Australian University Ratings and Rankings 2026

The section below provide a series of ratings and insights across a range of indicators. On the premise that no institution is superb at everything, these rankings are high-level indicators and should be used to gain comparative insights into the varying strengths and characteristics of each institution.

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Level of study

Postgraduate
Undergraduate

Rating type

Social Equity
Staff Qualification
Student:Teacher Ratio
Learner Engagement
Learning Resources
Overall Experience
Skills Development
Student Support
Teaching Quality
Graduate Salary
Full-Time Employment

Field of study

Accounting
Agriculture
Architecture
Built environment
Business and management
Communications
Computing and information technology
Creative arts
Dentistry
Economics
Education and training
Engineering and technology
Environmental studies
Health services and support
Humanities and social sciences
Languages
Law
Mathematics
Medicine
Nursing
Para-legal studies
Pharmacy
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Sciences
Social work
Sport and leisure
Surveying
Tourism and hospitality
Veterinary science

Location

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
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Western Australia
All states

Postgraduate - Social Equity

CQUniversity Australia

45%

University of New England (UNE)

26%

Charles Darwin University (CDU)

25%

Charles Sturt University

25%

University of Tasmania

25%

Southern Cross University

25%

University of Newcastle

23%

Torrens University Australia

23%

Avondale University

22%

University of Divinity

21%

Western Sydney University

20%

University of Wollongong

18%

Swinburne University of Technology

17%

Victoria University (VU)

17%

La Trobe University

16%

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

12%

The University of Notre Dame Australia

11%

University of Canberra

8%

UNSW Sydney

8%

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

8%

Macquarie University

7%

University of Sydney

7%