
About the university
Ranked in the world’s top 50, The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions. We strive for excellence through the creation, preservation, transfer and application of knowledge. For more than a century, we have educated and worked with outstanding people to deliver knowledge leadership for a better world. We are consistently ranked amongst the world’s top universities by all the major rankings and have 23 of our subjects are ranked in the world‘s top 50 (QS 2020 Subject Rankings).
UQ has a strong focus on teaching excellence, having won more Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) than any other in the country and attracting the majority of Queensland’s highest academic achievers, as well as top interstate and overseas students. Skilled and motivated teachers are integral to providing positive teaching and learning outcomes for students.
The Federal Government’s 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia exercise confirmed UQ as one of the nation’s most comprehensive, research-intensive universites. UQ’s outstanding critical mass offers researchers significant interdisciplinary capability. The assessment rated 100 per cent of UQ’s research above or well above world standard, across 22 broad disciplines. UQ’s innovations have made and continue to make genuinely life-changing advances.
In 2018, the University had more than 53,000 students including 18,000 international students from 134 countries. We’re here to offer you an education – and not just a qualification. We’re a university that answers life’s biggest questions. A university with endless possibilities. A university that will equip you for future success – locally and globally, today and tomorrow.
UQ is continually discovering and practising innovative approaches to fostering student retention and employability. We work towards achieving our strategic objectives by partnering with students to develop new initiatives to enhance the student experience. We are committed to excellence in learning experiences and outcomes for our students
As a large, comprehensive, flexible, on-campus-based university, we offer the widest range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Queensland.
Just seven kilometres from Brisbane’s city centre, UQ St Lucia campus is considered one of the most beautiful university campuses in the world.
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Quick FActs
Campus type
Multiple campus
Total no. of students
48,771
No. of international students
11,519
Ranking in Australia
5
Ranking in the world
47
Range of tuition fees
UG AUD 34,000 - AUD 44,000
PG AUD 34,000 - AUD 67,000
Quick FActs
Campus type
Multiple campus
No. of total students
48,771
No. of international student
11,519
Ranking in Australia
5
Ranking in the world
47
Range of tuition fees
UG AUD 34,000 - AUD 44,000
PG AUD 34,000 - AUD 67,000
About us
No.1 university in Australia by the Prestigious Nature Index
The most popular
courses
Undergraduate degree
- Bachelor of Business Management
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Food Technology
- Bachelor of Agribusiness
- Bachelor of Environment Science
Postgraduate degree
- Master of Business
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Sustainable Energy
- Master of Data Science
- Master of Cyber Security
