2025 Edition · Updated April

Australia's Best Universities Ranked

Comprehensive rankings based on academic reputation, employer outcomes, research impact, and student experience — helping you choose with confidence.

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Group of Eight
6
Ranking Criteria
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University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC 50,000+ students Est. 1853 🌍 #33 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
97
Employer
95
Research
93
95.2
Score
▲ +2 YoY
2
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University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 72,000+ students Est. 1850 🌍 #41 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
95
Employer
96
Research
90
93.8
Score
— Same
3
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University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD 55,000+ students Est. 1909 🌍 #47 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
92
Employer
88
Research
94
92.1
Score
▲ +1 YoY
4
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UNSW Sydney
Sydney, NSW 63,000+ students Est. 1949 🌍 ##19 World
Group of 8 STEM Focus
Academic
91
Employer
93
Research
87
90.6
Score
▲ +3 YoY
5
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University of Western Australia
Perth, WA 26,000+ students Est. 1911 🌍 #90 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
88
Employer
85
Research
91
88.4
Score
— Same
6
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University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA 30,000+ students Est. 1874 🌍 #109 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
86
Employer
83
Research
89
86.2
Score
▼ -1 YoY
7
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Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 22,000+ students Est. 1946 🌍 #30 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
94
Employer
79
Research
96
85.7
Score
▼ -2 YoY
8
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Monash University
Melbourne, VIC 86,000+ students Est. 1958 🌍 #42 World
Group of 8 Research Intensive
Academic
88
Employer
86
Research
84
85.0
Score
▲ +1 YoY
9
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University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, NSW 46,000+ students Est. 1988 🌍 #133 World
Technology Innovation Hub
Academic
80
Employer
87
Research
76
80.5
Score
▲ +4 YoY
10
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RMIT University
Melbourne, VIC 96,000+ students Est. 1887 🌍 #140 World
Technology Applied Research
Academic
78
Employer
85
Research
74
78.9
Score
— Same
11
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Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, QLD 50,000+ students Est. 1989 🌍 #183 World
Technology
Academic
75
Employer
82
Research
70
75.6
Score
▲ +2 YoY
12
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Flinders University
Adelaide, SA 27,000+ students Est. 1966 🌍 #401 World
Regional Health Sciences
Academic
70
Employer
74
Research
72
71.8
Score
▲ +1 YoY

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