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Of the 16 Public Engineering universities in Australia, University of Sydney ranks highest at #25 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Australian National University (QS World #30) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (QS World #125) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 114 courses to choose from.
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10 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #25 (University of Sydney) to #440 (James Cook University of North Queensland); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Sydney has the largest research record in this group, with 27,597,563 citations and an h-index of 1,287. 4 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 16 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New South Wales (1) and Australian Capital Territory (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Sydney, founded in 1850. University of Sydney is the largest, with 73,000 students.
By level: 74 bachelor's, 17 diploma, 5 foundation and 4 master's. Within the subject, the largest areas are Engineering (111), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (1), Mechatronics Engineering (1) and Environmental Engineering (1). The usual length is 4 years and 4 years full-time (or part-time equivalent). 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Spring (96% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (81% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 37 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Australian National University is the least expensive at USD 31,000 a year and University of Sydney the most at USD 33,000; the middle of the range is about USD 33,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Sydney (QS World #25), Australian National University (QS World #30) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (QS World #125) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Australian National University is the least expensive at about USD 31,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
16 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 4 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) the next most common.
Spring is the main intake — 96% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
Western Sydney University, with 37, ahead of Flinders University of South Australia (16).
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