Country Profile

Australia

The brand new, 2016 edition of the QS Higher

Education System Strength Rankings is

out now.

Australia is ranked:

The brand new, 2016 edition of the QS Higher

Education System Strength Rankings is

out now.

Australia is ranked:

4th worldwide.

But how do we rank the strength

of a country’s higher education

system?

1. System

Strength

This looks at overall national system

strength, based on performance in

international rankings.

The country’s score is based on the number of its institutions which are ranked 700 or above in

the QS World University Rankings®, divided by the average position of

those universities.

For system strength, Australia is ranked:

6th worldwide.

2. Access

Scores in this category are calculated based on the number of places

available at universities ranked

within the global top 500, divided by an

indicator of population size.

Australia is ranked:

Scores in this category are calculated based on the number of places

available at universities ranked

within the global top 500, divided by an

indicator of population size.

Australia is ranked:

2nd worldwide.

3. Flagship

Institution

This is a normalized score, based on the place

each nation’s top university occupies in the

QS World University Rankings®.

The United Kingdom’s top university is the

University of Cambridge, which is

ranked in joint-3rd place worldwide.

For flagship institution, Australia is ranked:

The United Kingdom’s top university is the

University of Cambridge, which is

ranked in joint-3rd place worldwide.

For flagship institution, Australia is ranked:

5th worldwide.

4. Economic

Context

The fourth and final indicator aims to assess the impact of national investment in higher

education, by comparing each nation’s financial

situation to its performance in the

international rankings.

Australia is ranked:

7th worldwide.

Find out more about the world’s strongest higher

education systems.

The QS Higher Education

System Strength Rankings 2016 are out now!