Southern Cross University is a small-sized public institution in Lismore, Australia. It came into existence in 1994 and only within 27 years, it has become one of the top 100 universities in the Asia Pacific region in THE rankings 2021. It also bagged 151-200th in THE Young University Rankings 2020. The university has a total enrollment of 20,000+ students including over 4,100 international students from all over the world leading to its high scores for international student ratio.

A total of 192 courses are offered by SCU including 91 undergraduate level courses and 86 postgraduate level courses. It ranks in the top 4% for life sciences and physical sciences in THE World University Rankings 2021. In the QS WUR Ranking by Subject, Agriculture and Forestry is ranked in the top 300. Remarkably, Southern Cross University has a 5-star rating in student support and graduate salary in the Good Universities Guide 2021.

Southern Cross University Ranking Highlights

Given below are the highlights of the rankings of Southern Cross University:

  • Ranked #751-800 in QS World University Rankings 2021 as well as 2022.
  • Bagged 601-800th rank in THE World University Rankings 2021.
  • On the 936th place in Best Global Universities in the U.S. News and World Report 2021.

Southern Cross University World Rankings by QS

Southern Cross University ranks #751-800 in QS World University Rankings 2022. It had the same positions in 2020 and 2021. The QS ranking system is based on the following measurements:

  • 40% of academic peer review
  • 20% of faculty student ratio
  • 20% of citations per faculty
  • 10% of employer reputation
  • 10% of international orientation

Southern Cross University scored 83.8 on the international student ratio category which was the highest among all other indicators. The scores of the university on the various indicators are given in the table below:

Ranking Criteria Score
Academic Reputation 3.8
Employer Reputation 4
Faculty Student Ratio 4.6
Citations per Faculty 27.2
International Faculty Ratio 67
International Student Ratio 83.8

The chart given below depicts the rankings of the Southern Cross University between 2018 and 2022 in the QS World University Rankings:

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Southern Cross University World Rankings by US News

In the U.S. News and World Report 2021, Southern Cross University is ranked #936 in Best Global Universities. These rankings are based on the performance of the university across 13 indicators of excellence. The university had a global score of 37.5 on the U.S. News. The bifurcation of the university on each of the indicators are given in the table below:

Global Score 37.5
Global research reputation #1016
Regional research reputation #43
Publications #1258
Books #642
Conferences #1613
Normalized citation impact #797
Total citations #1183
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited #1069
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited #687
International collaboration - relative to country #1239
International collaboration #672
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #1110
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited #881

Southern Cross University World Rankings by THE

Southern Cross University ranks 601-800th in THE World University Rankings 2021. THE rankings are based on 4 pillar scores. However, individual scores of only the institutions ranked in the top 500 are displayed. Therefore, a detailed comparison of rankings is not available.

Southern Cross University Rankings in Australia

Coming to the rankings of SCU in Australia, the university ranks in the top 50 universities in Australia on various ranking websites. The rankings of the university in Australia are indicated below:

  • 40th in Best Global Universities in New Zealand/Australiain the U.S. News and World Report 2021.
  • 33th in Best Global Universities in Australia in the U.S. News and World Report 2021.
  • =32nd Aus rank in QS Australian Universities World Rankings 2020.
  • =33rd in THE Best Universities in Australia in 2021 that ranks 37 top universities in Australia.

Southern Cross University Subject-wise Ranking

Southern Cross University offers more than 190 degrees organized into 4 main faculties of Faculty of Business, Law and Arts, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Faculty of Science and Engineering. The rankings of the subjects taught by the university are:

  • The university is ranked #301-350 in Architecture globally in QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021.
  • In the U.S. News and World Report 2021, the following subjects have been ranked:
    • #363 in Environment/ Ecology
    • #379 in Plant and Animal Science

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 has placed the following subjects:

Subject Rank
Life Sciences Top 400
Physical Sciences Top 400
Psychology Top 500
Education Top 500
Social Sciences Top 500
Business and Economics Top 600

Southern Cross University Miscellaneous Ranking

Various miscellaneous rankings of the Southern Cross University are listed below:

  • The university ranks in the top 150 in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020.
  • Southern Cross placed 101-110th in THE rankings of best universities in Asia-Pacific region for 2019.
  • It also ranked #101-150 in QS Top 50 under 50 in 2018.

Southern Cross University is known for personalized attention, student experience as well as research output to study in Australia. The university achieved ratings at world standard or above in 23 areas of research in the latest Excellence in Research for Australia report. Moreover, 14 research areas such as Earth Sciences, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science and Management, Nursing, Ecology, Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, etc. achieved the highest possible classification of well above world standard. Overall, the university has a sized reputation and is continuously working towards improving it which is indicated in the world ranking of the institution by various influential agencies.