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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 65 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 3 of 60 | In Oceania |
| # 3 of 41 | In Australia |
| # 2 of 1,001 | For Music |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
70%
Enrollment
48,771
Languages
English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 70% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Senior secondary school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent with appropriate grades and prerequisites. English language proficiency is required either via IELTS-test, overall band score of at least 6.5, with a writing band score of at least 6; or TOEFL test score of 550, with a writing band of 5. Higher English language proficiency is required for some programs of study |
| Academic Calendar | February to December (February - July; July-December). Summer session (November-February) for some courses |
| Enrollment | 48,771 |
We've calculated the 70% acceptance rate for University of Queensland based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Queensland.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
University of Queensland faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Queensland.
Faculty : Business, Economics and Law
Business Administration
Economics
Law
Leisure Studies
Tourism
Faculty : Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Architecture and Planning
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Information Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Water Management
Faculty : Health and Behavioural Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Dietetics
Health Education
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Midwifery
Nursing
Occupational Therapy
Pharmacy
Physical Education
Physical Therapy
Physiology
Psychology
Social Work
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Sports
Sports Medicine
Faculty : Health Sciences
Community Health
Dentistry
Health Sciences
Medicine
Midwifery
Nursing
Pharmacy
Public Health
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Toxicology
Tropical Medicine
Faculty : Humanities and Social Sciences
Arts and Humanities
Communication Arts
Criminology
Economics
Fine Arts
International Studies
Journalism
Music
Philosophy
Political Sciences
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Social Sciences
Faculty : Medicine
Epidemiology
Health Sciences
Medicine
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Public Health
Statistics
Faculty : Science
Agricultural Business
Agriculture
Applied Mathematics
Archaeology
Biochemistry
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Environmental Management
Environmental Studies
Food Science
Marine Biology
Marine Science and Oceanography
Mathematics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Occupational Health
Physics
Regional Planning
Town Planning
Veterinary Science
Wildlife
Zoology
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Queensland.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Research profile
University of Queensland is a world-class research university with 243,451 scientific papers published and 9,263,471 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Genetics, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
152,415
/ 6,667,908
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
128,123
/ 5,126,375
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
112,519
/ 4,003,864
|
| Chemistry |
108,230
/ 5,015,481
|
| Environmental Science |
105,170
/ 4,116,704
|
| Engineering |
93,015
/ 3,652,409
|
| Computer Science |
88,065
/ 3,503,990
|
| Physics |
84,764
/ 3,359,257
|
| Genetics |
72,727
/ 3,487,367
|
| Psychology |
70,323
/ 2,691,522
|
| Biochemistry |
70,191
/ 3,602,086
|
| Political Science |
58,030
/ 1,868,942
|
| Geology |
57,380
/ 2,332,899
|
| Pathology |
56,196
/ 2,476,045
|
| Law |
54,738
/ 1,799,814
|
| Sociology |
53,443
/ 2,021,471
|
| Ecology |
53,029
/ 2,337,305
|
| Geography and Cartography |
52,511
/ 1,880,611
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
50,938
/ 1,986,991
|
| Organic chemistry |
47,534
/ 2,068,472
|
| Philosophy |
44,305
/ 1,457,636
|
| Mathematics |
42,924
/ 1,677,123
|
| Materials Science |
41,401
/ 1,728,707
|
| Psychiatry |
40,986
/ 1,640,400
|
| Paleontology |
38,514
/ 1,543,444
|
| Business |
35,821
/ 1,230,120
|
| History |
35,332
/ 1,080,857
|
| Statistics |
35,175
/ 1,475,907
|
| Archaeology |
30,632
/ 1,024,856
|
| Economics |
30,174
/ 1,007,686
|
| Surgery |
29,420
/ 1,046,647
|
| Public Health |
26,762
/ 1,352,362
|
| Neuroscience |
25,807
/ 1,037,602
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
25,080
/ 927,260
|
| Demography |
23,107
/ 1,205,081
|
| Immunology |
22,731
/ 1,008,175
|
| Linguistics |
22,439
/ 727,077
|
| Botany |
22,329
/ 950,029
|
| Optics |
20,312
/ 816,912
|
| Nursing |
20,235
/ 815,911
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Dane Bird-Smith
1992-. (aged 34)
athletics competitor
Dane Alex Bird-Smith is an Australian racewalking athlete. He competes in the 20 kilometres race walk, and has a best of 1:19:28 hours for the distance, set in 2017. He competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he was the bronze medallist. Bird-Smith represented Australia at the World Championships in Athletics three times (2013, 2015, and 2017), and has appeared...
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2. Sallyanne Atkinson
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Sallyanne Atkinson AO is an Australian former politician who served as Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1985 to 1991 in Queensland, Australia. She is the only woman to have held the position. As of 2017, she was Chairman of the Museum of Brisbane, President of the Council of The Women's College at the University of Queensland and chair of the...
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3. Fred Paterson
1897-1977 (aged 80)
lawyer
politician
Frederick Woolnough Paterson was an Australian politician, activist, unionist and lawyer. He is the only representative of the Communist Party of Australia to be elected to an Australian parliament.
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4. James Hanson
1988-. (aged 38)
rugby union player
James Hanson is an Australian rugby union player for playing as a hooker. He recently played for English Premiership Rugby side Gloucester.
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General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
UQ
Founded
1909
Motto
By means of knowledge and hard work
Colors
purple
Academic calendar
February to December (February - July; July-December). Summer session (November-February) for some courses
Address
St Lucia Brisbane, Queensland, 4072 Australia
City Population
12,000
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