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Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Laws

University of Wollongong · UOW South Western Sydney

Bachelor degree · 6 years · On campus

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Can I get in?

Lowest ATAR
81.85
before adjustments
Lowest rank
85.15
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 85.15
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 81.85
Median rank that got an offer: 96.10

2024 offers

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying computing & it

Computing degrees cover areas such as software development, data, networks and cyber security. Most let you choose a major, and many include a project or industry placement.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into computing & it courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is expected, and mathematics is commonly required or recommended.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2024, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Laws at Wollongong, UOW South Western Sydney. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
85.15
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
81.85
Median rank that got an offer
96.10
Length
6 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
UOW South Western Sydney
TAC code
751222

Every computing & it student at Wollongong, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for computing & it.

Overall student experience58%

National average: 68.3%

Teaching quality63.8%

National average: 74.1%

Overall satisfaction66%

National average: 69.5%

In full-time work, about four months out64.7%

National average: 69.1%

Median starting salary
$70,300
National, same field
$75,700

All of Wollongong

Every student at Wollongong, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+12.1 pts
4 months after finishing
77.1%
3 years on
89.2%
Employer satisfaction85.7%

of supervisors would hire another Wollongong graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at Wollongong in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
75.8%
Still studying
3.1%
Left after returning
14.4%
Never came back after first year
6.7%

More recently: of new Wollongong bachelor students in 2023, 11.3% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

Who you'd study with

Students who started in 2024 (Course Seeker)

158 students started this course in 2024. How they got in:

  • 9%Straight from school, on ATAR alone
  • 65%Straight from school, without using an ATAR
  • 26%From earlier uni study

At least 91% of this intake got in by a route other than a school ATAR – worth knowing if your rank isn't where you want it. The other ways in

From the standard student-profile table universities publish for each course's intake. Categories are the national admissions-transparency ones.

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:6 years × $9,880/year ≈ up to about $59,300Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – Wollongong did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. A double degree is charged at two rates. We only hold one, so the real total may be lower. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$70,300
Typical salary three years on (all Wollongong graduates)
$91,100

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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