University of Wollongong

Northfields Ave, Wollongong

#=167 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
15,228Total Students
1,196Faculty
3,541Int'l Students

About

Ranked among the best 20 modern universities in the world*, the University of Wollongong is located on the Australian east coast, an hour and a half south of Sydney.

The University has established an excellent reputation for teaching and learning across its five faculties; Business; Engineering and Information Sciences; Law, Humanities and the Arts; Science, Medicine and Health and Social Sciences.

UOW currently offers over 300 degree programs across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to more than 32,000 students around the world.

There are nine UOW campuses in Australia including three in Greater Sydney (Sydney CBD, Loftus and Liverpool).

UOW has a strong international focus and reputation, with close to 6000 international students studying across its Australian campuses each year. UOW Dubai has been in operation for more than 20 years and in 2015 UOW entered Hong Kong after taking custodianship of the Community College of City University Hong Kong (CCCU) and transformed CCCU into an international campus.

* Ranked 17th in the QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2018

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University highlights

2012
#264
2014
#=276
2015
#=283
2016
#=243
2017
#218
2018
#232
2019
#=218
2020
#=212
2021
#196
2022
#193
2023
#=185
2024
#162
2025
#=167

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

15,228

PG students

22%

UG students

78%

International students

3,541

PG students

65%

UG students

35%

Total faculty staff

1,196

Int'l staff

439

Domestic staff

757

Total students

15,228

PG students

22%

UG students

78%

International students

3,541

PG students

65%

UG students

35%

Total faculty staff

1,196

Domestic staff

757

Int'l staff

439

2024

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Scholarships

Offered

Yes

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