Rankings and ratings

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:

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

 202020212022202320242025
International Ranking1401331331379088
Australian Ranking999999

QS Field Rankings in top 150

 20202021202220232024
Arts & Humanities136137126197=171
Engineering & Technology10612083133=106
Social Sciences & Management125166115182=158

QS Subject Rankings

In QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, UTS is among the world’s top institutions in 34 of 55 subjects, including Nursing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Library and Information Management, Art and Design, Sports-related Subjects, Mineral & Mining Engineering, Law, Computer Science & Information Systems, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Accounting and Finance and Environmental Sciences. See our rankings in the top 150 below.

Subject Fields in the Top 150

 20202021202220232024
Nursing711242024
Library & Information Management3227222331
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence----40
Art & Design2325273546
Sports-related Subjects3729435047
Engineering Mineral & Mining--51-605051-70
Law51-10061726968
Computer Science & Information Systems51-10075687373
Engineering Electrical & Electronic​51-10079889483
Accounting & Finance51-10071768790
Environmental Sciences101-150101-150101-150101-15096
Architecture & Built Environment51-100​51-100​51-10051-10051-100
Communication & Media Studies​51-100​51-10051-10051-10051-100
Engineering Civil & Structural​51-100​51-10051-10051-10051-100
Economics & Econometrics101-150103​124123128
Business & Management Studies101-150127127142138
Education & Training51-100101-150101-150101-150101-150
Materials Science-101-150151-200151-200101-150
Pharmacy & Pharmacology201-250251-300201-250101-150101-150
Statistics & Operational Research101-150101-150101-150101-150101-150

QS Sustainability Rankings

UTS ranked 47th in the world and 5th in Australia in the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025.

QS Sustainability Rankings202320242025
Overall=694347
Environmental Impact60=7773
Environmental Education111=174250
Environmental Research=123=127144
Environmental Sustainability=63=7123
Social Impact107=2929
Employability & Opportunities788993
Equality64138
Health & Wellbeing=63=3641
Impact of Education=127=9558
Knowledge Exchange346=91189
GovernanceNA1319

QS Graduate Employability Rankings 

UTS ranked 62nd in the world and 5th in Australia in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022. The university's highest indicator was for 'Employer Reputation'.

 20182019202020212022
International Ranking696469NA*62
Australian Ranking567NA*5

*QS did not release a ranking this year.

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 RANKINGS20212022202320242025
International Ranking160143133148154
Australian Ranking99999
THE YOUNG UNIVERSITY Rankings (2018-2024)2018201920202021202220232024
International Ranking16131598911
Australian Ranking1121111
THE Impact Overall Ranking202220232024
International Ranking15=14=13
Australian Ranking245
THE Impact Individual SDG Rankings202220232024
SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals21=111
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation2215
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production31812
SDG 13: Climate ActionNA=2615
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth101–200=2719
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesNA2437
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities973148
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy14=5852
SDG 5: Gender EqualityNANA100-200
SDG 2: Zero HungerNA101-200NA
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-BeingNA101-200NA
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsNA101-200NA
​THE Subject Rankings (Broad Subjects)20202021202220232024
​Computer Science7983706978
Education=77101-1259091=83
Engineering & Technology101-125101-125101-125101-125101-125
Law60=7281=95101-125
​Business & Economics​101-125​101-125101-125126-150126-150
Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health​251-300201-250​176-200151-175151-175
Physical Sciences176-200151-175151-175126-150151-175
Social Sciences201-250201-250201-250201-250151-175
​​Life Sciences201-250201-250176-200151-175176-200
​Arts & Humanities​201-250​176-200176-200201-250201-250
Psychology----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 Universities20202021202220232024
International Ranking201-300201-300201-300201-300201-300
Australian Ranking9-159-179-189-159-15
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects     
Nursing91181815
Civil Engineering101-150101-15051-754621
Computer Science and Engineering1311171721
Telecommunication Engineering1916131124
Electrical and Electronic Engineering76-10076-10076-1002733
Instruments Science and Technology51-7539343350
Biotechnology51-7551-7551-754351-75
chemical engineering101-150101-150101-150101-15051-75
Energy Science and Engineering51-7551-7551-7551-7551-75
environmental science and engineering151-200101-150101-150101-15051-75
Finance101-15076-10076-10076-10051-75
Transportation Science and Technology51-754451-754851-75
Water Resources51-7536291651-75
Automation & Control76-10076-10076-10076-10076-100
communication-201-300201-300151-20076-100
EDUCATION151-200101-150101-150101-15076-100
Remote Sensing51-75​51-75​51-75​51-75​76-100

 

QS Stars

QS Stars - 5 stars plus

UTS has been awarded a significant five+ stars result for excellence in all eight categories of higher education by QS™ for 2021–2024.

  • Teaching: 5 Stars
  • Employability: 5 Stars
  • Internationalisation: 5 Stars
  • Research: 5 Stars
  • Facilities: 5 Stars
  • Subject Ranking: 5 stars (Sports-related Subjects)
  • Innovation: 5 Stars
  • Inclusiveness: 5 Stars
QS Stars Rating System Business Schools 2019 5 Stars

UTS Business School has been awarded a significant five stars result for excellence in six out of nine categories of higher education by the QS Initiative — QS Stars Business Schools — a rating system for university business schools.

  • Teaching & Student Quality: 5 Stars
  • Research: 4 Stars
  • Internationalisation & Diversity: 5 Stars
  • Employability of our graduates: 5 Stars
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship: 5 Stars
  • Facilities: 5 Stars
  • Rankings & Public Evaluations: 5 Stars

ERA - Excellence in Research for Australia

The Australian Government benchmarked 100 per cent of UTS research in the broad Fields of Research (FOR) at world standard or above in the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation. The results demonstrate an increase in the quality of research at UTS, with more than 70 per cent of our research classified as ‘above world standard’ (ERA ranking 4) or ‘well above world standard’ (ERA ranking 5).

UTS has also increased the number of areas classified as ‘well above world standard’ (the highest assessment), including the following: physical sciences, environmental sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, artificial intelligence and image processing, econometrics, macromolecular and materials chemistry, physical chemistry, genetics, biomedical engineering, human movement and sports science, and nursing.

This is the fourth round of ERA, which the Australian Research Council administers to provide an assessment of research excellence within the Australian university sector. The data informs the government’s strategic research investment decision-making process.

The ERA 2018 National Report is available via the ARC website. For more information about UTS’s world-class research, visit the UTS Research website.

EIA - Engagement and Impact Assessment

In the inaugural Engagement and Impact Assessment (EIA), the Australian Government rated almost 80% of UTS’s assessed research areas as having a “high” impact beyond academia, the highest proportion in the country. 
In this assessment, research impact was considered in terms of non-academic contributions of research, such as those to the economy, the environment, culture, or society.
Areas in which UTS rated “high” in all three areas (Engagement, Impact, and Approach to Impact) were Biological Sciences, Engineering, Medical and Health Sciences, Built Environment and Design, and Law and Legal Studies.
The EIA 2018 National Report is available via the ARC website. To read more, visit the UTS new release here.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.