Sydney, Australia
University of Sydney
Ranked in the world
2
University of Sydney is ranked 2nd in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences.
Full ranking profile
University of Sydney's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| URAP 2024-2025Headlinein the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 6 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 10 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 12 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 13 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 14 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 14 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 15 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Veterinary Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Philosophy | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Veterinary Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for societal impact | SCImago Research Group | 16 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 16 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 16 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | 16 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Law & Legal Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 17 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 17 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 18 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2025in the world for Sport ScienceExercise and Sport Science Major | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 19 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 22 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 24 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 26 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 27 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 27 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 28 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 28 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Communication & Media Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 28 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 28 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 29 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 30 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 31 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 31 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 32 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Economics & Business | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 34 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anthropology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 36 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 37 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Quacquarelli Symonds | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Pharmacology & Toxicology | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 38 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Archaeology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 39 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Linguistics | Quacquarelli Symonds | 39 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 39 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 39 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 42 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 45 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 45 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 49 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 49 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 51 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 53 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 53 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 56 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 58 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 60 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 61 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 67 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 72 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 73 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 74 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 78 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 80 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 82 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 83 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 87 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 94 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 97 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 100 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 107 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 119 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 122 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 148 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 152 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 160 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 164 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 178 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 182 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 194 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 204 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 243 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 314 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 324 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 328 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 477 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.
In their own words
Sydney on the subject of its own standing, quoted from its published material.
The University has held the number one position in Australia for the past six QS Graduate Employability rankings.
source · retrieved 2026-09-06
The Index records QS Employability 2022 at 4th in the world for graduate employability.