University of the Sunshine Coast

University of the Sunshine Coast
Motto
For a better tomorrow
TypePublic research university
Established1 July 1994; 30 years ago (1994-07-01)
AccreditationTEQSA
Academic affiliation
BudgetA$311.2 million (2022)[1]
ChancellorAngus Houston[2]
Vice-ChancellorHelen Bartlett[3]
Academic staff
446 (2023)[4]
Administrative staff
699 (2023)[4]
Total staff
1,145 (2023)[4]
Students17,849 (2023)[5]
Undergraduatesc. 15,457 (2023)[5]
Postgraduatesc. 678 coursework (2023)
c. 535 research (2023)[5]
Other students
c. 1,160 (2023)[5]
Address
90 Sippy Downs Drive
,
Sunshine Coast
,
Queensland
,
4556
,
Australia[6]

26°43′02″S 153°03′47″E / 26.7171°S 153.0631°E / -26.7171; 153.0631 (University of the Sunshine Coast)
CampusSuburban, regional and parkland with multiple sites, 100 hectares (1.0 km2)[7]
ColoursBlue Gold
Sporting affiliations
Websiteusc.edu.au

The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC; formerly abbreviated as USC until 2022)[8][9] is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. After opening with 524 students in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College, it was later renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999.

The university has a flagship campus at Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast, with more campuses at Hervey Bay on the Fraser Coast,[10] Gympie,[11] and Caboolture.[12] In 2020, USC opened a full-service campus at Petrie in Moreton Bay.[13][14]

USC Sippy Downs campus 2019

Undergraduate and postgraduate (coursework and higher degree by research) programs are available, with study areas divided into seven disciplines: business, IT and tourism; creative industries, design and communication; education; engineering and science; health, nursing and sport sciences; humanities, psychology and social sciences; and law and criminology.

The university is listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students.

In the 2020 Student Experience Survey, UniSC was ranked within the top five universities in Australia for teaching quality, and in the top six for the overall student experience.[15]

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  13. ^ "Thriving new destination – The Mill at Moreton Bay". Moreton Bay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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