Top Australian Universities
June 15, 2008
The top Australian universities listed below are all part of what is called the ‘Group of Eight’ Australian universities. These top Australian universities carry out the majority of all Australia research and development and between them secure on average than 60% of all Australian university research funding.
Top Australian Universities for research and Funding (Group of Eight)
Universities listed in alphabetical order:
The University of Adelaide (Adelaide) www.adelaide.edu.au
The Australian National University (ANU) www.anu.edu.au
The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) www.unimelb.edu.au
Monash University (Monash) www.monash.edu.au
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) www.unsw.edu.au
The University of Queensland (UQ) www.uq.edu.au
The University of Sydney (Sydney) www.usyd.edu.au
The University of Western Australia (UWA) www.uwa.edu.au
For profiles of all the top Australian universities visit our Australian Universities directory. Find top Australian universities in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart, Darwin and many other cities around Australia.
In Australia, the majority of universities are public.
There are 38 public universities and four private universities. The private universities are Bond University, the University of Notre Dame Australia (both Australian), and the two foreign universities, Carnegie Mellon University (USA) and Cranfield University (UK), both have campuses in Adelaide.
Get a complete list of Universities in Australia. There are a total of 38 universities (and 4 private universities) in Australia spaning the eight states and territories of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
For the top Australian universities by research funding in Australia, visit their official website here.



