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University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne (UniMelb)

🇦🇺 Australia 4-Year University
Global #101 Australia #1
Campus of University of Melbourne

Institution Info

Founded
1853
Type
4-Year University
Students
77,162 students

About

University of Melbourne is a higher education institution in Australia, founded in 1853. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is the top-ranked university in Australia. The university has approximately 77K students, a member of Group of Eight and Global B-Tier (World 101-300). Also known as UniMelb.

Rankings

Source Year Rank Score
QS 2026 QS #19 · Top 50 90.80
THE 2026 THE #37 · Top 50 79.05
UNIRANKS 2026 UniRanks #101 · Top 200 91.94
ARWU 2025 ARWU #38 · Top 50 35.50

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,232
h-index
28,974,058
Citations
331,651
Publications
370,738
i10-index
3.29
Mean Citedness

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Melbourne is ranked #101 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Australia, it holds the #1 position.
University of Melbourne was founded in 1853, making it 173 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Australia.
University of Melbourne has a student body of approximately 77,162 students.
University of Melbourne has produced 331,651 research publications with 28,974,058 total citations and an h-index of 1,232, according to OpenAlex data.