Sydney, Australia
University of Sydney
Ranked in the world
2
University of Sydney is ranked 2nd in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences.
Full ranking profile
University of Sydney's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| URAP 2024-2025Headlinein the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 2 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 3 |
| QS Employability 2022in the world for graduate employability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 4 |
| RUR 2026in the world for international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | 5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Nursing | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 6 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 6 |
| ARWU GRAS 2024in the world for Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 10 |
| RUR 2026in the world for research | RUR Rankings Agency | 12 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 13 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 14 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 14 |
| QS Sustainability 2026in the world for sustainability | Quacquarelli Symonds | 15 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Veterinary Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Philosophy | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Veterinary Science | Quacquarelli Symonds | 16 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for societal impact | SCImago Research Group | 16 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 16 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 16 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Economics | METU (URAP Lab) | 16 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Law & Legal Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 17 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 17 |
| QS 2025 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 18 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| ARWU GRSSSD 2025in the world for Sport Science | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 19 |
| QS by Subject 2025in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 20 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 21 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Education | METU (URAP Lab) | 22 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 24 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 24 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Education & Training | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 25 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 25 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 26 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 27 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Information & Computing Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 27 |
| QS 2027 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 28 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | 28 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Communication & Media Studies | Quacquarelli Symonds | 28 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 28 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 29 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 30 |
| US News 2026-2027 | U.S. News & World Report | 31 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 31 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 32 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Economics & Business | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Civil Engineering | National Taiwan University | 34 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anthropology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 36 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Mineral & Mining Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | 37 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Quacquarelli Symonds | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Pharmacology & Toxicology | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 38 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Archaeology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 39 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Linguistics | Quacquarelli Symonds | 39 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 39 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Electrical Engineering | National Taiwan University | 39 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 42 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 45 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 45 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 49 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 49 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 51 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 53 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 53 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 56 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 58 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 60 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 61 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 67 |
| ARWU 2025 | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 72 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 73 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 74 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 78 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 80 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 82 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 83 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 87 |
| CWUR 2025 | Center for World University Rankings | 94 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 97 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 100 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | 107 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 119 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 122 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 148 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 152 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 160 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 164 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 178 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 182 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 194 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 204 |
| RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | 243 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 314 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 324 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 328 |
| RUR 2026in the world for teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | 477 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.