UOW is here to support your choices and open doors, so that you graduate ready for your dream career. Here you can see rankings for study areas, student experience measures and employment outcomes for UOW graduates.
Undergraduate rankings
As a student at UOW, you know you’ll receive a quality education and be supported to do your best. UOW achieved a 5-star rating in Staff Qualifications (88% of academic staff who hold a PhD, Doctorate by Research or Doctorate by Coursework).
Student experience*
5-star ratings (GUG 2026)
- Learner engagement
- Learning resources
- Quality of educational experience
- Skills development
- Teaching quality
1st in NSW (QILT)
- Graduates in full-time further study
3rd in NSW (QILT)
- Skills development
- Learning resources
- Peer engagement
Student experience by study area
5 stars for Learner Engagement (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 5th in Australia)
- Communications (2nd in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Engineering & Technology (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Law and Paralegal Studies (3rd in NSW, 6th in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Science & Mathematics (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Social Work (2nd in NSW, =7th in Australia)
5 stars for Learning Resources (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Communications (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Creative Arts (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Educational & Training (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Engineering & Technology (1st in NSW, 6th in Australia)
- Health Services & Support (1st in NSW, 4th in Australia)
- Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences (1st in NSW, 5th in Australia)
- Medicine (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Psychology (9th in Australia)
- Science & Mathematics (2nd in NSW, 8th in Australia)
5 stars for Quality of Education Experience (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture & Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 6th in Australia)
- Education & Training (2nd in NSW, =4th in Australia)
- Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences (=8th in Australia)
- Medicine (1st in NSW, 2nd in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Psychology (10th in Australia)
- Science & Mathematics (1st in NSW, 5th in Australia)
5 stars for Skills Development (GUG 2026)
- Education & Training (2nd in NSW, 8th in Australia)
- Law & Paralegal Studies (3rd in NSW, 9th in Australia)
- Nursing (3rd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
5 stars for Student Support (GUG 2026)
- Agriculture and Environmental Studies (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 4th in Australia)
5 stars for Teaching Quality (GUG 2026)
- Medicine (1st in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
- Nursing (2nd in NSW, 3rd in Australia)
Study area*
1st in Australia (QILT)
- Teacher Education
2nd in Australia (QILT)
- Communications
- Nursing
1st in NSW (QILT)
- Science and Mathematics
=3rd in NSW (QILT)
- Psychology