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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  17,846

Male
30.6%
Female
69.0%
 
Other 0.4%

  Indigenous students   

Highest %
in 5 Years

3.8%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.1%
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

  First in family students  

 39.6% 

First in family

 International
 students

  10.8% 


  Student load (EFTSL)

Undergraduate10,148.8
Postgraduate408.8
Research283.9
Non Award587.5

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


  Student age groups  

39.6%
20 and under
60.4%
Over 20

  Student average age

 26 
 


  Student enrolment type  

New 7,050
Continuing* 10,796

*A student continuing from previous year


STUDENTS BY LOCATION  

 490   Fraser Coast campus

 175   Gympie campus

 10,856   Sunshine Coast campus

 707   Caboolture campus

 4,758   Moreton Bay campus

 7,466   Online 

*As a multi campus university, many of our students choose to study courses at more than one location. The campus numbers above represent the number of students enrolled in at least one course at each campus.


International countries  

Top source countries for new international student enrolments

 Nepal     Germany     India     Norway     Austria 

UniSC international Students represent   68 different countries  

UniSC has a total of   130   international partnership agreements with   20   countries


Overseas study destinations by student count  

 19   Japan

 16   Cambodia

 13   Malaysia

 13   Brunei

 12   South Africa

Domestic student attendance  

Full-time
54.4%
Part-time
45.6%

  Staff

Research only   59  

Teaching only   12  

Teaching and research   375  

Professional   699  

Total staff   1,145  

  Staff by gender  

743
Female
401
Male

  Top 5 highest enrolled degrees

1.
Bachelor of Nursing Science +
Bachelor of Nursing Science
(Graduate Entry)3,588
2.
Bachelor of
Primary Education754
3.
Bachelor of
Occupational Therapy (Honours)540
4.
Bachelor of
Social Work491
5.
Bachelor of
Business485

  Top 3 postgraduate degrees

1.
Master of
Teaching (Secondary)105
2.
Master of
Business Administration66
3.
Master of
Social Work (Qualifying)64

  Students by school

School of Health7,823
School of Education
and Tertiary Access2,932
School of Business
and Creative Industries2,688
School of Law
and Society2,338
School of Science,
Technology and Engineering1,757
Non School521

 Awards conferred  39,759

Sub-Bachelors  2,056

Bachelors  27,224

Postgraduate  9,774

Higher Degree by Research 705

 Graduate full-time
median salary 

Short term*
$63,400
Long term** 
$80,000

*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 2023 full year student and staff data, and 2022 Graduate Outcomes Surveys. 2022 Research income is sourced from the Australian Government Department of Education.