The University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales in the four world rankings

Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.

• QS World University Rankings 2027 Published 2026-06-18 Publisher's page #19
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #80
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #37

The publishers disagree by 61 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.

Key facts

Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.

Location

Sydney, Australia

Founded

1949

Total students

≈ 70,000

International students

≈ 38%

Group

Group of Eight

Official site

www.unsw.edu.au

ARWU indicator breakdown

The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

1. Engineering - Mineral & Mining #3
2. Petroleum Engineering #13
3. Law #13
4. Engineering - Civil & Structural #22
5. Environmental Sciences #25
6. Psychology #26
7. Social Sciences & Management #27
8. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #29
9. Accounting & Finance #29
10. Materials Science #31
11. Architecture & Built Environment #33
12. Engineering & Technology #33
13. Geophysics #33
14. Geology #34
15. Earth & Marine Sciences #37
16. Chemistry #38
17. Natural Sciences #39
18. Mathematics #42
19. Marketing #43
20. Education #44
21. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #46
22. Business & Management Studies #48
23. Engineering - Chemical #50
24. Computer Science & Information Systems #54
25. Life Sciences & Medicine #54
26. Economics & Econometrics #56
27. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #58
28. English Language & Literature #62
29. Medicine #62
30. Arts & Humanities #66
31. Biological Sciences #66
32. Physics & Astronomy #72
33. Art & Design #93
34. Sociology #95
35. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence —
36. Anatomy & Physiology —
37. Geography —
38. Communication & Media Studies —
39. Development Studies —
40. Hospitality & Leisure Management —
41. Library & Information Management —
42. Social Policy & Administration —
43. Sports-related Subjects —
44. Statistics & Operational Research —
45. History —
46. Modern Languages —
47. Performing Arts —
48. Philosophy —
49. Anthropology —
50. Politics & International Studies —
51. Archaeology —
52. Linguistics —