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🇦🇺Sydney, Australia·Est. 1949Public

UNSW Sydney

Engineering & business

Global rank#51
shortlist
97.4aggregate score · 1 sourceToo few sources for a meaningful chart
QS World University Rankings
2024 edition
#40
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2024 edition
Unranked
US News Best Colleges (National Universities)
2024 edition
Unranked
US News Best Global Universities
2023–24 edition
Unranked
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
2023 edition
Unranked
Center for World University Rankings
2024 edition
Unranked
Niche Best Colleges
2024 edition
Unranked
CWTS Leiden Ranking
2024 edition
Unranked

Ranking history

Real snapshots recorded each time this dataset is refreshed — never backfilled or estimated.

Ranking history over time
DateRankScore
August 3, 2026#5197.4
August 4, 2026#5197.4
August 5, 2026#5197.4
August 6, 2026#5197.4
August 7, 2026#5197.4
August 10, 2026#5197.4
August 15, 2026#5197.4
August 17, 2026#5197.4
August 20, 2026#5197.4

Admissions

Most recently published acceptance rate and typical entry qualification for this country's admissions system.

Applications / year
Acceptance rate
45%
Typical entry — Australia ATAR
90–99

Campus & outcomes

Class size, graduation and freshman retention rates, sticker tuition vs. what students actually pay after aid, how many receive it, post-graduation employment, research output, and a few real, commonly-cited top recruiters. Everything except ratio and enrollment is US-specific or approximate — papers/year and top employers in particular are rounded/illustrative, not exhaustive or precise database exports. Earnings figures and what they imply against cost are in their own section below.

Student : faculty
17:1
Undergrads
40,000
Grad rate (6-yr)
Tuition
Avg. net price
Employed within 6mo
Papers/year (approx.)
9,500
Classes under 20
Freshman retention
Receiving aid
Where grads work
PwCDeloitteCommonwealth BankGoogle

Studying in Australia as an international student

International fees are set per-programme and are among the highest globally, alongside high living costs. These are country-level figures for a typical bachelor's at a public university (2025–26 academic year) — not a quote for this university, which sets its own fees.

Typical tuition, non-national
$20,000–$45,000
per year, approx. USD
Typical living costs
$15,000–$22,000
per year, approx. USD
Post-study work rights
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485), typically two to three years.
Funding routes
Australia Awards; substantial university international scholarships.

Subject strengths

An Analects Proverbs editorial estimate — derived from this university's specialty and overall standing, not pulled from a named subject ranking.

Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
CS88 out of 100
Eng100 out of 100
Business100 out of 100
Medicine91 out of 100
Law90 out of 100
Sciences84 out of 100
Social91 out of 100
Arts86 out of 100
Strongest in
EngineeringBusinessMedicine
Computer Science
Engineering
Business
Medicine
Law & Policy
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities

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Frequently asked questions

What is UNSW Sydney's ranking?

UNSW Sydney ranks #51 on Analects Proverbs's combined score of 97.4/100, aggregated across 1 major published ranking.

What is UNSW Sydney known for?

Engineering & business. Its strongest subject areas, by our editorial estimate, are Engineering, Business, Medicine.

What is UNSW Sydney's acceptance rate?

UNSW Sydney's acceptance rate is approximately 45%, based on the most recently published admissions cycle.

What academic results does UNSW Sydney typically require?

UNSW Sydney's typical admissions requirement is 90–99 on the Australia ATAR.