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Of the 7 PhD universities in Australia, University of Adelaide ranks highest at #79 in the QS World University Rankings 2027. Next come Western Sydney University (QS World #400) and Torrens University Australia (#43 in Australia). Across the whole list there are 19 courses to choose from.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #79 (University of Adelaide) to #400 (Western Sydney University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Adelaide has the largest research record in this group, with 31,088,280 citations and an h-index of 909. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 7 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Australian Lutheran College, founded in 2004.
The most common subjects are Science (5), Arts, Design & Architecture (3), Life Sciences (2) and Social Sciences & Psychology (2). The usual length is 4–6 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (92% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (8% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
University of Adelaide (QS World #79), Western Sydney University (QS World #400) and Torrens University Australia (#43 in Australia) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
7 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 92% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Western Sydney University, with 4, ahead of Torrens University Australia (4).
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