Key statistics

Read the latest facts and figures about ACU, the university that treats you as more than just a number.

• ACU at a glance
• World rankings
• Subject and research expertise
• Student satisfaction
• Graduate outcomes
• Making a difference

Measuring our impact

At ACU, we give our students, staff and researchers the tools to build a better world. And the world is starting to take notice.

See for yourself how we're making strides in key areas such as global rankings, research excellence, graduate outcomes and student satisfaction.

ACU at a glance

A quick look at the numbers that tell the ACU story:

• more than 29,800 domestic students and 5,500 international students (2025 enrolments)
• more than 152,000 alumni
• more than 200 international partners
• seven campuses around Australia and an international campus in Rome, Italy
• first in Australia for energy efficiency, and all Australian campuses are 100 per cent powered by renewable energy.

World rankings

We're proud to be positioned among the top universities in the world.

• We are ranked 1^st in Australia and 17^th worldwide for research quality.¹
• We are ranked in the top 100 young universities in the world.²
• We are one of the top 10 Catholic universities in the world.¹⁶
• We are ranked in the top 15 institutions globally and first in Australia for scientific impact across all disciplines.¹⁷

Subject and research expertise

We are recognised globally as a leader in a range of subjects.

• We are ranked first in Australia and 18^th globally for theology, divinity and religious studies.⁸
• We are ranked first in the world for research quality in psychology.⁹
• We are ranked 9^th in the world and first in Australia for research quality in education.⁹
• We are sixth in Australia for education.³
• We rank top 30 for education globally.¹⁹
• We are ranked top 10 in Australia and 31^st in the world for nursing.³
• We are ranked top 50 in the world for sport science.¹⁵
• We are ranked top 100 in the world for philosophy.⁸
• We are 2^nd in Australia and top 75 worldwide for psychology.³
• We are ranked top 300 in the world for arts and humanities.⁹

Student satisfaction and experience

ACU provides a student experience like no other. But don't take our word for it - ask our students.

• We're second for the quality of the entire educational experience for international students in Australia.¹⁰
• We're top five for the quality of the entire educational experience in Australia.¹⁰

Graduate outcomes

With a range of industry partnerships and work-integrated learning options, we're a proud leader in graduate employability.

• 97 per cent of our graduates are employed.⁴
• We're first in Australia for employers' overall satisfaction.6
• We've been awarded five stars for full-time postgraduate employment.⁵
• We're top five for international undergraduate and postgraduate salary in Australia.¹⁸
• 97 per cent of our undergraduate physiotherapy graduates are employed and we rank first in Australia for physiotherapy graduate employment.¹²
• 98 per cent of our postgraduate humanities graduates are employed.¹⁴
• 93 per cent of our business management graduates are employed.¹¹
• 94 per cent of our health services and support graduates are employed.¹¹
• 100 per cent of our postgraduate business graduates are employed.¹⁴
• 100 per cent of our psychology graduates are employed and we ran first in Australia for psychology graduate employment.¹¹
• 98 per cent of our undergraduate occupational therapy graduates are employed.¹¹
• 97 per cent of our postgraduate humanities graduates are employed and we rank first in Australia for postgraduate humanities graduate employment.¹⁴
• 97 per cent of our postgraduate teacher education graduates are employed and we rank first in Australia for postgraduate early childhood graduate employment.¹⁴
• 100 per cent of our postgraduate nursing graduates are employed and we rank first in Australia for postgraduate nursing graduate employment.¹⁴
• 95 per cent of our undergraduate teaching graduates are employed.¹¹

1. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026
2. Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024
3. Shanghai Ranking, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025
4. Graduate Outcomes Survey - Longitudinal 2025, overall employment for domestic undergraduate students and domestic postgraduate coursework students in the labour force
5. Good Universities Guide 2026
6. Employer Satisfaction Survey 2025
7. 2020 US News Best Global Universities
8. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
9. Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026
10. Student Experience Survey 2024, undergraduate
11. 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey, overall employment for domestic undergraduates students in the labour force, four months after graduating
12. 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey, full-time employment for domestic undergraduates students in the labour force, four months after graduating
13. 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey, full-time employment for domestic postgraduate coursework students in the labour force, four months after graduating
14. 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey, overall employment for domestic postgraduate coursework students in the labour force, four months after graduating
15. Shanghai Ranking, Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2025
16. Based on International Federation of Catholic Universities members ranked on Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026
17. 2025 CWTS Leiden Rankings, based on the proportion of the university's papers that are in the top 10 per cent most frequently cited. First in Australia for Biomedical and Health Sciences and Social Sciences and Humanities publications.
18. 2024 Graduate Outcomes Survey, International Report, median full-time annual salary
19. US News 2026-27