The latest QS World University ranking was released in 2020! QS World University ranking (QS World University Rankings) is the annual university ranking published by Quacquarelli Symonds in the UK and one of the most high-profile and gold-containing universities in the world.
According to the latest 2020 QS ranking, Australian universities account for 5 of the top 50 universities in the world; Australian universities account for 7 of the world`s top 100; and Australian national universities rank 29th in the world, ranking first in Australia.
Let`s take a look at the specific ranking!
The QS rankings measure a university`s academic reputation, graduate employability, teacher-student ratio, research results and international student ratio.
- Academic Reputation academic reputation (40 per cent)
- Employer Reputation employer reputation (10 per cent)
- Faculty/Student Ratio teacher-student ratio (20 per cent)
- Number of Citations per faculty literature citations (20 per cent)
- International Faculty Ratio proportion of international teaching staff (5 per cent)
- International Student Ratio proportion of international students (5 per cent)
Overall, MIT (MIT) ranked first in the world for the eighth year in a row, followed by Stanford, Harvard, Oxford and California Institute of Technology, according to the latest 2020QS ranking.
Australian National University (Australian National University) is Australia`s highest ranking university, with QS ranking 29th in the world, down slightly from 24 last year.
This was followed by the University of Melbourne at 38, the University of Sydney at 42, the University of New South Wales at 43 and the University of Queensland at 47, followed by the University of Melbourne at 38, the University of Sydney at 42, the University of New South Wales at 43 and the University of Queensland at 47.
Monash University QS ranked 58th, Western Australian University QS ranked 86th in the world, and Adelaide University ranked 106. the University of Monash ranked 58th in the world, the University of Western Australia ranked 86 in the world, and the University of Adelaide ranked 106.
Australia`s Eight Ranking Summary:
| The Australian National University | Australia No. 1, 29th in the world (down 5 places) |
| University of Melbourne | Australia No. 2, 38th in the world (up 1 place) |
| University of Sydney | Australia No. 3, World 42 (unchanged) |
| University of New South Wales | Australia 4th, 43rd in the world (up 2 places) |
| The University of Queensland | Australia 5th, world 47 (up 1 place) |
| Monash University | Australia No. 6, 58th in the world (up 1 place) |
| University of Western Australia | Australia No. 7, 86th in the world (up 5 places) |
| University of Adelaide | Australia No. 8, World No. 106 (up 8 places) |
Overall, 2/3 of Australian universities improved overall performance in this year`s rankings.
At the same time, Australian universities have gone against the trend in measuring the proportion of international students, while the number of universities in the United States and the United Kingdom has declined.
All Australian universities on the list are ranked as follows:
In addition to the overall ranking, Australian universities are also doing well in terms of academic reputation measurement. The University of Melbourne ranks 15th in the world, 25th in Sydney and 29th in Australian National University.
Among the universities in China, Tsinghua University ranks first in China and 16th in the world. Peking University ranks 22nd in the world and second in China. Followed by Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Science and Technology University, and Nanjing University.
These are excerpts from the ranking. For more detailed rankings, please go to: Australian University World ranking, and those who want to see all the university rankings in the world can go to the official website for information:
https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2020
