The Best Australian Universities & Colleges in 2023
Many international students want to study at one of the top Australian universities and colleges. Every year, the QS system ranks universities per their global standing and subject-wise performance (which includes 48 different subjects and five faculty areas) along with five regional tables.
According to the QS Ranking 2023, seven universities are in the top 100 and fourteen are in the top 250 from Australia in the global ranking table. Australian National University is the best-ranked university in Australia, securing 30th position worldwide.
Here is a table of the top 25 universities in Australia with their global and country position.
| Rank | Global Ranking | University Name | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Australian National University | 82.1 |
| 2 | 33 | The University of Melbourne | 81.6 |
| 3 | 41 | The University of Sydney | 79.6 |
| 4 | 45 | University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) | 78 |
| 5 | =50 | The University of Queensland | 74.8 |
| 6 | 57 | Monash University | 71.6 |
| 7 | 90 | The University of Western Australia | 61.7 |
| 8 | 109 | The University of Adelaide | 57 |
| 9 | 137 | University of Technology Sydney | 53.2 |
| 10 | =185 | University of Wollongong | 45.4 |
| 11 | =190 | RMIT University | 44.6 |
| 12 | 192 | University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) | 44.5 |
| 13 | 193 | Curtin University | 44.4 |
| 14 | =195 | Macquarie University | 44.2 |
| 15 | =222 | Queensland University of Technology (QUT | 41.5 |
| 16 | 266 | Deakin University | 37.5 |
| 17 | =293 | University of Tasmania | 35.6 |
| 18 | =296 | Swinburne University of Technology | 35.4 |
| 19 | =300 | Griffith University | 35.2 |
| 20 | 316 | La Trobe University | 33.9 |
| 21 | =363 | University of South Australia | 30.2 |
| 22 | =425 | Flinders University | 27.2 |
| 23 | =461 | James Cook University | 25.5 |
| 24 | =481 | Bond University | 24.8 |
| 25 | 501-510 | Western Sydney University | – |
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