Established in 1989, Charles Sturt University is a public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Queensland. The University is home to around 41,027 students with international students accounting for 24.6% from 113 countries across its 5 campuses located all over Australia.

The university provides world-class education with hands-on experience in relevant fields to improve job prospects for international students. It also offers flexible study options - on-campus in Australia or study abroad in one of the partner locations, online from home country or exchange programs. It also has one of the highest graduate employment rates in Australia.

Charles Sturt University Ranking Highlights

According to the australian universities.com.au, Charles Sturt University has been ranked nationally as well as internationally by various ranking agencies or organizations. The highlights of world rankings are given in the table below -

Charles Sturt University Global Ranking 2021

The University is considered to be one of the top public universities in Australia and has been continuously growing as per ranking terms. It has ranked within 700 - 1000 position among other Universities in the world by several independent ranking agencies

Charles Sturt University THE Ranking 2021

The University is ranked 801-1000 in the World University Rankings 2021 by the Times Higher Education(THE). Charles Sturt University also ranked within the top 200 universities for THE Impact Rankings 2021.

THE impact rankings 2021 are global performance tables where 1,117 universities from 94 countries or regions are evaluated against United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Indicators in four broad areas - research, stewardship, outreach and teaching are taken into account while deciding the ranks.

Charles Sturt University US News Ranking 2021

The University has also been ranked #736 in best global universities according to U.S. News 2021. The ranking of the university was decided on the basis of its performance across 13 indicators. A breakdown of these indicators have been provided in the table below -

Charles Sturt University QS Ranking 2022

Charles Sturt University ranked 801-1000th University in the world according to QS World University Rankings 2022. The rank was awarded based on criteria such as academic reputation, citations per faculty, employer reputation, faculty student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio. The weightage held by these criteria in the ranking process have been mentioned below -

• International student ratio - 96.3
• International faculty ratio - 10.2
• Faculty student ratio - 4:3
• Employer reputation - 8.5
• Citations per faculty - 11.3
• Academic Reputation - 4.3

Charles Sturt University ranked within 801-1000th position in 2021 which was an improvement from its #1001+ ranking in 2020. However, the ranking of Charles Sturt University has decreased slightly when compared to its ranking in 2015, 2016 and 2017 which was #701+.

Charles Sturt University CWUR Ranking 2021 

The University is ranked in the 1091 position in the world university rankings according to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) with an overall score of 70.1.

Charles Sturt University Ranking in Australia

Charles Sturt University is highly rated for higher education in Australia, practical experience, highly qualified faculty and a vibrant student community. The ranks secured by the University are as follows -

• According to Good University Guide 2020, the University stands 1st in Australia for graduate employment. 86% of the students are employed as soon as they complete their graduation from university.
• The University is ranked 28th in the national rankings according to the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
• The University is also ranked 22nd in Australia according to the UniRank University Rankings.
• Charles Sturt University also ranked as the 36th best global universities in Australia/New Zealand and 30th as the best global universities in Australia according to the U.S. News and World Report

The Main Highlights of National Ranking are as follows -

It has also been awarded several accolades by The Good Universities Guide:

• The University received a 5-star rating in the year 2018 where the University had 83.9% of graduates find employment within four months of graduation. The full-time students doing graduation also get employment opportunities and the percentage for the same is 69.5%.
• The University also received a five-star rating for the Starting salary.
• 5-star rating for learner engagement measure at the institution level.

Charles Sturt University Subject-Wise Ranking

As one of the top-rated universities in Australia, Charles Sturt is known for its internationally recognised undergraduate and graduate programs in an array of study areas. This includes courses on information technology, medical science, business, accounting, humanities and social work, animal and veterinary science and the like.

Rankings of programs offered at Charles Sturt University are as follows -

QS WUR ranking by Subject 2021

Charles Sturt University ranked within the top 251-300 in QS WUR Rankings 2021. The two programs that secured the highest ranks among all the other courses offered are Agriculture and Forestry, and Education and Training.

• The ranking of Agriculture and forestry decreases as compared to 2020 when it ranked #201-250
• The ranking of Education and Training has also decreased from 251-300 in 2019 t0 301-350 in 2021.

Both subjects have an academic reputation of 42.8, employer reputation of 57.5, H-Index citations of 76.1, and the citations per paper 78.7.

U.S. News Subject Rankings 2021

Rankings of programs by Charles Sturt University are as follows -

• Ranked #224 in agricultural sciences
• Ranked #402 in plant and animal sciences

Subject Rankings by Good University Guide 2021

The University stands best in Australia for programs in pharmacy, veterinary science, and psychology. The parameters for the three subjects were the teaching quality, learning resources and student support, and starting and full-time employment respectively.

It is also considered best in the country for full-time employment in five subjects namely communications, computing and information systems, agriculture and environmental studies, law and paralegal studies, and psychology.

Shanghai Ranking

The University is ranked in the seven categories of the list in the Shanghai Rankings’ 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities. The major rankings include:-

• The University was qualified in the top 500 for inclusion in ecology, computer science and engineering, food science and technology, agriculture sciences, veterinary sciences, nursing, and education.
• #101-150 globally in veterinary sciences
• #151-200 in food science and technology
• #201-300 in nursing
• #301-400 in education, ecology, and agricultural sciences
• #401-500 in computer science and engineering
• The food science and technology courses were ranked 4th to 8th nationally
• Veterinary sciences subjects were ranked 7th to 8th among the Australian Universities.

Charles Sturt University Miscellaneous Rankings

Other rankings of the University include:-

• The University is also ranked 519th in the world according to the UniRank University Rankings.
• The university received a five-star rating for student support based on 77% of undergraduates rating student support.
• Five-star rating for first-in-family admissions with 34% of domestic students pursuing the bachelors’ degree.
• Various subjects like pharmacy, business, communications, computing, law, dental science, science, teaching, etc are ranked and recognized on the national and the state level.
• It is ranked #984 in the research performance rank according to the rankings by CWUR.

Based on different indicators as per the Good University Guide, the University is overall considered a good place to study in comparison to other universities. The indicators include graduate salary, learner engagement, social equity, full-time employment in fields like MBA in Australia, learning resources, staff qualification, student demand, etc.

News Mentions 

The University has also been mentioned in the news in the following instances -

• A paramedicine academic of the university received the national emergency medal for her work.
• Another gerontology expert of the university was recognized for her contribution to advancing the care of older Australians.
• The University was also mentioned to have made pacts with other national organizations for collaborations and the like.

Charles Sturt University is recognized globally as well as nationally as suggested by the rankings awarded to it by different agencies and organizations. The programs offered at the University prepares students for a bright future ahead and achieve success in their chosen career path. The University also enables students to be an active citizen of the World contributing to public good.