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Why JCU?

Your world-class education begins here

Explore, discover, grow through research and teaching that makes a difference to people and societies, the natural world and built environment.

No. 1 in Australia for employer satisfaction1
5 Stars for graduate job success3
Practical, hands-on experience
Top 2%
JCU's Global Rank2
Top 30 of
Modern Universities4
JCU Orpheus Island Research Station
5 Stars for
full-time employment5
Research connections
to 124 countries
26 JCU specialised research centres and institutes
4,698 employees
On-campus accommodation for over 1,600 students
21,972 students
from 108 countries
JCU Daintree Rainforest Observatory
World class or better'
in 35 areas of research6
5 Stars for
student support3
$1.9 Billion in future investment7
$1.75 Billion
JCU's contribution
to human capital7
JCU Fletcherview Research Station
$1.3 Billion in assets7
$0.8 Billion
JCU's economic impact7
5 Stars for
skills development3

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1QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey National Report. 2Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). 32018 The Good Universities Guide. 4Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 50 under 50 2018. 5This is higher than the national average of 69.5% and higher than Queensland metropolitan universities (UQ 72.8%, QUT 71.1%, Griffith 63.9% (Good Universities Guide). 6Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) 2015. CWUR 2017 Rankings: Ranked Number 2 in the world for biodiversity conservation. Ranked Number 1 in the world for marine and freshwater biology. 72017 JCU Economic Impact and Human Capital Report.