Awards and Rankings

We’ve worked hard to become one of the world’s most respected young universities.

Our success is reflected in global awards and rankings, where UOW graduates and teachers are recognised as some of the best in the world, and the University as a whole is ranked among the top 250.

Top 2% of universities in the world

• 212th in the world – QS World University Rankings 2020
• 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