Monash University is home to more than 86,000 students that comprises more than 30,000 international students. There are 10 faculties at the university of which business and economics is the largest division with an enrollment of over 21,000 students followed by the faculty of medicine, nursing and health sciences with an enrollment of more than 16,250 students.

Monash B-school is the only business school in victoria to have triple accreditation and one of the 97 B-schools across the world to have achieved this prestige. The business school not only made its mark by being one of the triple-accredited schools but also ranked within the top 100 business schools for its full-time MBA program. QS ranked Global MBA at Monash #73 and ARWU ranked the subject at #22.

In the 2021 Impact Rankings, Monash University occupied the 18th place among 1,117 universities from 94 countries. The university had an overall score of 94 with best scores in sustainable cities and communities, decent work and economic growth. Monash University is one of the top 100 universities in the world and top 10 among universities in Australia. As a member of the Group of Eight, it is also recognized as a leader in research.

Monash University Ranking Highlights

Monash University has consistently ranked as one of the top 100 institutions globally on various reputed rankings. The highlights of the global rankings of Monash University are as follows:

  • Ranked #58 in QS World University Rankings 2022.
  • Bagged the 48th spot in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2021.
  • Secured the =64th position in THE World University Rankings 2021.

Monash University World Rankings by QS

The university has been recognized for offering distinguished higher education in Australia by various global ranking agencies. Monash University ranked 58th in the QS World University Rankings 2022. It had an overall score of 72.2 based on 6 indicators that include academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio. The university ranks in the top 50 in the world for academic reputation with a score of 88.9. It has scored perfect 100 in the international student and faculty ratio category. The individual scores of the university on various indicators are given in the table below:

Ranking Criteria Score
Overall 72.2
Academic Reputation 88.9
Citations per Faculty 73.9
Employer Reputation 87.2
Faculty Student Ratio 13.9
International Faculty Ratio 100
International Student Ratio 100

The graph given below depicts the QS World University Rankings for Monash University between 2012 and 2022:

Monash University World Rankings by THE

In THE World University Rankings 2021, Monash University has ranked =64th. The overall score of the university was 68.9. THE rankings are based on 5 indicators that include citations, industry income, international outlook, research and teaching. The university had a decent score of 90.3 in the international outlook category and 86.2 in citations. The breakdown of the scores of the university in THE World University Rankings 2021 are given in the table below:

Indicator Score
Overall 68.9
Citations 86.2
Industry Income 73.9
International Outlook 90.3
Research 61.7
Teaching 52.9

A graphical representation of the THE World University Rankings for Monash University between 2011 and 2021 are given in the table below:

Monash University World Rankings by US News

Monash University bagged the 48th rank in Best Global Universities in the U.S. News and World Report 2021. The global score of the university is 75 based on 13 indicators of excellence. The university has an excellent regional and global research reputation ranked #4 and #76 respectively. It has ranked in the top 50 for total citations and number of publications that are among the most cited 10%. The bifurcation of the scores of the university of various indicators of excellence are given in the table below:

Global Score 75
Global research reputation #76
Regional research reputation #4
Publications #36
Books #22
Conferences #250
Normalized citation impact #311
Total citations #43
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited #50
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited #357
International collaboration - relative to country #706
International collaboration #423
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #58
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #400

Monash University Rankings in Australia

Coming to the national rankings, Monash University ranks among the top 10 institutions in Australia on most influential rankings such as THE, QS, U.S. News, etc. In the U.S. News and World Report 2021, the university ranks 4th in the best global universities in Australia. It has bagged the 5th spot in THE Best Global Universities in Australia 2021. It occupies the 6th place in the QS Australian University Rankings 2021.

Monash’s Alliance with seven other top universities to study in Australia has a great economic impact. Additionally, it is found that graduates of Go8 universities full-time programs find it easier to land with jobs in Australia and are offered a higher package. The rankings of Monash University in Australia are summarized in the table below:

Ranking Agency Rank
U.S. News Best Global Universities in Australia/ New Zealand 2021 #4
U.S. News Best Global Universities in Australia 2021 #4
THE Best Universities in Australia 2021 #5
QS Australian University Rankings 2021 #6

Monash University Subject-wise Ranking by QS

Various programs of Monash University have been recognized globally or nationally. Given below are some of the rankings for various subjects and programs offered by the university: The QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021 has included 50 disciplines taught by Monash University. Pharmacy and Pharmacology has bagged the 2nd spot globally in 2021. Education and Training, Nursing and Mineral and Mining Engineering are the subjects that occupied the 15th spot.

It is a notable fact that all subjects of Monash University ranked in the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021 were among the top 150 globally indicating towards the institution’s academic excellence. The QS subject rankings for the top 10 subjects are tabulated below:

Subject 2021 Rank
Pharmacy and Pharmacology #2
Education and Training #15
Engineering - Mineral and Mining #15
Nursing #15
Engineering - Civil and Structural #23
Philosophy #29
Engineering - Chemical #31
Accounting and Finance #32
Materials Science #34
Life Sciences and Medicine #35

Monash University Subject-wise Ranking by THE

THE has ranked 7 subjects taught by Monash University. Remarkably, all the 7 subjects have ranked in the top 100 globally. Clinical, pre-clinical and health is the only subject ranked in the top 50. Other ranked subjects include Life Sciences, Business and Economics, Engineering and Technology, Arts and Humanities, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. The THE subject rankings 2021 for Monash University are given in the table below:

Subject 2021 Rank
Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health #31
Life Sciences #54
Business and Economics #=67
Engineering and Technology #=71
Arts and Humanities #74
Physical Sciences #84
Social Sciences #99

Monash University Subject-wise Ranking by US News

Nearly 40 subjects taught by Monash University are ranked in the U.S. News and World Report 2021. Out of all subjects ranked, 8 were in the top 50 globally. Pharmacology and Toxicology achieved the benchmark of being ranked in the top 5 globally. Other subjects that made it to the top 50 include Civil Engineering, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Chemical Engineering, Economics and Business, Social Sciences and Endocrinology and Metabolism. The rankings for the top 10 disciplines of Monash University are given in the table below:

Subject 2021 Rank
Pharmacology and Toxicology #4
Civil Engineering #18
Immunology #23
Infectious Diseases #26
Economics and Business #26
Chemical Engineering #40
Social Sciences and Public Health #47
Endocrinology and Metabolism #50
Chemistry #51
Materials Science #51

These are the top-ranking subjects of Monash University. It can hence be concluded that if planning to study Pharmacy in Australia, Monash University will be one of the best choices.

Monash University Miscellaneous Ranking

Some miscellaneous rankings of Monash University are discussed below:

  • Ranked 18th in THE Impact Rankings 2021.
  • Bagged the 6th rank in the world in THE Golden Age University Rankings 2020.
  • Among 71-80th universities in THE World Reputation Rankings 2020.
  • Secured the 66th position in QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020.

Monash University is one of the members of the Group of Eight which is an alliance of renowned Australian universities recognized for its contribution to teaching and research. Universities included in the Group of Eight produce graduates who find full-time employment and have higher earning potential and take up postgraduate studies compared to graduates from other universities in Australia. In the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020, the university scored 90.4 in the employer reputation category. It has bagged the 1st place in Australia in Reuters’ Most Innovative Universities in Asia-Pacific 2019. Within a span of 50 years, the university has achieved several milestones in terms of research and education and consistently ranked in the top 100 universities globally.