Which is the best university in Australia?

Question

as in the most widely recognised and not for a specific course.

Answer 1

The most widely recognised universities are the Universities of Sydney and Melbourne, they are also the oldest. That doesn't make them the best. Universities in Australia are generally very good to excellent so choosing one over another really depends on where you live and what you want to study. For instance if you want to study marine biology, you go to James Cook University in Townsville or the University of Tasmania in Launceston, you don't go anywhere else even though it might be possible to study it elsewhere.

My own choice of university is the University of Sydney because I went there but if I were to do a PhD in my field, I would do it at the Australian National University in Canberra because they have the top school in the country in that field.

Answer 2

G'day,

Please be advised that ranks does not reflect on the support given to international students to assist them to be successful in their study. Some students do complaints that some "more famous" unis in Australia lack of support b'cos there are lots and lots of students there. Some students come from "less known" universities are actually have a terrific time and get better results on their academic results due to the support given by the teaching staff (not by cheating though).

There are only 39 universities in Australia, and tightly controlled. Therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content.

To find out the course that you are taking and where it is offered, I suggest you to go to IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au). IDP is an organisation that gives information to international students who wants to continue their study in Australia. Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification (in English and original language).

Hope this helps. E-mail me at [e-mail] if you have any further queries abt study in Australia. Good luck on your study and welcome to Australia.

Answer 3

The Australian National University usually ranks the highest when they compare them according to resources per student and so forth but it has the downside of being in Canberra. It particularly stands out in terms of research and higher degrees, with less focus on undergraduate study.

The older universities (University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, University of Western Australia etc) try to set themselves apart as the "sandstone univeristies" like our own down under version of the Ivy League. Traditionally they have had more prestige but some of the newer ones, like University of New South Wales in Sydney and Monash Univeristy in Melbourne are just as good and achieve similar levels of recognition.

Universities in regional areas will tend to be known for a particular specialty area (eg marine biology at James Cook in Townsville, contemporary music in Southern Cross Uni in Lismore) or else focus on distance education, especially to South-East Asia.

Answer 4

University of Sydney

-Australia's first university and world reknown
-ranked as 1 of top 50 universities in the world.
-High rate of enrollment for International Students
-offers high quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses
in a comprehensive range of disciplines.

Answer 5

University of NSW