Group of Eight (Australian universities)

Group of Eight (Australian Universities)

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Group of Eight (Australian universities)

The Group of Eight (Go8) is a group of eight Australian tertiary

Tertiary education

Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, or gymnasium ....
institutions which are the oldest universities in Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. It was established informally as a network of vice-chancellors in 1994 and was formally incorporated in 1999. The group is seen as Australia's version of the Ivy League

Ivy League

The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of university in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group....
, consisting of the most prestigious and wealthy universities in the country.

All members of the group except ANU

Australian National University

The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a Public university research university located in Canberra, Australia, the Federal capital city....
, UNSW

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and Monash

Monash University

Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Australia. It is Australia's largest university with about 55,000 students.The University has a total of eight campuses: six in Victoria, Australia , one in Monash University Malaysia Campus and one in Monash South Africa....
are known as "sandstone universities

Sandstone universities

In Australia, the Sandstone Universities are an informally-defined group comprising the country's oldest higher education institutions. Most were founded in the colonial era, except Queensland and Western Australia....
", and all of their primary campuses are based in the six largest Australian capital cities

Capital City

Capital City was a television show produced by Euston Films which focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman....
.

The group, in arguing for prioritisation of research funding and in lobbying for increased funding for the largest and most popular campuses, sometimes finds itself at odds with smaller, regional and rural universities.

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Member Universities
University	Location	Founded	Students	National Rank (*)	World Rank (*)	Homepage
Australian National University Australian National University The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a Public university research university located in Canberra, Australia, the Federal capital city....	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.... , ACT Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory is the Capital districts and territories of the Australia and its smallest States and territories of Australia....	1946	12482	1	16
University of Sydney University of Sydney The University of Sydney is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in Australia. It was established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight " universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance....	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia.... , NSW New South Wales New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....	1850	45182	2	37
University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria . The second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria, its main campus is in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb just north of the Melbourne CBD....	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria .... , VIC	1853	33639	3	38
University of Queensland University of Queensland The University of Queensland is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong, mostly "Sandstone universities" committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class....	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne.... , QLD Queensland Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....	1909	37518	4	43
University of New South Wales University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia.... , NSW New South Wales New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....	1949	39067	5	45
Monash University Monash University Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Australia. It is Australia's largest university with about 55,000 students.The University has a total of eight campuses: six in Victoria, Australia , one in Monash University Malaysia Campus and one in Monash South Africa....	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria .... , VIC Victoria (Australia) File:Map Victoria Aboriginal tribes .jpgVictoria is a States and territories of Australia located in the southeastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most Population density and urbanised....	1958	55000	6	47
University of Western Australia University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia. Established in February 1911, it is the only university in the state to be a member of the prestigious Group of Eight , as well as the Sandstone universities....	Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average.... , WA Western Australia Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....	1911	22419	7	83
University of Adelaide University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia....	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million.... , SA South Australia South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....	1874	18385	8	106

(*) Based on THES-QS

THES - QS World University Rankings

The THE - QS World University Rankings is an annual publication that ranks the "Top 200 World Universities", and is published by Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds ....
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