Reputation and rankings

At the University of Melbourne, we are proud of our outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Independently published world rankings consistently place us as a leader in higher education in Australia, the Asia-Pacific and around the globe.

The most prestigious and highly regarded international rankings of world universities rank us No. 1 in Australia*† and No. 37 in the world† overall, and No. 4 in the world for graduate employability#.

*Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011.
†Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012.
#QS World University Rankings 2011.

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011

The ARWU is collated by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. It ranks 1000 higher education institutions according to a range of criteria, including: staff and alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals; highly cited researchers; articles published in Nature and Science and science citation indices; and academic performance in relation to the number of academic staff.

We are ranked:

  • No. 1 in Australia
  • No. 60 in the world

More information about the Academic Ranking of World Universities

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

In 2011-2012 we are ranked:

  • No. 1 in Australia
  • No. 37 in the world

These rankings of the top universities across the globe employ 13 separate performance indicators designed to capture the full range of university activities, from teaching to research and knowledge transfer.

The Times Higher Education also publishes a series of subject rankings. We are ranked:

Please note: 2011-2012 discipline rankings will be published as they become available.

More information about the Times Higher Education World University Rankings

The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2010-2011

The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings are based on the amount of times long-standing international academics cited the University as a top 10 institution in their own field of expertise.

We are ranked:

  • No. 1 in Australia
  • No. 45 in the world

More information about the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings

QS World University Rankings 2011

The QS World University Rankings are based on six indicators, including academic reputation, employer reputation and citations per faculty.

We are ranked:

  • No. 31 in the world (overall)
  • No. 4 in the world for graduate employability (only Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge universities were ranked ahead of Melbourne)
QS also publishes a series of discipline and subject rankings:

The QS rankings also show Melbourne to be the fastest-rising university in the Group of Eight, a prestigious association of leading Australian universities.

More information about the QS World University Rankings

Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT), 2010

These rankings are based on research productivity, impact and excellence.

We were ranked:

  • No. 1 in Australia
  • No. 4 in the Asia-Pacific
  • No. 43 in the world

QS Global 200 Top Business Schools, 2010

QS rates business schools across a variety of key criteria. The rating is produced solely on the views of MBA employers and recruiters around the world.

Melbourne Business School ranks:

  • No. 2 in Asia-Pacific

More information about the Top Business Schools Rankings

The Economist 'Which MBA?' rankings, 2011

The Economist ranks full-time MBA programs based on a range of criteria, including career opportunities, education experience, salary increase and potential to network.

The Melbourne Business School MBA ranks:

  • No. 1 in Asia and Australasia
  • No. 32 in the world

Melbourne Business School claimed the highest ever ranking for an Australian Business School.

More about the Economist 'Which MBA?' rankings

Financial Times Business School Rankings, 2010

We are ranked:

  • No. 2 in Australia (overall measure)
  • No. 63 in the world (overall measure)

More information about the Financial Times Global MBA rankings

Rankings for the city of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is also proudly situated in the heart of the city of Melbourne. We have a long history of actively engaging with community groups across the city, and our reputation and success is closely tied to that of Melbourne as a whole.

  • In 2011, Melbourne was judged as the most liveable city in the world in 2011 by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
  • Melbourne was also named the 4th most student-friendly city in the QS Best Student City Rankings in 2012.

More information about the Economist Most Liveable City index

More information about the QS Best Student City Rankings