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Multiple-year student satisfaction ratings: journalism schools in Australia

The first table below shows the overall satisfaction rating for each university or college in each of the last four years, based on graduating students' assessments. Institutions are listed in alphabetical order. The second table shows the average rating for each institution, ranked from highest to lowest. (See also Top journalism schools.)

Overall student satisfaction: Australian journalism schools

_________________________________________________________________________ 2008 2007 2006 2005 ____ ____ ____ ____ Bond 100 - - - Canberra 85 73 48 77 Central Queensland U 75 50 100 - Charles Sturt 80 100 80 50 Curtin 59 71 59 61 Deakin 78 72 77 73 Edith Cowan 82 79 69 57 Griffith 57 64 61 67 James Cook 62 89 72 61 Jschool 100 100 100 100 La Trobe 64 53 74 75 Murdoch 79 74 84 88 Monash 77 72 76 72 Notre Dame - 75 80 - QUT 69 75 75 63 RMIT 80 100 69 60 UTS 76 87 74 88 Univ of Newcastle 86 35 40 52 Univ of Queensland 42 45 48 52 Univ of South Australia 77 58 68 74 Univ of Southern Qld 72 79 60 68 Univ of Sunshine Coast 85 86 100 100 Univ of Tasmania 81 58 75 70 Univ of Western Sydney 82 78 73 100 Univ of Wollongong 67 44 60 50 Figures based on "satisfied" plus "very satisfied" responses to the question: "Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of this course." The percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number. _________________________________________________________________________

Average student satisfaction rating: Australian journalism schools

4-year average ______________ % 1. Jschool Journalism College (Brisbane) 100 2. University of the Sunshine Coast 92.75 3. University of Western Sydney 83.25 4. Murdoch University (Perth) 81.25 4. University of Technology Sydney 81.25 6. Charles Sturt University (Bathurst) 77.5 7. RMIT University (Melbourne) 77.25 8. Deakin University (Geelong) 75 8. Central Queensland University 75 10. Monash University (Melbourne) 74.25 11. Edith Cowan University (Perth) 71.75 12. James Cook University (Townsville) 71 12. University of Tasmania 71 14. Canberra University 70.75 15. Queensland University of Technology 70.5 16. University of Southern Queensland 69.75 17. University of South Australia 69.25 18. La Trobe University (Melbourne) 66.5 19. Curtin University (Perth) 62.5 20. Griffith University (Brisbane) 62.25 21. University of Wollongong 55.25 22. University of Newcastle 53.25 23. University of Queensland 46.75 Averages are shown where data is available for at least three of the past four years. _________________________________________________________________________

For year-by-year details, further information and sources, see Top journalism schools.