This rating is based on students’ ratings of their overall educational experience; the quality of teaching they received; and the extent to which they felt lecturers and tutors actively engaged them in and demonstrated concern for learning, provided clear explanations of coursework and assessment, inspired them intellectually, seemed helpful and approachable and provided useful feedback on work, among various other factors.

83% of UniSC students (undergraduate), and 86% (postgraduate) were satisfied with the quality of teaching they experienced.

UniSC is the highest rated public university in Australia for teaching quality in the fields of:

• Business and Management (undergraduate)
• Computing and Information Technology (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Health Services and Support

UniSC is the highest rated public university in Queensland for teaching quality (undergraduate) in the fields of:

• Computing and Information Technology (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Education and Training (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Health Services and Support (postgraduate)

Overall, for teaching quality, we’re the number one public university in Queensland (postgraduate) and in the top five in Australia (undergraduate and postgraduate).

This rating looks at the proportion of students who were satisfied with the overall quality of their educational experience.

81% of UniSC students (undergraduate), and 82% (postgraduate) were satisfied with the overall quality of their educational experience.

UniSC is the highest rated public university in Australia for overall educational experience in the fields of:

• Computing and Information Technology (postgraduate)

UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland (undergraduate) for overall educational experience in the fields of:

• Computing and Information Technology (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Health Services and Support (postgraduate)
• Science and Mathematics (undergraduate)

For overall educational experience, we’re the number one public in Queensland (postgraduate), and number three in Australia.

This rating is based on the extent to which students felt they received support to settle into study; experienced efficient enrolment and admissions processes; felt orientation activities were helpful; and found administrative staff and services, career advisers, academic or learning advisers, counsellors, financial advisers and health services to be available and helpful.
79% of UniSC students were satisfied with the support they received from their institution.

UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland for student support (undergraduate) in:

• Education and Training
• Science and Mathematics

UniSC is the number one university in Queensland for student support (undergraduate) in Agriculture and Environmental Studies, Education and Training, Psychology, Rehabilitation and Social Work.

This rating shows what proportion of domestic students enrolling at each university come from low socioeconomic or disadvantaged backgrounds. *This rating is not field of study specific but for the institution as a whole.

26% of UniSC students were from low socioeconomic or disadvantaged backgrounds.

The proportion of domestic students commencing a bachelor degree whose parents’ education is known and did not exceed Year 12.

26% of University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) students came from families where their parents’ education is known and did not exceed Year 12.

This rating is based on students’ average ratings of teaching spaces (including lecture theatres, laboratories and tutorial rooms), student spaces and common areas, online learning materials, computing and IT resources, assigned books and notes, laboratory or studio equipment and library facilities.

89% of UniSC students (undergraduate), and 86% (postgraduate), were satisfied with the learning resources provided by their institution.

UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland for learning resources (undergraduate) in:

• Business and Management
• Communications
• Computing and Information Technology
• Creative Arts
• Rehabilitation 
• Science and Mathematics 

In Australia, we’re in the top two (undergraduate) for:

• Agriculture and Environmental Studies
• Health Services and Support 

This rating is based on the extent to which students felt prepared for study, had a sense of belonging at their institution, participated in discussions online or face to face, worked with other students, interacted with students outside of study and interacted with students different to them.

UniSC is number one in Queensland for learner engagement (undergraduate) in:

• Agriculture and Environmental Studies

UniSC is number one in Queensland for postgraduate learner engagement in:

• Education and Training
• Psychology 

This rating is based on the extent to which students felt their course developed their critical-thinking skills, ability to solve complex problems, ability to work with others, confidence to work independently, written communication skills, verbal communication skills, knowledge of the field they are studying, and work-related knowledge and skills.

UniSC is the number one public university in Queensland (undergraduate) in:

• Education and Training

This rating looks at the proportion of graduates who were employed full-time four months after completing their courses.

UniSC is ranked first in Australia for graduate employment (undergraduate) in:

• Engineering and Technology

UniSC is ranked top in Queensland for graduate outcomes (undergraduate) in:

• Rehabilitation 

UniSC is also ranked number one in Queensland for graduate outcomes (postgraduate) in:

• Business and Management 

UniSC has 13 research fields well above world standard, characterised by evidence of outstanding performance. These fields include:

• Environmental Sciences
• Ecological Applications
• Environmental Science and Management
• Ecology
• Zoology
• Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
• Fisheries Sciences
• Forestry Sciences
• Horticultural Production
• Veterinary Sciences
• Technology
• Neurosciences
• Nursing

UniSC has four research fields placed above world standard, including:

• Biological Sciences
• Materials Engineering
• Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
• Psychology

UniSC has nine research fields placed at world standard, including:

• Engineering
• Medical and Health Sciences
• Human Movement and Sports Science
• Medical Microbiology
• Studies in Human Society
• Criminology
• Human Geography
• Policy and Administration
• Language, Communication and Culture