The Good University Guide Australian University of the Year was awarded annually between 1993 and 2001. Although the Guide assess each university under a variety of criteria, the award was not necessarily given to the top Australian university, but rather to the University which performed best in the chosen field for that particular year.

The Award was won jointly in 1999-00 when Deakin University

Deakin University

Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...

 and University of Wollongong

University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...

 received top honours. In 2000-01 University of Wollongong

University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...

 again shared the award having tied with University of Southern Queensland

University of Southern Queensland

The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...

.

Deakin University

Deakin University

Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...

 and University of Wollongong

University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...

 where the only multiple recipients having been named University of the Year twice each.

List of winners

Year	Winner	Field
2001-02	University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...	'International Standing'
2000-01	University of Wollongong University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...	'Educational Experience' and 'Graduate Outcomes'
	University of Southern Queensland University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...	'Excellence in the e-World'
1999-00	Deakin University Deakin University Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...	'Outstanding Education and Training Partnerships'
	University of Wollongong University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...	'Outstanding Research and Development Partnerships' and 'Preparing Graduates for the e-World'
1998-99	University of Queensland University of Queensland The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...	'Outstanding Outcomes for Graduates'
1997-98	Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...	'Commitment to First Generation University Students'
1996-97	University of New South Wales University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...	'Breadth of the Undergraduate Experience'
1995-96	Deakin University Deakin University Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...	'Outstanding Technology in Education'
1994-95	Monash University Monash University Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....	'The Internationalisation of Undergraduate Education'
1993-94	Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...	'Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Performance'