Rankings of Australian Universities

Rankings of Australian Universities:
"This list shows the international ranking of Australian universities that have been included in the top 100 universities as determined by the
Times Higher Education Supplement

* 16 Australian National University
* 22 University of Melbourne
* 33 Monash University
* 36 University of New South Wales
* 40 University of Sydney
* 49 University of Queensland"

And now for the top 40 universities in Australia:

Latest News:
DEST Teaching Performance Rankings August 2005

This is the official league table of teaching standards compiled by the Federal Education Department. An explanation of the scaling method follows the table:
University Score
1 - University of Wollongong 34.24
2 - Australian Maritime College 30.79
3 - University of Melbourne 29.93
4 - Swinburne University of Technology 29.33
5 - University of Queensland 28.73
6 - Australian National University 26.95
7 - University of New England 25.56
8 - University of Canberra 24.25
9 - University of Ballarat 24.08
10 - University of Sydney 23.93
11 - Murdoch University 23.49
12 - University of Western Australia 23.42
13 - Australian Catholic University 22.73
14 - Monash University 22.16
15 - Macquarie University 19.96
16 - La Trobe University 19.83
17 - Charles Sturt University 19.44
18 - University of Technology,Sydney 18.72
19 - Victoria University 18.65
20 - University of the Sunshine Coast 18.44
21 - Deakin University 18.35
22 - Griffith University 18.25
23 - Edith Cowan University 17.91
24 - Curtin University of Technology 17.45
25 - University of Newcastle 16.31
26 - Flinders University 16.02
27 - University of Southern Queensland 15.39
28 - Southern Cross University 14.83
29 - RMIT 14.49
30 - James Cook University 14.17
31 - Queensland University of Technology 13.67
32 - University of New South Wales 13.56
33 - University of Western Sydney 12.85
34 - University of Tasmania 12.00
35 - Central Queensland University 11.49
36 - University of Adelaide 10.54
37 - University of South Australia 10.11
38 - Charles Darwin University 9.05


The scaling method used in preparing this league table has five components:
1) CEQ (Course experience questionnaire) generic skills: 17.91% weighting
2) CEQ good teaching: 18.5%
3) CEQ overall satisfaction: 18.9%
4) Students in full-time employment after they graduate: 11.48%
5) Those that go on to full-time study: 10.29%
6) Drop-out or attrition rates: 10.65%
7) Student progress or pass rates: 12.26%


As you can see, Adelaide has done remarkably well!! We used to be right up there in the education stakes. Time to regroup and rethink we seem to be into an education implementation dip.