University of Wollongong Rankings & Ratings

Top 100 for Employers

UOW is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings Employer Review 2011. This review rates institutions based on employers’ opinions of their graduates.

Top 2% in the World

The University of Wollongong has had its position as one of the top two per cent of universities in the world confirmed by its performance in two prestigious international rankings: 

• QS World University Rankings 2011
• Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011

These rankings provide a comprehensive assessment of universities across a range of criteria, including research excellence, employer reviews and degree quality. 

A Five Star University

The 2012 Good Universities Guide confirms UOW's longstanding position as one of the country’s leading research institutions. UOW received five stars in five key areas, where only the top 20 per cent of universities in Australia can be awarded five stars in any one category.

• Getting a Job
• Positive Graduate Outcomes
• Graduate Satisfaction
• Staff Qualifications
• Generic Skills

Twelve Years of Graduate Success    

2011 marks the twelfth year in a row that UOW has scored five stars in the categories of Getting a Job and Positive Graduate Outcomes. This shows UOW is a place where students not only get a five-star education, but a five-star chance of gaining a job at the end of their degree.

2012 Good Universities Guide (Universities & Private Colleges)

Number 1 for Student Satisfaction

The University of Wollongong has been rated first for overall satisfaction among Australian university students in the independent Sweeney Research Group’s 2009 ‘Uni Student Report’. Students ranked their university based on the opportunities for becoming involved in campus life at their universities.