Both USyd and UNSW are world leaders in those areas , with nearidentical QS rankings . USyd has one of the largest robotics research institutes in the world . USyd has a LOT more societies than UNSW , the social scene is miles ahead in that regard . WINDSOC is the one I know of as a science student . USyd is easier to get to by public transport . A big deal when you ' re commuting 10 times a week for 4 years . An appeal of USyd is the ' flexible first year program ', which allows you to hold off picking your major for a year until you get a feel for things . USyd has strong industry ties , I think especially to that Boeing factory in Victoria . I also know , from an inside source , that they ' re about to dump a whole lot of cash into engineering to redo all the equipmentlabs etc . Where there ' s growth there ' s oppertunity . People may say that internal degree transferring is hard to do at USyd . That ' s a half truth , it can be a bit fiddly , but it ' s for your own good . You ' ll be disadvantaging yourself if you transfer from 2 nd year Chemical eng into 3 rd year electrical . The Uni doesn ' t let you shoot yourself in the foot , I think places like UNSW take a less caring but more flexible approach . There isn ' t really a wrong choice to make here , so don ' t sweat the decision too much . Both universities are world leaders . University is hard work , it ' s more likely you yourself with be the limiting factor , not the university at least that ' s my experience ! If you ' re looking to make cash though , mining etc . is more employable if you want to stay in Australia . Or photovoltaic , petroleum etc . You need to have a real hardon for planes P