Sydney’s UNSW overtakes University of Melbourne in global rankings for first time

Published June 17, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

University of New South Wales ranks 19th in QS World University Rankings, with nine Australian universities achieving record-high positions

The University of New South Wales has overtaken the University of Melbourne for the first time in a prestigious world university rankings list.

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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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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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