Founded in 1850, the University of Sydney is Australia’s oldest university, ranking 28th in the QS World University Rankings 2027. A founding Group of Eight member, it is renowned for its historic sandstone Quadrangle building and particular strength in medicine, law, and architecture.

International undergraduate applicants apply directly through the university, with admission based on secondary school results equivalent to the Australian ATAR system. Postgraduate applicants need a relevant Bachelor’s degree, with Medicine requiring a separate graduate-entry pathway via the GAMSAT test.

Undergraduate selection is primarily grade-based, while Sydney’s graduate-entry Medicine program requires a completed Bachelor’s degree, strong GPA, and competitive GAMSAT score, differing from the direct school-leaver entry common at some other Australian medical schools.

Sydney offers the Sydney Scholars International Scholarship, providing up to 50% tuition reduction for high-achieving international undergraduate applicants, alongside numerous faculty-specific research scholarships for postgraduate students.

Sydney’s main campus is centred on the historic sandstone Quadrangle, one of Australia’s most photographed university buildings, located close to Sydney’s central business district and giving students easy access to the city’s harbour and cultural attractions.