The University of Sydney is one of the world’s leading, comprehensive research and teaching universities.

We offer an exceptional range of disciplines — more than 400 areas of study — and our community includes more than 74,000 students and 440,000 alumni in more than 170 countries.

Leadership for good

Leadership has always been at the core of our values. We were one of the first universities in the world to admit students solely on academic merit, and to open our doors to women on the same basis as men. Our aim is to make lives better not just by producing leaders of society, but through equipping our people with the qualities that allow them to serve all of our communities at every level.

Australia’s first university

In creating the first university in Australia in 1850, our founders recognised the power of education to inspire positive change. We hold that belief just as strongly today. Currently ranked 18th in the world and 2nd in Australia in the QS World University Rankings, the University of Sydney is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world.

Bringing brilliant minds together

We partner across industry, government, non-profit and community sectors to answer the biggest questions facing society, business and our communities