Top Australian Universities on X (Twitter)

Name: 2026 Australian University X (Twitter) Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-14

2026 X (Twitter) University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular Australian Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 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 (Twitter)

Rank	University	Followers	Avg monthly posts
1	The University of Sydney	98,395	134
2	Monash University	92,408	85
3	The University of Queensland	87,891	258
4	University of New South Wales	67,926	57
5	RMIT University	58,765	63
6	Deakin University	54,775	112
7	The University of Adelaide	51,663	158
8	La Trobe University	41,822	210
9	Curtin University	38,672	59
10	Swinburne University of Technology	36,032	103
11	Griffith University	34,744	103
12	Macquarie University	33,736	52
13	Flinders University	32,893	104
14	Queensland University of Technology	32,342	74
15	The University of Western Australia	30,016	72
16	Victoria University	20,852	84
17	University of Wollongong	20,672	48
18	University of Technology Sydney	20,530	62
19	Australian National University	20,261	108
20	James Cook University	19,034	93
21	Murdoch University	17,311	52
22	University of Tasmania	16,876	129
23	The University of Newcastle	16,332	55
24	University of Canberra	15,930	56
25	Charles Sturt University	13,935	65
26	Bond University	13,559	51
27	Western Sydney University	13,487	57
28	Edith Cowan University	12,261	47
29	Charles Darwin University	11,039	20
30	University of Southern Queensland	8,763	58
31	Central Queensland University	7,923	67
32	University of New England, Australia	7,235	27
33	Australian Catholic University	6,952	30
34	University of the Sunshine Coast	6,692	33
35	Southern Cross University	5,184	40
36	Torrens University Australia	2,563	21
37	The University of Notre Dame Australia	2,058	11
38	The University of Melbourne	13	0
39	Federation University Australia	n.a.	n.a.