Sydney, Australia
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
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.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2025Headlinein the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 2 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 2 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 2 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 3 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) | Times Higher Education | 5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) | Times Higher Education | 7 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 7 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Mining & Mineral Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 8 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) | Times Higher Education | 8 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 10 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 11 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for life on land (SDG 15) | Times Higher Education | 11 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 11 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Law & Legal Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 12 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Petroleum Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 13 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Law & Legal Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 13 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 18 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Geosciences | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 21 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 22 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 23 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 24 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Environmental Sciences | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | 25 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | 26 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Computer Science | National Taiwan University | 27 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 27 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 28 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 28 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 29 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 30 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 33 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 33 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Engineering | METU (URAP Lab) | 33 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 34 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 34 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 34 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 36 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 38 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | 39 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 40 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 41 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & Engineering | National Taiwan University | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 42 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Materials Science | National Taiwan University | 42 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Chemical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 44 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 45 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 45 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 51 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 51 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 51 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 51 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 52 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 52 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 53 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 53 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 54 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 55 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 57 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 61 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 64 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 65 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 71 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 71 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 74 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 75 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 77 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 79 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 79 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 80 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 83 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 85 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 90 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 91 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 97 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 99 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 105 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 109 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 117 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 118 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 139 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 151 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 160 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 171 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 202 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 242 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 242 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 461 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 513 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.