The World University Index

Sippy Downs, Australia

University of the Sunshine Coast

Ranked in the world

7

University of the Sunshine Coast is ranked 7th in the world for life on land (SDG 15).

Source: THE Impact Rankings: Life on Land, 2025

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Full ranking profile

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

RankingPublisherWorld rank
THE Impact 2025Headlinein the world for life on land (SDG 15)Times Higher Education7
THE Impact 2025in the world for climate action (SDG 13)Times Higher Education16
THE Impact 2025in the world for life below water (SDG 14)Times Higher Education20
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University91
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency295
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group394
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency438
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University484
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency495
THE 2026Times Higher Education501
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University520
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency614
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University766
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University790
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University854
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds1001
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency1042
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC1077
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University1121
NTU 2025National Taiwan University1151
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)1201
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University1242

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