UQ fast facts

 Name
 The University of Queensland
 
 Type of University
 Public
 
 Founded
 December 10, 1909 (Signing of the University Act)

 April 16, 1910 (Gazettal of the first Senate, and officially celebrated foundation date)

 March 14, 1911 (Commencement of classes)
 
 Motto
 Scientia ac Labore, Latin for 'by means of knowledge and hard work'
 
 Emblem/Coat of Arms
 Coat of Arms

(Cross Patee azure surmounted by an open Book proper)

Click here (pdf:285KB) to see a history of the UQ Coat of Arms.

 
 Postal address
 The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia
 
 Telephone
 +61 7 3365 1111 (main switch)
 
 Main campuses
 St Lucia, Ipswich, Gatton, Herston
 
 Faculties
 Institutes
 Sites and centres
 UQ operates 47 sites throughout Queensland in hospitals,
 on tropical islands and it even has its own experimental mine.
 UQ is involved in a further 112 centres and institutes.
 
 Total students
 45,548 from more than 134 countries
 
 International students
 11,398
 
 Top 3 international
 source countries
 China
 Singapore
 Malaysia 
 Undergraduate students  33,280
 Postgraduate students
 12,268
 
 Top 3 programs by enrolment
 Doctor of Philosophy; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Engineering
 
 Graduate job rate
 78.9% (average full-time rate for Bachelor degree); national average  76.2%
 
 Cultural
 Nine plus museums and collections including the first-class UQ
Art Museum in the the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre.
 
 Clubs and societies
 150, with more than 28,000 members, including 32 sports clubs
 
 Residential colleges
 11 — catering for Australian and international students ranging
 in price from $7,360 (32 weeks) up to $17,100 (34 weeks)
 
 Alumni
 More than 200,000 (total since 1911)
 
 Chancellor
 Mr John Story
 
 Deputy Chancellor
Adjunct Professor Mary Mahoney AO
 
 President and
 Vice-Chancellor
 Professor Deborah Terry 
 22-member Senate comprising of 3 official members,
 8 members appointed by the Governor-In-Council,
 8 members elected by staff, students and graduates of the University 
 and 3 additional members appointed by Senate
 
 Staff (Full-time equivalent)
 7,453  
 15 libraries with 2 million volumes
 
 Computers
 18,000+ including supercomputers
 
 Buildings
 764 covering 754,500 m2 (gross floor area) and holding 522 teaching rooms and 1588 laboratories
 
 Land
 1376 hectares
 
 Total revenue (2011)
 $1,640.52 million
 
 Total expenses (2011)
 $1,436.84 million
 
 Assets
 $3,199 million
 
 Research income (2010)
 $320.5 million
 

Statistics are accurate as at Octoberl 2011 and monetary amounts are in Australian dollars. 

Please visit the Key statistics page for more detailed statistics about the University of Queensland.

 

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