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 18,911
Indigenous students
Highest % in 5 years
First in family students
38.6%
First in family
International
students
12.1%
Student load (EFTSL)
Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) is a measure of a full-time student's annual study load.
Student age groups
Student average age
26
Student enrolment type
*A student continuing from previous year
STUDENTS BY LOCATION
464 Fraser Coast campus
170 Gympie campus
10,667 Sunshine Coast campus
616 Caboolture campus
5,352 Moreton Bay campus
34.9% of students are studying at more than one campus location
ONLINE STUDY
While online students* represent only 14.8% of the UniSC student population, 44.3% of our students are choosing to study at least one subject online each year.
2,803 students studying online only
44.3% students undertake at least one course online
*Denotes a student who studies 100% of their program online and does not enrol in on-campus classes.
International countries
Top source countries for new international student enrolments
Nepal India Germany China Philippines
UniSC international Students represent 76 different countries
UniSC has a total of 130 international partnership agreements with 20 countries
Domestic student attendance
53.8%
46.2%
Staff
Research only 64
Teaching only 10
Teaching and research 397
Professional 748
Total staff 1,219
Staff by gender
Students by school
and Tertiary Access2,980
and Creative Industries2,446
and Society2,123
Technology and Engineering2,325
Awards conferred 42,992
Sub-Bachelors 2,584
Bachelors 29,539
Postgraduate 10,103
Higher Degree by Research 766
Graduate full-time
median salary
*Four months post graduation
**Three years post graduation
Graduate employment
87% of our graduates are employed within four months of finishing their degrees
2023 research income
Block grants $9,990,007
External grant income $38,956,245
Good University Guide Ratings
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 2024 full year student and staff data, and 2023 Graduate Outcomes Surveys. 2023 Research income is sourced from the Australian Government Department of Education.