University of Wollongong Rankings: World & National Rankings

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Updated on - May 02nd, 2022 | 08:35 AM By Venushree Agarwal

In 2021, the 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. It has achieved QS 5+ star rating with a 5-star rating in 8 categories that include teaching, employability, research, internationalization, and facilities.

The University of Wollongong Ranking Highlights

The University of Wollongong is one of the most prestigious and oldest research universities in Australia. The courses and the fee structure is additional aspect and thus increase the university's ranking and have secured a remarkable reputation internationally. Some of the University of Wollongong rankings are listed below:

  • According to the US News, UWO was ranked 214th in the Best Global Universities in the world in 2020
  • The Times Higher Education ranked the University of Wollongong 91st in the Engineering and Technology Program in 2019
  • According to the QS Higher Rankings, the UOW is ranked 196th globally
  • The Computer Science program of the university has been ranked as #201 in 2019 by University Subject Rankings
  • The CWUR World University Rankings awarded #397 rank in 2018
  • The MBA program of the university has been ranked 13th in 2019 in Australia

The University of Wollongong World Rankings

The University of Wollongong ranked #214 in Best Global Universities in the U.S. News and World Report 2021. 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 of Wollongong was 61.8. Tabulated below are a few of the world rankings of the University of Wollongong:

Category 

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

The University of Wollongong National Rankings

The University of Wollongong is ranked by THE 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. It achieved the highest score of 91.8 in the international faculty ratio indicator. As a result of the high quality of research output, the University of Wollongong also scored well in citations per faculty indicator by ranking 75th in the world.

The University of Wollongong Subject Rankings

The University of Wollongong has subject rankings in 8 programs. 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. It is also ranked #126-150 in Arts and Humanities, and Physical Sciences, ranked #201-250 in Life Sciences, and in Business and Economics, it is ranked #251-300 in Social Sciences, and #301-400 in Clinical, pre-clinical, and health.