Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Australia's success not guaranteed as Asia rises

The University of Sydney has dropped four places in the world's most prestigious university rankings list, the latest report from Times Higher Education has revealed.

University of Sydney

Source: University of Sydney

According to the report, due to be released around the world on Thursday, Australia took out 23 places in the world's top 400 universities.

Top 10 univerities in the world
Source: the Times

The 2016 Times Higher Education: Top 800 Universities has just been published. So which Australian universities rank among the top 100 in the world?

The nation's oldest tertiary institution, the University of Sydney, dropped from 56 to 60 this year, tying with the University of Queensland, while its Sydney rival UNSW moved up four places to 78.


1 min read

Published

By Heba Kassoua




Share this with family and friends


News

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS Arabic

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

Arabic Collection

Watch SBS On Demand

Watch now