- Student-faculty ratios: 31.3
- Male to female ratio: 65 : 35
- School nature: Public
- Website: https://www.usc.edu.au/
- Address: 90 Sippy Downs Drive,Sippy Downs, Q 4556,Australia
- Phone: -
The University of the Sunshine Coast is a modern higher education institution located in Queensland, Australia. Established in 1994, what was then known as the Sunshine Coast University College opened its doors to 524 students in 1996 and was granted full university status two years later, inheriting the name it uses today. The Sunshine Coast is a scenic 100-kilometre stretch of coastline, beach resorts, villages, forests and hinterland which attracts millions of tourists annually. As well as attracting many visitors, the Sunshine Coast trebled in population between 1986 and 2016, and it finally got its own higher education institution after Queensland State Parliament passed the University of the Sunshine Coast Act 1998. The main campus is situated at the old cane farm by Sippy Downs, 100 kilometres north of Brisbane, Australia’s third most populous city, and well-connected by road, with the motorway nearby and a dedicated shuttle bus linking the university’s sites. Among the USC-owned campuses is one in Hervey Bay, two and a half hours north, which offers courses such as business, commerce, animal ecology, sport, science and nursing. It is near Fraser Island, the biggest sand island worldwide, where USC runs a Research and Learning Centre to facilitate field trips and research. Having performed well among universities in Queensland, USC often performs well in Australian rankings, and its research has been noted as being particularly good in numerous areas. Its sub-tropical campus buildings have won dozens of architectural awards. The university’s sports facilities, which now include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, have also been highly praised.
- Global score 27.7
- Global research reputation #1,249
- Regional research reputation #40
- Publications #1,295
- Books #778
- Conferences #1,261
- Normalized citation impact #696
- Total citations #1,167
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,057
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #596
- International collaboration #795
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #449
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #1,153
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #940
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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31.3
No. of students per staff
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17%
Percentage of International Students
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65 : 35
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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9,720
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2017
501—600
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2018
501–600
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2019
601–800
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2020
601–800
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Young University Rankings
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2017
101-150
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2018
101–150
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2019
151–200
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Life sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Social sciences
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2018
251–300
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2019
301–400
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Education
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2019
301–400
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES