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University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

🇦🇺 Australia 4-Year University
Global #250 Australia #11
Campus of University of New South Wales

Institution Info

Founded
1949
Type
4-Year University
Students
63,864 students
Faculty
3,251

About

University of New South Wales is a higher education institution in Australia, founded in 1949. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is one of the leading universities in Australia. The university has approximately 64K students, a member of Group of Eight and Global B-Tier (World 101-300).

Rankings

Source Year Rank Score
QS 2026 QS #20 · Top 50 90.70
THE 2026 THE #79 · Top 100 70.01
UNIRANKS 2026 UniRanks #250 · Ranked 88.79
ARWU 2025 ARWU #80 · Top 100 28.40

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,000
h-index
18,711,829
Citations
262,348
Publications
265,770
i10-index
4.06
Mean Citedness

Frequently Asked Questions

University of New South Wales is ranked #250 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Australia, it holds the #11 position.
University of New South Wales was founded in 1949, making it 77 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Australia.
University of New South Wales has a student body of approximately 63,864 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 19:1.
University of New South Wales has produced 262,348 research publications with 18,711,829 total citations and an h-index of 1,000, according to OpenAlex data.