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]

## Contents

* 1 Universities in Australia
* 2 National university groups
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 4.1 Notes
* 4.2 Citations
* 4.3 Sources
* 5 External links

## 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/
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status  | Times rank[15] | ARWU rank[16] | QS rank[17] | US
News
rank[18] | CWTS rank
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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 |  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 |  National,
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 |  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 Western Australia, Perth

* University of South Australia, Adelaide

* University of Technology Sydney, Sydney

* Edith Cowan University, Perth

* The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth

* Bond University, Gold Coast

* The University of Queensland, Brisbane

* The University of Sydney, Sydney

* RMIT University, Melbourne

* Monash University, Melbourne

* University of New South Wales, Sydney

* Macquarie University, Sydney

* Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

* Australian National University, Canberra

* Charles Sturt University, Bathurst

* Curtin University, Perth

* University of Adelaide, Adelaide

* University of New England, Armidale

* University of Canberra, Canberra

* Deakin University, Melbourne

* Murdoch University, Perth

* 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
* Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
* Tertiary education in Australia
* Tertiary education fees in Australia
* IDP Education, consortium of universities which helps International students get admission in Australian universities.
* 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
* Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
* Universities in Australia by annual revenue
* Universities in Australia by enrolment
* 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

## External links

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* Australian Universities
* The Good Universities Guide
* Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings
* Academic Ranking of World Universities
* Times Higher Education World University Rankings
* CWTS Leiden Ranking
* U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking
* Australian Financial Review Best Universities Rankings

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