A young university at the epicentre of progress
We’re a growing, comprehensive university focused on excellent teaching, ground-breaking research, championing sustainability, and producing award-winning alumni.
Our research explores the timeliest topics of our era, those with the most significance for the future, with a focus on:
- Health, medicine and wellbeing
- Agriculture, aquaculture and forestry
- Ecology and environment
- Human behaviour, work and society
Total students 17,538
Indigenous students
Highest %
in 5 Years
First in family students
41.6%
First in family
58.4%
Not first in family
International
students
10.1%
Student load (EFTSL)
Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) is a measure of a full-time student's annual study load.
Student age groups
Student average age
26
Student enrolment type
*A student continuing from previous year
STUDENTS BY LOCATION
575 Fraser Coast campus
190 Gympie campus
11,939 Sunshine Coast campus
64 Thompson Institute
327 Sunshine Coast Health Institute
626 Caboolture campus
3,449 Moreton Bay campus
695 Online
International countries
Top source countries for new international student 入学率
Nepal China Norway India Germany
UniSC international Students represent 72 different countries
UniSC has a total of 170 international partnership agreements with 35
Overseas study destinations by student count
19 Japan
16 Cambodia
13 Malaysia
13 Brunei
12 South Africa
Domestic student attendance
54.4%
45.6%
Staff
Research only 69
Teaching only 11
Teaching and research only 400
Professional 710
Total staff 1,190
Staff by gender
Top 5 highest enrolled degrees
Bachelor of Nursing Science
(Graduate Entry)3,546
Primary Education779
Occupational Therapy507
Social Work486
Business448
Top 3 postgraduate degrees
(Graduate Entry)131
Master of Business Administration99
Master of Social Work79
Students by school
and Tertiary Access2,932
and Creative Industries2,688
and Society2,338
Technology and Engineering1,757
Awards conferred 38,397
Sub-Bachelors 1,703
Bachelors 26,418
Postgraduate 9,643
Higher Degree by Research 633
Graduate full-time
median salary
*Four months post graduation
**Three years post graduation
Graduate employment
90% of our graduates are employed within four months of finishing their degrees
2022 research income
Block grants $12,382,454
External grant income $27,196,501
Good University Guide Ratings
UniSC is rated 5 stars in the following:
- Overall Experience
- Learning Resources
- Teaching Quality
- Skills Development
- Student Support
- Social Equity
- First Generation
- Learner Engagement (Postgraduate)
The information in this publication is sourced from preliminary 2022 full year student and staff data, and 2022 Graduate Outcomes Surveys. 2021 Research income is sourced from the Australian Government Department of Education.