Australian universities' reputation for world-class education is slipping. Here's how they fare on t
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Australian universities have been hit hard in global rankings, with only one local institution in the top 50. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings publishes an annual list, comparing and ranking 1,904 universities in 108 countries and territories for 2024. Australia's highest-ranked institution, the University of Melbourne, remained at 34th, while all but one university fell down the rankings. First Oxford University, United Kingdom Oxford University, England Second Stanford University, USA Stanford University, USA Third Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Fourth Harvard University, USA Harvard University, USA Fifth University of Cambridge, UK You can see the full list on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings website. How did Australian universities fare? RMIT University was the only local university to improve its rankings last year; It went from a 301-350 point in 2022 to 251-300 in 2023. The University of Adelaide saw the biggest drop, falling 23 places out of the top 100. Five universities retained their place in the top 100 Melbourne, Monash University, of Sydney, Australian National and Queensland. However, the University of Queensland fell from 53rd to 70th. The highest ranked Australian university still goes to the University of Melbourne, ranked 34th. Why have Australia's university rankings fallen? Associate Professor Gwilym Croucher, from Melbourne's Higher Education Research Centre, believes the COVID pandemic has played a role Australia's decline in performance this sector. "Australia's closed borders for much of 2020 and 2021 had a clear negative impact in terms of reputation, as reflected in ranking performance," he told Times Higher Education. “While many top Australian universities have performed relatively well financially after the pandemic, an overall change in ranking positions may also reflect disruption to teaching and research caused by prolonged lockdowns,” he added. How are Australian universities ranked? Here are 37 Australian universities ranked in the 2024 list The top 200 institutions are numbered individually, with rest grouped together in numbered groups #34 University of Melbourne #54 Monash University #54 Monash University #60 University of Sydney #60 University of Sydney #67 Australian National University #67 Australian National University #70 University of Queensland #70 University of Queensland #84 UNSW Sydney #84 UNSW Sydney #111 University of Adelaide #111 University of Adelaide #143 University of Western Australia #143 University of Western Australia #148 University of Technology Sydney #148 University of Technology Sydney #180 Macquarie University #180 Macquarie University #199 Queensland University of Technology #199 Queensland University of Technology #201–250 Curtin University #201–250 Curtin University #201–250 Swinburne Universit
Australian universities have been hit hard in global rankings, with only one local institution in the top 50. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings publishes an annual list, comparing and ranking 1,904 universities in 108 countries and territories for 2024. Australia's highest-ranked institution, the University of Melbourne, remained at 34th, while all but one university fell down the rankings. First Oxford University, United Kingdom Oxford University, England Second Stanford University, USA Stanford University, USA Third Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Fourth Harvard University, USA Harvard University, USA Fifth University of Cambridge, UK You can see the full list on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings website. How did Australian universities fare? RMIT University was the only local university to improve its rankings last year; It went from a 301-350 point in 2022 to 251-300 in 2023. The University of Adelaide saw the biggest drop, falling 23 places out of the top 100. Five universities retained their place in the top 100 Melbourne, Monash University, of Sydney, Australian National and Queensland. However, the University of Queensland fell from 53rd to 70th. The highest ranked Australian university still goes to the University of Melbourne, ranked 34th. Why have Australia's university rankings fallen? Associate Professor Gwilym Croucher, from Melbourne's Higher Education Research Centre, believes the COVID pandemic has played a role Australia's decline in performance this sector. "Australia's closed borders for much of 2020 and 2021 had a clear negative impact in terms of reputation, as reflected in ranking performance," he told Times Higher Education. “While many top Australian universities have performed relatively well financially after the pandemic, an overall change in ranking positions may also reflect disruption to teaching and research caused by prolonged lockdowns,” he added. How are Australian universities ranked? Here are 37 Australian universities ranked in the 2024 list The top 200 institutions are numbered individually, with rest grouped together in numbered groups #34 University of Melbourne #54 Monash University #54 Monash University #60 University of Sydney #60 University of Sydney #67 Australian National University #67 Australian National University #70 University of Queensland #70 University of Queensland #84 UNSW Sydney #84 UNSW Sydney #111 University of Adelaide #111 University of Adelaide #143 University of Western Australia #143 University of Western Australia #148 University of Technology Sydney #148 University of Technology Sydney #180 Macquarie University #180 Macquarie University #199 Queensland University of Technology #199 Queensland University of Technology #201–250 Curtin University #201–250 Curtin University #201–250 Swinburne Universit