Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real-world' focus. With around 50,000 students, including approximately 9000 international students from more than 120 countries, QUT maintains close links with business representatives and industry professionals who contribute to course development and lend practical perspectives to students’ theoretical education. QUT is located in subtropical Brisbane, which is Australia’s third largest city and known for its vibrant urban precincts, outdoor lifestyle, friendly locals, superb climate and natural attractions. QUT offers hundreds of undergraduate and postgraduate study options that include extensive research programs and delivers real world outcomes for students through its provision of leading academics, state-of the-art-teaching facilities and a focussed approach to learning. QUT’s undergraduate and postgraduate study options include: A QUT degree provides opportunities to gain practical workplace experience and valuable industry connections. Alumni of QUT include world-leading NASA astrobiologist and Co-leader for the Mars 2020 Rover Mission, Dr Abigail Allwood, and Tashi Chhozom, the first woman to be appointed Justice of the Supreme Court in Bhutan. The QUT Business School was the first business school in Australia to achieve triple international accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA), a distinction held by less than 1% of business schools worldwide. In 2019 QUT was ranked 24th (making it the second-highest ranked university in Australia) in the Times Higher Education 250 Under 50 rankings which showcases young universities that have achieved great successes in research and teaching. As a multi-campus institution, QUT accommodates an internationally and nationally awarded Science and Engineering Centre which incorporates one of the world’s largest and most advanced digital interactive learning and display spaces (The Cube). 2016 saw a major expansion of the Creative Industries Precinct while the new Education Precinct opened in 2019. The university has two major thematically focused research institutes: The Institute for Future Environments and the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. Additionally, QUT leads seven nationally endorsed research and training centres including the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Additive Biomanufacturing and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Robotic Vision.
- Total number of students35,869
- Number of international students5,891
- Total number of academic staff926
- Number of international staff381
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded6,720
- Number of master's degrees awarded2,036
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded309
- Number of research only staff283
- Number of new undergraduate students10,457
- Number of new master's students1,641
- Number of new doctoral students294
- Global score58
- Global research reputation#258
- Regional research reputation#11
- Publications#321
- Books#148
- Conferences#348
- Normalized citation impact#367
- Total citations#306
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#322
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#476
- International collaboration#659
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#392
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#346
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#520
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News

34,871
Number of FTE Students

16%
Percentage of International Students

38.2
No. of students per staff

54 : 46
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2012
276
2013
251
2014
276
2015
276
2016
251
2017
201
2018
201
2019
201
2020
0
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Young University Rankings
2012
40
2013
26
2014
31
2015
33
2016
0
2017
24
2018
20
2019
0
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Arts & humanities
2018
201
2019
251
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2018
201
2019
201
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Engineering & technology
2018
201
2019
201
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Life sciences
2018
176
2019
176
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Physical sciences
2018
251
2019
251
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Business & Economics
2018
101
2019
99
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Computer Science
2017
65
2018
0
2019
101
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Law
2019
63
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Education
2018
0
2019
101
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Psychology
2019
201
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
2019
25
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
2019
20
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
2019
31
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
2019
101
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
2019
0
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
2019
17
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
2019
34
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
2019
0
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University Impact Ranking
2019
0
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#133Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score51.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#146
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#8
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#98
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#265
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#110
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#118
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#331
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#244
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#252
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#163
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#352
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#137Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score57.4
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#244
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#25
- Environment/Ecology publications#189
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact#90
- Environment/Ecology total citations#148
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#137
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#82
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#175
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#163
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#100
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#46
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#140Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score34.8
- Economics and Business global research reputation#193
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#10
- Economics and Business publications#120
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#108
- Economics and Business total citations#113
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#131
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#143
- Economics and Business international collaboration#131
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#129
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#162
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#179
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#202Engineering
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- Engineering overall score58.6
- Engineering global research reputation#178
- Engineering regional research reputation#14
- Engineering publications#220
- Engineering normalized citation impact#306
- Engineering total citations#218
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#198
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#262
- Engineering international collaboration#474
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#130
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#198
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#263
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#225Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score55.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#196
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#11
- Clinical Medicine publications#302
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#213
- Clinical Medicine total citations#244
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#271
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#363
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#204
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#150
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#348
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#526
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#228Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score41.1
- Materials Science global research reputation#313
- Materials Science regional research reputation#17
- Materials Science publications#386
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#111
- Materials Science total citations#257
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#275
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#142
- Materials Science international collaboration#128
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#15
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#195
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#119
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#317Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score33.0
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#210
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#11
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#508
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#274
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#442
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#339
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#106
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#231
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#110
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#385
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#328
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#329Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score50.6
- Chemistry global research reputation#287
- Chemistry regional research reputation#16
- Chemistry publications#398
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#414
- Chemistry total citations#398
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#397
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#464
- Chemistry international collaboration#161
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#45
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#303
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#303
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#330Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score30.5
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#338
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#263
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#345
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#337
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#298
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#192
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#112
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#234
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#148