Top Universities in Australia 2024

Apart from being home to global cities teeming with life and history, inclusive communities and unique cultures, Australia has always been a popular destination for international students.

The country has an array of world-class universities, including institutions that are part of the Group of Eight, as well as members from the Australian Technology Network. Australian universities also fare strongly in world university rankings, particularly in areas like research output and teaching quality.

For those who are seeking to pursue your foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate pathways in Australia, university rankings can provide a sense of whether the institution is right for you.

Ranking providers like the QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education World (THE) University Rankings are globally recognised, often used by students as part of their research before applying to study abroad.

With that, we’ve compiled the top universities in Australia for 2024 below, with data from the latest QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings.

QS top universities in Australia 2024

Rank	University	Global rank
1.	The University of Melbourne	14
2.	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	19
3.	The University of Sydney	19
4.	Australian National University (ANU)	34
5.	Monash University	42
6.	The University of Queensland	43
7.	The University of Western Australia	72
8.	The University of Adelaide	89
9.	University of Technology Sydney	90
10.	Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)	130
11.	RMIT University	140
12.	University of Wollongong	162
13.	The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)	173
14.	Curtin University	183
15.	Queensland University of Technology (QUT)	189
16.	Deakin University	233
17.	La Trobe University	242
18.	Griffith University	243
19.	Swinburne University of Technology	285
20.	University of Tasmania	307

THE top universities in Australia 2024

Rank	University	Global rank
1.	University of Melbourne	37
2.	Monash University	54
3.	University of Sydney	60
4.	Australian National University	67
5.	The University of Queensland	70
6.	UNSW Sydney	84
7.	University of Adelaide	111
8.	The University of Western Australia	131
9.	University of Technology Sydney	133
10.	Macquarie University	175
11.	Queensland University of Technology	199
12.	Curtin University	201–250
13.	University of Newcastle	201–250
14.	Swinburne University of Technology	201–250
15.	University of Wollongong	201–250
16.	Deakin University	251–300
17.	Griffith University	251–300
18.	La Trobe University	251–300
19.	RMIT University	251–300
20.	University of Tasmania	251–300

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Top universities in Australia 2024

QS top universities in Australia 2024

THE top universities in Australia 2024