The World University Index

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University of New South Wales

Ranked in the world

2

University of New South Wales is ranked 2nd in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Mineral & Mining Engineering, 2025

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Full ranking profile

University of New South Wales's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2025Headlinein the world for Mineral & Mining EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds2
THE Impact 2026in the world for climate action (SDG 13)Times Higher Education2
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency2
THE Impact 2025in the world for climate action (SDG 13)Times Higher Education3
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds3
THE Impact 2026in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)Times Higher Education5
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Energy Science & EngineeringShanghaiRanking Consultancy6
THE Impact 2025in the world for responsible consumption and production (SDG 12)Times Higher Education7
QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainabilityQuacquarelli Symonds7
ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Mining & Mineral EngineeringShanghaiRanking Consultancy8
THE Impact 2026in the world for responsible consumption and production (SDG 12)Times Higher Education8
QS by Subject 2025in the world for Petroleum EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds10
THE Impact 2025in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development GoalsTimes Higher Education11
THE Impact 2025in the world for life on land (SDG 15)Times Higher Education11
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency11
QS by Subject 2025in the world for Law & Legal StudiesQuacquarelli Symonds12
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Petroleum EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds13
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Law & Legal StudiesQuacquarelli Symonds13
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University18
QS 2025Quacquarelli Symonds19
QS 2027Quacquarelli Symonds19
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University19
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds20
NTU 2025in the world for GeosciencesNational Taiwan University21
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University21
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)21
NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & EngineeringNational Taiwan University22
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)23
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University24
NTU 2025in the world for Civil EngineeringNational Taiwan University24
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal StudiesMETU (URAP Lab)24
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Environmental SciencesQuacquarelli Symonds25
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group25
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group25
URAP 2024-2025in the world for AgricultureMETU (URAP Lab)25
NTU 2025in the world for Environment/EcologyNational Taiwan University26
NTU 2025in the world for Computer ScienceNational Taiwan University27
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)27
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EducationMETU (URAP Lab)28
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)28
QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employabilityQuacquarelli Symonds29
NTU 2025in the world for Electrical EngineeringNational Taiwan University30
US News 2026-2027U.S. News & World Report33
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built EnvironmentQuacquarelli Symonds33
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EngineeringMETU (URAP Lab)33
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University34
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group34
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group34
NTU 2025National Taiwan University36
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University38
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EconomicsMETU (URAP Lab)39
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group40
THE Impact 2026in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development GoalsTimes Higher Education41
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC41
NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & EngineeringNational Taiwan University41
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University42
NTU 2025in the world for Materials ScienceNational Taiwan University42
NTU 2025in the world for Chemical EngineeringNational Taiwan University44
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group45
NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical EngineeringNational Taiwan University45
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University51
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University51
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group51
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group51
CWUR 2025Center for World University Rankings52
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney52
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University53
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University53
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group54
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group55
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University57
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University61
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group64
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group65
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University71
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group71
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University74
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group75
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University77
THE 2026Times Higher Education79
Time 2026Time / Statista79
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy80
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature83
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University85
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group90
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)91
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education97
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency99
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature105
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University109
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature117
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University118
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature139
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group151
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency160
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University171
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature202
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group242
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group242
SCImago 2026in the world for DentistrySCImago Research Group461
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency513

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.