Australia shines again in Times World University Rankings 2026

Australia has excelled once again in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, with an improved overall score across 14 categories!

The THE rankings assess universities around the world on their core missions of teaching, research, knowledge transfer and internationalisation. 

The 2026 THE WUR rankings have now been released, with 2,191 universities assessed. 

How did Australia perform?  

This year:  

• 97% of Australia’s public universities are recognised in the global ranking.
• Six Australian universities are again in the top 100, and 10 universities are featured in the top 200 worldwide.

Australian universities in the top 200 (in order of rank): 

• University of Melbourne  
• The University of Sydney   
• Monash University    
• Australian National University    
• UNSW Sydney
• The University of Queensland       
• University of Technology Sydney  
• The University of Western Australia    
• Macquarie University
• Adelaide University

One third of Australia’s ranked universities rose in the rank this year, with three also achieving their best-ever performance:

• Macquarie University  
• Charles Sturt University  
• The University of Notre Dame

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Australian universities are ranked highly overall and are also among the world’s best for individual study areas, as featured on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025.  

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