International ranking
Our rankings place us among the best in the world.
Our strong performance in international rankings puts us at the forefront of higher education in the Asia–Pacific region and the world. The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with international peers placing us in the top 20 worldwide*, and employers placing us amongst the top 10.
The University’s strong international reputation is underpinned by excellence in teaching and learning, and our status as Australia's highest-ranked research University.# In 2008 a new curriculum known as the Melbourne Model will strengthen the University's position as a leading educational institution.
* The THES peer review score summarises how other universities rank the University of
Melbourne.
# According to key indicators used by the Australian Government to allocate competitive research funding
The Times Higher World University Rankings, Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), UK, 2007
> No. 27
> No. 10 employer review score
The Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings have been published each year since 2004, with a new methodology introduced in 2007.
For further information, please visit: The Times Higher Education Supplement Rankings
Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2007
> No. 7 Asia-Pacific region
> No. 79 worldwide
The Academic Ranking of World Universities, produced by China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has ranked the University of Melbourne among the top 100 research institutes worldwide for the fifth year in a row. Two Australian universities were ranked in the top 100.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 's rankings use several rigorous indicators of academic and research performance, and measure a range of factors including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly-cited researchers, articles in Science and Nature and citations indexes, and academic performance in relation to the size of the university.
For further information, visit: http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm
Index of the International Standing of Australian Public Universities
Overall measure of standing
> No. 1 in Australia
The Melbourne Institute publishes a ranking index for Australian universities each year, with a discipline specific ranking
published in 2006.
The University was also ranked No 1. in 2004 & 2005.
For further information visit: www.melbourneinstitute.com