University of Sydney

University of Sydney 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 #28
• Times Higher Education 2026 Published 2025-10-09 Publisher's page #40
• ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2025 Published 2025-08-15 Publisher's page #72
• U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026 Published 2025-06-25 Publisher's page #29

The publishers disagree by 44 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

1850

Total students

≈ 73,000

International students

≈ 38%

Group

Group of Eight

Official site

www.sydney.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. Sports-related Subjects #3
2. Philosophy #16
3. Veterinary Science #16
4. Law #17
5. Nursing #19
6. Pharmacy & Pharmacology #20
7. Life Sciences & Medicine #23
8. Geography #24
9. English Language & Literature #25
10. Anatomy & Physiology #25
11. Education #25
12. Medicine #26
13. Social Sciences & Management #26
14. Accounting & Finance #27
15. Arts & Humanities #28
16. Architecture & Built Environment #28
17. Communication & Media Studies #28
18. Engineering - Civil & Structural #31
19. Library & Information Management #31
20. Sociology #33
21. Mathematics #35
22. Social Policy & Administration #35
23. Anthropology #36
24. Engineering - Mineral & Mining #37
25. Psychology #37
26. Computer Science & Information Systems #38
27. Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #38
28. Archaeology #39
29. Linguistics #39
30. History #41
31. Engineering & Technology #46
32. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #47
33. Economics & Econometrics #48
34. Biological Sciences #52
35. Natural Sciences #54
36. Business & Management Studies #54
37. Chemistry #55
38. Politics & International Studies #55
39. Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #56
40. Modern Languages #57
41. Environmental Sciences #64
42. Physics & Astronomy #67
43. Materials Science #68
44. Engineering - Chemical #72
45. Agriculture & Forestry #76
46. History of Art —
47. Music —
48. Classics & Ancient History —
49. Performing Arts —
50. Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies —
51. Dentistry —
52. Earth & Marine Sciences —
53. Geology —
54. Geophysics —
55. Development Studies —
56. Marketing —
57. Statistics & Operational Research —
58. Art & Design —