Australian University Structural Rankings
Australian Universities are listed below.   Each university here is given a score relating to its structural elements.  These
elements relate directly to the underlying quality of a university.  Specifically:

  • Total academic/research staff - relate to performance and depth and breadth of knowledge
  • Total non-current assets - relate to total resources available for students
  • Student:Staff ratio - relates to the depth of knowledge available to students
  • Specialisation - relates to the breadth of knowledge available to students (the less specialised the better)

Each university has been given a score for each of the above parameters:

  • 0 - Below National Average Performer
  • 1 - Performs at a National Level Only
  • 2 - International Potential

These scores are based on DEST/DEEWR Data 2006 and on the Melbourne Institute Specialisation Study 2007 - the
chart below the structural ranking table shows how the figures are calculated.
University
 Staffing

(/2)
 Resources

(/2)
 Student:
Staff Ratio
(/2)
 Specialisation

(/2)
 Overall Structure

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University of Melbourne
 2
 2
 1
 2
 7
Monash University
 2
 2
 1
 2
 7
University of NSW
 2
 2
 1
 2
 7
University of Queensland
 2
 2
 1
 1
 6
University of Sydney
 2
 2
 1
 1
 6
Australian National University
 1
 2
 2
 0
 5
University of Adelaide
 1
 1
 2
 1
 5
Griffith University
 1
 1
 1
 2
 5
RMIT University
 1
 2
 0
 1
 4
University of Newcastle
 1
 1
 0
 2
 4
Queensland University of Technology
 1
 1
 0
 1
 3
Latrobe University
 1
 1
 0
 1
 3
Curtin University of Technology
 1
 1
 0
 1
 3
University of South Australia
 1
 1
 0
 1
 3
Deakin University
 1
 1
 0
 1
 3
University of Tasmania
 1
 0
 0
 2
 3
James Cook University
 1
 0
 0
 2
 3
University of Technology Sydney
 1
 1
 0
 0
 2
Macquarie University
 1
 1
 0
 0
 2
University of Western Sydney
 1
 1
 0
 0
 2
University of Wollongong
 1
 0
 0
 1
 2
Flinders University of South Australia
 1
 0
 0
 0
 1
Victoria University
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
Edith Cowan University
 0
 1
 0
 0
 1
Murdoch University
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
University of Southern Queensland
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
Charles Sturt University
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
University of New England
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Swinburne University of Technology
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Central Queensland University
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Australian Catholic University
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
University of Canberra
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Southern Cross University
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
University of Ballarat
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Charles Darwin University
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
University of the Sunshine Coast
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Parameter
 Performance = 0
(Below National Average)
 Performance = 1
(National Only)
 Performance = 2
(International Potential)
Total Academic & Research
Staff
 0 - 600
No Depth
 600 - 2000
 2000+
Total Non-Current Assets
(Resources) in $M
 0 600
Insufficient Resources
 600 - 1200
 1200+
Student:Staff Ratio
 20+
Insufficient Knowledge
Depth
 10 - 20
 0 - 10
World Class
Specialisaton
 40+
Too Narrow - Potential as
Faculty Only
 25 - 40
 10-25
Generalist University (Broad
Education)
The Table below shows the numerical quantities (bands) that were used to calculate the structural quality of each
Australian university:
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