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Best Universities in Australia 2027

A consensus ranking of 39 universities in Australia, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Oceania).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
University of Melbourne · Melbourne
22
37
38
30
97.9
2
University of Sydney · Sydney
28
40
72
29
97
3
Monash University · Melbourne
31
51
76
38
96.6
4
The University of Queensland · Brisbane
40
·
65
43
96.5
5
The University of New South Wales · Sydney
19
·
80
37
96.4
6
The Australian National University · Canberra
29
·
101-150
86
94.7
7
The University of Western Australia · Perth
77
153
101-150
98
93.4
8
Adelaide University · Adelaide
79
133
151-200
99
92.3
9
University of Technology Sydney · Sydney
87
·
201-300
83
90.5
10
University of Newcastle
149
275
·
244
88.9
11
Macquarie University
126
·
201-300
178
88.2
12
Curtin University
189
275
201-300
152
87.3
13
Deakin University
227
225
201-300
173
87.2
14
Swinburne University of Technology
291
275
201-300
146
86.1
15
RMIT University
119
275
301-400
198
85.1
16
University of Wollongong
195
225
301-400
212
84.6
17
Queensland University of Technology
240
225
301-400
182
84.4
18
Griffith University
230
275
301-400
238
83.2
19
La Trobe University
241
275
301-400
278
82.5
20
University of Tasmania
311
275
301-400
281
81.6
21
Western Sydney University
370
325
301-400
265
80.5
22
Flinders University
374
325
401-500
434
75.8
23
James Cook University
438
375
401-500
416
74.6
24
The University of Newcastle, Australia
244
·
401-500
·
73.8
25
Federation University Australia
·
550
·
·
72.5
26
University of Southern Queensland
411
375
601-700
278
71.7
27
Victoria University
370
550
·
785
71.6
28
Central Queensland University
436
450
·
827
71.5
29
University of Canberra
477
450
·
847
70.4
30
Murdoch University
422
450
501-600
510
70.2
31
Charles Darwin University
551
450
·
797
70
32
University of South Australia
·
·
401-500
424
69.3
33
Australian Catholic University
851
450
601-700
354
64.3
34
Southern Cross University
634
450
·
1151
62.8
35
Edith Cowan University
545
375
801-900
457
62.8
36
Bond University
518
450
·
1296
62.3
37
Charles Sturt University
951
700
·
864
58.1
38
University of the Sunshine Coast
851
550
801-900
1048
49.4
39
The University of Notre Dame Australia
1201
900
·
1592
38.4

About Australia higher education

Australia has a compact but globally competitive higher education system, anchored by the Group of Eight (Go8) research universities. Australian universities are popular with international students for their high quality of life, post-study work rights, and strong research performance in medicine, engineering, and environmental sciences.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Australia 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/au/
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