Every year the QS World University Ranking releases a list of the best universities from around the world.

Every year the QS World University Ranking releases a list of the best universities from around the world.

This rating is based on several factors. There are 6 metrics used by QS as a basis, including:

Academic Reputation
Company Reputation
Faculty / Student Ratio
Quotations per faculty
International Faculty Ratio
International Student Ratio
In the overall ranking, Australian universities have made it into the top 200 universities in the world, including:

Australian National University (27)
University of Melbourne (37)
University of Sydney (38)
University of New South Wales (43)
University of Queensland (47)
Monash University (58)
Western Australian University (93)
University of Adelaide (108)
Sydney University of Technology (133)
University of Wollongong (193)
Curtin University (194)
University of Newcastle, Australia (197)
Macquarie University (200)

Several universities in Australia have made it into the top 10 universities by field of study.

Monash University is ranked 1st in Pharmacy & Pharmacology studies, beating out prestigious competitors including Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard.

Curtin University is ranked 2nd globally and 1st in Australia for the study of Minerals & Mining Engineering. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is ranked 3rd, followed by the University of Queensland and the University of Western Australia at 4th and 5th respectively.

For sport, the University of Queensland is ranked 1 in Australia followed by The University of Sydney at 4, Deakin University at 6 and the University of Melbourne at 10.

Australian National University is ranked 3rd in Philosophy, 6th in Anthropology and 7th in Geography.

The University of Adelaide is ranked 10th in Petroleum Engineering.

Source: QS 2022 World University Rankings 2022 Entry! Where is Your Union Ranking? - Insider Guide (21 April 2022)