Teaching and learning rankings

Undergraduate rankings

As a student at UOW, you know you’ll receive a quality education and be supported to do your best.

Student experience

5-star ratings (GUG 2023)

• Staff qualifications (1^st in NSW, 2nd in Australia)

2^nd in NSW (QILT)

• Skills development

3^rd in NSW (QILT)

• Teaching quality

UOW also ranked 4^th in NSW across all 13 indicators. 

UOW has ranked this measure by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

Student experience by study area

5 stars for Full-Time Employment (GUG 2023)

• Engineering & Technology (1st in NSW)
• Education and Training 

5 stars for Learning Resources (GUG 2023)

• Medicine (1st in Australia)

5 stars for Skills Development (GUG 2023)

• Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1^st in Australia)

• Nursing

5 stars for Student Support (GUG 2023) 

• Agriculture & Environmental Studies
• Nursing

5 stars for Teaching Quality (GUG 2023)

• Medicine

5 stars for Median Graduate Income after 1 year (GUG 2023)

• Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1^st in NSW)

Study area

2^nd in Australia (QILT)

• Law and paralegal studies

UOW has ranked these study areas by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

1^st in NSW (QILT)

• Creative arts
• Law and paralegal studies
• Teacher education

UOW has ranked these study areas by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

2^nd  in NSW (QILT) 

• Engineering

UOW has ranked these study areas by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

3^rd  in NSW (QILT) 

• Communications

UOW has ranked these study areas by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

Employment

UOW is one of Australia's best universities for graduate employer satisfaction.

5th in Australia, 2^nd in NSW (QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey 2022)

• The latest QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey (2022) ranked employers' overall satisfaction with UOW graduates at 87.3% placing UOW 5th among all universities nationally and 2^nd in NSW.

Ahead of the pack (QILT)

• 87.1% of UOW graduates gained full-time employment within four months of completing their course – this is above the national average (86.3%). 

5 stars for Grads in Full-time Employment (GUG 2023)

• Education and Training
• Engineering and Technology

Postgraduate rankings

Student experience

5 stars (GUG 2023)

• Student support

Student experience by study area

5 stars for Learner Engagement (GUG 2023)

• Science and Mathematics
• Nursing (2nd in Australia)

5 stars for Overall Educational Experience (GUG 2023)

• Law and paralegal studies (1st in Australia)

5 stars for Skills Development (GUG 2023)

• Engineering and Technology
• Nursing
• Science and Mathematics (1st in NSW)

5 stars for Student Support (GUG 2023)

• Nursing (1st in Australia)

5 stars for Teaching Quality (GUG 2023)

• Engineering and Technology 
• Nursing (1st in NSW)

5 stars for Full-time Employment (GUG 2023)

• Law and Paralegal Studies (1^st in Australia)
• Medicine (1^st in Australia)
• Psychology (1^st in Australia)

5 stars for Median Graduate Income after 1 year (GUG 2023)

• Engineering and Technology (1st in NSW)
• Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences 

Study area

2^nd in NSW (QILT) 

• Engineering
  UOW has ranked these study areas by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

3rd in NSW (QILT) 

• Health services and support
  UOW has ranked these study areas by comparing the most recent complete results with other Australian universities.

See for yourself

The federal government’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) allow you to compare universities using their CompareED website. All of the above results are determined by UOW's ranking based on the average performance across all QILT indicators. 

The Good Universities Guide is Australia’s largest course comparison website. This is an independent resource, providing education and career information.