Where world-class teaching meets five-star excellence
At UniSC, we believe that exceptional teaching transforms lives. That’s why we’re proud to be Queensland’s number one public university and ranked third in Australia for overall educational experience (Good Universities Guide 2026).
Better teaching. Brighter futures.
Our commitment to excellence shows in the 5-star teaching quality rating we’ve proudly maintained since 2006.
But it doesn’t stop there – our students also benefit from five-star skills development, learning resources, social equity, and student support. At UniSC, it’s not just about learning. It’s about equipping students to thrive and achieve.
Times Higher Education (THE)
World University Rankings
UniSC is committed to delivering teaching to a high-level, both locally and internationally. We are immensely proud to be ranked among the top 501–600 universities worldwide across all disciplines by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. This marks UniSC’s highest position in the global ranking to date. At the subject level, UniSC is recognised globally in the top 401–500 for Business & Economics, Medical & Health, Education Studies, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences (Times Higher Education, 2026).
Times Higher Education (THE)
Impact Rankings
With a strong commitment to achieving sustainability in terms of teaching, research and how we operate, we’re thrilled to be the top ranked Queensland university in the 2025 THE Impact Rankings. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and measure the social and economic impact of an institution.
UniSC has five SDGs in the
global top 25
- Life on Land
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Zero Hunger
- Clean Water and Sanitation
Two SDGs in the
global top 100
- Good Health and Wellbeing
- Responsible Consumption and Production
UniSC received
perfect scores
(100 from 100) for six SDGs
- Land-sensitive waste disposal (under SDG 15 Life on land)
- Supporting aquatic ecosystems through action, and through education (under SDG 14 Life below water)
- Reducing student hunger (under SDG 2 Zero hunger)
- Water reuse initiatives (under SDG 14 Clean water and sanitation)
- Health impact (under SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing)
- Operational measures and sustainability reporting (under SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production)
Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)
Graduate Outcomes Survey
QILT provides government-endorsed surveys capturing the full student lifecycle, from university commencement to career outcomes. Results from the Graduate Outcomes Survey show 89% of UniSC graduates are employed within 4 months of finishing their degrees – slightly higher than the national average (Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2025).
Student Experience Survey
Teaching so good it’s rated 5 stars
Among public universities, UniSC is number one in Queensland* for undergraduate overall educational experience, and number one in Queensland* for postgraduate teaching quality. And we have a five-star rating for teaching (Student Experience Survey, 2024).
Good Universities Guide
According to the Good Universities Guide 2026, we have five-star ratings from six key areas, including: teaching quality, overall educational experience, learning resources, skills development, social equity and student support.
How UniSC ranked:
- 81% of UniSC students (undergraduate), and 82% (postgraduate) were satisfied with the overall quality of their educational experience.
- UniSC is the highest rated public university in Australia for overall educational experience in the fields of Computing and Information Technology (postgraduate)
- UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland (undergraduate) for overall educational experience in the fields of:
- Computing and Information Technology (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Health Services and Support (postgraduate)
- Science and Mathematics (undergraduate)
For overall educational experience, we’re the number one public in Queensland (postgraduate), and number three in Australia.
This rating is based on students’ ratings of their overall educational experience; the quality of teaching they received; and the extent to which they felt lecturers and tutors actively engaged them in and demonstrated concern for learning, provided clear explanations of coursework and assessment, inspired them intellectually, seemed helpful and approachable and provided useful feedback on work, among various other factors.
83% of UniSC students (undergraduate), and 86% (postgraduate) were satisfied with the quality of teaching they experienced.
UniSC is the highest rated public university in Australia for teaching quality in the fields of:
- Business and Management (undergraduate)
- Computing and Information Technology (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Health Services and Support
UniSC is the highest rated public university in Queensland for teaching quality (undergraduate) in the fields of:
- Computing and Information Technology (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Education and Training (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Health Services and Support (postgraduate)
Overall, for teaching quality, we’re the number one public university in Queensland (postgraduate) and in the top five in Australia (undergraduate and postgraduate).
This rating is based on the extent to which students felt they received support to settle into study; experienced efficient enrolment and admissions processes; felt orientation activities were helpful; and found administrative staff and services, career advisers, academic or learning advisers, counsellors, financial advisers and health services to be available and helpful.
79% of UniSC students were satisfied with the support they received from their institution.
UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland for student support (undergraduate) in:
- Education and Training
- Science and Mathematics
UniSC is the number one university in Queensland for student support (undergraduate) in Agriculture and Environmental Studies, Education and Training, Psychology, Rehabilitation and Social Work.
26% of UniSC students were from low socioeconomic or disadvantaged backgrounds.
This rating is based on students’ average ratings of teaching spaces (including lecture theatres, laboratories and tutorial rooms), student spaces and common areas, online learning materials, computing and IT resources, assigned books and notes, laboratory or studio equipment and library facilities.
89% of UniSC students (undergraduate), and 86% (postgraduate), were satisfied with the learning resources provided by their institution.
UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland for learning resources (undergraduate) in:
- Business and Management
- Communications
- Computing and Information Technology
- Creative Arts
- Rehabilitation
- Science and Mathematics
In Australia, we’re in the top two (undergraduate) for:
- Agriculture and Environmental Studies
- Health Services and Support
This rating is based on the extent to which students felt prepared for study, had a sense of belonging at their institution, participated in discussions online or face to face, worked with other students, interacted with students outside of study and interacted with students different to them.
UniSC is number one in Queensland for learner engagement (undergraduate) in:
- Agriculture and Environmental Studies
- UniSC is number one in Queensland for postgraduate learner engagement in:
- Education and Training
- Psychology
This rating is based on the extent to which students felt their course developed their critical-thinking skills, ability to solve complex problems, ability to work with others, confidence to work independently, written communication skills, verbal communication skills, knowledge of the field they are studying, and work-related knowledge and skills.
UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland (undergraduate) in:
- Education and Training
This rating looks at the proportion of graduates who were employed full-time four months after completing their courses.
UniSC is ranked first in Australia for graduate employment (undergraduate) in:
- Engineering and Technology
UniSC is ranked top in Queensland for graduate outcomes (undergraduate) in:
- Rehabilitation
UniSC is also ranked number one in Queensland for graduate outcomes (postgraduate) in:
- Business and Management
This rating shows what proportion of domestic students enrolling at each university come from low socioeconomic or disadvantaged backgrounds. *This rating is not field of study specific but for the institution as a whole.