By every measure, the University of Adelaide—a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities—stands tall among the world’s leading institutions of learning and innovation. The clearest indication of this is the consistently high rating by the most respected international assessment bodies: QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education and Shanghai Jiao Tong’s Academic Rankings of World Universities (ARWU). All consider the University of Adelaide one of the top 1% of universities worldwide, and the top university in the state of Southern Australian.
The University of Adelaide equally proud of the fact that the vast majority of their research is rated ‘above or well above world standard’ by the Australian Research Council’s Excellence in Research Australia program.
The University of Adelaide count among their distinguished alumni: five Nobel Laureates; over 100 Rhodes Scholars, including Australia’s first Indigenous recipient; and Australia’s first female prime minister and Supreme Court judge. Many of staffs and teachers are internationally recognised leaders in their fields. And it attracts a diverse student body of over 27,000 from more than 90 countries.