Flinders University is a public university in Adelaide, Australia established in 1966. The university is home to 26,000+ students comprising nearly 6,000 international students. Over 500 undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programs are taught by the university in almost 20 areas of study. Among the programs offered, Archaelogy and Nursing rank quite well in the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021 while Law ranks in the top 200 in the THE subject rankings. The university has more than 100 partner institutions across 33 countries offering premier.
Flinders ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world. It is a modern university focusing on progress, student success and career mindset. The institution ranks in the top 30 in THE best Universities in Australia. It has a good reputation in the international faculty as well as student ratio criteria with scores of 96.7 and 95.6 respectively. The university has ranked no. 1 among public SA-founded universities in terms of teaching quality, student support, starting salary and overall experience in the Good Universities Guide 2020.
Flinders University Ranking Highlights
The highlights of Flinders University rankings in 2021 are given below:
- Ranked 251-300th in the THE World University Rankings 2021.
- Placed 423rd in the QS World University Rankings 2021.
- On the 435th place in the Best Global Universities in the U.S. News and World Report 2021.
Flinders University World Rankings by QS
Flinders University ranked 423rd in the QS World University Rankings 2021. The university has seen a positive rise in its position in the last 5 years. Back in 2017, the university ranked at the 551st position and gradually rose to the 423rd position in 2021. The QS WUR ranks 1,000 universities in the world based on 6 indicators discussed below. Flinders had an overall score of 27 with individual scores on various indicators as follows:
| Ranking Criteria | Score |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 27 |
| Academic Reputation | 14.1 |
| Employer Reputation | 8 |
| Faculty Student Ratio | 6 |
| Citations per Faculty | 47.8 |
| International Faculty Ratio | 96.7 |
| International Student Ratio | 95.6 |
The weightage of each of the above indicators are as follows:
- 40% Academic peer review
- 20% Faculty student ratio
- 20% Citations per faculty
- 10% Employer reputation
- 10% International orientation
Flinders University World Rankings by US News
THE placed Flinders University in the top 251-300th universities in the World University Rankings 2021. Coming to the trend of the rankings, in 2017 Flinders ranked 351st and climbed up to the 251st position in 2019 and has been consistently maintaining it since then. The university scored 89.2 on the international outlook indicator and 85.6 in citations which were its highest scores.
The bifurcation of the scores are given in the table below:
| Parameters | Score |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 21.9 |
| Research | 29.8 |
| Citations | 85.6 |
| Industry Income | 37.8 |
| International Outlook | 89.2 |
The graph below depicts the THE World University Rankings for Flinders University between 2012 and 2021:
Flinders University World Rankings by US News
In the U.S. News and World Report 2021, Flinders University was ranked #435 in Best Global Universities. The U.S. News ranks global universities on the basis of 13 pre-defined indicators wherein Flinders scored 52.9 overall. The rank of the university in each of the 13 categories are given in the table below:
| Overall Score | 52.9 |
|---|---|
| Global research reputation | #951 |
| Regional research reputation | #28 |
| Publications | #461 |
| Books | #400 |
| Conferences | #1258 |
| Normalized citation impact | #383 |
| Total citations | #399 |
| Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited | #455 |
| Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited | #680 |
| International collaboration - relative to country | #1265 |
| International collaboration | #691 |
| Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited | #454 |
| Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited | #618 |
Flinders University Rankings in Australia
In the THE rankings 2021, Flinders ranks as one of the top 20 in Australia. Besides, in the U.S. News, the university is ranked in the top 30 in Australia. The rankings of the Flinders University in Australia for 2021 are summarized in the table below:
| Ranking Agency | Rank |
|---|---|
| THE Best Universities in Australia | =18 |
| U.S. News Best Global Universities in Australia/ New Zealand | #28 |
| U.S. News Best Global Universities in Australia | #24 |
Flinders University Subject-wise Rankings by QS
THE has selectively ranked 7 subject areas of Flinders University on the basis of 5 indicators including industry income, international outlook, research, teaching and citations. Law was the only subject to be ranked in the top 200. Apart from that, Arts and Humanities and Clinical, Pre-clinical and Health ranked among the top 250. The program in Engineering and Technology scored 93.5 on the international outlook category.
The rankings of various subjects taught by Flinders University in the THE subject rankings for 2021 are tabulated below:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Law | 176-200 |
| Arts and Humanities | 201-250 |
| Clinical, pre-clinical and health | 201-250 |
| Engineering and Technology | 301-400 |
| Life Sciences | 401-500 |
| Social Sciences | 401-500 |
| Physical Sciences | 501-600 |
A total of 13 subjects taught by Flinders University were ranked in the 2021 edition of the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021. At the top of the list of subjects was Archaeology at the 46th position followed by Nursing at the 51st position. Between 2016 and 2021, Nursing has consistently maintained its position. Archaeology has climbed up from 151st position in 2016 to the 46th position in 2021. The complete QS WUR Ranking by Subject are as follows:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | #46 |
| Nursing | #51-100 |
| Psychology | #201-250 |
| Sociology | #201-250 |
| Education and Training | #251-300 |
| Medicine | #251-300 |
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology | #251-300 |
| Environmental Sciences | #251-300 |
| Life Sciences and Medicine | #301 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | #301-350 |
| Arts and Humanities | #451-500 |
| Biological Sciences | #451-500 |
| Chemistry | #451-500 |
Flinders University Subject-wise Rankings by US News
The U.S. News has ranked 9 subjects taught by Flinders University of which 8 rank in the top 400. Programs in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health are ranked in the top 150. The complete Flinders University subject rankings according to the U.S. News and World Report 2021 are given below:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | #139 |
| Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems | #213 |
| Psychiatry/ Psychology | #213 |
| Clinical Medicine | #253 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | #300 |
| Plant and Animal Science | #319 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | #336 |
| Environment/ Ecology | #397 |
| Chemistry | #745 |
Flinders University Miscellaneous Ranking
Some notable rankings of Flinders University in the recent years are:
- Ranked 43rd in the Asia Pacific in THE World University Rankings 2020.
- In 2020, the university ranked 23rd in Australia in the QS Australian Universities World Rankings.
- It was ranked no.1 SA university for teaching quality, student support, student:teacher ratio, student retention and starting salary in The Good Universities Guide 2020 (undergraduate).
It is also #5 in Australia in the global Golden Age Universities ranking in THE World University Rankings 2020. Over 90% of the university’s research is rated world-standard or above according to the Excellence in Research for Australia, 2018. Flinders University is a founding member of the Innovative Research Universities that adds to the outcomes of higher education in Australia. It has also earned Institutional Bronze Accreditation in the SAGE Athena SWAN program which recognizes the efforts of the university towards achieving gender equity. Overall, the rankings justify the efforts and excellence of the university in various areas.
