Address: 15 Broadway, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
Business, Engineering and IT, Design, Health, Law, Science, Transdisciplinary Studies
The University of Technology Sydney has its roots in the New South Wales Institute of Technology, established in 1964. University status was granted on 8 October 1987, and the institution was reconstituted as the University of Technology, Sydney, on 26 January 1988. In 1989 it absorbed the Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education and the Institute of Technical and Adult Teacher Education.
The Broadway campus in Ultimo houses the faculties of Science, Health, Law, Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering and IT, and Design, Architecture and Building, together with the UTS Library. The Business School is at Haymarket. Other precincts are at Blackfriars in Chippendale, Moore Park and Botany. The Kuring-gai campus closed at the end of 2015.
In 2024 the university had 51,038 students, of whom 35,453 were undergraduates and 15,585 postgraduates, and 44 percent of students were born outside Australia. It employed 4,264 staff, 2,014 of them academic and 2,249 administrative.
The UTS Business School, the Faculty of Design and Society, which was formed in a restructure of 2025, the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, the Faculty of Health, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Science, the Graduate Research School and the Transdisciplinary School teach there.
Two buildings stand out on the Broadway campus. Building 2, known as UTS Central, is a 17-storey building opened in August 2019 and designed by Francis-Jones Morehan Thorp. Building 8, the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, was designed by Frank Gehry and is his first building in Australia. In 2024 the university counted over 280,000 alumni worldwide. Fees differ for domestic and international students. Check the current tariff. Teaching is in English.
UTS has more than 50 research centres and institutes, with focus areas in health, data science, sustainability, future work, and industry and social futures. In the assessment of the Australian Research Council for 2018 and 2019, all of its research was rated at world standard or above. The Tower, or Building 1, is a Brutalist concrete building opened in 1979 and the largest on campus. The university has over 180 clubs and societies, a student newspaper, Vertigo, and the radio station 2SER FM, jointly owned with Macquarie University. Employer satisfaction was 86.5 percent in 2023.
Domains taught:
Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Engineering, Finance, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master, MBA
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
UTS Business School, Transdisciplinary School, Graduate Research School, and the UTS Library at Broadway.
Research:
Engineering and information technology, design, health, science, law and business, with a Transdisciplinary School.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
4264
Current students***:
51038
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
280000
Pros
Central Sydney campus in Ultimo, strong industry links, modern buildings by notable architects, technology focus, large alumni community.
Cons
Urban campus with limited green space, high cost of living in Sydney, high fees for international students.
Best For
Students who want a technology and design oriented university in central Sydney with strong industry links.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
Queensland University of Technology sits close to this university on finance, industrial design and civil engineering; it does not run the graduate certificate and graduate diploma programmes found here and covers robotics as well.
University of Sydney sits close to this university on finance, mathematics and life sciences; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral, graduate certificate, graduate diploma and mba.
Both schools build their programmes around finance, mathematics and life sciences, and Macquarie University is the one to compare first within the country, since it covers chemistry and physics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 44,015 students against roughly 51,038 here.
University of New South Wales shares the core fields of this institution, namely finance, mathematics and life sciences; it does not run the graduate diploma programmes found here and covers chemistry and physics as well.
In terms of fields, RMIT University is the nearest neighbour, with finance, industrial design and civil engineering again at the core; it covers aerospace and electrical and electronics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 95,000 students against roughly 51,038 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Looking internationally, Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong is where industrial design, civil engineering and life sciences get a comparable treatment; it covers logistics and materials as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 33,900 students against roughly 51,038 here.
Looking internationally, University of Central Florida in the United States is where finance, life sciences and data analytics get a comparable treatment; it is slightly larger, at about 70,674 students against roughly 51,038 here, and is also a public institution.
In New Zealand, University of Auckland teaches much the same core subjects, mathematics, life sciences and data analytics, and it covers chemistry and statistics as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 39,183 students against roughly 51,038 here.
The closest overseas parallel on finance, civil engineering and mathematics is University of Colorado Denver, located in the United States; it is far smaller, with about 13,853 students against roughly 51,038 here, and is also a public institution.
University of Lisbon, in Portugal, takes a similar route through finance, civil engineering and mathematics; it does not run the graduate certificate and graduate diploma programmes found here and covers agriculture and chemistry as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is the University of Technology Sydney?
On the Broadway campus in Ultimo, close to the centre of Sydney.
When was it founded?
Its roots are the New South Wales Institute of Technology of 1964, and it was reconstituted as UTS on 26 January 1988.
How many students does it have?
51,038 in 2024, including 35,453 undergraduates.
What share of the students were born outside Australia?
44 percent.
How many staff does it have?
4,264 in 2024.
Where is the Business School?
At Haymarket.
What is the Transdisciplinary School?
One of the teaching units of the university, alongside the faculties.
Who designed the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building?
Frank Gehry, in his first building in Australia.
How many alumni does it have?
Over 280,000 worldwide in 2024.
What does it cost?
Fees differ for domestic and international students. Check the current tariff.
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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
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