| World University rank 2021 |
Australia Rank 2021 |
University |
City |
State/territory |
| 31 |
1 |
University of Melbourne |
Melbourne |
Victoria |
| =51 |
2 |
University of Sydney |
Sydney |
New South Wales |
| 59 |
3 |
Australian National University |
Canberra |
Australian Capital Territory |
| =62 |
4 |
The University of Queensland |
Brisbane |
Queensland |
| =64 |
5 |
Monash University |
Melbourne |
Victoria |
| 67 |
6 |
UNSW Sydney |
Kensington |
New South Wales |
| =118 |
7 |
University of Adelaide |
Adelaide |
South Australia |
| 139 |
8 |
The University of Western Australia |
Perth |
Western Australia |
| =160 |
9 |
University of Technology Sydney |
Sydney |
New South Wales |
| =184 |
10 |
University of Canberra |
Canberra |
Australian Capital Territory |
| 186 |
11 |
Queensland University of Technology |
Brisbane |
Queensland |
| =195 |
12 |
Macquarie University |
Sydney |
New South Wales |
| 201–250 |
13 |
Curtin University |
Perth |
Western Australia |
| 201–250 |
13 |
Griffith University |
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan |
Queensland |
| 201–250 |
13 |
James Cook University |
Townsville City |
Queensland |
| 201–250 |
13 |
La Trobe University |
Melbourne |
Victoria |
| 201–250 |
13 |
University of Wollongong |
Wollongong |
New South Wales |
| 251–300 |
18 |
Australian Catholic University |
Sydney |
New South Wales |
| 251–300 |
18 |
Deakin University |
Geelong |
Victoria |
| 251–300 |
18 |
Flinders University |
Adelaide |
South Australia |
| 251–300 |
18 |
University of Newcastle |
Callaghan |
New South Wales |
| 251–300 |
18 |
Western Sydney University |
Sydney |
New South Wales |
| 301–350 |
23 |
RMIT University |
Melbourne |
Victoria |
| 301–350 |
23 |
University of South Australia |
Adelaide |
South Australia |
| 351–400 |
25 |
Swinburne University of Technology |
Hawthorn |
Victoria |
| 351–400 |
25 |
University of Tasmania |
Hobart |
Tasmania |
| 351–400 |
25 |
Victoria University |
Melbourne |
Victoria |
| 401–500 |
28 |
Edith Cowan University |
Joondalup |
Western Australia |
| 501–600 |
29 |
Bond University |
Gold Coast |
Queensland |
| 501–600 |
29 |
Charles Darwin University |
Casuarina |
Northern Territory |
| 501–600 |
29 |
Murdoch University |
Murdoch |
Western Australia |
| 501–600 |
29 |
University of Southern Queensland |
Toowoomba |
Queensland |
| 601–800 |
33 |
Southern Cross University |
Lismore |
New South Wales |
| 601–800 |
33 |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
Sunshine Coast |
Queensland |
| 801–1000 |
35 |
Central Queensland University |
Rockhampton |
Queensland |
| 801–1000 |
35 |
Charles Sturt University |
Bathurst |
New South Wales |
| 801–1000 |
35 |
Federation University Australia |
Brisbane |
Victoria |
