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Australia Universities Rankings

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Australian University Rankings 2007.

Latest News: 2007 THES-QS Top World 200 Ranking Times Higher Education Supplement University Rankings

University	Aus Rank	(World Rank)
ANU	1	(16)
Uni of Melbourne	2	(27)
Uni of Sydney	3	(31)
UQ	4	(33)
Monash U	5	(43)
UNSW	6	(44)
Uni of Adelaide	7	(62)
UWA	8	(64)
Macquarie U	9	(168)
QUT	10	(195)
Uni of Wollongong	11	(199)
RMIT	12	(200)

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2007 Australian University Rankings from the Melbourne Institute

University	Index
Australian National University	100
University of Melbourne	95
University of Sydney	93
University of Queensland	84
University of New South Wales	81
Monash University	75
University of Western Australia	68
University of Adelaide	63
Macquarie University	56
Queensland University of Technology	53
University of Wollongong	52
La Trobe University	52
University of Newcastle	51
University of Tasmania	50
Griffith University	50
University of Technology,Sydney	49
Curtin University of Technology	48
Flinders University	48
Murdoch University	47
RMIT University	46
University of South Australia	46
Deakin University	45
University of New England	45
University of Western Sydney	44
James Cook University	44
Swinburne University of Technology	43
Southern Cross University	41
University of Canberra	41
Victoria University	41
Australian Catholic University	40
Charles Sturt University	40
University of Southern Queensland	38
University of Ballarat	38
University of the Sunshine Coast	38
Edith Cowan University	37
Charles Darwin University	30
Central Queensland University	30

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

2006 Australian University Rankings

This table shows the 2006 rankings of Australian universities based on a comparative analysis of a number of general elements relating to university performance. This does not measure or compare the individual learning areas within the university.

University	Index
Australian National University	100
University of Melbourne	100
University of Sydney	93
University of Queensland	90
University of New South Wales	88
Monash University	86
University of Western Australia	80
University of Adelaide	76
Flinders University of South Australia	72
Macquarie University	65
University of Tasmania	64
Murdoch University	60
University of Newcastle	57
University of Wollongong	57
Curtin University of Technology	55
Griffith University	54
RMIT University	53
University of New England	52
Deakin University	49
Queensland University of Technology	49
James Cook University	48
University of Technology,Sydney	47
University of South Australia	46
University of Canberra	44
La Trobe University	43
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 Ballarat	37
Australian Catholic University	36
University of Southern Queensland	35
University of the Sunshine Coast	32
University of Notre Dame, Australia	29

Australian School and Discipline Rankings

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Australian Engineering School Rankings

Australian Business School Rankings

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
La Trobe University	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 University	41
Charles Sturt University	39
Southern Cross University	39
University of Western Sydney	39
University of Ballarat	38
Australian Catholic University	37
Central Queensland University	37
University of Southern Queensland	36
University of Notre Dame, Australia	32
University of the Sunshine Coast	32

Any prospective student should be aware that the ratings of Australian universities might produce a list of what is regarded as Australian top universities, but this does not mean that these universities have what the student requires over all areas of study. Many of the Australian universities have reputations in various areas that are far better than the reputations that the ranked or elite level universities have for those particular areas. Two examples would be RMIT University's architecture studies and La Trobe University's nursing studies. There are also many other examples in areas such as computing, international studies, public relations, and business. The prospective student must therefore think carefully about how any university offers exactly what the student wants instead of just relying on an Australian university ranking system alone.

There is no official ranking of Australian universities as exists in some other countries. All universities used to be grouped in terms of quality but that practice was stopped because the government believed it placed limitations on the lower ranking and benefited the top ranking Australian universities, The Department of Education, Science and Training DEST teaching performance rankings Australia are not really a ranking of the universities as they relate to the experience of the students. The Australian university rankings that do exist are therefore based on independent evaluations that use different critera and approach the task from different perspectives. One of the first to undertake a rating was Asiaweek, although the best Australian universities were included with the Asian rankings in the survey they conducted.

Asiaweek's Australian top ranking universities

Asiaweek magazine spent three years compiling the first and only regional listing of Asia's best universities, They claim that they have become an authority on the subject. Asiaweek maintains an extensive databank on everything from faculty qualifications to research output to student-per-teacher ratios to data on Internet access of 114 leading multi-disciplinary institutions and science and technology schools across Asia. Unfortunately for the credibility of Asiaweek's ranking system there have been some major Asian universities withdraw from the survery. Most notable of these is the withdrawal of the prestigious University of Tokyo. Along with this many of the Chinese universities have decided not to particpate.

All of the Australian universities took part in the survey so it is still possible to get an idea about what Asiaweek thought about the top Australian universities. The only problem with the withdrawal of so many top profile Asian insitutions from the survey is that the position on the list is not necessarily correct. However, the position of each institution relative to other Australian universities can still show what Asiaweek thought of the Australian rankings.

Asiaweek's ranking of Australian universities

The original Asiaweek 1999 survey included a number of Australian universities. These are presented in the order that they appear in the Asianweek top 100 (with original Asiaweek Asian ranking position indicated).

8 University of New South Wales
10 University of Melbourne
13 Australian National University
15 University of Sydney
19 University of Queensland
25 University of Western Australia
34 University of Adelaide
46 Monash University
51 Macquarie University
59 University of Wollongong

In 2000 Asiaweek grouped the universities into two distinct categories and then rated them relative to other universities in that category. The distinction between 'Multi-Disciplinary' and 'Science and Technology' does not seem so relevant in the modern higher education sector. Analysing the Australian rankings shows that the classification seems to have been based on historical factors as they are mainly the old institutes of technology. Although these do lead the way in a number of areas of science and technology, they also have a very strong presence in a number of non-science and technology areas such as business. The rankings are presented for your examination but they should be viewed with a critical mind.

Multi-Disciplinary		Science and Technology
Asian Ranking	Name	Asian Ranking	Name
8	Australian National University	22	Curtin University of Technology
9	University of Melbourne	25	Queensland University of Technology
10	University of New South Wales	26	University of Technology
13	University of Sydney	28	RMIT University
23	University of Western Australia	38	University of South Australia
25	University of Queensland
26	University of Adelaide
30	Monash University
45	University of Wollongong
56	Maquarie University

Australian top universities

Another way of looking at the Australian university ratings is to examine some of the groupings that have formed since the removal of the government controlled grouping system. The most important of these is the 'Group of Eight' which consists of all the previous 'Group 1' Universities (the highest ranking) along with a couple of others that have improved their performance and quality over recent years. The group of eight is regarded as the group of top Australian universities and each of these universities is able to attract resources, students and personnel because of this reputation. The group of eight consists of (not in ranking order):

The University of Adelaide
The Australian National University
The University of Melbourne
Monash University
The University of New South Wales
The University of Queensland
The University of Sydney
The University of Western Australia

Australian MBA Rankings

Financial Times MBA World Top 100 2000

Two Australian entrants on the Financial Times MBA 2000 world rankings were:

Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne) - 57
Australian Graduate School of Management - 65

Financial Times MBA World Top 100 2003

These same two entrants were on the Financial Times MBA 2003 world rankings:

Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne) - 64 (3 year average 67)
Australian Graduate School of Management - 69 (3 year average 55)

The selection criteria for this ranking comprised three broad dimensions: purchasing power in the marketplace, diversity of experience, and research qualities. The Financial Times rankings are regarded as the most comprehensive head-to-head comparison among business schools worldwide.

Financial Times MBA World Top 100 2004

QUT's Brisbane Graduate School of Business is a new entrant in the Financial Times Top 100 for 2004:

Australian Graduate School of Management - 53 (3 year average 63)
Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne) - 72 (3 year average 73)
Brisbane Graduate School of Management QUT - 82

Asiaweek Asia's best MBA schools 2000

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following schools did not participate in this survey:

Australia Asia Management Centre (The Australian National University)
Australian Graduate School of Management AGSM (University of New South Wales and University of Sydney)

W O R L D C L A S S

BEST IN REPUTATION

No Australian winner

BEST FULL-TIME MBA IN ASIA

Melbourne Business School No:1 of 3

BEST PART-TIME MBA IN ASIA
Melbourne Business School No: 1 of 3

BEST EXECUTIVE MBA IN ASIA
No Australian winner

BEST DISTANCE MBA IN ASIA
Curtin University of Technology No: 2 of 3
Brisbane Graduate School of Business No: 3 of 3.

Asia's Best MBA Schools By Reputation
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Asian Rating

4 Melbourne Business School
15 Macquarie Graduate School of Management
16 Monash Mount Eliza Business School
26 School of Management (RMIT University)
27 Graduate School of Business (University of Technology Sydney)
30 Brisbane Graduate School of Business (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
31 Graduate School of Management (University of Adelaide)
33 Graduate School of Business (Curtin University of Technology)
40 International Graduate School of Management (University of South
Australia)

Economist Intelligence Unit World MBA 2002 Rankings

Five Australian MBA schools appear on the Economist 2002 rankings

School Rank (out of 100)
42 Macquarie Graduate School of Management
70 Australian Graduate School of Management
75 Mt Eliza Business School
89 Melbourne Business School University of Melbourne
91 Monash University Graduate School of Business

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