University of Canberra has inched up the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings to 16th place.
The rankings assess universities that were formed from 1971 to the present in their teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.
University of Canberra improved on their 2020 ranking by two places and is the second-highest ranked Australian university.
Vice-chancellor Paddy Nixon said the result was thanks to the work of professional and academic staff and the students and a focus on high quality teaching and learning.
"Our collaborations with industry allow us to take learning, teaching and research experiences much further, underscoring all teaching with Work Integrated Learning experiences," he said.
"In addition, these alliances amplify our community impact.
"UC's research, across focus areas such as communication, education, environment, governance, health and sport is world class, with demonstrable and resonant impact."
The university rapidly rose up the rankings from 34th in 2019 to 18th in 2020.
Last week it revealed a strategy to be the top Australian university for women's sport, sport integrity and in the top three for sport science.
