The University of Queensland has again received multiple five star ratings in an independent ranking of Australian universities to be released tonight.
The 2010 edition of The Good Universities Guide awarded UQ the maximum five-star rating for student demand, student staff ratios, research grants and research intensivity – and a further five stars for toughness to get in (St Lucia campus).
UQ also earned four star rankings in the categories: getting a job, positive graduate outcomes, graduate starting salaries, access by equity groups, international enrolments, gender balance, non-government earnings and toughness to get in (Ipswich campus).
The Good Universities Guide is an independent consumer guide which provides ratings, rankings, comment and information about Australian higher education institutions.
Last year, UQ was again the only Queensland university included in the top 50 universities in the world in another independent ranking list - the annual world top 200 ranking, produced by the UK's Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. UQ has been named among the top 50 universities in the world for all four years of this survey.
In 2008 the Academic Ranking of World Universities undertaken by the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked UQ as the top university in Queensland and one of the leaders nationally. UQ's regional rank in the Australia-Pacific region is 9-16
This year's Academic Ranking of World Universities survey results are expected to be announced between November 2 and November 4.
Shanghai Jiao Tong's academic rankings by broad subject fields rank UQ as one of the top 100 universities in the world in life and agricultural sciences and clinical medicine and pharmacy.
In addition, The University of Queensland last month gained 13 commendations from the nation's peak higher education quality auditor, which highlighted UQ's “robust academic quality assurance system” and strong academic culture.
The report by the independent Australian Universities Quality Agency praised a range of UQ teaching and learning initiatives, including strong links between research and teaching, and new learning spaces.
Students can examine UQ first hand at Open Days at UQ Ipswich (August 19, 3.30pm-6.30pm) and at UQ Gatton (August 23, 9.30am-3pm. Visit http://www.youruq.com/openday/ for more details.
Media: Jan King at UQ Communications, telephone 0413 601 248.
