The University of Sydney (commonly referred to as
Sydney University,
Sydney Uni,
USYD, or
Sydney) is an Australian public research university in Sydney. Founded in 1850, it is Australia's first university and is regarded as one of its most prestigious, ranked as the 45th in world in the the
QS World University Rankings and 56th in the world by the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2015-2016. Additionally, Sydney graduates have been ranked by QS Graduate Employment Rankings as the most employable in Australia and 14th most employable in the world. Five
Nobel and two
Crafoord laureates have been affiliated with the university as graduates and faculty. Its campus is ranked in the top 10 of the world's most beautiful universities by the British
Daily Telegraph and
The Huffington Post, spreading across the inner-city suburbs of
Camperdown and
Darlington.