Sydney

The University of Wollongong is the fifth-ranked university in NSW. It ranks ahead of the Uni of Newcastle and Western Sydney University.

La Trobe University is a top 20 university in Australia. Whilst it trails behind RMIT and Deakin University, it’s ahead of Swinburne.

The University of Newcastle is ranked behind Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong, but ahead of Western Sydney University.

Macquarie University is ranked a top 10 university in Australia and top 200 globally, positioning it as tier 1 or level 1 by most standards.

UNSW Sydney is a prestigious inner-city university ranked among the world’s top 100. It attracts outstanding students from Sydney and beyond.

CQUniversity is ranked in the world’s top 1000 unis. It performs best in QS while ranking lower in Times Higher Education and Webometrics.

University of Notre Dame Australia has a low ranking due to a lack of size. Notre Dame is a private Roman Catholic university based in WA.

Curtin University is generally ranked among the top dozen universities in Australia, and is rated the 2nd-best uni in Perth behind UWA.

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a top 20 university in Australia and is often ranked among the top 300 universities in the world.

Explore the University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university and a hard one to get into. Learn about its ranking and ATAR cutoff scores.