2016年，USNews发布新一期全球大学排行榜，这份排行榜按全球及区域性研究声誉、论文引用数量甚至博士学位授予数量等标准。以下是澳大利亚大学排名：
| #Rank | University | Country | Location | Global Score |
| #1 | University of Melbourne | Australia | Parkville, Victoria | 73.5 |
| #2 | University of Sydney | Australia | Sydney, New South Wales | 71.9 |
| #3 | University of Queensland Australia | Australia | Brisbane, Queensland | 71.8 |
| #4 | Australian National University | Australia | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 67.5 |
| #5 | Monash University | Australia | Clayton, Victoria | 67.3 |
| #6 | University of New South Wales | Australia | Kensington, New South Wales | 66.8 |
| #7 | University of Western Australia | Australia | Crawley, Western Australia | 63.5 |
| #8 | University of Auckland | New Zealand | Auckland | 59.5 |
| #9 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide, South Australia | 59.2 |
| #10 | University of Otago | New Zealand | Dunedin | 54.1 |
| #11 | Macquarie University | Australia | North Ryde, New South Wales | 51.2 |
| #12 | Queensland University of Technology | Australia | Brisbane, Queensland | 50.3 |
| #13 | Curtin University of Technology | Australia | Bentley, Western Australia | 49.9 |
| #13 | University of Wollongong | Australia | Wollongong, New South Wales | 49.9 |
| #15 | James Cook University | Australia | Townsville City, Queensland | 49.6 |
| #16 | University of Newcastle | Australia | Callaghan, New South Wales | 48.9 |
| #16 | University of Tasmania | Australia | Hobart, Tasmania | 48.9 |
| #18 | Deakin University | Australia | Burwood, Victoria | 48.2 |
| #19 | University of Canterbury | New Zealand | Christchurch | 48.1 |
| #20 | Griffith University | Australia | Nathan, Queensland | 47.4 |
| #21 | University of Technology Sydney | Australia | Ultimo, New South Wales | 46.9 |
| #22 | University of South Australia | Australia | Adelaide, South Australia | 45.4 |
| #23 | Swinburne University of Technology | Australia | Hawthorn, Victoria | 44.2 |
| #24 | Victoria University of Wellington | New Zealand | Wellington | 43.6 |
| #25 | Massey University | New Zealand | Palmerston North | 43.3 |
| #26 | Western Sydney University | Australia | Penrith, NSW | 43 |
| #27 | RMIT University | Australia | Melbourne, VIC | 41.8 |
| #28 | Flinders University | Australia | Bedford Park | 40.4 |
| #29 | La Trobe University | Australia | Melbourne, VIC | 40 |
| #30 | Murdoch University | Australia | Murdoch | 36.2 |
| #31 | University of New England | Australia | Armidale NSW | 35.1 |
