UTS ranks as global top 20 university for AI and nursing in ShanghaiRanking

UTS placed in the top 100 in the world across 16 subjects including 10th for nursing and 18th for artificial intelligence. 

The ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects examines the performance of approximately 2,000 universities around the world across 57 subject areas.

Subjects are assessed against world-class faculty, world-class outputs, high-quality research, research impact and international collaboration. 

“These global rankings reflect UTS’s continuing strength in research and teaching, and our growing reputation as a world leader in research with real world impact in fields that are shaping the future from AI, robotics and engineering to nursing ,” said UTS Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Kylie Readman.

“This great result reflects the excellence of our research and teaching and is testament to the dedication of our academic staff who are working to deliver for their students and the communities in which they operate.”

The 16 subjects that UTS was ranked in the top 100 are: 

• Nursing – 10th globally, 4th in Australia 
• Artificial intelligence – 18th globally, 1st in Australia 
• Electrical and electronic engineering – 27th globally, 2nd in Australia 
• Telecommunications engineering – 41st globally, 3rd in Australia 
• Water resources – 43rd globally, 3rd in Australia 
• Computer science and engineering – 50th globally, 5th in Australia 
• Civil engineering – 51-75th globally, 5-7th in Australia 
• Finance – 51-75th globally, 3-6th in Australia 
• Instruments science and technology – 51-75th globally, 1st in Australia 
• Robotic science and engineering – 51-75th globally, 1st in Australia 
• Business administration – 51-75th globally, 9-11th in Australia
• Chemical engineering – 76-100th globally, 4-5th in Australia 
• Environmental science and engineering – 76-100th globally, 5-6th in Australia 
• Hospitality and tourism management – 76-100th globally, 8-9th in Australia 
• Mining and mineral engineering – 76-100th globally, 9-12th in Australia 
• Transportation science and technology – 76-100th globally, 6th in Australia