Top Universities in Australia 2024-2025

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 2025 below, with data from the latest QS World University Rankings and THE World University Rankings.

QS Top universities in Australia 2025

Rank	University	Global rank
1.	The University of Melbourne	13
2.	The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)	19
3.	The University of Sydney	18
4.	Australian National University (ANU)	30
5.	Monash University	37
6.	The University of Queensland	40
7.	The University of Western Australia	77
8.	The University of Adelaide	82
9.	University of Technology Sydney	88
10.	Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)	133
11.	RMIT University	123
12.	University of Wollongong	167
13.	The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON)	179
14.	Curtin University	174
15.	Queensland University of Technology (QUT)	213
16.	Deakin University	197
17.	La Trobe University	217
18.	Griffith University	255
19.	Swinburne University of Technology	291
20.	University of Tasmania	293

THE top universities in Australia 2025

University
University of Melbourne	39
Monash University	58
The University of Sydney	61
Australian National University	73
The University of Queensland	77
UNSW Sydney	83
University of Adelaide	128
University of Western Australia	149
University of Technology Sydney	154
Macquarie University	178
Deakin University	201-250
Queensland University of Technology	201-250
University of Wollongong	201-250
Curtin University	251-300
La Trobe University	251-300
Swinburne University of Technology	251-300
Flinders University	301-350
Griffith University	301-350
University of South Australia	301-350
Western Sydney University	301-350
Edith Cowan University	351-400
University of Southern Queensland:	351-400

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Top Universities in Australia 2025

QS Top universities in Australia 2025

THE top universities in Australia 2025