List of law schools in Australia

There are currently 38 law schools in Australia.[1][2] Only one of the 39 member institutions of Universities Australia has no law school: Federation University.[1][3]

## Current law schools[edit]

University  | Law school  | State/territory  | City  | Established  | Degree(s)  | Total Undergraduate Law Student Intake (2019) (Incomplete)

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Australian Catholic University | Thomas More Law School[4] | National  | Blacktown, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney[5] | 2012  | LL.B.[5] |
Australian National University | College of Law | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 1960  | LL.B. (Hons), J.D., LL.M., M.Phil., and Ph.D.[6] | ~400[7] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
Bond University | Faculty of Law  | Queensland | Gold Coast | 1989  | LL.B.,[8] J.D.,[9] LL.M.,[10] S.J.D.,[11] and Ph.D.[12] | *38 (excl. dual degree students)[13]
Central Queensland University | School of Business and Law  | Queensland | Rockhampton/Online[14] | 2011  | LL.B.[14] |
Charles Darwin University | School of Law  | Northern Territory | Darwin/Online[15] | 2003  | LL.B., and LL.M.[15] |
Charles Sturt University | Centre for Law and Justice  | New South Wales | Bathurst/Online[16] | 2016  | LL.B.[16] |
Curtin University | Law School  | Western Australia | Perth[17] | 2012  | LL.B.[17] |
Deakin University | School of Law[18] | Victoria | Burwood, Melbourne and Geelong, Melbourne | 1992  | LL.B.,[19] J.D.,[20] LL.M.,[21] and Ph.D.[22] |
Edith Cowan University | School of Business and Law  | Western Australia | Perth/Online[23] | 2005  | LL.B.,[23] LL.M.,[24] and Ph.D.[25] |
Flinders University | College of Business, Government and Law  | South Australia | Adelaide | 1992  | Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice[26] |
Griffith University | Law School | Queensland | Brisbane/Gold Coast | 1992  | LL.B., and J.D.[27] | ~800 (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
James Cook University | School of Law | Queensland | Cairns/Townsville | 1989  | LL.B.[28] |
La Trobe University | Law School  | Victoria | Melbourne | 1992  | LL.B.,[29] J.D.,[30] and LL.M.[31] |
Macquarie University | Law School | New South Wales | Sydney/External  | 1972  | LL.B.,[32] J.D.,[33] and LL.M.[34] |
Monash University | Faculty of Law | Victoria | Clayton | 1963  | LL.B.,[35] LL.M.,,[35] J.D.,[36] M.Phil.[37] and Ph.D.[37] | 457[38]
Murdoch University | School of Law  | Western Australia | Perth | 1992  | LL.B.,[39] and LL.M.[40][41] |
Queensland University of Technology | School of Law  | Queensland | Brisbane/External  | 1977  | LL.B. (Hons)[42] | 837
RMIT University | Graduate School of Business and Law  | Victoria | Melbourne/Online[43] | 2007  | J.D,[43] LL.B.(from 2021)  |
Southern Cross University | School of Law and Justice  | New South Wales | Gold Coast/Lismore/Online[44] | 1994  | LL.B.,[44] and LL.M.[45] |
Swinburne University of Technology | Law School[46] | Victoria | Melbourne | 2015  | LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[47] |
University of Adelaide | Law School | South Australia | Adelaide | 1883  | LL.B.,[48] and LL.M.[49] | 288[50]
University of Canberra | Law School  | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 1993  | LL.B.,[51] and LL.M.[52] |
University of Melbourne | Law School | Victoria | Melbourne | 1857  | LL.M.,[53] J.D.,[54] M.Phil.,[55] and Ph.D.[56] | N/A
University of New England | School of Law  | New South Wales | Armidale/Online  | 1993  | LL.B., and LL.M.[57] |
University of Newcastle | Law School  | New South Wales | Newcastle | 1992  | LL.B.,[58] LL.M., and J.D.[59] |
University of New South Wales | Faculty of Law | New South Wales | Sydney | 1971  | LL.B.,[60] LL.M.,[61] J.D.,[61] and Ph.D.[62] | ~330[63] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
University of Notre Dame | Law School  | Western Australia | Fremantle/Sydney[64] | 1997  | LL.B.[64] |
University of Queensland | Law School | Queensland | Brisbane | 1936  | LL.B.,[65] LL.M.,[66] M.Phil.,[67] Ph.D.,[68] MICLaw,[69] and MIL.[69] | 210[70]
University of South Australia | School of Law  | South Australia | Adelaide | 2007  | LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D.[71] | 156[72]
University of Southern Queensland | School of Law and Justice  | Queensland | Toowoomba/Online/External[73][74][75][76] | 2005  | LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[77] |
University of the Sunshine Coast | School of Law and Criminology  | Queensland | Sunshine Coast | 2012  | LL.B., and Ph.D.[78] |
University of Sydney | Law School | New South Wales | Sydney | 1855  | LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[79] | 323[80]
University of Tasmania | College of Arts, Law and Education | Tasmania | Hobart | 1893  | LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D.[81] |
University of Technology, Sydney | Faculty of Law  | New South Wales | Sydney | 1975  | LL.B.,[82] LL.M., J.D., and Ph.D.[83][84] | ~400[85] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
University of Western Australia | Law School[86] | Western Australia | Perth | 1927  | B.A.,[86] LL.M.,[87] J.D.,[88] and S.J.D.[86] | N/A
University of Wollongong | School of Law  | New South Wales | Wollongong | 1990  | LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[89] |
Victoria University, Australia | College of Law and Justice  | Victoria | Melbourne | 2001  | LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[90] |
Western Sydney University | School of Law[91] | New South Wales | Sydney | 1993  | LL.B., and LL.M.[92] |

There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer accredited law degrees:

* Legal Profession Admission Board
* Top Education Institute - Sydney City School of Law[93]

There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer practical legal training:

* The College of Law Australia
* Leo Cussen Institute

## Group of 8 (Go8) undergraduate law schools[edit]

University  | Law school  | State / territory  | Est.  | Undergrad law intake 2019  | ATAR selection threshold 2020

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Australian National University | College of Law | Australian Capital Territory | 1960  | 400~[94] | 98[95]
University of Sydney | Law School | New South Wales | 1855  | 323[96] | 99.5[97]
University of Melbourne | Law School | Victoria | 1857  | —  | —
University of New South Wales | Faculty of Law | New South Wales | 1971  | 400~[98] | ATAR & Law Admission Test (LAT)[99]
University of Queensland | Law School | Queensland | 1936  | 203[100] | 98[101]
Monash University | Faculty of Law | Victoria | 1963  | 457[102] | 98[103]
University of Adelaide | Law School | South Australia | 1883  | 288[104] | 95[105]
University of Western Australia | Law School | Western Australia | 1927  | —  | —

## See also[edit]

* Lists of law schools
* Australian Law Students Association
* Group of Eight law schools

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