International Reputation
CQUniversity has emerged as one of Australia’s truly great universities, as our reputation flourishes in various ratings and rankings systems in Australia and around the globe.
Positive graduate outcomes are our number one priority. We are proud that our graduate employability rates and starting salaries are consistently ranked above the Australian average. Our graduates are in demand, our students are satisfied.
This reputation is reflected in our ranking among the world’s top 500 universities in the 2025 QS World University Rankings – one of the reasons thousands of international students choose CQUniversity.
Graduate Employability
- 5-star ratings in the social equity, student support, skills development, and full-time employment categories
- #1 in Australia for social equity
- #4 in Australia for undergraduate and postgraduate full-time employment
- #7 in Australia for postgraduate skills development
- #1 in Australia for postgraduate full-time employment rates (3 years after graduation)
- #1 in Australia for employer satisfaction in graduates’ collaborative skills
- #4 in Australia for employer satisfaction in graduates’ technical skills
- #4 in Australia for employer satisfaction in graduates’ foundation skills
- #8 in Australia for overall employment satisfaction
Academic Excellence and Experience
- Ranked 495th university in the world
- 5-star ratings in the employability, facilities, research, social impact, teaching, and overall categories
- Top 10 student cities globally (Melbourne and Sydney); and Top 30 (Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth)
- Top 200 globally for nursing
- Top 400 globally for agriculture and forestry
- Top 450 globally for education
- Top 650 globally for medicine
- Top 600 universities globally
- Top 124 young universities globally
- Top 400 globally for life sciences
- Top 400 globally for psychology
- Top 500 globally for business and economics
- Top 500 globally for clinical and health
- Top 500 globally for education
- Top 600 globally for engineering
- Top 800 globally for computer science
- #1 in Australia for creative arts graduate employment and student support
- #1 in Australia for postgraduate computing skills development
- #1 in Australia for undergraduate oral health student experience
- #1 in Australia for undergraduate rehabilitation field full-time employment
- #6 in Australia for postgraduate student support
- #7 in Australia for overall undergraduate student support
- #7 in Australia for overall postgraduate teaching quality
- #8 in Australia for overall postgraduate student experience
- #10 in Australia for student teacher ratio
- Ranked #33 MBA program globally
- Ranked #40 MBA (Leadership) program globally
- Tier One global MBA ranking
- #1 in Australia for overall arrival experience
- #1 in Australia for overall learning experience
- #1 in Australia for overall living experience
- #1 in Australia for overall student support
- 97.7% overall satisfaction living experience
- 90.6% overall satisfaction with arrival experience
- 90.5% overall satisfaction with learning experience
- 90.4% overall satisfaction with student support
Social Responsibility
- #3 in the world for SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
- #7 in the world for SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- #11in the world for SDG 14 Life below Water
- #12 in the world for SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals
- #19 in the world for SDG 15 Life on Land
- #25 in the world for overall impact against the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Top 100 globally for SDG 4 Quality Education
- Top 100 globally for SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- Top 100 globally for SDG 5 Gender Equality
- Top 100 globally for SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- Top 100 globally for SDG 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
- Australia’s 1st and only social enterprise university
- Australia’s 1st university to offer a Graduate Guarantee
