UTS: Top-ranked young university in Australia*
Our steady rise in international rankings over a number of years shows that UTS has been on the right track in a long program of investment in research and teaching and the kind of campus that will support innovation in both.
As ever, our results are thanks to the hard work of our staff, the quality of our students, the impact of our alumni and the commitment of our partners.
Professor Andrew Parfitt, Vice-Chancellor and President
* THE Young University Rankings 2024
The most prestigious international rankings agencies have ranked and rated UTS highly in recent years. Here are some of our recent achievements:
- Ranked 13th in the world and 5th in Australia for overall contributions to Sustainable Development (Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2024).
- Ranked 47th in the world and 5th in Australia for Sustainability (QS Sustainability Rankings 2025)
- Highest-performing university in Australia under 50 years old (THE Young University Rankings 2024).
- Ranked in the Top 100 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2025, US News Best Global Universities Rankings 2024-2025).
- 11th-highest performing university in the world under 50 years old (Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024).
- Clarivate Analytics has named eight UTS academics on its list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2024, and two of them in multiple categories (Highly Cited Researchers 2024).
Fuller details of our recent rankings and ratings performance are given below.
QS World University Rankings
UTS ranked 9th in Australia and 88th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The rankings are based on research, teaching, employability and internationalisation.
QS World University Rankings
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Ranking | 140 | 133 | 133 | 137 | 90 | 88 |
| Australian Ranking | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
QS Field Rankings in top 200
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Arts & Humanities | 137 | 126 | 197 | =171 | =184 |
| Engineering & Technology | 120 | 83 | 133 | =106 | =107 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 166 | 115 | 182 | =158 | =150 |
QS Subject Rankings
In QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, UTS is among the world’s top institutions in 32 of 55 subjects. See our rankings in the top 150 below.
Subjects in the Top 150
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 11 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | - | - | - | 40 | 36 |
| Sports-related Subjects | 29 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 41 |
| Library & Information Management | 27 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 42 |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 75 | 68 | 73 | 73 | =62 |
| Engineering Electrical & Electronic | 79 | 88 | 94 | 83 | =75 |
| Law | 61 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 79 |
| Environmental Sciences | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 96 | 86 |
| Architecture & Built Environment | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 |
| Art & Design | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 51-100 |
| Engineering Civil & Structural | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 |
| Engineering Mineral & Mining | - | 51-60 | 50 | 51-70 | 51-100 |
| Marketing | - | - | - | - | 51-100 |
| Statistics & Operational Research | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 51-100 |
| Mathematics | - | - | 205 | 167 | =109 |
| Materials Science | 101-150 | 151-200 | 151-200 | 101-150 | 119 |
| Economics & Econometrics | 103 | 124 | 123 | 128 | =122 |
| Engineering - Mechanical | - | - | 187 | 156 | =142 |
| Accounting & Finance | 71 | 76 | 87 | 90 | 101-150 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 101-150 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 251-300 | 201-250 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 |
QS Sustainability Rankings
UTS ranked 47th in the world and 5th in Australia in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025.
| QS Sustainability Rankings | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | =69 | 43 | 47 |
| Environmental Impact | 60 | =77 | 73 |
| Environmental Education | 111 | =174 | 250 |
| Environmental Research | =123 | =127 | 144 |
| Environmental Sustainability | =63 | =71 | 23 |
| Social Impact | 107 | =29 | 29 |
| Employability & Opportunities | 78 | 89 | 93 |
| Equality | 64 | 13 | 8 |
| Health & Wellbeing | =63 | =36 | 41 |
| Impact of Education | =127 | =95 | 58 |
| Knowledge Exchange | 346 | =91 | 189 |
| Governance | NA | 13 | 19 |
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
UTS is ranked 154 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which judges world-class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. UTS is 9th in Australia in the THE World University Rankings top 1000.
UTS ranked 1st in Australia and 11th globally in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024, a comprehensive system the agency designed for universities under 50 years old with indicators linked to industry innovation as well as academic excellence.
UTS ranked 13th in the world and 5th in Australia in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assesses universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
| THE WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| International Ranking | 160 | 143 | 133 | 148 | 154 |
| Australian Ranking | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| THE YOUNG UNIVERSITY Rankings (2018-2024) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Ranking | 16 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Australian Ranking | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| THE Impact Overall Ranking | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Ranking | 15 | =14 | =13 |
| Australian Ranking | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| THE Impact Individual SDG Rankings | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals | 21 | =11 | 1 |
| SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production | 3 | 18 | 12 |
| SDG 13: Climate Action | NA | =26 | 15 |
| SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | 101–200 | =27 | 19 |
| SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | NA | 24 | 37 |
| SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities | 97 | 31 | 48 |
| SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy | 14 | =58 | 52 |
| SDG 5: Gender Equality | NA | NA | 100-200 |
| SDG 2: Zero Hunger | NA | 101-200 | NA |
| SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being | NA | 101-200 | NA |
| SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | NA | 101-200 | NA |
| THE Subject Rankings (Broad Subjects) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 83 | 70 | 69 | 78 | 83 |
| Education Studies | 101-125 | 90 | 91 | =83 | 98 |
| Engineering | 101-125 | 101-125 | 101-125 | 101-125 | 101-125 |
| Law | =72 | 81 | =95 | 101-125 | 101-125 |
| Business & Economics | 101-125 | 101-125 | 126-150 | 126-150 | 126-150 |
| Physical Sciences | 151-175 | 151-175 | 126-150 | 151-175 | 126-150 |
| Medical & Health | 201-250 | 176-200 | 151-175 | 151-175 | 151-175 |
| Social Sciences | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 151-175 | 176-200 |
| Arts & Humanities | 176-200 | 176-200 | 201-250 | 201-250 | 201-250 |
| Life Sciences | 201-250 | 176-200 | 151-175 | 176-200 | 201-250 |
| Psychology | - | - | - | 201-250 | 201-250 |
Shanghai Ranking
UTS has ranked in the top 300 world universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) conducted by the Shanghai Rankings organisation. The published rankings for UTS are shown in the table below.
| Academic Ranking of World Universities | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Ranking | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 |
| Australian Ranking | 9-15 | 9-17 | 9-18 | 9-15 | 9-15 |
| Global Ranking of Academic Subjects | |||||
| Nursing | 9 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 15 |
| Civil Engineering | 101-150 | 101-150 | 51-75 | 46 | 21 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 13 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 76-100 | 76-100 | 76-100 | 27 | 33 |
| Instruments Science and Technology | 51-75 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 50 |
| Biotechnology | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 43 | 51-75 |
| chemical engineering | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 51-75 |
| Energy Science and Engineering | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 |
| environmental science and engineering | 151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 51-75 |
| Finance | 101-150 | 76-100 | 76-100 | 76-100 | 51-75 |
| Transportation Science and Technology | 51-75 | 44 | 51-75 | 48 | 51-75 |
| Water Resources | 51-75 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 51-75 |
| Automation & Control | 76-100 | 76-100 | 76-100 | 76-100 | 76-100 |
| communication | - | 201-300 | 201-300 | 151-200 | 76-100 |
| EDUCATION | 151-200 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 101-150 | 76-100 |
| Remote Sensing | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 51-75 | 76-100 |
Shanghai Rankings has also recognised UTS in its Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments.
| Shanghai Rankings - Sport Science Schools and Departments | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| International Ranking | 51-100 | 76-100 | 51-100 | 51-100 | 101-150 |