4 Best Universities in Sydney, Australia [2022 Rankings]

We ranked 4 best universities in Sydney based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. We processed 12.5M citations received by 362K publications made by 4 universities in Sydney, measured the popularity of 1,013 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest available links database to calculate the non-academic prominence.

University of New South Wales

#1 in Sydney

#2 in Australia

#2 in Oceania

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1949

University of Sydney

#2 in Sydney

#3 in Australia

#3 in Oceania

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

Macquarie University

#3 in Sydney

#11 in Australia

#13 in Oceania

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

University of Technology Sydney

#4 in Sydney

#14 in Australia

#16 in Oceania

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1965

Universities near Sydney

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
3	Australian Catholic University	33	North Sydney
47	Western Sydney University	24	Penrith
67	University of Wollongong	16	Wollongong
118	University of Newcastle	17	Callaghan
159	Charles Sturt University	29	Bathurst
246	University of Canberra	30	Canberra
247	Australian National University	5	Canberra
378	University of New England, Australia	25	Armidale
596	Southern Cross University	32	Lismore
678	Bond University	35	Gold Coast