The World University Index

Sydney, Australia

Western Sydney University

Ranked in the world

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Western Sydney University is ranked 1st in the world for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.

Source: THE Impact Rankings, 2025

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Full ranking profile

Western Sydney University'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 advancing the Sustainable Development GoalsTimes Higher Education1
THE Impact 2024in the world for climate action (SDG 13)Times Higher Education4
THE Impact 2025in the world for partnerships for the goals (SDG 17)Times Higher Education9
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University27
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University35
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency64
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University114
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University121
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University183
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University183
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency187
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney291
THE 2026Times Higher Education301
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University302
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University338
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University369
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds400
Time 2026Time / Statista402
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University405
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University411
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC416
NTU 2025National Taiwan University426
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency464
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University489
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University501
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University501
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University531
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency619
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University644
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)801
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency1004

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