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A Rank Above

Did you know that The Australian National University ranks as Australia’s best university in, not one, but three prestigious world rankings?

We at The Australian National University, and in particular the ANU College of Business and Economics, are proud of our international reputation for high-quality research and teaching and are pleased to offer the following accolades to support our claim to be Australia’s best university.

1st in Australia - Times Higher Education Supplement’s World University Rankings (October 2007,October 2006)

1st in Australia - Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (August 2007,August 2006, August 2005, August 2004)

1st in Australia - Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Universities (August 2006)

These rankings are not limited to Australia. As the Times Higher Education Supplement shows, ANU is among the world’s finest institutions ranked as the 16th best university in the world.

Indeed, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University study has highlighted ANU to be ahead of every other university in the Southern Hemisphere for two years in a row.

Business is Best

But what about where it counts?

As one of Australia’s most prestigious schools of business and economics, the ANU College of Business and Economics consistently outperforms its competitors in the fields of
Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Statistics.

Overall, the College has been granted the prestigious and highest A1 band by the Australian
Government for excellence of teaching (2007).

In fact, three of our lecturers have received national awards and citations for achievements
in teaching and learning.

But don’t just take our word for it. Check it all out for yourself at the web links below.

1st in Australia and 16th in the World: The Times of London Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings, October 2007.

1st in Australia and 38th in the World: Newsweek, The Top 100 Global Universities, August 2006.

1st in Australia and 54th in the World: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Academic Ranking of Universities, August 2007.

ANU ranked equal 1st university in Australia and 3rd in Business and Economics in Australia: Rating Major Disciplines in Australian Universities: Perceptions and Reality. Williams, R. and Van Dyke, N. The University of Melbourne 2006.

ANU ranked 6th in Australian Journal of Management Publications: Thirty Years of Published Research in the Australian Journal of Management. Gallagher, D.R. Australian Journal of Management, 31:1, 2006.

ANU Accounting ranked in Top 10 in Asia-Pacific and 4th in Australia: Ranking Research Productivity in Accounting for Asia-Pacifi c Universities. Chan, K.C., Chen C.R. and Cheng, L.T.W., Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 24: 47-64, 2005.

ANU Finance ranked 14th in Asia-Pacifi c and Professor Tom Smith (ANU School of Finance and Applied Statistics) ranked 2nd in Australia: A Ranking of Finance Programs in the Asia-Pacifi c Region: An Update. Chan, K.C., Chen C.R. and Lung, P.P., Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 2005.

ANU Economics ranked 1st in Australia: Evaluating the Research Output of Australian Universities’ Economics Departments. Pomfret, R. and Wang, L.C. Australian Economic Papers, 42, 4, 2003.

ANU Economics ranked 1st in Australia and one of only two Australian universities in the International Top 100: Rankings of Academic Journals and Institutions in Economics. Kalaitzidakis, P., Mamuneas, T.P. and Stengos, T., European Economics Association, 2003.

ANU Economics ranked 2nd in Australia for Output per staff member: Ranking of Australian Economics Departments Based on their Total Output and Per Academic Staff Research Output. Rodgers, J.R. and Valadkhani, A., Economics Working Paper, University of Wollongong, wp05-18, 2005.

ANU Statistics ranked 1st in Australia and 33rd in the World: econphdnet.net rankings, Roessler, C. 2004.

ANU Econometrics ranked 2nd in Australia and 56th in the World: econphdnet.net rankings, Roessler, C. 2004.

Dr Sigi Goode, ANU College of Business and Economics, wins National Teaching Award - Early Career Achievement in Teaching and Learning: Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching 2006.

Dr Paul Chen, ANU College of Business and Economics, wins National Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning: Carrick Citations for Australian University Teaching 2006.

Dr Jacqueline Birt, ANU College of Business and Economics, wins Pearson Education Accounting/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award 2003.