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Curtin is WA’s most preferred university and is globally recognised for its strong connections with industry, high-impact research and wide range of innovative courses.

Curtin University Ranking

Our strong global reputation has seen us rise up the international university rankings in recent years. We’re now ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 and have risen to 194 in the world on the QS World University Ranking 2021-22. The university has seen an upward trend in the last few years and in the rankings for 2022 it finally made it to the top 200 universities.

Curtin University estimated ranking  is 258 on Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Curtin University is also ranked 20^th globally for universities under the age of 50 in the QS World University Rankings 2019 and 34th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THEWUR) ranking of the top 351 institutions under 50 years of age. In addition, Curtin university received a five-star overall excellence rating in the QS Stars rating.

The 2018 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) report also found that Curtin graduates with a postgraduate degree earned the highest salaries among their graduate peers in Western Australia.

Curtin University also ranked 55th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THEWUR) ranking of the top 351 institutions under 50 years of age, up from 68th previously, and we have risen to 9th in Australia, up from 12th in the last edition.

When you join Curtin, you join an international family. Around a quarter of our students come from a country outside Australia, which adds a valuable dimension to your university experience, both in and out of the classroom.