QS World University Rankings(R) 2010: Australian Universities Show Strong Performance in Social Sciences and Management

Top 300 in Five Broad Subject Areas, and QS Top 500 Universities, Released Today on https://www.topuniversities.com

LONDON, September 15, 2010 -

    - 5 Australian universities in top 50 for social sciences & management,
      life sciences & medicine

    - ANU top ranked Australian university for arts & humanities, natural
      sciences, social sciences & management

    - 50 countries represented in overall Top 500; 24 Australian universities
      in QS Top 500

QS World University Rankings(R) subject tables are based on an academic
survey completed by 15,050 academics, including 700 university leaders, who
were asked to identify the universities producing the best research in their
own field of knowledge and within their region of expertise. The overall
rankings take into account employer reputation, research strength and
teaching and international commitment.

Paul Thurman, a leading statistician and professor at Columbia University
says: "The benefit of the academic peer review is it allows comparison of
universities at a multi-disciplinary level or by single disciplines, based on
the expertise identified by the respondent. The QS rankings methodology is
conservative and robust… and the overall results are certainly
statistically valid."

    Top 5 Australian universities by broad subject area

    Arts & Humanities                              Global
    Top 5 Institutions                              Rank

    Australian National University (ANU)             17
    University of Sydney                             19
    University of Melbourne                          21
    Monash University                                43
    University of New South Wales (UNSW)             78=

    Engineering & Technology                       Global
    Top 5 Institutions                              Rank

    University of Melbourne                          32
    University of New South Wales (UNSW)             42
    University of Sydney                             44
    Australian National University (ANU)             45
    Monash University                                58

    Life Sciences & Medicine                       Global
    Top 5 Institutions                              Rank

    University of Melbourne                          14
    University of Sydney                             19
    Australian National University (ANU)             36
    University of Queensland (UQ)                    40
    University of New South Wales (UNSW)             46

    Natural Sciences                               Global
    Top 5 Institutions                              Rank

    Australian National University (ANU)             20
    University of Melbourne                          32=
    University of Sydney                             36
    University of New South Wales (UNSW)             53
    Monash University                                69=

    Social Sciences & Management                   Global
    Top 5 Institutions                              Rank

    Australian National University (ANU)             13
    University of Melbourne                          21
    University of Sydney                             30
    University of New South Wales (UNSW)             33
    Monash University                                34

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Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of QS says: "The growing number of
countries represented in the Top 500 demonstrates the highly competitive
environment of global higher education, and the increasing number of options
for over 3 million students who study overseas every year."

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