Sydney’s UNSW overtakes University of Melbourne in global rankings for first time
University of New South Wales ranks 19th in QS World University Rankings, with nine Australian universities achieving record-high positions Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The University of New South Wales has overtaken the University of Melbourne for the first time in a prestigious world university rankings list. UNSW ranked 19th in the QS World University Rankings, an improvement of one place for the Sydney university on last year’s result and 30 places since 2017.
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The vice-chancellor of the University of NSW, Prof Attila Brungs, said the institution was ‘excited to be number one in Australia’ in the QS World University Rankings. Photograph: Richard Freeman/UNSWView image in fullscreenThe vice-chancellor of the University of NSW, Prof Attila Brungs, said the institution was ‘excited to be number one in Australia’ in the QS World University Rankings. Photograph: Richard Freeman/UNSWAustralian universitiesSydney’s UNSW overtakes University of Melbourne in global rankings for first timeUniversity of New South Wales ranks 19th in QS World University Rankings, with nine Australian universities achieving record-high positions Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Caitlin CassidyWed 17 Jun 2026 19.01 EDTLast modified on Wed 17 Jun…
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