Rise and falls: Top QLD university drops to its lowest global ranking since 2016 while 10 Australian universities within the top 200.
One of Queensland’s top universities has taken a major slide down the global rankings, while none of our other institutions made the top 200.
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Queensland’s only university to make the top 200 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings list has suffered a major slide to drop to its lowest ranking in eight years.
Ten Australian institutions made the top 200 in this year’s list, but only the University of Queensland made the cut from the Sunshine State.
The higher education rankings are measured across 18 metrics, such as teaching, research and international students.
The University of Melbourne taking the top gong for Australia, ranking 39th, while University of Queensland dropped seven places to 77th, having reached 54th in 2022.
A UQ spokesperson said its focus remained on providing a world-leading education for its domestic and international students.
“The University is ranked 77th globally out of 2,092 in this ranking and remains fifth in Australia and first in Queensland,” a spokesperson said.
“While rankings are an important global benchmark, the University remains focused on providing a world-leading education for domestic and international students and making a significant contribution to Australia’s R and D capability through our researchers and infrastructure.”
While UQ is the only Queensland institution with a global ranking inside the top 200, Queensland University of Technology just missed out, scoring a world ranking between 201 and 205.
QUT fell from equal 199th to between 201 and 250th. Out of the Australian universities, it places 12th, down from 11.
Griffith University campuses across South East Queensland ranked between 301 and 350 in the world.
Central Queensland University and the University of the Sunshine Coast both earned rankings of 501 to 600, improving their standings from previous years.
Bond University, based in Robina on the Gold Coast, dropped from its 2023 ranking of 251 to 300, to this year’s 401 to 500.
Overall, 17 Australian universities fell in the rankings, with seven experiencing their worst results.
It comes as the federal government is looking to introduce caps on the number of new international university students.
Under the proposal, 53,000 fewer students would be allowed to enrol in Australian universities as part of a cap of 270,000.
Further details about the limit are expected to be unveiled in a Senate report handed down on Wednesday.
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