The University of Queensland has again received the best overall rating of all Queensland universities and one of the best Australian university rankings in the 2003 edition of the Good Universities Guide.
The independent consumer guide released today (Tuesday, June 18, 2002) provides ratings, rankings, comment and information about Australian higher education institutions.
The University received the maximum five-star rating for nine main categories: prestige, non-government earnings, student demand, research performance (the research quantum), toughness to get in (St Lucia campus), staff qualifications, gender balance, getting a job and positive graduate outcomes.
UQ was the only Queensland university to receive the highest rating for getting a job, prestige, student demand, research quantum, staff qualifications and positive graduate outcomes.
Only three universities Australia-wide received the top, five-star rating for staff qualifications: UQ, the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Western Australia (UWA).
UQ was also among just eight universities nationally to score the top rating for prestige: the others were Adelaide, ANU, Melbourne, Monash, Sydney, the University of New South Wales and UWA.
Acting UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Trevor Grigg said the University was committed to providing educational opportunities equal to the world’s best and welcomed benchmarking against best practice.
“The Good Universities Guide has again confirmed by independent assessment The University of Queensland’s standing as a world-class university,” Professor Grigg said.
"UQ continues to obtain the best graduate outcomes in the State. It attracts the dominant share of the State’s most able Year 12 students to its undergraduate programs and the lion’s share of Queensland’s Australia Student Prize winners.”
Professor Grigg said the guide’s assessment reflected the University’s track record of performance and its attractiveness to students, its first-class facilities, its exceptional research performance and the outstanding success of graduates in gaining employment and access to advanced study.
Students can find out more about UQ’s world-class offerings at a series of upcoming open Sundays to be held at UQ St Lucia (August 4 from 9am until 4pm), UQ Ipswich (August 18 from 10am until 2pm) and at UQ Gatton (August 25 from 9.30am until 3pm). Visit www.studyatUQ.net for more details.
Media: for more information, contact Shirley Glaister (telephone 07 3365 2339, email: s.glaister@uq.edu.au) or Jan King (telephone 07 3365 1120, mobile 0413 601 248, email: j.king@uq.edu.au) at UQ Communications.
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