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The University of Sydney: Rankings, Fees & Courses Details

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Located in Sydney, Australia, the university is a research university that is among the top 50 universities in the Times Higher Universities rankings. Founded in 1850, The University of Sydney is regarded as Australia's first university, and this motto of the university, which is "Sidere mens eadem mutato" in Latin, can be roughly translated into Turkish as "Stars change but essence / mind remains the same".

In the QS World University rankings, the employment rate of its graduates is ranked 1st in Australia and 4th in the world. It ranks 2nd in the world in the Times Higher Education 2020 Impact Rankings. The University of Sydney, a member of Australia's research universities and the Group of 8, known as the standard of quality in education, has more than 400 departments offered, with two of these departments ranking in the top two in the world and 30 in the top 50.

Entry requirements for students in Turkey

The University of Sydney may require special requirements for application requirements, which vary by department, due to its weight as a research university and a high performing university in the world rankings. According to all these, the basic application conditions can be listed as follows:

The university supports the idea of learning the department or interested areas they want to apply for education candidates, also requests International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma from students who graduated in Turkey. Candidates who do not have an IB diploma can join the university after attending and successfully completing the foundation program of Australian and New Zealand universities or through Pathway programs, also known as the University of Sydney Preparation Program (USPP).

Candidates who need to apply for Pathway programs, get detailed information about these programs or if you are wondering whether the departments you want meet this requirement, you can get free guidance service from IDP Education’s expert counselors.

Candidates who wish to apply for Master - Postgraduate departments are also recommended to check the specific application criterias for departments. Although the details vary according to the departments, you must have a bachelor's degree with at least 80% success average. Although working experience is sought in some departments, the main point here will be that there are specific criterias for the department you want to apply for.
With good averages in undergraduate and graduate levels for PhD departments, you must list possible ‘supervisors’ in University of Sydney on your subject and submit a good research / thesis proposal before applying. You can find the tips we gave for a good research proposal
here.

The University of Sydney, which accepts an IELTS score as language proficiency, generally accepts a minimum score of 7, although it varies by department. In cases where you cannot meet the language proficiency, the Center for English Teaching department offers academic English education that supports international students.

You can benefit from the experience of IDP's counselors for free of charge to learn the details.

Did you know?

The main campus of the university is inspired by universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.
The University of Sydney has the Nicholson Museum which is Australia's oldest university museum. This museum contains close to 30,000 first man-made tools and is home to the South Hemisphere region's largest antiques collection.