The University of New South Wales

新南 · UNSW

#42

Consensus rank
across four world rankings

96.9 / 100

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

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

#19

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2026-06-18

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025

#80

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2025-08-15

U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026

#37

Source: Publisher's page · Published 2025-06-25

ARWU indicator breakdown

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

Alumni 0

Award 0

HiCi 36.6

N&S 25.3

PUB 61.3

PCP 29.4

Subject rankings

QS subject positions, best first.

Engineering - Mineral & Mining #3

Petroleum Engineering #13

Law #13

Engineering - Civil & Structural #22

Environmental Sciences #25

Psychology #26

Social Sciences & Management #27

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #29

Accounting & Finance #29

Materials Science #31

Architecture & Built Environment #33

Engineering & Technology #33

Geophysics #33

Geology #34

Earth & Marine Sciences #37

Chemistry #38

Natural Sciences #39

Mathematics #42

Marketing #43

Education #44

Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #46

Business & Management Studies #48

Engineering - Chemical #50

Computer Science & Information Systems #54

Life Sciences & Medicine #54

Economics & Econometrics #56

Pharmacy & Pharmacology #58

English Language & Literature #62

Medicine #62

Arts & Humanities #66

Biological Sciences #66

Physics & Astronomy #72

Art & Design #93

Sociology #95

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence —

Anatomy & Physiology —

Geography —

Communication & Media Studies —

Development Studies —

Hospitality & Leisure Management —

Library & Information Management —

Social Policy & Administration —

Sports-related Subjects —

Statistics & Operational Research —

History —

Modern Languages —

Performing Arts —

Philosophy —

Anthropology —

Politics & International Studies —

Archaeology —

Linguistics —

Sources & verification

Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.

QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25

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