Established in 1975, University of Wollongong is an Australian university with a global network of campuses at 10 locations. Within Australia, the university has local campuses in Wollongong and Sydney. The international campuses of the university are located in UAE, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. The Wollongong campus of the university is home to more than 25,000 students and over 2,500 academic staff. It has an enrollment of over 5,500 international students. Over 300 undergraduate and graduate programs are offered at the university. Programs are organized into 5 main faculties of Business, Law, Social Sciences, Engineering and Information Sciences, Humanities and Arts and Science, Medicine and Health.
In 2021, University of Wollongong entered the list of QS top 10 universities in Australia that features 36 universities. It has become one of the most reputed universities in the world in recent years. It is also among one of the top 20 modern universities in the world. The university has achieved QS 5+ star rating with 5 star rating in 8 categories that include teaching, employability, research, internationalization and facilities.
It has achieved 5 stars in 2 specialist areas i.e. innovation and Mineral and Mining Engineering. Some of the most popular subject areas include Law, Business, Science, Medicine & Health, Engineering, and Information Sciences etc. Graduates and teachers of the university have also been recognised as one of the best. With an employment rate of 89.1%, UOW ranks 62nd in the world for graduate employment rates. Overall, University of Wollongong is ranked among the top 1% universities in the world.
University of Wollongong Ranking Highlights
The highlights of the latest rankings for the University of Wollongong are as follows:
- Achieved 5+ star rating in the QS World University Rankings 2021
- Ranked among the top 200 universities in the world at the 196th position in QS World University Rankings 2021.
- Placed among one of the top 250 universities both in the THE World University Rankings and U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2021 at the 231st and 214th respectively.
University of Wollongong World Rankings by QS
University of Wollongong ranked #196 in the QS World University Rankings 2021 rising 16 places from its position in 2020. The university has consistently maintained its position in the top 200 universities in the world in the QS rankings that ranks 1,000 universities with an overall score of 43.2 based on academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty student ratio, citations per faculty, international faculty and student ratio.
The university achieved the highest score of 91.8 in the international faculty ratio indicator. As a result of the high quality of research output, the institution also scored well in citations per faculty indicator by ranking 75th in the world.
The scores on various metrics are given in the table below:
| Ranking Criteria | Score |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.2 |
| Academic Reputation | 31.3 |
| Employer Reputation | 34.5 |
| Faculty Student Ratio | 19.2 |
| Citations per Faculty | 71 |
| International Faculty Ratio | 91.8 |
| International Student Ratio | 86 |
The chart given below depicts the ranking trend of the University of Wollongong in the QS World University Rankings between 2012 to 2021:
University of Wollongong World Rankings by Times Higher Education
THE ranked the University of Wollongong at the 201st position in 2021. The university has been consistently maintaining its rankings since 2019 after rising from the 251st position in 2018. The rankings of the university are based on important indicators such as teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. The scores of University of Wollongong on these indicators are given below:
| Parameters | Score |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 29.2 |
| Research | 36.1 |
| Citations | 78.1 |
| Industry Income | 56.9 |
| International Outlook | 94.3 |
The positions of the University of Wollongong in the THE World University Rankings between 2012 and 2021 is represented in the graph below:
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University of Wollongong World Rankings by US News
University of Wollongong ranked #214 in Best Global Universities in the U.S. News and World Report 2021. Notably, it has been ranked among the top 250 universities in the world consistently. The ranking is based on a comprehensive evaluation using the thirteen indicator method. In 2021, the overall score of the university was 61.8.
The further bifurcation of the scores are given below:
| Overall Score | 61.8 |
|---|---|
| Global research reputation | #322 |
| Regional research reputation | #24 |
| Publications | #357 |
| Books | #381 |
| Conferences | #412 |
| Normalized citation impact | #485 |
| Total citations | #345 |
| Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited | #296 |
| Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited | #250 |
| International collaboration - relative to country | #456 |
| International collaboration | #308 |
| Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited | #291 |
| Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited | #343 |
University of Wollongong Rankings in Australia
The rankings of the University of Wollongong in Australia for 2021 are summarized in the table below:
| Ranking Agency | Rank |
|---|---|
| QS Top Universities in Australia | =10 |
| THE Best Universities in Australia | =13 |
| U.S. News Best Global Universities in Australia/ New Zealand | #13 |
| U.S. News Best Global Universities in Australia | #12 |
University of Wollongong Subject-wise Ranking by THE
In the THE subject rankings 2021, 8 programs offered by University of Wollongong have been ranked. Out of the 8 subject areas, 2 have managed to secure a place in the top 100 i.e. Law at the 74th position and Engineering and Technology at the 92nd position. The Engineering and Technology area has scored 99 in the international outlook category and 98.2 in citations.
THE subject rankings are based on 5 indicators including industry income, international outlook, research, teaching and citations. The complete list of THE subject rankings 2021 is as follows:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Law | #74 |
| Engineering and Technology | #92 |
| Arts and Humanities | #126-150 |
| Physical Sciences | #126-150 |
| Life Sciences | #201-250 |
| Business and Economics | #201-250 |
| Social Sciences | #251-300 |
| Clinical, pre-clinical and health | #301-400 |
University of Wollongong Subject-wise Ranking by QS
In the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021, over 35 subjects taught by the University of Wollongong have been ranked. Among the top ranked subjects, Mineral and Mining Engineering made it to the top 50 by being ranked at the 28th position.
Remarkably, several Engineering-related subjects have landed in the top 200 in the world. The Civil and Structural Engineering subject has seen a jump in its position from #101 in 2018 to #51 in 2019 and has consistently maintained its position up to 2021.
The Masters in Management program ranked 74th in QS Management Masters Rankings 2020. On the other hand, the Executive MBA program ranked 94th in the QS Global Executive MBA Rankings 2020.
The subject rankings for the University of Wollongong in 2021 are summarized in the table below:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Mineral and Mining Engineering | #28 |
| Materials Science | #63 |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | #51 |
| Nursing | #51 |
| Archaeology | #101 |
| Earth and Marine Sciences | #101 |
| Geography | #101 |
| Law | #101 |
| Sports-related subjects | #101 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | #137 |
| Engineering and Technology | #146 |
University of Wollongong Subject-wise Ranking by US News
The U.S. News has ranked 16 subjects offered at the University of Wollongong. Among the subjects ranked, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Energy and Fuels and Materials Science have ranked in the top 50. The subjects ranked in the top 150 in the U.S. News Subject Rankings 2021 are given in the table below:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | #31 |
| Energy and Fuels | #42 |
| Materials Science | #43 |
| Engineering | #109 |
| Chemistry | #115 |
University of Wollongong Miscellaneous Ranking
Other notable rankings of the University of Wollongong in the recent years are:
- Ranked 14th in the world in QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2021.
- Ranked #171-180 in QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020.
- Bagged the 26th position in the world in THE Young University Rankings 2020.
- Ranked 6th in the world in the THE Impact Rankings 2021 based on the university’s impact on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- Placed 37th among the best in the Asia-Pacific Rankings 2019 in the THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019.
In the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020, ranked 62nd in the world for graduate employment rates and 128th in the world for partnerships with employers. The university has also been recognized as the world’s top institutions in terms of teaching excellence and received the Spotlight Award in Global Teaching Excellence Award 2018. It was the only university in Australia to be a finalist in this award category for 2 consecutive years. The excellence of the university has been reflected in the most recent awards and rankings.
