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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

‘Wake-up call’ for Australian universities as 70% suffer a fall in latest global ranking

The University of Melbourne has dropped seven places to 19th in the QS World University Rankings, while the University of Sydney fell from 18th to 25th.
The University of Melbourne has dropped seven places to 19th in the QS World University Rankings, while the University of Sydney fell from 18th to 25th. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Dozens of Australia’s top universities have dropped in a global ranking amid a “turbulent year” for higher education, as attacks from Donald Trump’s second administration exacerbated years of disruption for the embattled sector.

The University of Melbourne, Australia’s highest performer, dropped seven places to 19th in the QS World University Rankings, run by the global higher education specialist Quacquarelli Symonds, while the University of Sydney dropped from 18th in the world to 25th.

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