Sydney continues in top 100 in THE World University Rankings 2025
The University ranked 61st in the world in the prestigious rankings and strengthened its global performance in industry, research quality and teaching.
Domestically the University continues to be the highest ranked institution in NSW and third-highest ranked in Australia and New Zealand.
The University ranked 68th globally for industry with a score, out of 100, of 99.5 (up 21 places from last year) and 83rd for research quality with a score of 92.1 (up nine places).
In the 21st year of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings more than 2000 universities were ranked from 115 countries and regions. The global rankings assess research-intensive universities across 18 performance indicators grouped into five pillars: teaching, research quality, research environment, international outlook and industry.
“I congratulate all our staff on our continuing success in these rankings, including our improved performance for research quality, teaching and industry. I especially note our outstanding performance in the industry pillar this year, a direct reflection of our strong collaboration with industry partners and the relevance of our research to new patents,” said Professor Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor and President.
Professor Emma Johnston, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) said: “It is gratifying that the University continues to perform so strongly across the research quality, research environment and industry pillars of this ranking. We continue to score in the top 60 internationally for research environment. The research quality pillar considers measures of research strength, excellence and impact, and citation impact, and our performance recognises the global significance and influence of the outstanding work we do.”
The most recent research from the University includes:
how multiple surgeries could lead to cognitive decline in older adults, aged between 40 and 69
the continuing challenge of LGBTQI+ inclusion at Big Four firms
what drives the five-year movement ‘itch’ in regional Australia
developing an AI method to reduce the energy required by data centres
archaeological research on the earliest emergence of clothing
weak evidence of effectiveness for antidepressants prescribed for pain in older adults
how crown-of-thorns starfish thrive in degraded coral habitats
This year the University ranked 18th in the world and 2nd in Australia in the 2025 QS World University Rankings including being placed first in Australia and 7th globally for sustainability as part of that ranking.
In the latest US News Best Global Universities Ranking the University was placed 29 globally and 2nd in Australia.