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University of Queensland

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The University of Queensland is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. It was founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament and is one of the six sandstone universities, an informal designation of the oldest university in each state with sandstone architecture. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1909 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Ranking Band
Top 500 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
48,771 2
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A university Queensland almost refused to build, Articles
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Source University of Queensland (country source)
Sources
1. University of Queensland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament
  • Lead section
    The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland.
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    It was founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament and is one of the six sandstone universities, an informal designation of the oldest university in each state with sandstone architecture.
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2. Wikidata: University of Queensland
  • Wikidata Q866012, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q866012, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q866012 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q866012 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 103
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 103
Top 0.5% University of Queensland Australia 5 260 678 249 49 81.8
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