There are 43 universities in Australia: 41 Australian universities (37 public and 4 private) and 2 international 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 public-funded 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 to government-funded universities. Among the private universities, the Bond University and Torrens University also use the ATAR based state-specific centralised admission centres, while other admission to other private universities is through direct application to those universities. Following bodies allocate ATAR based selection ranks and admission for the tertiary institutions in their respective states:[2]
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."[3]
University | Type | Campus[4] | State/ Territory [4] |
Estab. | University status |
Times rank[5] | ARWU rank[6] | QS rank[7] | US News rank[8] |
CWTS rank [note 1] |
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Australian Catholic University | Public | Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Ballarat, Melbourne, Rome | ![]() |
1991 | 1991 | 251-300 | 501-600 | 801-850 | 624= | 1000+ |
Australian National University | Public | Canberra | Template:Country data ACT ACT | 1946 | 1946 | 62 | 79 | 34= | 69= | 209 |
Avondale University | Private (Australian) | Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1897 | 2021 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bond University | Private (Australian) | Gold Coast | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1987 | 1987 | 251–300 | N/A | 567= | 1000+ | N/A |
Carnegie Mellon University (Australia campus) |
Private (International) | Adelaide | Template:Country data AU-SA SA | 2006 | 2006 | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Queensland University | Public | Rockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Townsville, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Noosa | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1967 | 1992 | 601–800 | N/A | 590= | 936= | N/A |
Charles Darwin University | Public | Darwin | Template:Country data AU-NT NT | 1989 | 2003 | 351–400 | 801-900 | 601-610 | 841= | N/A |
Charles Sturt University | Public | Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney (For international students only), Melbourne | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1948 | 1989 | 1001–1200 | N/A | 801-850 | 710= | 1000+ |
Curtin University | Public | Perth, Singapore, Miri, Dubai, Mauritius | Template:Country data AU-WA WA | 1966 | 1986 | 201–250 | 201-300 | 183 | 190= | 271 |
Deakin University | Public | Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1974 | 1974 | 251–300 | 201-300 | 233= | 247= | 316 |
Edith Cowan University | Public | Perth | Template:Country data AU-WA WA | 1902 | 1991 | 351-400 | 601-700 | 529 | 495 | 1000+ |
Federation University Australia | Public | Ballarat, Churchill, Berwick, Horsham | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1870 | 1994 | 601-800 | N/A | N/A | 1000+ | N/A |
Flinders University | Public | Adelaide | Template:Country data AU-SA SA | 1966 | 1966 | 301–350 | 401-500 | 380 | 427= | 511 |
Griffith University | Public | Brisbane, Gold Coast | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1971 | 1971 | 251–300 | 201-300 | 243 | 242= | 291 |
James Cook University | Public | Cairns, Singapore and Townsville (main) | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1970 | 1970 | 351–400 | 301-400 | 415= | 271= | 555 |
La Trobe University | Public | Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Sydney | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1964 | 1964 | 251–300 | 201-300 | 242 | 408= | 527 |
Macquarie University | Public | Sydney | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1964 | 1964 | 175 | 201-300 | 130= | 227= | 378 |
Monash University | Public | Melbourne, Selangor | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1958 | 1958 | 44 | 75 | 42 | 59= | 52 |
Murdoch University | Public | Perth | Template:Country data AU-WA WA | 1973 | 1973 | 401–500 | 401-500 | 431= | 637 | 829 |
Queensland University of Technology | Public | Brisbane | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1908 | 1989 | 201–250 | 201-300 | 189= | 224= | 326 |
RMIT University | Public | Melbourne | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1887 | 1992 | 301–350 | 301-400 | 140 | 315= | 418 |
Southern Cross University | Public | Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Sydney (For international students only), Melbourne (For international students only) | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1954 | 1994 | 601-800 | 801-900 | 651-660 | 898= | N/A |
Swinburne University of Technology | Public | Melbourne, Kuching | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1908 | 1992 | 301-350 | 201-300 | 285= | 358= | 715 |
Torrens University Australia | Private (International) | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland | ![]() ![]() |
2014 | 2014 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The University of Adelaide | Public | Adelaide | Template:Country data AU-SA SA | 1874 | 1874 | 88 | 101–150 | 89 | 80 | 185 |
University of Canberra | Public | Canberra | Template:Country data ACT ACT | 1967 | 1990 | 251–300 | 801-900 | 421= | 645= | 1000+ |
University of Divinity | Private (Australian) | Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney | ![]() |
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 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 26 | 28 |
University of New England | Public | Armidale, Sydney | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1938 | 1954 | N/A | 801-900 | 951-1000 | 729= | 959 |
University of New South Wales | Public | Sydney, Canberra | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1949 | 1949 | 71 | 64 | 19= | 64= | 53 |
The University of Newcastle | Public | Newcastle, Central Coast (Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Sydney, Singapore | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1951 | 1965 | 201–250 | 301-400 | 173= | 274= | 342 |
University of Notre Dame Australia | Private (Australian) | Fremantle, Broome, Sydney | Template:Country data AU-WA WA Template:Country data NSW NSW |
1989 | 1989 | N/A | N/A | 1401+ | N/A | N/A |
The University of Queensland | Public | Brisbane, Gatton | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1909 | 1909 | 53 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 37 |
University of South Australia | Public | Adelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier | Template:Country data AU-SA SA | 1856 | 1991 | 301-350 | 501-600 | 326= | 395= | 503 |
University of Southern Queensland | Public | Ipswich, Springfield and Toowoomba | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1967 | 1992 | 301–350 | 501-600 | 410= | 870= | N/A |
University of the Sunshine Coast | Public | Sunshine Coast | Template:Country data QLD QLD | 1994 | 1994 | 601–800 | 601-700 | 1001-1200 | 976= | N/A |
The University of Sydney | Public | Sydney | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1850 | 1850 | 54 | 60 | 19= | 27 | 32 |
University of Tasmania | Public | Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney | Template:Country data TAS TAS | 1890 | 1890 | 301–350 | 201-300 | 307= | 319= | 451 |
University of Technology Sydney[9] | Public | Sydney | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1870 | 1988 | 133 | 201-300 | 90 | 198= | 422 |
The University of Western Australia | Public | Perth | Template:Country data AU-WA WA | 1911 | 1911 | 131 | 99 | 72 | 86 | 176 |
University of Wollongong | Public | Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Sydney, Dubai, Subang Jaya | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1951 | 1975 | 201-250 | 201-300 | 162 | 247= | 359 |
Victoria University | Public | Melbourne, Sydney | Template:Country data VIC VIC | 1916 | 1990 | 501–600 | - | 711-720 | 485= | 1000+ |
Western Sydney University | Public | Sydney | Template:Country data NSW NSW | 1891 | 1989 | 201-250 | 301-400 | 375= | 279= | 578 |
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
Macquarie University, Sydney
RMIT University, Melbourne
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
The University of New South Wales, Sydney
The University of South Australia, Adelaide
The University of Sydney, Sydney
The Australian National University, Canberra
University of Technology Sydney, Sydney
Monash University, Melbourne
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