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Monash ranks 33rd in world university survey

2 November 2005

Monash University has been ranked 33rd in the world in a global survey of universities.

London's The Times newspaper produces the list of the world's top 200 universities. It is based on surveys of more than 2300 academics, and examines the research produced, student-to-staff ratios, international students and the number of internationally-recognised academics.

Monash also ranked 33rd in 2004. However, this year the university has improved its performance in several categories including:

• Science, 39th (41 in 2004)
• Biomedicine, 28th (37 in 2004)
• Arts/Humanities, equal 23rd (no ranking in 2004)
• Social Sciences, equal 17th (28 in 2004)

Overall, Monash ranked third highest of the Australian universities, behind the University of Melbourne (19) and the Australian National University (23). Three other Australian universities ranked in the top 50 -- University of Sydney (38), University of NSW (40) and University of Queensland (47).

Vice-chancellor Professor Richard Larkins said Monash's ranking confirmed the work of the university's researchers was highly regarded.

"The ranking is testament to the esteem that Monash's research enjoys internationally across a range of disciplines," he said.