List of universities in Australia

The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia

There are 42 universities in Australia out of which 37 are public universities and 4 are private universities. The Commonwealth Higher Education Support Act 2003 sets out three groups of Australian higher education providers: universities, other self-accrediting higher education institutions and state and territory accredited higher education institutions.

For admissions to universities, those students who have completed Australian state curricula are granted a state-specific Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. All Australian universities use the ATAR based "selection rank" as one of their methods of admission; universities also use past study, work experience and other considerations in granting admission. The ATAR provides an indication of the overall position of the student in relation to the student body for that year across the state. The ATAR is used by state-specific centralised admission centres for admission into university. Following bodies allocate ATAR based selection ranks and admission for the tertiary institutions in their respective states:

For International Baccalaureate (IB) Australian students (Australian citizens) as well as the international students in Australia, the "Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres" (ACTAC) calculates an Australia-wide ATAR-like national rank called "Combined rank which combines results from across all states, thus enabling IB students to "apply in any Australian state or territory with confidence about how their results compare to their peers who have completed state curricula and received an ATAR", also "when completing your final year of schooling, ensure that you provide permission via your school for your IB results to be released to Australian tertiary admissions centres. As long as you identify yourself as an IB student and provide your IB candidate number when applying for courses, your IB scores and subject results will be received electronically and automatically converted for the purposes of selection and meeting prerequisites."

Universities in Australia

In addition to the following universities, the Australian campus of Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College operated in the city of Adelaide in South Australia between 2006 and 2022. University College London also operated an Australian campus in Adelaide between 2009 and 2017. The newest Australian institution to receive university status is Avondale University in 2021.

University Type Campus State/
Territory
Estab. University
status
Times rank ARWU rank QS rank US
News
rank
CWTS rank
Australian Catholic University Public Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Ballarat, Melbourne, Rome Australia National 1991 1991 401–500 501–600 801–850 416 1374
Australian National University Public Canberra Australian Capital Territory ACT 1946 1946 67 84 34= 62 259
Avondale University Private (Australian) Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga New South Wales NSW 1897 2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bond University Private (Australian) Gold Coast Queensland QLD 1987 1987 401–500 901–1000 567= 1455 N/A
Central Queensland University Public Rockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Townsville, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Noosa Queensland QLD 1967 1992 501–600 N/A 590= 1095 1329
Charles Darwin University Public Darwin Northern Territory NT 1989 2003 401–500 601–700 601–610 959 N/A
Charles Sturt University Public Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney (For international students only), Melbourne New South Wales NSW 1948 1989 801–1000 N/A 801–850 764 1229
Curtin University Public Perth, Singapore, Miri, Dubai, Mauritius Western Australia WA 1966 1986 201–250 201–300 183 160 310
Deakin University Public Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool Victoria (state) VIC 1974 1974 251–300 201–300 233= 217 297
Edith Cowan University Public Perth Western Australia WA 1902 1991 351–400 601–700 529 495 1003
Federation University Australia Public Ballarat, Churchill, Berwick, Horsham Victoria (state) VIC 1870 1994 601–800 N/A N/A 1288 N/A
Flinders University Public Adelaide South Australia SA 1966 1966 301–350 301–400 380 426 564
Griffith University Public Brisbane, Gold Coast Queensland QLD 1971 1971 251–300 301–400 243 203 316
James Cook University Public Cairns, Singapore and Townsville (main) Queensland QLD 1970 1970 351–400 301–400 415= 324 698
La Trobe University Public Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Sydney Victoria (state) VIC 1964 1964 251–300 301–400 242 304 524
Macquarie University Public Sydney New South Wales NSW 1964 1964 180 201–300 130= 192 360
Monash University Public Melbourne, Selangor Victoria (state) VIC 1958 1958 54 77 42 37= 49
Murdoch University Public Perth Western Australia WA 1973 1973 351–400 401–500 431= 673 927
Queensland University of Technology Public Brisbane Queensland QLD 1908 1989 199= 301–400 189= 171 335
RMIT University Public Melbourne Victoria (state) VIC 1887 1992 251–300 301–400 140 209 378
Southern Cross University Public Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Sydney (For international students only), Melbourne (For international students only) New South Wales NSW 1954 1994 501–600 901–1000 651–660 997 N/A
Swinburne University of Technology Public Melbourne, Kuching Victoria (state) VIC 1908 1992 201–250 201–300 285= 199 682
Torrens University Australia Private (International) Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland Australia National,
New Zealand New Zealand
2014 2014 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
The University of Adelaide Public Adelaide South Australia SA 1874 1874 111= 151–200 89 74 220
University of Canberra Public Canberra Australian Capital Territory ACT 1967 1990 351–400 801–900 421= 593 1353
University of Divinity Private (Australian) Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney Australia National 1910 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
The University of Melbourne Public Melbourne Victoria (state) VIC 1853 1853 37 35 14 27 28
University of New England Public Armidale, Sydney New South Wales NSW 1938 1954 N/A 901–1000 951–1000 821 1081
University of New South Wales Public Sydney, Canberra New South Wales NSW 1949 1949 84 72 19= 37= 52
The University of Newcastle Public Newcastle, Central Coast (Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Sydney, Singapore New South Wales NSW 1951 1965 201–250 401–500 173= 231 388
The University of Notre Dame Australia Private (Australian) Fremantle, Broome, Sydney Western Australia WA
New South Wales NSW
1989 1989 N/A N/A 1401+ 1511 N/A
The University of Queensland Public Brisbane, Gatton Queensland QLD 1909 1909 70 51 43 36 48
University of South Australia Public Adelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier South Australia SA 1856 1991 301–350 501–600 326= 263 616
University of Southern Queensland Public Ipswich, Springfield and Toowoomba Queensland QLD 1967 1992 351–400 901–1000 410= 452 1210
University of the Sunshine Coast Public Sunshine Coast Queensland QLD 1994 1994 501–600 701–800 1001–1200 1072 1126
The University of Sydney Public Sydney New South Wales NSW 1850 1850 60 73 19= 28 36
University of Tasmania Public Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney Tasmania TAS 1890 1890 251–300 201–300 307= 273 491
University of Technology Sydney Public Sydney New South Wales NSW 1870 1988 148 201–300 90 112 315
The University of Western Australia Public Perth Western Australia WA 1911 1911 143= 101–150 72 83 203
University of Wollongong Public Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Sydney, Dubai, Subang Jaya New South Wales NSW 1951 1975 201–250 201–300 162 186 398
Victoria University Public Melbourne, Sydney Victoria (state) VIC 1916 1990 401–500 N/A 711–720 649 1282
Western Sydney University Public Sydney New South Wales NSW 1891 1989 301–350 301–400 375= 234 615

National university groups

See also


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