- Student-faculty ratios: 31.5
- Male to female ratio: 52 : 48
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.uow.edu.au/index.html
- Address: Northfields Ave,Wollongong, New South Wales 2522,Australia
- Phone: +61 2 4221 3218
Setting the benchmark The University of Wollongong (UOW) has become a benchmark for Australia’s new generation of universities. It is ranked among the top modern universities in the world and has built a reputation as an enterprising institution, with a multi-disciplinary approach to research and a personalised approach to teaching. Faculties With 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. Research strengths The UOW Global Challenges Program is designed to harness the expertise of our world-class researchers and partners to transform lives and regions. The University’s Innovation Campus gives innovative companies and organisations the opportunity to locate alongside, and collaborate with its leading research institutes, including: UOW’s other research institutes include Early Start Research Institute (ESRI), the Smart Infrastructure Research Facility (SMART), the Australian Research Centre (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, and the newly established Molecular Horizons: Centre for Molecular and Life Sciences. Research news and stories from UOW: https://stand.uow.edu.au/ A global university 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. In 2015 UOW became the first ever overseas-based university to enter Hong Kong when it was selected to take custodianship of the Community College of City University Hong Kong (CCCU) and transform CCCU into an international campus. The University also has three campuses in Greater Sydney (Sydney CBD, Southern Sydney at Loftus and South West Sydney at Liverpool), as well as campuses at Nowra, Batemans Bay and Bega on the NSW South Coast, and at Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands. Facilities With a focus on better health outcomes, early childhood research, sustainability and scientific advancement, UOW’s Wollongong campus is home to several research facilities that integrate UOW researchers, students and the community to work towards solving local and global challenges. Already home to more than 15 organisations, UOW’s Innovation Campus (iC) is a 33-hectare research and technology precinct located in Wollongong. It encourages innovative organisations from around the world to co-locate with UOW’s leading research institutes in a collaborative campus environment. Real world learning UOW is recognized as a global leader in discovery and learning and embraces boAth technology and practical learning to maximise student success. The University works in tandem with community partners enabling learning through immersion in the workforce and it collaborates with educators, professionals, researchers and students to inform when, how and why students learn. UOW is consistently adapting to changing workforce needs and new industries, offering face to face learning, distance education and online courses. On the horizon The University of Wollongong's planned Health and Wellbeing Precinct, covering 7.5 hectares of the Innovation Campus, will include Australia's first primary and community health clinic to offer truly integrated, patient-centred healthcare, as well as aged-care and retirement living facilities, and research and teaching programs. Construction is planned to commence in 2020, with the first facilities operational by 2022. The new Molecular Horizons building currently under construction on the Wollongong Campus and due for completion in 2019, will provide scientists with world-leading technologies to help undercover ways of detecting and attacking disease. With these technologies, there is potential for researchers to create personalised medicine to treat cancer and reverse Alzheimer’s disease. A new landmark development for the Wollongong campus, will provide state-of-the-art facilities including student performance theatres and rehearsal spaces along with film, media arts, digital design and music studios for students studying The Arts, English and Media (TAEM) in the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts and the School of Health and Society (HAS) and the School of Geography and Sustainable Communities (SGSC) from the Faculty of Social Science. Rankings At UOW, we’re proud to be among the best modern universities in the world. Throughout our 60-year history, we’ve built an international reputation for world-class research and exceptional teaching quality. Employers have ranked our graduates as some of the most career-ready in the world for nine years in a row. We’re in the top two per cent of universities worldwide and we’re aiming higher every day.
- Total number of students 18,209
- Number of international students 4,742
- Total number of academic staff 584
- Number of international staff 289
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,674
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,383
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 231
- Number of research only staff 288
- Number of new undergraduate students 4,688
- Number of new master's students 1,579
- Number of new doctoral students 213
- Global score 56.2
- Global research reputation #347
- Regional research reputation #25
- Publications #378
- Books #295
- Conferences #388
- Normalized citation impact #486
- Total citations #368
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #327
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #302
- International collaboration #513
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #332
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #354
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #433
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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31.5
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29%
Percentage of International Students
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Student Ratio of Females to Males
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18,642
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2012
251-275
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2013
301-350
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2014
276-300
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2015
276-300
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2016
251-300
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2017
251—300
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2018
251–300
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2019
201–250
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2020
201–250
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Young University Rankings
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2012
33
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2013
43
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2014
33
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2015
31
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2016
37
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2017
30
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2018
32
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2019
29
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Arts & humanities
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2018
176–200
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2019
176–200
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Engineering & technology
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2018
=96
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2019
87
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Life sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
201–250
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Physical sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
151–175
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Social sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
251–300
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Business & Economics
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2019
176–200
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Computer Science
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2018
251–300
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2019
201–250
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Law
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2018
85
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2019
90
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Education
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2019
126–150
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Psychology
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301–400
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
13
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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11
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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13
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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6
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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101–200
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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65
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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24
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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18
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University Impact Ranking
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#400 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 27.0
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #252
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #14
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #556
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #226
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #447
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #370
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #109
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #514
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #230
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #544
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #544
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#126 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 63.9
- Chemistry global research reputation #267
- Chemistry regional research reputation #15
- Chemistry publications #383
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #43
- Chemistry total citations #202
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #186
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #50
- Chemistry international collaboration #173
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #49
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #142
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #61
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#593 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 35.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #656
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #30
- Clinical Medicine publications #572
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #583
- Clinical Medicine total citations #587
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #474
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #377
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #805
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #426
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #634
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #661
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#202 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 58.6
- Engineering global research reputation #220
- Engineering regional research reputation #18
- Engineering publications #263
- Engineering normalized citation impact #125
- Engineering total citations #207
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #179
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #103
- Engineering international collaboration #491
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #138
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #198
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #203
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#308 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 35.8
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #30
- Environment/Ecology total citations #265
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #264
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #197
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #373
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #284
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #215
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #156
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#122 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 56.1
- Geosciences global research reputation #95
- Geosciences regional research reputation #14
- Geosciences publications #218
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #100
- Geosciences total citations #173
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #163
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #92
- Geosciences international collaboration #79
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #81
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #128
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #83
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#61 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 65.9
- Materials Science global research reputation #102
- Materials Science regional research reputation #10
- Materials Science publications #105
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #64
- Materials Science total citations #74
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #64
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #61
- Materials Science international collaboration #100
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #11
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #55
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #68
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#579 Physics
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- Physics overall score 33.6
- Physics global research reputation #376
- Physics regional research reputation #16
- Physics publications #514
- Physics normalized citation impact #601
- Physics total citations #593
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #614
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #624
- Physics international collaboration #343
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #196
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #543
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #546
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#169 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 46.7
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #391
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #22
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #173
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #123
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #154
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #161
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #195
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #286
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #270
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #112
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #85