Monash University

Monash University Overview

Monash University is a public institution founded in 1958. Based in Victoria, southeastern Australia, it’s named after Sir John Monash, a renowned Australian military leader and engineer. The Clayton campus, the largest of the university’s five Australian locations, sits about 12 miles southeast of Melbourne, Victoria’s capital. Monash also has a branch campus in Malaysia, a joint graduate school in China with Southeast University, and several other international affiliates. With students from over 100 countries, Monash welcomes a diverse community. While international students pay higher tuition, scholarships are available. On-campus housing is offered at three of its Australian campuses.

The university’s academic divisions include:

• Art, Design & Architecture
• Arts
• Business & Economics
• Education
• Engineering
• Information Technology
• Law
• Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
• Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Science

Classes at Monash are taught in English, and the academic year follows a semester system. Undergraduates can join honors programs, which add a fourth year heavily focused on research. In Australia, a bachelor honors degree is considered a higher qualification than a standard bachelor’s. Monash has student-exchange partnerships with over 100 universities across 25+ countries. Key research centers include:

• Monash Injury Research Institute
• Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials
• Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Monash University Key Stats

• Total students: 56,287
• International students: 20,323
• Academic staff: 1,837
• International staff: 662
• Undergraduate degrees awarded: 10,367
• Doctoral degrees awarded: 943
• Research-only staff: 1,380
• New undergraduates: 12,847
• New master’s students: 6,364
• New doctoral students: 483

Monash University Rankings

Monash ranks #38 in Best Global Universities, assessed on widely accepted excellence indicators.

Global Rankings

• #38 – Best Global Universities
• #4 – Best in Australia/New Zealand
• #4 – Best in Australia

Subject Rankings

• #112 – Agricultural Sciences (tie)
• #32 – Artificial Intelligence
• #55 – Arts & Humanities
• #62 – Biology & Biochemistry
• #84 – Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
• #105 – Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
• #67 – Cell Biology
• #80 – Chemical Engineering
• #87 – Chemistry (tie)
• #46 – Civil Engineering (tie)
• #45 – Clinical Medicine (tie)
• #30 – Computer Science (tie)
• #116 – Condensed Matter Physics
• #106 – Ecology
• #9 – Economics & Business
• #5 – Education & Educational Research
• #51 – Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• #14 – Endocrinology & Metabolism
• #90 – Energy & Fuels
• #75 – Engineering (tie)
• #160 – Environmental Engineering (tie)
• #85 – Environment/Ecology
• #119 – Food Science & Technology
• #140 – Gastroenterology & Hepatology (tie)
• #48 – Geosciences (tie)
• #120 – Green & Sustainable Science
• #38 – Immunology
• #20 – Infectious Diseases (tie)
• #89 – Materials Science
• #78 – Mathematics
• #132 – Mechanical Engineering
• #88 – Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences (tie)
• #67 – Microbiology
• #58 – Molecular Biology & Genetics
• #111 – Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
• #43 – Neuroscience & Behavior (tie)
• #118 – Oncology
• #116 – Optics (tie)
• #13 – Pharmacology & Toxicology
• #131 – Physical Chemistry (tie)
• #80 – Physics
• #196 – Plant & Animal Science
• #69 – Polymer Science (tie)
• #77 – Psychiatry/Psychology
• #19 – Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
• #102 – Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging (tie)
• #28 – Social Sciences & Public Health
• #57 – Space Science
• #110 – Surgery (tie)

2025-2026 Ranking Indicators

Monash’s #38 Best Global Universities rank is based on 13 performance indicators:

• Global Score: 78.4
• Global Research Reputation: #76
• Regional Research Reputation: #5
• Publications: #34
• Books: #36
• Conferences: #111
• Normalized Citation Impact: #216
• Total Citations: #32
• Top 10% Most Cited Publications: #38
• % of Total Publications in Top 10%: #361
• International Collaboration (Relative to Country): #975
• International Collaboration: #502
• Top 1% Most Cited Papers: #40
• % of Top 1% Most Cited Papers: #308