MONASH University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is Australia's top place to study pharmacy, the 2020 QS World University Rankings reveals.
The faculty is now ranked at number two in the world, behind the University of Oxford, up from three in 2019.
The ranking system assessed universities across five broad fields: employer reputation, citation, staff H-indexes, academic reputation and use of quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Since QS introduced the subject rankings in 2011, Monash's Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty has consistently been among the top 10 globally, faculty Dean, Professor Arthur Christopoulos said.
"The elevated ranking to number two in the world for pharmacy and pharmacology reflects the faculty's continuous drive to be at the forefront of research, practice and education on the world stage," he said.
"This would not be possible without the dedication of our talented staff and students and the generosity of our collaborators in the pharmacy profession and in biomedical research and education.
"By drawing upon our combined energy and expertise, we make progress every day on our faculty's mission to make healthcare better on a global scale."
The University of Sydney was Australia's second-highest ranked pharmacy school at 24, followed by the University of Queensland (31), the University of Melbourne (49), and the University of NSW which was ranked between 51st and 100th in the international league table.
New Zealand's University of Auckland was the top pharmacy school across the ditch, with a global ranking of 27.
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