Organization:List of universities in Australia

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

There are 44 universities in Australia out of which 39 are public universities and 5 private universities.[1] 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. The following bodies allocate ATAR based selection ranks and admission for the tertiary institutions in their respective states:[2]

  • Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, with a separate website for Tasmania[3]
  • South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) in South Australia and the Northern Territory[4]
  • Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) in Victoria[5]
  • Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) in Western Australia[6]
  • Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) in Queensland[7]

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."[8]

Universities in Australia

Main article: Tertiary education in Australia

In addition to the following universities, the Australian campus of Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College[9] operated in the city of Adelaide in South Australia between 2006 and 2022.[10] University College London also operated an Australian campus[11] in Adelaide between 2009 and 2017.[12][13] The newest Australian institution to receive university status is the Australian University of Theology in 2025.[1]

University Type Campus[14] State/
Territory
[14] 		Estab. University
status 		Times rank[15] ARWU rank[16] QS rank[17] US
News
rank[18] 		CWTS rank
[19]
Adelaide University Public Adelaide, Roseworthy, Mount Gambier, Whyalla Template:Country data AU-SA SA 2024 2024 N/A N/A 82= N/A N/A
Australian Catholic University Public Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Blacktown, Ballarat, Strathfield, Italy Australia National 1991 1991 401–500 601–700 851 - 900 416 1374
Australian National University Public Canberra Template:Country data ACT ACT 1946 1946 67 101-150 32 62 259
Australian University of Theology Private collegiate (Australian) Sydney Template:Country data NSW NSW 1891 2025 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Avondale University Non-profit private (Australian) Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga Template:Country data NSW NSW 1897 2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bond University Non-profit private (Australian) Gold Coast Template:Country data QLD QLD 1987 1987 401–500 901–1000 591= 1455 N/A
Central Queensland University Public Rockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville, Cairns, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Indonesia Template:Country data QLD QLD 1967 1992 501–600 N/A 499= 1095 1329
Charles Darwin University Public Darwin Template:Country data AU-NT NT 1989 2003 401–500 601–700 584= 959 N/A
Charles Sturt University Public Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney,[note 1] Melbourne Template:Country data NSW NSW 1948 1989 801–1000 N/A 951–1000 764 1229
Curtin University Public Perth, Kalgoorlie, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Mauritius Template:Country data AU-WA WA 1966 1986 201–250 201–300 184= 160 310
Deakin University Public Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool Template:Country data VIC VIC 1887 1974 251–300 201–300 207= 217 297
Edith Cowan University Public Perth, Bunbury Template:Country data AU-WA WA 1902 1991 351–400 601–700 487= 495 1003
Federation University Australia Public Ballarat, Melbourne, Churchill, Horsham Template:Country data VIC VIC 1870 1994 601–800 N/A N/A 1288 N/A
Flinders University Public Adelaide Template:Country data AU-SA SA 1966 1966 301–350 401–500 387 426 564
Griffith University Public Gold Coast, Logan, Brisbane Template:Country data QLD QLD 1971 1971 251–300 201–300 268 203 316
James Cook University Public Cairns, Singapore, Townsville Template:Country data QLD QLD 1970 1970 351–400 301–400 440= 324 698
La Trobe University Public Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Sydney Template:Country data VIC VIC 1964 1964 251–300 301–400 233= 304 524
Macquarie University Public Sydney Template:Country data NSW NSW 1964 1964 180 201–300 138= 192 360
Monash University Public Melbourne, Malaysia, Indonesia Template:Country data VIC VIC 1958 1958 54 82 36 37= 49
Murdoch University Public Perth Template:Country data AU-WA WA 1973 1973 351–400 501–600 423= 673 927
Queensland University of Technology Public Brisbane Template:Country data QLD QLD 1965 1989 199= 201–300 226 171 335
RMIT University Public Melbourne, Vietnam Template:Country data VIC VIC 1887 1992 251–300 301–400 125 209 378
Southern Cross University Public Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Sydney,[note 1] Melbourne[note 1] Template:Country data NSW NSW 1970 1994 501–600 901–1000 638= 997 N/A
Swinburne University of Technology Public Melbourne, Malaysia Template:Country data VIC VIC 1908 1992 201–250 201–300 294= 199 682
Torrens University Australia For-profit private (International) Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, New Zealand, China Australia National,
New Zealand New Zealand 		2014 2014 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
The University of Adelaide (now Adelaide University) Public Adelaide, Roseworthy Template:Country data AU-SA SA 1874 1874 111= 151–200 82= 74 220
University of Canberra Public Canberra Template:Country data ACT ACT 1967 1990 351–400 801–900 494= 593 1353
University of Divinity Private collegiate (Australian) Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth Australia National 1910 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
The University of Melbourne Public Melbourne Template:Country data VIC VIC 1853 1853 37 37 19 27 28
University of New England Public Armidale, Sydney Template:Country data NSW NSW 1938 1954 N/A 901–1000 1001-1200 821 1081
University of New South Wales Public Sydney, Canberra Template:Country data NSW NSW 1949 1949 84 77 20 37= 52
The University of Newcastle Public Newcastle, Central Coast (Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Sydney, Singapore Template:Country data NSW NSW 1951 1965 201–250 401–500 227= 231 388
The University of Notre Dame Australia Private Fremantle, Broome, Sydney Template:Country data AU-WA WA
Template:Country data NSW NSW 		1989 1989 N/A N/A 1201-1400 1511 N/A
The University of Queensland Public Brisbane, Gatton Template:Country data QLD QLD 1909 1909 70 63 42= 36 48
University of South Australia (now Adelaide University) Public Adelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier Template:Country data AU-SA SA 1856 1991 301–350 401–500 340= 263 616
University of Southern Queensland Public Toowoomba, Ipswich, Springfield Template:Country data QLD QLD 1967 1992 351–400 601–700 410= 452 1210
University of the Sunshine Coast Public Sunshine Coast Template:Country data QLD QLD 1994 1994 501–600 701–800 1001–1200 1072 1126
The University of Sydney Public Sydney Template:Country data NSW NSW 1850 1850 60 74 25 28 36
University of Tasmania Public Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney Template:Country data TAS TAS 1890 1890 251–300 301–400 314= 273 491
University of Technology Sydney Public Sydney Template:Country data NSW NSW 1870 1988 148 201–300 96 112 315
The University of Western Australia Public Perth, Albany Template:Country data AU-WA WA 1911 1911 143= 101–150 77 83 203
University of Wollongong Public Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Sydney, Dubai, Malaysia Template:Country data NSW NSW 1951 1975 201–250 301–400 167= 186 398
Victoria University Public Melbourne, Sydney Template:Country data VIC VIC 1916 1990 401–500 N/A 741–750 649 1282
Western Sydney University Public Sydney, Indonesia Template:Country data NSW NSW 1891 1989 301–350 301–400 400 234 615
  • The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
    The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
  • The University of Western Australia, Perth
    The University of Western Australia, Perth
  • University of South Australia, Adelaide
    University of South Australia, Adelaide
  • University of Technology Sydney, Sydney
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney
  • Edith Cowan University, Perth
    Edith Cowan University, Perth
  • The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth
    The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth
  • Bond University, Gold Coast
    Bond University, Gold Coast
  • The University of Queensland, Brisbane
    The University of Queensland, Brisbane
  • The University of Sydney, Sydney
    The University of Sydney, Sydney
  • RMIT University, Melbourne
    RMIT University, Melbourne
  • Monash University, Melbourne
    Monash University, Melbourne
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney
    University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Macquarie University, Sydney
    Macquarie University, Sydney
  • Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
    Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
  • Australian National University, Canberra
    Australian National University, Canberra
  • Charles Sturt University, Bathurst
    Charles Sturt University, Bathurst
  • Curtin University, Perth
    Curtin University, Perth
  • University of Adelaide, Adelaide
    University of Adelaide, Adelaide
  • University of New England, Armidale
    University of New England, Armidale
  • University of Canberra, Canberra
    University of Canberra, Canberra
  • Deakin University, Melbourne
    Deakin University, Melbourne
  • Murdoch University, Perth
    Murdoch University, Perth
  • Australian Catholic University, Brisbane
    Australian Catholic University, Brisbane

National university groups

  • Australian-European Network – a network of 5 Australian universities who cooperate with 31 European universities on student exchange programs.[20]
  • Australian Technology Network – technology-focused Australian universities that mostly originated as institutes of technology.[21]
  • Group of Eight – research intensive high-ranking Australian universities, similar to Russell Group in the United Kingdom.[22]
  • Innovative Research Universities – a coalition of Australian universities with focus on higher education advocacy and research.[23]
  • Red Brick Universities – the University of New South Wales, Monash University and the Australian National University
  • Regional Universities Network – a group of regional, distance education and multi-campus university networks.[24]
  • Open Universities Australia – a group of universities that offer distance education courses as part of a common platform.[25]
  • Sandstone Universities – an informal group of the oldest universities in each Australian state with colonial-era sandstone buildings.
  • Verdant universities – an informal group of Australian universities founded in the 1960s and 70s, often with nature reserves or vegetation[26]
  • NUW Alliance – the University of Newcastle, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong[27]

See also

  • Admission in university in Australia
  • Living expenses
    • Austudy Payment (for above 25 years old)
    • Youth Allowance (for below 25 years old)
    • Medicare (Australia), access by obtaining Medicare card (Australia)
    • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), supplements the Medicare
  • Institutes
    • Schools in Australia
    • Universities in Australia by enrolment
    • Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
    • Universities by country
  • List of Australian university leaders

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 For international students only.

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cassidy, Caitlin (14 January 2025). "After costly appeal and dispute over research standards, religious institution becomes Australia's 44th university". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/15/australian-college-of-theology-44th-university-status. 
  2. ↑ "This is my year - QTAC" (in en). http://www.qtac.edu.au. 
  3. ↑ Engagement, Universities Admissions Centre Marketing and. "Applying to interstate unis" (in en). https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/how-to-apply-for-uni/apply-to-interstate-unis. 
  4. ↑ "SATAC's role – SATAC". https://www.satac.edu.au/satacs-role. 
  5. ↑ "About us". https://vtac.edu.au/about. 
  6. ↑ "TISCOnline - TISC Members and Associate Member Institutions". https://www.tisc.edu.au/static/guide/members.tisc. 
  7. ↑ massamedia (2020-05-08). "About Us | QTAC" (in en-US). https://www.qtac.edu.au/about-us/. 
  8. ↑ Improving IB entry to Australian tertiary courses, IB combined rank.
  9. ↑ "Carnegie Mellon University Australia". https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/carnegie-mellon-university. 
  10. ↑ "Changes at Carnegie Mellon University - Australia" (in en). https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/about/cmu-a. 
  11. ↑ "University College London Australia". https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/university-college-london. 
  12. ↑ UCL (2008-12-01). "UCL campus in Adelaide: final agreement signed" (in en). https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2008/dec/ucl-campus-adelaide-final-agreement-signed. 
  13. ↑ "Adelaide's "uni city" dream is over" (in en). https://www.indaily.com.au/opinion/2015/02/04/adelaides-uni-city-dream38d0b7. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "University Profiles". Universities Australia. https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/australias-universities/university-profiles. 
  15. ↑ "World University Rankings" (in en). 2018-09-19. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings. 
  16. ↑ "ShanghaiRanking". https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2024. 
  17. ↑ "QS World University Rankings 2026: Top global universities" (in en). 19 June 2025. https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?countries=au. 
  18. ↑ "Best Global Universities in Australia - US News Education". https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/australia. 
  19. ↑ Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology. "CWTS Leiden Ranking" (in en). http://www.leidenranking.com/. 
  20. ↑ "AEN (Australia)" (in en-US). https://utrecht-network.org/co-operation/aen/. 
  21. ↑ "Australian Technology Network" (in en-AU). https://www.atn.edu.au/. 
  22. ↑ "Group of Eight" (in en-US). https://go8.edu.au/. 
  23. ↑ "Home" (in en). https://iru.edu.au/. 
  24. ↑ "Homepage - Regional Universities Network" (in en). 2023-09-13. https://www.run.edu.au/. 
  25. ↑ "About Open Universities Australia" (in en). https://www.open.edu.au/about-us. 
  26. ↑ Irving, Alex (2021-08-15). "What are Group of Eight Universities?" (in en-AU). https://insiderguides.com.au/group-of-eight-universities/. 
  27. ↑ "NUW Alliance". http://www.nuwalliance.edu.au. 

Sources

  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2008). Australia in brief: Tourism and international students. Barton, ACT, Australia

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