The University of Wollongong (UOW) is one of the best ranked universities in Australia:
- Ranked 218th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2016/2017).
- Ranked in 301-400 band by Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2016.
- Ranked 37th in the world in the Times Higher Education Top 150 Under 50 Rankings 2016.
- 5 Star rating for the 15th year in a row in the 2016 Good Universities Guide for Student Retention, Getting a Full-Time Job and Teaching Quality within NSW.
- Ranked in the Top 100 in the world for Engineering - Mineral and Material, and Geography; and in the Top 150 in the world for Accounting and Finance, Chemistry, Communication and Media Studies, Education, Engineering - Civil and Structural, Materials Science (2016 QS world rankings by subject).
- Ranked 218th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2016/2017).
- Ranked in 301-400 band by Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2016.
- Ranked 37th in the world in the Times Higher Education Top 150 Under 50 Rankings 2016.
- 5 Star rating for the 15th year in a row in the 2016 Good Universities Guide for Student Retention, Getting a Full-Time Job and Teaching Quality within NSW.
- Ranked in the Top 100 in the world for Engineering - Mineral and Material, and Geography; and in the Top 150 in the world for Accounting and Finance, Chemistry, Communication and Media Studies, Education, Engineering - Civil and Structural, Materials Science (2016 QS world rankings by subject).