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University of Western Australia

84 142   Arts & Humanities163  Natural Sciences
131  Engineering & IT151  Social Sciences
World Rankings77  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
83= 128   Arts & Humanities166  Natural Sciences
147  Engineering & IT176  Social Sciences
World Rankings81  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
64 117  Arts & Humanities135  Natural Sciences
138  Engineering & IT157  Social Sciences
World Rankings77  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit
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World Rankings  
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2009 QS Intelligence Unit

The University of Western Australia has helped to shape the careers of more than 75,000 graduates since it was established in 1911. UWA graduates have distinguished themselves across every sphere of endeavour, in Australia and the international arena. Their success reflects the UWA’s balanced coverage of disciplines in the arts, sciences and professions.
The University of Western Australia’s mission is to advance, transmit and sustain knowledge and understanding, through the conduct of teaching, research and scholarship at the highest international standards, for the benefit of the international and national communities and the State of Western Australia. Its enduring commitment is to improve society through learning and discovery.
UWA aims to be recognised internationally as an excellent research-intensive university and a leading intellectual and creative resource to the communities it serves.
It continues to build research and postgraduate strengths linked to, and sustained by, a high quality undergraduate program in which teaching and learning takes place in an atmosphere of research and scholarship.
The University fosters an international focus for all its activities and standards as an integral part of its overriding commitment to excellence and high quality.
Western Australia’s first university, UWA remains one of Australia’s best research-led universities.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 1,591 FTE: 1,372

Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.

Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 741 FTE: 661

Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Number of Staff with PhD Headcount: 980 FTE: 917

Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 15,249 FTE: 13,059

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 3,041 FTE: 2,385

Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 181 FTE: 100

Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 234 FTE: 116

Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees $ USD 14,337

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees $ USD 12,025

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Undergraduate Class Size Headcount: 59

The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Undergraduate students Headcount: 4,654 FTE: 4,044

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 4,154 FTE: 2,653

Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1,386 FTE: 968

Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 31 FTE: 18

Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 11 FTE: 4

Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 15,095

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 8,171

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size Headcount: 10

The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Postgraduate students Headcount: 1,498 FTE: 956

Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates.

Students

Total Students Headcount: 19,403 FTE: 15,712

Total number of students.
Total International Students Headcount: 4,427 FTE: 3,353

Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students Headcount: 212 FTE: 118

Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students Headcount: 245 FTE: 119

Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees $ USD 14,781

Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees $ USD 8,171

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Class Size Headcount: 49

The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of Male Students Headcount: 9,533 FTE: 7,762

Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university
Number of Female Students Headcount: 9,836 FTE: 7,949

Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study Headcount: 35 %

Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.

Proportion of Graduates Employed Headcount: 87 %

Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded Headcount: 262

Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Entry Requirements

Avg Entry Requirements Headcount: 4

Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste)

Applications

Total Number of Applications Headcount: 15,445

Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Careers Support

Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors Headcount: 5 FTE: 5

Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)

Student Satisfaction

Overall Student Satisfaction Rate Headcount: 86 %

Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall quality of their course
Teaching Student Satisfaction Rate Headcount: 82 %

Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall teaching on their course

Internationalisation

Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements Headcount: 181

Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box.
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Commonwealth Scholarships (CS) & UWA SWANS Scholarships (SWANS) . 0 available @ USD 3,060
Range of scholarships offering maximum of $3060.

Commonwealth Scholarships (CS) and UWA SWANS Scholarships (SWANS), including UWA Alumni SWANS, are intended to assist students receiving a Centrelink payment or who can demonstrate financial hardship, Indigenous students, and students from rural and regional areas with costs associated with higher education.
Diversity & Merit Awards . 18 available @ USD 1,385
Awards will be made in the following categories:
• One award for the highest-ranking student to gain admission via the ‘2 subject + STAT’ route
• One award for the highest-ranking student to gain admission via the ‘STAT alone’ route
• Two awards for the highest-ranking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
• Two awards for the highest-ranking students from a low income background
• Two awards for the highest-ranking students with a disability (The Just Ability Awards)
• Two awards for the highest-ranking students from a non-English speaking background
• Two awards for the highest-ranking female students studying a course within the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
• Six awards for the highest ranking students from a rural or remote region
Eligibility

To be eligible for these awards students must:
• be permanent residents or citizens of Australia; and
• have applied through TISC for a place at UWA in 2009, nominating a UWA course as their first preference for the first round of offers.

Students who are awarded a Group of Eight Scholarship will not be eligible to receive a Diversity and Merit Award.
Excellence Award . 0 available @ USD 346
The University of Western Australia has always celebrated excellence, and for this reason is committed to recognising outstanding students in schools throughout the State. The University is pleased to offer an award to one student from each senior secondary school in Western Australia.

These students will have been nominated by their schools as the student most likely to succeed at university. Students completing a ‘two-subject plus STAT’ mature-age TEE are also eligible for nomination by their school.

In addition to a cash award, recipients are guaranteed an offer of a place at UWA in the first round of offers, independently of the TER cut-off for that course, as long as they meet the University’s minimum entry requirements and have a UWA first preference for the first round of offers (exceptions apply to Music, Medicine and Dentistry - see 'additional information' below).
Group of Eight Equity & Merit Scholarships . 4 available @ USD 2,885
In 2009, The University of Western Australia is offering four Group of Eight scholarships to students with the drive and determination to achieve academically despite financial constraints.
Eligibility

To be eligible for one of the four scholarships students must:
• demonstrate financial need;
• be permanent residents or citizens of Australia;
• have applied through TISC for a place at UWA, nominating a UWA course as their first preference for the first round of offers;
• be completing year 12 or equivalent in 2008;
• meet the requirements for entry to their selected course;
• have undertaken no previous study at University level; and
• be able to provide supporting evidence of low income background (e.g. Centrelink statement).

The scholarships will be awarded to the four candidates with the highest TER (or equivalent) among those who meet all the above criteria.
Humanitarian Excellence Awards . 6 available @ USD 346
The UWA Humanitarian Excellence Awards are a special category of the UWA Excellence Awards Program. Nominations are welcomed from all schools in Western Australia for students who arrived in Australia on a Humanitarian Visa (Refugee, Special Humanitarian or Onshore Protection Visa).

There is no limit to the number of Humanitarian Excellence Award nominations made by each school.
A total of six Humanitarian Excellence Awards will be offered in 2009, awarded on the basis of academic merit.
UWA Fogarty Foundation City & Regional Scholarships . 10 available @ USD 690
In 2009, The University of Western Australia Fogarty Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Programme is offering up to ten city scholarships and four regional scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded to senior secondary students who show significant academic potential together with a strong sense of community involvement and responsibility.
Vice Chancellor's Award of Distinction . 5 available @ USD 3,466
Five awards of $5000 each will be made to students who demonstrate excellence not only in their academic studies but also in some other aspect of their lives.

Applicants will show academic achievement across six TEE subjects/WACE courses of study as well as extracurricular achievements in categories including the arts, sport, community development, academia and leadership.