Newcastle, Australia
University of Newcastle
Ranked in the world
2
University of Newcastle is ranked 2nd in the world for climate action (SDG 13).
Full ranking profile
University of Newcastle's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| THE Impact 2025Headlinein the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 2 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for climate action (SDG 13) | Times Higher Education | 3 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for life below water (SDG 14) | Times Higher Education | 3 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) | Times Higher Education | 8 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for good health and well-being (SDG 3) | Times Higher Education | 9 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) | Times Higher Education | 12 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for good health and well-being (SDG 3) | Times Higher Education | 14 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 14 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for life on land (SDG 15) | Times Higher Education | 17 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Automation & Control | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 18 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) | Times Higher Education | 22 |
| THE Impact 2026in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 30 |
| THE Impact 2025in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals | Times Higher Education | 39 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Automation & Control | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 41 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 44 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 47 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 73 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 80 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 93 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 123 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 143 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 179 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 204 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 224 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 227 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 244 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 244 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 246 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 248 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 251 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 255 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 268 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 278 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 302 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 320 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 335 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 344 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 346 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 348 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 354 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 370 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 377 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 381 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 387 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 395 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 395 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 401 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 403 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 404 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 416 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 450 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 470 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 488 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 498 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 501 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 551 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 788 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 788 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.