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Why Us?

Five reasons to choose Newcastle

1. People who study here do well

We produce confident, well-equipped, career-ready graduates. You will gain real-world skills that employers are looking for and graduate with a professional outlook.

Many of our degrees are recognised internationally, giving graduates the opportunity to enjoy successful careers anywhere in the world.

Our bachelor graduates aged under 25 are paid more than the national average for their first professional job, with a median average starting salary of $50,000.

More than 72 per cent of our first degree graduates found full-time employment within four months of completing their qualification.

Source: Australian Graduate Survey 2010

  • Our proud history across all of the engineering disciplines is built on an industry-focused approach. Engineering graduates are our highest paid in the first year out of uni. On average, our electrical engineering graduates begin their careers at 61,500 Next
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  • You will be taught by academics acknowledged as among the best in Australia - many who are award winning experts in their field. In 2011, eight of our staff received recognition by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Next
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2. We're hands-on and responsive in the way we teach

You will be taught in a variety of innovative ways at the University of Newcastle, gaining both academic and professional skills to provide a strong platform for your successful career.

Many of our degrees include a focus on hands-on real-life experience through long-term work placements, field excursions, internships, and projects within the local community.

This focus on practical experience is a great way to build a strong understanding of the industry you want to get into, and is an opportunity to put knowledge learned in the classroom into practice.

We have strong community relationships and many of our degrees encourage students to actively contribute to the community and gain practical industry-based experience.

3. A great environment for study

Becoming a University of Newcastle student opens doors to outstanding opportunities both on and off-campus and lets you shape your future in remarkable ways.

You will be part of a diverse student population of more than 35,500 across three campuses, including some 7,800 international students from more than 80 countries.

Our campuses at Newcastle, the Central Coast and Port Macquarie are situated in beautiful bushland settings and close to some of Australia's most prized beaches.

Your student experience will be enhanced by an extensive range of services and access to quality facilities that provide opportunities for practical experience through mirroring industry.

  • The new exercise and sport science facility at our Central Coast campus features an extensive exercise physiology laboratory containing a range of equipment for the assessment of physical and physiological function. There is also a biomechanics laboratory Next
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5. A place of opportunity

Whether you want to broaden your mind, advance your career, increase your knowledge, travel the globe or change the world, we can provide you with the opportunity and real-life skills to do it.

4. World-class research

Choose to study with us and you’ll be part of a university ranked in the top four per cent in the world and in the top 10 in Australia for research.

The University of Newcastle holds the unique position as the most research intensive university outside an Australian capital city. We attract and support talented and keen researchers, and invest in world-class research facilities.

Your study with us could lead to a career in research. We can facilitate your research career path and provide the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s leading researchers. Our students are developing new theories, new solutions and new ways of thinking every day.

Our strengths are in the areas of health and medicine, energy and the environment, and science and engineering, with an emerging strength in humanities and social sciences research.

We are home to two leading research institutes – the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) and the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI). Both institutes demonstrate our understanding of community needs and our successful and valued partnerships with industry and business.

How We Rank

  • One of Australia's top 10 universities for research
  • Home to experts who rank in the top one per cent in the world for their field
  • The top university in the country for applied mathematics (Excellence in Research Australia 2011)
  • Rated a five star university for research (International agency, QS Stars 2011)
  • More than 70 per cent of our research rated at or above world standard (Excellence in Research Australia 2011)
  • In the top four per cent of world universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Rankings 2011)