Awards and Rankings

UOW is consistently ranked among the best modern universities in the world and is renowned for producing career-ready graduates that are in high demand across the globe. UOW is rated among the Top 10 Universities in Australia based on the QS World University Rankings of 2016.

Top 2% of universities in the world

• 218th in the world – QS World University Rankings 2019
• 201-250 band – Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019
• 246th in the world – Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2017
• 313th in the world – U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking 2017
• 264th in the world for research quality – 2016 Leiden Ranking

Globally ranked as one of the world's best modern universities

• 16th in the world – QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2019
• 32nd in the world – Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018

Globally rated a five-star university

• 5 Star rating - QS World University Rankings 2018
• UOW is one of only two Australian universities – and the only publicly funded university - to achieve 5-stars in all student experience measures in the 2018 Good Universities Guide: Overall experience; Skills development; Student support; Teaching quality and Learning resources and learner engagement

Top 1% for graduates as rated by global employers

UOW is consistently ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world for the quality of our graduates in the 2019 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

• Rated 23rd in the world for graduate employment rates
• Rated 148th in the world for partnerships with employers
• Ranked in the 181-190 band overall

Top 100 in the world 2019 Times Higher Education World Rankings by Subject 

• Engineering

Top 100 in the world 2019 QS World Rankings by Subject 

• Engineering - Civil

Top 150 in the world 2019 QS World Rankings by Subject 

• Communication & Media Studies
• Education

Top 200 in the world 2019 QS World Rankings by subject 

• Engineering - Electrical
• Accounting and Finance
• Business and Management Studies

Top tier rankings in every discipline

• Top tier rankings in every discipline category – Australian Government's Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 2008