charles Darwin University 9.05

The scaling method used in preparing this league table has five components:
1) CEQ (Course experience questionnaire) generic skills: 17.91% weighting
2) CEQ good teaching: 18.5%
3) CEQ overall satisfaction: 18.9%
4) Students in full-time employment after they graduate: 11.48%
5) Those that go on to full-time study: 10.29%
6) Drop-out or attrition rates: 10.65%
7) Student progress or pass rates: 12.26%

2004 Times Higher Education Supplement Australian Rankings

This list shows the international ranking of Australian universities that have been included in the top 100 universities as determined by the Times Higher Education Supplement

16 Australian National University
22 University of Melbourne
33 Monash University
36 University of New South Wales
40 University of Sydney
49 University of Queensland

2004 Melbourne Institute International Standing of Australian Universities

This table shows the standardised rankings from the quantitative survey conducted by the Melbourne Institute into the international standing of Australian universities. The Institute examined a number of variables to determine this standardised ranking, including the international standing of staff, graduate programs, undergrad intake, undergrad programs, resources, and the views of Deans and CEOs.

Note: The Melbourne Institute is operated by the University of Melbourne

University Index
Australian National University 100
University of Melbourne 100
University of Sydney 95
University of Queensland 87
University of New South Wales 85
Monash University 76
University of Western Australia 76
University of Adelaide 70
Flinders University of South Australia 56
Macquarie University 54
University of Tasmania 53
University of Newcastle 52
Murdoch University 51
La Trobe University 51
University of Wollongong 50
Curtin University of Technology 49
Griffith University 49
Queensland University of Technology 49
Deakin University 47
University of New England 47
University of Technology,Sydney 47
James Cook University 46
Swinburne University of Technology 46
University of South Australia 44
RMIT University 43
University of Canberra 42
Charles Darwin University 41
Edith Cowan University 41
Victoria Unive