2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings Released! 7 Australian Universities in the Top 100, Overall Rankings Rise! University of Melbourne Holds No. 1!

Today at noon,

(Times Higher Education, or THE)

released the2023 World University Rankings!

Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE)

QS World University Rankings

U.S. News World University Rankings 

Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)

are regarded as the four most influential university rankings in the world 

As one of the most influential global university rankings,

Times has long been an essential university-selection tool for students and families,

making each year’s update a closely watched event.

THE’s assessment criteria cover five areas:

Teaching (learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); Industry income (knowledge transfer).

The weighting of each category is as follows:

Teaching (learning environment): 30%

• Reputation survey: 15%
• Student-to-staff ratio: 4.5%
• Ratio of doctoral degrees awarded to bachelor’s degrees awarded: 2.25%
• Ratio of doctoral degrees awarded to academic staff: 6%
• Total university income: 2.25%

Research (volume, income and reputation): 30%

• Reputation survey: 18%
• Research income: 6%
  

• Research productivity: 6%
  

  
  

Citations (research influence): 30%

Measured by the average number of times a university’s publications are cited by scholars worldwide.

International outlook (staff, students, research): 7.5%

• Proportion of international students: 2.5%
• Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
• International co-authorship: 2.5%

Industry income (knowledge transfer): 2.5%

Topping the global rankings once again isOxford University, with three UK universities in the global top 10 and the remaining places taken by US institutions.

The complete global top 10 is as follows:

As was the case last year,37 Australian institutions participated in this year’s rankings,with 7 universities entering the global top 100 and 10 universities entering the global top 200.

The University of Melbourne continues to lead Australia at No. 1, ranked 34th globally this year,a drop of one place compared to last year.

Ranked 2nd in Australia isMonash University, globally ranked 44th, up 13 places from last year.

3rd in Australia isthe University of Queensland, ranked 53rd globally, up 1 place from last year.

4th in Australia isthe University of Sydney, ranked 54th globally, up 4 places from last year.

5th in Australia isthe Australian National University, ranked 62nd globally, down 8 places from last year.

6th in Australia isthe University of New South Wales, ranked 71st globally, down 1 place from last year.

7th in Australia isthe University of Adelaide, ranked 88th globally, up 23 places from last year.

Full list of Australian universities in the global top 200

1. University of Melbourne — 34th globally
   
2. Monash University — 44th globally
3. University of Queensland — 53rd globally
4. University of Sydney — 54th globally
5. Australian National University — 62nd globally
6. UNSW — 71st globally
7. University of Adelaide — 88th globally
8. University of Western Australia — 131st globally (down 1)
9. University of Technology Sydney — 133rd globally (up 10)
10. Macquarie University — 175th globally (up 17)
    
    
    
    

For the full list of remaining universities, see below:

Complete list of top 200 globally

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