Gator88,
Thank you for your response, and especially for looking up those links for me. Yes, I did look at these ranking lists online, but I was still confused to it’s “equivalent” U.S. level of prestige, if this makes any sense. For example, on that link, the University of Queensland is the third top rated university in Australia. Our top third is Stanford. Surely, this does not mean that UQ is really as prestigious as Stanford? In my mind, because Australia has far fewer universities than we in the U.S. do, the UQ, although high-ranking in Australia, does not mean it is necessarily the “Stanford of Australia.” I’m not sure that I’m explaining my question/scenario very accurately.
Thanks again!!