Top Australian Universities on X (Twitter)

2025 X University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular Australian Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 X University Ranking of all Australian higher-education institutions on X meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Australia
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank X University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Australian university on the X social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Australian Universities on X

Rank	University	Followers	Avg monthly posts
1	The University of Melbourne	131,176	68
2	The University of Sydney	100,123	20
3	Monash University	94,332	31
4	The University of Queensland	93,913	151
5	University of New South Wales	68,995	17
6	RMIT University	59,661	9
7	Deakin University	55,827	52
8	The University of Adelaide	54,812	14
9	University of South Australia	52,630	22
10	La Trobe University	42,367	58
11	Curtin University	39,837	19
12	Swinburne University of Technology	36,576	33
13	Griffith University	35,516	28
14	Macquarie University	34,233	15
15	Flinders University	33,827	19
16	Queensland University of Technology	32,939	22
17	The University of Western Australia	30,392	19
18	Victoria University	21,195	13
19	University of Wollongong	20,916	19
20	Australian National University	20,881	17
21	University of Technology Sydney	20,858	18
22	James Cook University	19,299	19
23	Murdoch University	17,546	5
24	University of Tasmania	17,128	72
25	The University of Newcastle	16,592	11
26	University of Canberra	16,231	7
27	Charles Sturt University	14,110	29
28	Western Sydney University	13,720	28
29	Bond University	13,676	17
30	Edith Cowan University	12,414	9
31	Charles Darwin University	11,174	3
32	Federation University Australia	9,067	10
33	University of Southern Queensland	8,841	21
34	Central Queensland University	8,025	32
35	University of New England, Australia	7,338	5
36	Australian Catholic University	7,004	11
37	University of the Sunshine Coast	6,806	12
38	Southern Cross University	5,255	12
39	Torrens University Australia	2,595	13
40	The University of Notre Dame Australia	2,095	4

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X pages were extracted in November 2025.

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