UQ among world’s top 50 universities

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The QS World University Rankings have again included UQ in the top 50 global institutions

UQ has been ranked as one of the world’s top universities for the eighth year in a row in the respected QS World University Rankings, released in September.

With a world ranking of 48, the University has been ranked as the premier institution in Queensland and one of the top nationally.

UQ’s score in these rankings was driven by multiple criteria including academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty and faculty/student ratio. UQ scored 94.4 for its academic reputation, giving it a world rank of 45, a further improvement from its 54th ranking in 2010.

The QS academic survey was based on survey responses of almost 34,000 academics in 2011.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Max Lu said the ranking recognised the University’s strong investment in research infrastructure and high quality researchers and endorsed strong government and philanthropic investment.

The latest rankings come on the heels of the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities released earlier in the year, in which UQ was listed as one of the world’s top 100 universities, with a world ranking of 86.

With UNESCO recognising 9760 universities in the world, and the International Handbook of Universities listing 14,000 higher education institutions in 183 countries, UQ is well and truly placed among the top one percent.

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