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The University of Queensland

CRICOS CODE 00025B

Institution Title:
Also Trading as:
The University of Queensland
Institution CRICOS Code:
00025B
Institution Type:
Government
Location:
Queensland  4072
Total Number of Students:
25000

The University of Queensland, also known as UQ is a public university located primarily in Brisbane. Founded in 1909 is a founding member of Australia's leading Group of Eight and is one of only three Australian members of the global Universitas 21. In late 2013, UQ joined EdX– the world’s leading consortium of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), jointly founded by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The University’s outstanding 280,000 plus alumni include a Nobel laureate, an Academy Award winner, and leaders in government, law, science, public service and the arts. 

The main St Lucia campus occupies much of the riverside inner suburb of St Lucia, southwest of the Brisbane CBD. Other UQ campuses and facilities are located throughout Queensland, the largest of which are the Gatton campus and the Mayne Medical School.

Faculties & Schools

  • Business, Economics & Law
    » Business
    » Australian Institute for Business and Economics
    » Business and Economics of Health
    » Economics
    » Law
  • Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
    » Architecture
    » Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology
    » Chemical Engineering
    » Civil Engineering

» Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
» Mechanical and Mining Engineering
» Natural Gas

  • Health and Behavioural Sciences
    » Business and Economics of Health
    » Dentistry
    » Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
    » Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
    » Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
    » Pharmacy
    » Psychology
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
    » Communication and Arts
    » Education
    » Historical and Philosophical Inquiry
    » Languages and Cultures
    » Music
    » Political Science and International Studies
    » Social Science
  • Medicine
    » Biomedical Sciences
    » Medical School
    » Public Health
  • Science
    » Agriculture and Food Sciences
    » Biodiversity and Conservation Science
    » Biological Sciences
    » Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
    » Earth and Environmental Sciences
    » Mathematics and Physics

World rankings

UQ ranks among the world’s top universities, as measured by several key independent rankings, including the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2021 (32), U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2021 (36), the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities 2020 (39), QS World University Rankings 2022 (47), Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021 (51), and Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 (62).

Rankings by Subject

QS World University Rankings 2021 place The University of Queensland in the top 50 in the World in 19 subject areas:

  • No 6 in Australia and 96th in the World for Arts and Humanities
  • No 6 in Australia and 85th in the World for Engineering & Technology
  • No 4 in Australia and 38th in the World for Life Sciences and Medicine
  • No 6 in Australia and 92nd in the World for Natural Sciences
  • No 6 in Australia and 63rd in the World for Social Sciences and Management
  • No 6 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Archaeology
  • No 1 in Australia and 26th in the World for Agriculture & Forestry
  • No 4 in Australia and 29th in the World for Anatomy & Physiology
  • No 6 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Anthropology
  • No 8 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Architecture & Built Environment
  • No 10 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Art & Design
  • No 2 in Australia and 50th in the World for Biological Sciences
  • No 5 in Australia and 61st in the World for Business & Management Studies
  • No 3 in Australia and 62nd in the World for Chemistry
  • No 7 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Communication and Media Studies
  • No 8 in Australia and 107th in the World for Computer Science and Information Systems
  • No 7 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Development Studies
  • No 9 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Earth and Marine Sciences
  • No 6 in Australia and 72nd in the World for Economics and Econometrics
  • No 4 in Australia and 30th in the World for Education and Training
  • No 2 in Australia and 45th in the World for Engineering - Chemical
  • No 5 in Australia and 30th in the World for Engineering - Civil and Structural
  • No 7 in Australia and 96th in the World for Engineering - Electrical and Electronic
  • No 5 in Australia and 116th in the World for Engineering - Mechanical
  • No 2 in Australia and 3rd in the World for Engineering - Mineral & Mining
  • No 3 in Australia and 27th in the World for Engineering - Petroleum
  • No 6 in Australia and 50th in the World for English Language and Literature
  • No 1 in Australia and 17th in the World for Environmental Sciences
  • No 4 in Australia and 45th in the World for Geography
  • No 9 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Geology
  • No 8 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Geophysics
  • No 6 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for History
  • No 3 in Australia and 31st in the World for Hospitality & Leisure Management
  • No 6 in Australia and 43rd in the World for Law and Legal Studies
  • No 6 in Australia and 79th in the World for Linguistics
  • No 3 in Australia and 55th in the World for Materials Sciences
  • No 6 in Australia and 92nd in the World for Mathematics
  • No 5 in Australia and 51st in the World for Medicine
  • No 6 in Australia and 101-150th in the Modern Languages
  • No 9 in Australia and 38th in the World for Nursing
  • No 8 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Performing Arts
  • No 3 in Australia and 31st in the World for Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • No 9 in Australia and 101-150th in the World for Philosophy
  • No 7 in Australia and 137th in the World for Physics & Astronomy
  • No 6 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Politics
  • No 3 in Australia and 26th in the World for Psychology
  • No 6 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Social Policy & Administration
  • No 5 in Australia and 46th in the World for Sociology
  • No 1 in Australia and 2nd in the World for Sports-Related Subjects
  • No 6 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Statistics and Operational Research
  • No 3 in Australia and 26th in the World for Veterinary Science

Campuses

St Lucia

Situated on 114 hectares of Brisbane River-bound land, UQ’s main campus is a vibrant mix of majestic sandstone buildings and contemporary architecture, landscaped gardens and lakes.

Fanning out from the heritage-listed Great Court, you’ll find modern teaching and research facilities, including laboratories, lecture theatres, and Queensland’s largest research library. The expansive grounds are also home to a variety of sporting facilities, museums, cafes, and those famous Jacaranda trees.

The St Lucia campus is only seven kilometres from Brisbane’s city centre.

Gatton

Gatton, UQ’s rural campus, is located in the Lockyer Valley, 87 kilometres west of Brisbane’s city centre, and halfway between Ipswich and Toowoomba.

On this sprawling campus, which dates back to 1897, you’ll find teaching and research facilities in agricultural, environmental and veterinary sciences. It’s also a working farm, with more than 1000 hectares of dairy, pig, crop and grazing units, as well as post-harvest facilities and greenhouses. Gatton’s facilities sit against a backdrop of homesteads, sporting amenities, and community fruit and vegetable gardens.

Herston

Herston is UQ’s core campus for clinical health teaching and research.

Located just minutes from the Brisbane CBD, Herston is home to UQ’s Medicine and Public Health schools, the UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Oral Health Centre, and the research activities of the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

UQ Herston shares premises with the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, allowing students and visitors to rub shoulders with leading health researchers, academics and professionals.

UQ Brisbane City

UQ's central Brisbane site at 293 Queen Street offers flexible corporate spaces to students, alumni and industry. It is home to the UQ Business School's MBA program and executive education courses.

Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence

Located in Woolloongabba, the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE) is the primary teaching location for students studying pharmacy at UQ, and a leading facility for pharmaceutical research, education and commercialisation.

UQ Vets Dayboro

UQ's rural veterinary practice at Dayboro is open to the general public, and offers services for large and small animals. It is also a teaching hospital for UQ veterinary students.

 

Genuine Student Form



The information you provide on this form will be used by
The University of Queensland (UQ) to help determine if you appear to meet the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Genuine Student (GS) criteria.

You must answer these questions honestly. If we find that you have provided false or misleading information, we may decide not to progress your application to The University of Queensland.

In conjunction with the details provided in the application form, you must submit corroborative documents. This could include, but is not limited to, statements regarding your employment or business activities, as well as income tax returns or bank statements.

For further information, please refer to the Department of Home Affairs' website at:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500/genuine-student-requirement

Important Notes:


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If your age is below 18 years, it is imperative that this form be completed by your parents.

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  3. should I become a student of the University, there is an ongoing obligation for me to provide and update the University with true, relevant and current information for the period of my enrolment;
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  3. transfer the Application Information to, and receive it from, persons (including individuals, companies, government bodies and other entities) outside of Australia if I am outside of Australia or if the University requires for any purposes and under any other consents set out in the OA Terms of Use or the OA Privacy Notice and for any purposes reasonably related to those purposes; and
  4. take any lawful action they require if the Application Information is incorrect, untrue or misleading in any respect or is not up to date (including modifying information or taking legal or other action).

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  • I declare that I am a Genuine Student to study in Australia. I understand the seriousness of providing any information and/or documents that are false, misleading or that cannot be verified, and that this may result in my application to UQ, and any UQ offer and/or any COE issued being cancelled, which in turn invalidates any visa application submitted.

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