Rankings and Awards

Eight of Macquarie's most outstanding teachers were recognised at the Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching, 2007.

"That eight of our finest educators have received awards for teaching excellence from such an eminent institute is evidence of the high quality of teaching at Macquarie," says Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz.

Macquarie is renowned for its international outlook, pioneering research, strong industry links and exceptional graduate outcomes. Macquarie’s rankings and achievements include:

Ranked in the top 200 universities in the world (The Times' Higher Education Supplement, 2007).
MBA program is ranked as one of the best in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and in the top 100 in the world (Economist Intelligence Unit, 2007).
Ranked in the top 40 universities in the Asia-Pacific region by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings.
The University consistently ranks in the top ten Australian universities for the number of Discovery Grants and Federation Fellowships awarded by the Australian Research Council and the number of major national research centres established on-campus.
Macquarie’s teaching staff consistently received prestigious citation awards from the national Carrick Institute.
For more than a decade, Macquarie graduate starting salaries have been ranked among the highest in Australia (The Good Universities Guide 1998-2008).
Macquarie University offered the first Actuarial Studies program and also the first degree outside the United Kingdom to be recognised by the UK Institute of Actuaries, granting Macquarie graduates exemption from the UK exams.
The Master of Applied Finance program – described as “exemplary” by the Asian Development Bank – remains the biggest program of its type in the world (in terms of both student and staff numbers).
Recognised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for Best Practice in the internationalisation of curriculum.