The Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia) is formed by a group of 6 leading universities:
IRU institutions in global ranking:
According to THES World Top 500 league tables:
- Newcastle is ranked 215th in 2007, 286th in 2008, 266th in 2009.
- Griffith is placed within the top five per cent of all universities in the world, ranked 291st globally in 2009.
- Murdoch is placed among the World Top 500 universities in 2008 and 2009.
- JCU is rated 355th globally in 2009.
- La Trobe is at 98th and Newcastle is at =127th in 2005.
- La Trobe is rated 54th and Newcastle equal 95th in the Top 100 universities for Arts and Humanities. (THES 2006)
- La Trobe is placed equal 98th in the Top 100 universities in Social Sciences (THES 2006)
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) league tables:
- JCU is one of only 15 Australian universities made the list of the top 500 Universities in the world (2007).
- La Trobe and Newcastle are rated 301-400 in 2006.
- Flinders and Murdoch are in the position of 401-500th globally in 2006.
* Suggested Reading: Newsweek Ranking of Australian Universities
• Flinders University
• Griffith University
• James Cook University
• La Trobe University
• Murdoch University
• University of Newcastle.
• Griffith University
• James Cook University
• La Trobe University
• Murdoch University
• University of Newcastle.
IRU institutions in global ranking:
According to THES World Top 500 league tables:
- Newcastle is ranked 215th in 2007, 286th in 2008, 266th in 2009.
- Griffith is placed within the top five per cent of all universities in the world, ranked 291st globally in 2009.
- Murdoch is placed among the World Top 500 universities in 2008 and 2009.
- JCU is rated 355th globally in 2009.
- La Trobe is at 98th and Newcastle is at =127th in 2005.
- La Trobe is rated 54th and Newcastle equal 95th in the Top 100 universities for Arts and Humanities. (THES 2006)
- La Trobe is placed equal 98th in the Top 100 universities in Social Sciences (THES 2006)
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) league tables:
- JCU is one of only 15 Australian universities made the list of the top 500 Universities in the world (2007).
- La Trobe and Newcastle are rated 301-400 in 2006.
- Flinders and Murdoch are in the position of 401-500th globally in 2006.
* Suggested Reading: Newsweek Ranking of Australian Universities
