UOW is here to support your choices and open doors, so that you graduate ready for your dream career. Here you can see rankings for study areas, student experience measures and employment outcomes for UOW graduates.
Undergraduate rankings
As a student at UOW, you know you’ll receive a quality education and be supported to do your best. UOW is currently ranked first in Australia and achieved a 5-star rating in Staff Qualifications (88% of academic staff who hold a PhD, Doctorate by Research or Doctorate by Coursework).
Student experience*
Top-ranked public university in Australia (QILT)
- Students rated UOW the top public university for undergraduate student experience
5-star ratings (GUG 2026)
- Learner engagement
- Learning resources
- Quality of educational experience
- Skills development
- Teaching quality
1st in NSW (QILT)
- Learning resources
- Graduates in full-time further study
2nd in NSW (QILT)
- Quality of educational experience
- Teaching quality and engagement
- Skills development
3rd in NSW (QILT)
- Peer engagement
- Student support and services
- Course overall satisfaction
Student experience by study area
5 stars for Learner Engagement (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 5th in Australia)
- Communications (2nd in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Engineering & Technology (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Law and Paralegal Studies (3rd in NSW, 6th in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Science & Mathematics (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Social Work (2nd in NSW, =7th in Australia)
5 stars for Learning Resources (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Communications (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Creative Arts (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Educational & Training (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Engineering & Technology (1st in NSW, 6th in Australia)
- Health Services & Support (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences (1st in NSW, 5th in Australia)
- Medicine (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Psychology (9th in Australia)
- Science & Mathematics (2nd in NSW, 8th in Australia)
5 stars for Quality of Education Experience (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 6th in Australia)
- Education & Training (2nd in NSW, =4th in Australia)
- Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences (=8th in Australia)
- Medicine (1st in NSW, 2nd in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Psychology (10th in Australia)
- Science & Mathematics (1st in NSW, 5th in Australia)
5 stars for Skills Development (GUG 2026)
- Education & Training (2nd in NSW, 8th in Australia)
- Law & Paralegal Studies (3rd in NSW, 9th in Australia)
- Nursing (3rd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
5 stars for Student Support (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture and Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 4th in Australia)
5 stars for Teaching Quality (GUG 2026)
- Medicine (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
Study area*
1st in Australia (QILT)
- Teacher Education
2nd in Australia (QILT)
- Communications
- Nursing
1st in NSW (QILT)
- Science and Mathematics
2nd in NSW (QILT)
- Engineering
3rd in NSW (QILT)
- Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences