At theUniversity of Sydney, we turn ambition into action.
As the18th ranked university in the world (QS 2025), we’ve spent over 170 years empowering brilliant minds from all walks of life to strive for better – for themselves, their communities and their world.
We have a diverse community of talented and visionary thinkers – where great minds meet to inspire, educate, and innovate. A place where all students can realise their full potential. Where generous scholarships, entrepreneurial programs and industry placements equip our students with the support and leadership qualities they need to excel in futures they haven’t even imagined yet.
We offer an exceptional range of study areas, with six disciplines ranked in the global top 20 and 36 in the top 50 (QS Rankings by Subject 2024). With more than 400 study areas and a wide range of professional and specialist degrees, our flexible degree structures will prepare students for a career that is theirs to define.
Outside the classroom, students can make lifelong friends and connections, with more than 240 student-run clubs and societies bringing the campus to life. The University of Sydney community – which covers the world – includes more than 80,000 students, 9400 academic and professional staff, and 445,000+ alumni.
One of the world's top research universities
Our multidisciplinary initiatives bring together researchers from across the University to solve the world’s greatest challenges, from creating a more sustainable world and reaching net zero by 2050, to developing new treatments for chronic diseases and unlocking the potential of quantum. We have more than 150 centres and networks dedicated to groundbreaking research, making us one of the leading research-intensive universities.
We collaborate with more than 500 industry partners to combine our research expertise with business knowledge and translate our research from lab to market solutions.
We’re proud to be ranked 18th globally and 7th in the world for Sustainability (2025 QS University World Rankings and 2024 QS Sustainability Rankings).
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