Good Universities Guide
Australian universities are assessed against student-relevant criteria including graduate salaries, teaching quality, learning resources, graduate employment rates, learner engagement and student support.
Further details are available from the Good Universities Guide website.
University rankings
#1 in QLD |
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5 Stars |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG study area |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG study area |
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Usage guide: general
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for graduate starting salary
- 5 Stars for full-time employment, graduate starting salary, student teacher ratio and social equity
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for graduate starting salary, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
- JCU was awarded 5 Stars for full-time employment, graduate starting salary, student teacher ratio and social equity, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: PG
Expressed as statement:
- 5 Stars for student support.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG study area
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU was awarded 5 Stars for student support in postgraduate studies, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Study area rankings
Business and Management
| #1 in Australia for full-time employment | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Business and Management |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Business and Management |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Business and Management |
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Usage guide: business and management, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for full-time employment.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Business and Management
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for full-time employment by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Computing and Information Systems
#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Computing and Information Systems |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Computing and Information Systems |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Computing and Information Systems |
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Usage guide: computing and information systems
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for student support.
- 5 Stars for learner engagement, learning resources, skills development and student support.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Computing and Information Systems
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for student support in the Computing and Information Systems postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Dentistry
#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Dentistry |
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| #2 in Australia for full-time employment and overall educational experience | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Dentistry |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Dentistry |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Dentistry |
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Usage guide: dentistry
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for median graduate salary.
- 5 Stars for full-time employment, median graduate salary, overall learning experience
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Dentistry
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for median graduate salary in the Dentistry undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Education and Training
5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Education and Training |
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#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Education and Training |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Education and Training |
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Usage guide: education and training, UG
Expressed as statement:
- 5 Stars for median graduate salary.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Education and Training
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU was awarded 5 Stars for full-time employment in the Education and Training postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: education and training, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for full-time employment.
- 5 Stars for median graduate salary.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Education and Training
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for full-time employment in the Education and Training postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Engineering and Technology
#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Engineering and Technology |
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| #1 in QLD for overall educational experience, skills development | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Engineering and Technology |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Engineering and Technology |
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Usage guide: engineering and technology, UG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for student support, teaching quality.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Engineering and Technology
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for student support in the Engineering and Technology undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide 2024.
Health Services and Support
#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Health Services and Support |
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#2 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Health Services and Support |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Health Services and Support |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Health Services and Support |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Health Services and Support |
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Usage guide: health services and support, UG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for full-time employment, learning resources, overall educational experience and skills development
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Health Services and Support
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for learner engagement, learning resources, overall student experience, skills development and student support in the Health Services and Support undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: health services and support, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for full-time employment and median graduate salary.
- 5 Stars for full-time employment and median graduate salary.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Health Services and Support
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for full-time employment and median graduate salary in the Health Services and Support postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences |
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Usage guide: humanities, culture and social sciences
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for full-time employment.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 QLD for full-time employment in the Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Medicine
#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Medicine |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Medicine |
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#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Medicine |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Medicine |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Medicine |
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Usage guide: medicine, UG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for full-time employment, median graduate salary and overall educational experience.
- 5 Stars for learner engagement and overall educational experience.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Medicine
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for full-time employment, median graduate salary and overall educational experience in the Medicine undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: medicine, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for overall educational experience.
- #1 in QLD for student support and teaching quality.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Medicine
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for overall educational experience in the Medicine postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Nursing
#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Nursing |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Nursing |
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#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Nursing |
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#1 in QLD | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Nursing |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Nursing |
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Usage guide: nursing, UG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for full-time employment, median graduate salary and learner engagement.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Nursing
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for full-time employment, median graduate salary and learner engagement in the Nursing undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: nursing, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for median graduate salary
- #1 in QLD for overall educational experience, skills development, student support and teaching quality.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Nursing
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for median graduate salary in the Nursing postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Pharmacy
#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Pharmacy |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Pharmacy |
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Usage guide: pharmacy
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for median graduate salary, learner engagement and student support
- 5 Stars for full-time employment, median graduate salary, learner engagement and student support.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Pharmacy
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for median graduate salary, learner engagement and student support in the Pharmacy undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Psychology
| #1 in QLD and #2 in Australia for median graduate salary | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Psychology |
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| 5 Stars for median graduate salary | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Psychology |
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| #1 in Australia for median graduate salary | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Psychology |
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| 5 Stars for median graduate salary | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Psychology |
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Usage guide: psychology, UG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for median graduate salary.
- 5 Stars for median graduate salary.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Psychology
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for median graduate salary in the Psychology undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: psychology, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for median graduate salary.
- 5 Stars for median graduate salary.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Psychology
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for median graduate salary in the Psychology postgraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Rehabilitation
| #1 in QLD for learner engagement, learning resources, skills development, student support, teaching quality | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Rehabilitation |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Rehabilitation |
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Usage guide: rehabilitation, UG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for learner engagement, learning resources, skills development, student support and teaching quality.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Rehabilitation
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for learner engagement, learning resources, skills development, student support and teaching quality in the Rehabilitation undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Science and Mathematics
5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Science and Mathematics |
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| #1 in QLD for student support | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Science and Mathematics |
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| 5 Stars for student support | 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Science and Mathematics |
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Usage guide: science and mathematics, UG
Expressed as statement:
- 5 Stars for median graduate salary and learner engagement.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Science and Mathematics
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU was awarded 5 Stars for median graduate salary, learner engagement and learning resources in the Science and Mathematics undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Usage guide: science and mathematics, PG
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in QLD for student support.
- 5 Stars for student support.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, PG Science and Mathematics
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in QLD for student support in the Science and Mathematics undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Veterinary Science
#1 in Australia | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Veterinary Science |
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| #1 in QLD for median graduate salary, overall educational experience, student support, teaching quality | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Veterinary Science |
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5 Stars | 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Veterinary Science |
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Usage guide: veterinary science
Expressed as statement:
- #1 in Australia for full-time employment, learner engagement and skills development.
Source: 2024 Good Universities Guide, UG Veterinary Science
Expressed in sentence:
- JCU is ranked #1 in Australia for full-time employment, learner engagement and skills development in the Veterinary Science undergraduate study area, by the Good Universities Guide for 2024.
Release dates
2024 Good Universities Guide: August 2023
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