A young university at the epicentre of progress
We’re a growing, comprehensive university focused on excellent teaching, ground-breaking research, championing sustainability, and producing award-winning alumni.
Our research explores the timeliest topics of our era, those with the most significance for the future, with a focus on:
- Health, medicine and wellbeing
- Agriculture, aquaculture and forestry
- Ecology and environment
- Human behaviour, work and society
Total students 18,688
Indigenous students
Highest % in 5 years
First in family students
38.6%
First in family
International
students
11.6%
Student load (EFTSL)
Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) is a measure of a full-time student's annual study load.
Student age groups
Student average age
26
Student enrolment type
*A student continuing from previous year
STUDENTS BY LOCATION
464 Fraser Coast campus
170 Gympie campus
10,653 Sunshine Coast campus
617 Caboolture campus
5,355 Moreton Bay campus
35.6% of students are studying at more than one campus location
ONLINE STUDY
While online students* represent only 14.5% of the UniSC student population, 44% of our students are choosing to study at least one subject online each year.
2,706 students studying online only
44.0% students undertake at least one course online
*Denotes a student who studies 100% of their program online and does not enrol in on-campus classes.
International countries
Top source countries for new international student enrolments
Nepal China Norway USA Germany
UniSC international Students represent 73 different countries
UniSC has a total of 130 international partnership agreements with 20 countries
Overseas study destinations by student count
19 Japan
16 Cambodia
13 Malaysia
13 Brunei
12 South Africa
Domestic student attendance
54.4%
45.6%
Staff
Research only 64
Teaching only 10
Teaching and research 397
Professional 748
Total staff 1,219
Staff by gender
Students by school
and Tertiary Access2,487
and Creative Industries2,441
and Society2,122
Technology and Engineering2,240
Awards conferred 42,952
Sub-Bachelors 2,575
Bachelors 28,518
Postgraduate 10,101
Higher Degree by Research 758
Graduate full-time
median salary
*Four months post graduation
**Three years post graduation
Graduate employment
87% of our graduates are employed within four months of finishing their degrees
2022 research income
Block grants $12,382,454
External grant income $27,196,501
Good University Guide Ratings
UniSC is rated 5 stars at undergraduate level in the following:
- Overall Experience (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Teaching Quality (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Learning Resources
- Skills Development
- Student Support
- Social Equity
The information in this publication is sourced from preliminary 2024 full year student and staff data, and 2023 Graduate Outcomes Surveys. 2022 Research income is sourced from the Australian Government Department of Education.