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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

Total students 20,782

Male
32.9%
Female
66.6%
Other
0.5%

Indigenous students

Highest % in 6 years

2025
4.4%
2024
4.1%
2023
3.9%
2022
3.7%
2021
3.7%
2020
3.4%

First in family students

39.2% First in family

International students

16.5% International students

Student age groups

20 and under
42.2%
Over 20
57.8%

Student average age

25

Student load (EFTSL)

Undergraduate
11,474.9
Postgraduate
848.1
Research
328.2
Non Award
767.9

Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) is a measure of a full-time student's annual study load.

Student enrolment type

New 9,155
Continuing* 11,855

*A student continuing from previous year

Students by location

Fraser Coast campus
431
Gympie campus
130
Sunshine Coast campus
10,178
Caboolture campus
341
Moreton Bay campus
4,937

34.2% of students study at more than one campus location

Online study

While online students represent only 19.1% of the UniSC student population, 44.2% study at least one subject online.

Students studying online only
3,961
Students taking at least one online course
44.2%

International countries

Top source countries

Nepal India Bangladesh Germany Norway

Students represent 82 countries

UniSC has 140 partnership agreements with 20 countries

Staff

Research only
72
Teaching only
12
Teaching and research
423
Professional
782
Total staff
1,289

Staff by gender

Female
843
Male
443
Other
3

Students by school

Health
8,677
Education & Tertiary Access
3,317
Business & Creative Industries
2,537
Law & Society
2,309
Science Technology & Engineering
3,092
Non School
1,133

Awards conferred

Total awards conferred 46,454

Sub-Bachelors
3,133
Bachelors
32,003
Postgraduate
10,455
Higher Degree by Research
863

Graduate full-time median salary

Short term*
$65,900
Long term**
$86,300
*Four months post graduation
**Three years post graduation

Graduate employment

87% of graduates are employed within four months

87%

2024 research income

$11,915,364 Block grants
$30,978,153 External grant income
★★★★★

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 2025 full year student and staff data (as at February 2026), the 2025 Good Universities Guide, and 2024 Graduate Outcomes Surveys. 2023 Research income is sourced from the Australian Government Department of Education.