University of Wollongong Australia

Northfields Ave, Wollongong, New South Wales, NSW 2522, Australia

UOW welcomes almost 6,000 international students each year. The university's Wollongong campus combines modern teaching facilities with stylish study spaces. UOW's newest campus is located in Liverpool - a culturally diverse suburb in Sydney. The university has an excellent international reputation for teaching standards across all of its faculties and has an exceptional record of getting graduates job-ready.

201-250th

World University Ranking 2021

6th

Impact Rankings 2021

26th

Young University Rankings 2020

About University of Wollongong Australia

Setting the benchmark

The University of Wollongong (UOW) has become a benchmark for Australia’s new generation of universities. It is ranked among the top modern universities in the world and has built a reputation as an enterprising institution, with a multi-disciplinary approach to research and a personalised approach to teaching.

Faculties

With five faculties – Business; Engineering and Information Sciences; Law, Humanities and the Arts; Science, Medicine and Health; and Social Sciences, UOW currently offers over 300 degree programs across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to more than 32,000 students around the world.

Research strengths

The UOW Global Challenges Program is designed to harness the expertise of our world-class researchers and partners to transform lives and regions. The University’s Innovation Campus gives innovative companies and organisations the opportunity to locate alongside, and collaborate with its leading research institutes, including:

The Australian Institute of Innovative Materials (AIIM)
The Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC)
The iAccelerate Centre, an innovation accelerator housing over 280 start-up entrepreneurs.

UOW’s other research institutes include Early Start Research Institute (ESRI), the Smart Infrastructure Research Facility (SMART), the Australian Research Centre (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, and the newly established Molecular Horizons: Centre for Molecular and Life Sciences.