We’re proud of our outstanding reputation for excellence
For over 160 years, we’ve made distinctive contributions to society and attracted the brightest students and researchers – bringing together the world's best minds to solve globally significant problems.
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# 1 in Australia
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# 34 in the world
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# 8 in graduate employability worldwide
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023/QS Graduate Employability 2022
Independent world rankings place us as number one in Australia and among the leading universities internationally – number 34 (THE) and number 35 (ARWU).
In Australia, our research expenditure is second only to that of the CSIRO. With over 100 research centres and institutes, we bring together expertise from across the University and connect with thought leaders around the world to tackle society’s complex problems in innovative ways.
QS World University Rankings place us in the top 20 internationally in 14 subject areas.
By the numbers
54 000+
students
51% undergraduate 49% graduate (equivalent full-time student load - EFTSL)
430 000+
living alumni
40%
international students
from 150 nationalities
24%
undergraduates
undertook an international experience
$500
million
research income
#8
ranking worldwide
for graduate employability
(QS Graduate Employability 2021)
97%
of undergraduates in work
after 3 - 5 years (Career Outcomes survey 2017)
98%
of graduates in work
after 3 - 5 years (Career Outcomes survey 2017)
2 out of 5
Graduates volunteer
(Career Outcomes survey 2017)
Most
highly-cited researchers
in Australia (2019)
1600+
student internship partners
87%
of graduates developed
analytical problem-solving skills
(Career Outcomes survey 2017)
as at October 2020, unless otherwise noted.
University and program rankings in detail
We’re proud to be consistently ranked as a leading university around the world for research and teaching.
| Independently published global and program rankings | Australia ranking | World ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 | 1 | 33 |
| Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021 | 1 | 33 |
| QS World University Rankings 2022 | 2 | 37 |
| QS World University Rankings (by subject) 2022 | ||
| Accounting and Finance | 2 | 21 |
| Anthropology | 2 | 20 |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 16 |
| Business and Management | 1 | 34 |
| Development studies | 1 | 13 |
| Economics and Econometrics | 2 | 34 |
| Education | 2 | 14 |
| Geography | 1 | 16 |
| Law | 1 | 12 |
| Life sciences and medicine | 1 | 17 |
| Medicine | 2 | 20 |
| Psychology | 1 | 17 |
| Social policy and administration | 1 | 12 |
| Social sciences and management | 1 | 15 |
| Sociology | 2 | 19 |
| Sports related subjects | 4 | 10 |
| Additional rankings | ||
| Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2021 | 1 | 46 |
| US News Best Global Universities 2021 | 1 | 25 |