The United Kingdom and USA have once again dominated the top 20 in the annual Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, with the University of Cambridge taking out the first place, followed by a litany of world-renowned British and American universities.

 

The Australian National University was the highest-ranking Australian university, coming in at 26. ANU was closely followed by the University of Melbourne, which was awarded 31st position.

 

The full list of Australian universities are as follows

  • Australian National University – 26
  • University of Melbourne – 31
  • University of Sydney – 38
  • University of Queensland – 48
  • The University of New South Wales – 49
  • Monash University – 60
  • University of Western Australia – 73
  • The University of Adelaide – 92
  • Macquarie University – 211
  • RMIT University – 228
  • University of South Australia – Equal 256
  • Curtin University of Technology – 258
  • Queensland University of Technology – 267
  • University of Technology, Sydney – 268
  • University of Wollongong – 269
  • University of Newcastle – 291
  • Flinders University – 299

 

The full lists, including lists by degrees and subjects, can be found here