University of Wollongong Rankings & Ratings
A perfect score for educational experience
When it comes to the “educational experience” for students, UOW scores 30 out of 30 in the 2013 Australian Good Universities Guide. UOW received five stars in the following categories:
- Teaching quality
- Generic skills
- Graduate satisfaction
- Getting a job
- Positive graduate outcomes
- Graduate starting salary
Rated in the Top 2% of world universities
UOW is placed in the top two per cent of universities in the world by its performance in the following prestigious international ranks, which compare universities across a range of important criteria, including research excellence.
- The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012.
- QS World University Rankings 2012
- Academic Ranking of World Universities 2012 (formerly known as the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings)
One of the world’s best universities under 50 years old
UOW was ranked 33rd in the world (and equal first in Australia) in the Times Higher Education Top 100 Under 50 2012. UOW was also ranked 30th in the world in the 2012 QS Top 50 Under 50.
Thirteen years of graduate success
The 2013 Good Universities Guide marks the thirteenth 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.
Top 100 for Employers
For the fifth year in a row, UOW is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings Graduate Employers survey 2012. This review rates institutions based on employers’ opinions of their graduates.
Number 1 for teaching excellence
UOW received top tier rankings in every discipline category in the Australian Government's Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 2008.
