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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

Total students 20,782

Female 66.6%
66.6%

Gender distribution: Male 32.9%, Female 66.6%, Other 0.5%.

Male 32.9%
32.9%
Other 0.5%
0.5%

Indigenous students

Highest % in 6 years

Indigenous student percentages over the last 6 years: 2020: 3.4%, 2021: 3.7%, 2022: 3.7%, 2023: 3.9%, 2024: 4.1%, 2025: 4.4%.

2025
4.4% Indigenous students 2025: 4.4 percent
2024
4.1% Indigenous students 2024: 4.1 percent
2023
3.9% Indigenous students 2023: 3.9 percent
2022
3.7% Indigenous students 2022: 3.7 percent
2021
3.7% Indigenous students 2021: 3.7 percent
2020
3.4% Indigenous students 2020: 3.4 percent

First in family students

39.2 percent of students are the first in their family to attend university.

39.2% First in family 39.2 percent of students are first in family

International students

16.5 percent of students are international students.

16.5% International students 16.5 percent of students are international

Student age groups

Student age distribution: 42.2 percent are 20 and under, 57.8 percent are over 20.

20 and under 42.2 percent of students are 20 and under
42.2%
Over 20 57.8 percent of students are over 20
57.8%

Student average age

The average age of students is 25 years.

25 Average student age: 25 years

Student load (EFTSL)

Student load measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL): Undergraduate 11,474.9, Postgraduate 848.1, Research 328.2, Non Award 767.9.

Undergraduate 11,474.9 EFTSL
11,474.9
Postgraduate 848.1 EFTSL
848.1
Research 328.2 EFTSL
328.2
Non Award 767.9 EFTSL
767.9

Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) is a measure of a full-time student's annual study load.

Student enrolment type

Student enrolment type for 21,010 students: 9,155 are new, 11,855 are continuing students. Continuing students are those continuing from the previous year.

New 9,155 9,155 new students
Continuing* 11,855 11,855 continuing students from previous year

*A student continuing from previous year

Students by location

Student numbers by campus: Sunshine Coast 11,480, Moreton Bay 5,121, Adelaide 779, Fraser Coast 487, Caboolture 531, Gympie 147. 34.2 percent of students study at more than one campus location.

Sunshine Coast campus
11,480 students at Sunshine Coast campus
Moreton Bay campus
5,121 students at Moreton Bay campus
Adelaide campus
779 students at Adelaide campus
Fraser Coast campus
487 students at Fraser Coast campus
Caboolture campus
531 students at Caboolture campus
Gympie campus
147 students at Gympie campus

34.2% of students study at more than one campus location 34.2 percent of students study at more than one campus

Online study

Online study at UniSC: 19.1 percent of students study fully online, 44.2 percent of students take at least one subject online. 3,961 students study online only.

While online students represent only 19.1% of the UniSC student population, 44.2% study at least one subject online.

Students studying online only
3,961 students studying online only
Students taking at least one online course
44.2% percent of students taking at least one online course

International countries

Top source countries

Nepal India Bangladesh Germany Norway

Students represent 82 countries

UniSC has 140 partnership agreements with 20 countries

Staff

Staff numbers: Professional 782, Teaching and research 423, Research only 72, Teaching only 12. Total staff 1,289.

Professional
782 professional staff
Teaching and research
423 teaching and research staff
Research only
72 research only staff
Teaching only
12 teaching only staff
Total staff
1,289 total staff

Staff by gender

Staff by gender: 843 female, 443 male, 3 other.

Female 843 staff members are female
843
Male 443 staff members are male
443
Other 3 staff members identify as other
3

Students by school

Student numbers by school: Health 8,677, Education & Tertiary Access 3,317, Science Technology & Engineering 3,092, Business & Creative Industries 2,537, Law & Society 2,309, Non School 1,133.

Health 8,677 students in Health
8,677
Education & Tertiary Access 3,317 students in Education & Tertiary Access
3,317
Science Technology & Engineering 3,092 students in Science Technology & Engineering
3,092
Business & Creative Industries 2,537 students in Business & Creative Industries
2,537
Law & Society 2,309 students in Law & Society
2,309
Non School 1,133 students in Non School
1,133

Awards conferred

Total awards conferred 46,454

Awards conferred: Sub-Bachelors 3,133, Bachelors 32,003, Postgraduate 10,455, Higher Degree by Research 863. Total awards conferred: 46,454.

Sub-Bachelors
3,133 3,133 awards conferred in Sub-Bachelors
Bachelors
32,003 32,003 awards conferred in Bachelors
Postgraduate
10,455 10,455 awards conferred in Postgraduate
Higher Degree by Research
863 863 awards conferred in Higher Degree by Research

Graduate full-time median salary

Graduate full-time median salary: Short term $65,900, measured four months post graduation; Long term $86,300, measured three years post graduation.

Short term* $65,900, four months post graduation
$65,900
Long term** $86,300, three years post graduation
$86,300
*Four months post graduation
**Three years post graduation

Graduate employment

87% of graduates are employed within four months

87 percent of graduates are employed within four months of graduation.

87%
87 percent of graduates employed within four months

2024 research income

2024 research income: $11,915,364 from Block grants, $30,978,153 from External grant income.

$11,915,364 Block grants 11,915,364 dollars from Block grants
$30,978,153 External grant income 30,978,153 dollars from External grant income
★★★★★

UniSC is rated 5 stars at undergraduate level in the following:

  • Overall Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
  • Teaching Quality (undergraduate and postgraduate)
  • Learning Resources
  • Skills Development
  • Student Support
  • Social Equity

The information in this publication is sourced from 2025 full year student and staff data (as at February 2026), the 2025 Good Universities Guide, and 2024 Graduate Outcomes Surveys. 2023 Research income is sourced from the Australian Government Department of Education.