for median graduate salary2
for student support3
for learner engagement4
JCU is uni... but not as you know it.
#1 in Qld for graduate salaries
JCU is top for salary outcomes, ranked #1 in QLD for median graduate salary by the Good Universities Guide 2024, at both undergraduate and postgraduate study levels.
We’re also ranked #1 in Australia for median graduate salary for international student graduates, in the QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022.
JCU graduates are highly valued, emerging job-ready with the knowledge, confidence and practical experience to transition straight into the workplace.
#2 in the world for collaborative partnerships
In pursuit of the 17 United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, JCU is ranked:
- #2 in the world for forming collaborative partnerships
- #10 in the world for promoting good health and wellbeing
- #19 in the world for encouraging gender equality
- #22 in the world for supporting life on the land
by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2024.
These goals represent a shared set of global priorities to achieve a more sustainable future and tackle global challenges including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.
Subject rankings: global highlights
Top 200 in the world
- Top 125 in the world for Plant and Animal Science2
- Top 150 in the world for Archaeology3
- Top 150 in the world for Agriculture and Forestry3
- Top 150 in the world for Hospitality and Tourism Management1
- Top 200 in the world for Atmospheric Science1
- Top 200 in the world for Geography1
- Top 200 in the world for Life Sciences4
- Top 200 in the world for Geology3
Subject rankings: national highlights
Top 10 in Australia
- #2 in Australia for Marine and Freshwater Biology2
- #3 in Australia for Ecology2
- Top 6 in Australia for Hospitality and Leisure Management3
- #9 in Australia for Infectious Diseases2
- Top 10 in Australia for Plant and Animal Science2
- Top 10 in Australia for Atmospheric Science1
- Top 10 in Australia for Agriculture and Forestry3
- Top 10 in Australia for Environmental Sciences3
Top 20 in Australia
- Top 11 in Australia for Mining and Mineral Engineering1
- Top 11 in Australia for Earth and Marine Sciences3
- Top 11 in Australia for Life Sciences4
- Top 13 in Australia for Archaeology3
- Top 13 in Australia for Geology3
- Top 15 in Australia for Geography1
- Top 15 in Australia for Agricultural Science1
- Top 16 in Australia for Biological Sciences1
- Top 16 in Australia for Earth Sciences1
- Top 19 in Australia for Social Sciences4
1 2023 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects | 2 2024 US News Best Global Universities Rankings | 3 2024 QS World University Rankings | 4 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject
Top 400 in the world
JCU is rated in the top 400 universities in the world by the ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2024.
With research connections to more than 100 countries and 25 specialised research centres and institutes, JCU is connected to the world and globally engaged.
In Northern Australia, our locations in Cairns, Townsville and Brisbane attract international students from all over the world. JCU was also the first Australian university to establish a branch campus in Singapore.
Ranked world class for research
JCU achieved the ranking of ‘world class’ or higher in 83 percent of research fields, including eight as ‘well above world class’, by Excellence in Research for Australia for 2018.
Six JCU researchers who produced multiple highly cited papers are ranked in the top 1% for their field of research, by Web of Science for 2023.
These internationally recognised research outcomes are in fields including biodiversity, ecology and environments, global warming, marine sciences, public health care, tourism and tropical medicine.
JCU delivers global, ground-breaking research and discoveries that make a difference to people and societies, experiential learning, the built environment and the natural world.
and graduate starting salary2
Discover more JCU ratings and rankings
- ShanghaiRanking - Academic Ranking of World Universities
- ShanghaiRanking - Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
- Center for World University Rankings
- QS World University Rankings
- QS Stars Rankings
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- US News Best Global Universities Rankings
- Good Universities Guide
- Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)
- Excellence in Research for Australia
- Web of Science