Editing University of Sydney (section)

==Academic profile==
===Libraries and archives===
{{Main|University of Sydney Library}}

[[File:USYD Law Library AUG2019.jpg|thumb|Library of the [[Sydney Law School]]]]

The [[University of Sydney Library]] consists of 11 individual libraries located across the university's various campuses. The Fisher and Health sciences libraries offer disability support services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://library.sydney.edu.au/libraries/library-facilities.html |title=University of Sydney, Library facilities |website=University of Sydney |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201212528/https://library.sydney.edu.au/libraries/library-facilities.html |url-status=live}}</ref> According to the library's publications, it is the largest academic library in the [[southern hemisphere]];<ref name="Discover newsletter">{{cite web |url=http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/news/news050.pdf |title=A Library for the 21st century: new generations, new models |access-date=29 February 2008 |last=Hanfling |first=Su |date=October 2005 |work=Discover Newsletter |publisher=University of Sydney Library |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722173734/http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/news/news050.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> university statistics show that in 2007 the collection consisted of just under 5&nbsp;million physical volumes and a further 300,000 [[e-book]]s, for a total of approximately 5.3&nbsp;million items.<ref name='Usyd Stats 2008'>{{cite web |url=http://www.planning.usyd.edu.au/statistics/pubs/Statistics2008.pdf |title=The University of Sydney Statistics 2008 |access-date=14 January 2009 |publisher=University of Sydney}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is also the only university in Australia to be a state legal deposit library<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nla.gov.au/legal-deposit/australia-wide |title=Legal Deposits in Australia |access-date=18 July 2019 |archive-date=9 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409195800/https://www.nla.gov.au/legal-deposit/australia-wide |url-status=live}}</ref> according to the [[Copyright Act 1968]] which stipulates that a copy of every printed material published in NSW be sent to the University Library. The Rare Books Library possesses several extremely rare items, including one of the two extant copies of the ''[[Gospel of Barnabas]]'' and a first edition of Sir [[Isaac Newton]]'s ''[[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]]''.

The Rare Books Library is a part of the [[Fisher Library]] and holds 185,000 books and manuscripts which are rare, valuable or fragile, including 80 medieval manuscripts, works by [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]], [[Edmond Halley|Halley]] and [[Nicolaus Copernicus|Copernicus]] as well as an extensive collection of [[Australiana]]. The copy of the [[Gospel of Barnabas]] and a first edition of [[Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica]] by Sir [[Isaac Newton]] are held here. Regular exhibitions of rare books are held in the exhibition room.

===Museums and galleries===
[[File:Interior of the Chau Chak Wing Museum April 2021.jpg|thumb|left|The interior of the Chau Chak Wing Museum]]
The [[Chau Chak Wing Museum]] showcases the university's art, natural history and antiquities collections. Located opposite the quadrangle buildings, the museum opened to the public in November 2020. It houses the Nicholson Collection of antiquities, the Macleay Collections of natural history, ethnography, science and photography, and the University Art Collection. The museum is named after [[Chau Chak Wing]], a Chinese-Australian businessman and philanthropist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/ |title=Chau Chak Wing Museum |website=University of Sydney |access-date=2021-02-03 |archive-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121063720/https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the Chau Chak Wing Museum won the [[Australian Museums and Galleries Association#MAGNA and MAPDA awards|Museums and Galleries National Award]] (MAGNA) and two Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/06/10/chau-chak-wing-museum-wins-three-national-museum-awards.html |title=Chau Chak Wing Museum wins three national museum awards |website=University of Sydney |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174650/https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/06/10/chau-chak-wing-museum-wins-three-national-museum-awards.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Collections====
* The Nicholson Collection of archaeology is the largest collection of antiquities in Australia. The [[Nicholson Museum]] was founded in 1860 by the donation of Sir [[Charles Nicholson]] (Sydney University's second chancellor 1854–1862). It is also the country's oldest university museum and features ancient artefacts from Egypt, the Middle East, Greece, [[Rome]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Mesopotamia]], collected by the university over many years and added to by recent archaeological expeditions. The museum was located in the historic Main Quadrangle at the university. The Nicholson Museum closed to the public in 2020, ahead of the opening of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
* The Macleay Collection is named after [[Alexander Macleay]], whose collection of insects begun in the late 18th century was the basis upon which the [[Macleay Museum]] was founded in 1887. It is the oldest collection of natural history in Australia and has developed into a major collection of natural history specimens, ethnographic artefacts, scientific instruments and historic photographs. The Macleay Museum closed to the public in 2016 ahead of the opening of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
* The University Art Collection was founded in the 1860s and contains more than 7,000 pieces, constantly growing through donation, bequests and acquisition. The University Art Gallery opened in 1959. The gallery hosted numerous exhibitions until 1972, when it was taken over for office space. The gallery closed to the public in 2016 ahead of the opening of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

====Other galleries====
* Verge Gallery is run by the [[University of Sydney Union]] and showcases contemporary art by emerging artists.

=== Academic reputation ===
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In the 2024 ''Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities'', which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained a position of #47 (2nd nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Results |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |website=Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities |publisher=[[University of New South Wales]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]}}</ref>
; National publications
In the [[Australian Financial Review|''Australian Financial Review'' Best Universities Ranking]] 2024, the university was ranked #8 amongst Australian universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Universities Ranking |url=https://www.afr.com/lists-and-awards/best-universities-ranking |website=[[Australian Financial Review]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]}}</ref>

; Global publications

In the 2025 ''[[QS World University Rankings|Quacquarelli Symonds]]'' [[QS World University Rankings|World University Rankings]] (published 2024), the university attained a position of #18 (2nd nationally).<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings 2025: Top Global Universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |website=[[QS World University Rankings]] |publisher=[[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|''Times Higher Education'' World University Rankings]] 2025 (published 2024), the university attained a position of #61 (3rd nationally).<ref>{{cite web |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings |work=[[Times Higher Education]] |publisher=Inflexion |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the 2024 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|''Academic Ranking of World Universities'']], the university attained a position of #74 (3rd nationally).<ref name="ARWU Rankings">{{cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings |website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] |publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy |language=en |publication-place=[[Shanghai]], [[China]]}}</ref>

In the 2024–2025 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking|''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Global Universities]], the university attained a position of #29 (2nd nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Global Universities Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |language=en-US |publication-place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]}}</ref>

In the [[CWTS Leiden Ranking|''CWTS Leiden Ranking'']] 2024,{{efn|The [[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] is based on P (top 10%).|name=a}} the university attained a position of #42 (3rd nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking |url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2024/list |website=[[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) |publisher=[[Leiden University]] |language=en |publication-place=[[Leiden]], [[Netherlands]]}}</ref>[[File:Usydcampuspicture.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The University of Sydney is consistently one of the highest-ranking universities in Australia]]

=== Student outcomes ===
The Australian Government's QILT{{Efn|Abbreviation for Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.<ref name="About QILT" />}} conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.<ref name="About QILT" /> These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction<ref name="About QILT">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224528/https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref> than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.<ref name="Bridgestock 2024">{{Cite web |last=Bridgestock |first=Laura |date=19 April 2021 |title=World University Ranking Methodologies Compared |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224525/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=[[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 89.6%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224527/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 80.9% for undergraduates and 89% for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023">{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey: National Report |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220062418/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref> The initial full-time salary was {{AUD|70,000}} for undergraduates and {{AUD|96,000}} for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023" />

In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 71.7% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 70.8%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224530/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref>