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
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Postgraduate - Graduate Salary

UNSW Sydney

$120000

Southern Cross University

$108800

James Cook University (JCU)

$108500

University of Newcastle

$108000

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

$105100

Charles Sturt University

$104400

University of Wollongong

$104000

University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

$101000

CQUniversity Australia

$100900

Edith Cowan University (ECU)

$100000

University of Tasmania

$99100

Torrens University Australia

$99100

Charles Darwin University (CDU)

$98100

Deakin University

$98000

The Australian National University (ANU)

$97800

Federation University Australia

$97200

Macquarie University

$97000

University of Sydney

$96000

University of South Australia

$95500

Griffith University

$95000

RMIT University

$95000

Australian Catholic University (ACU)

$94800

Victoria University (VU)

$94000

Flinders University

$93900

The University of Notre Dame Australia

$93900

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

$93900

Monash University

$92300

University of New England (UNE)

$92200

Murdoch University

$92000

University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)

$90600

The University of Melbourne

$90000

The University of Queensland

$90000

Swinburne University of Technology

$90000

La Trobe University

$90000

University of Adelaide

$89700

Curtin University

$89000

University of Canberra

$88900

The University of Western Australia (UWA)

$87700

Western Sydney University

$85700

University of Divinity

$83300

Avondale University

$81100

Bond University

$80900