Swinburne ranks in top 50 of young universities

Swinburne has debuted in the top 50 of the QS rankings for the world’s top universities under the age of 50.

The university has continued the trend of moving up the rankings each year. Improving from 51-60 bracket of the previous year, Swinburne has been ranked at 45 in the 2019 rankings. 

The ‘Top 50 Under 50’ is a ranking of the world’s top universities founded less than 50 years ago, based on rankings from the latest QS World University Rankings. 

Swinburne was also ranked 65 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for universities under 50 years old, as well as placing in the top 400 universities globally in the QS World University Rankings. 

These rankings confirm that despite its young age, Swinburne is a university that is recognised globally as a world class university with exceptional research, industry engagement and international outlook and academic reputation.

Swinburne’s commitment to producing quality research that is relevant, world-changing and recognised globally is demonstrated in recent initiatives such as:

• A first-of-its-kind partnership with CSIRO in Silicon Valley to increase Australia-US research, innovation and commercialisation
• The launch of a research centre in Weihai, Shandong, connecting Swinburne with industry in China and South Korea
• The creation of a blockchain technology platform to revolutionise the global art trade industry in partnership with ArtChain Global
• The launch of Swinburne’s Innovation Precinct, a central point connecting the university’s research and innovation capabilities and providing a place for staff and students to collaborate with industry

These consistently improving rankings across QS and Times Higher Education show the systematic continued growth of Swinburne.

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