There are 43 universities in Australia: 40 Australian universities (36 public and 4 private) and 3 international private universities. The Commonwealth

Higher Education Support Act 2003 The ''Higher Education Support Act 2003'' (Cth) (HESA) is an Act of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia which governs funding for universities in Australia. The Act determines categories of providers eligible for public funding, estab ...

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: * Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, includes admission to Torrens University, * South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) in South Australia and the Northern Territory, includes admission to Torrens University, *

Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is the administrative body which processes applications for universities (and other tertiary institutions) in the state of Victoria (Australia). Application system Victorian Tertiary Admissions Ce ...

(VTAC) in Victoria, includes admission to Torrens University, *

Tertiary Institutions Service Centre Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) is an incorporated administrative agency involved with the processing of applications for admission to undergraduate programmes for Western Australian state universities. History The agency was establis ...

(TISC) in Western Australia, *

Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre The Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) is a non-profit organisation that provides undergraduate and postgraduate tertiary entry and application services for 17 major universities and tertiary education institutions in Queensland and ...

(QTAC) in Queensland, includes admission to Bond University. 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."Improving IB entry to Australian tertiary courses
IB combined rank.

Universities in Australia

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Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses and also maintains a campus in Rome. History Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamatio ...

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Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Brisbane,

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

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, align="left", ACT , 1946 , 1946 , 54 , 79 , 27= , 69= , 209 , - , align="left",

Avondale University Avondale University is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world’s second largest Christian school system. Avondale Univ ...

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Bond University Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its founding on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher ed ...

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Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

( Australia campus) , align="left" bgcolor="#FFFF00" , Private (International) , align="left", Adelaide , align="left", SA , 2006 , 2006 , data-sort-value="100000" , - , data-sort-value="100000" , - , data-sort-value="100000" , - , data-sort-value="100000" , - , data-sort-value="100000" , - , - , align="left", Central Queensland University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...

Mackay Mackay may refer to: *Clan Mackay, the Scottish clan from which the surname "MacKay" derives Mackay may also refer to: Places Australia * Mackay Region, a local government area ** Mackay, Queensland, a city in the above region *** Mackay Airport ...

, Brisbane,

, Perth, Townsville, Melbourne, Adelaide,

Bundaberg Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

, Noosa , align="left", QLD , 1967 , 1992 , 801-1000 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , 601-650 , 936= , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left", Charles Darwin University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

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(For international students only), Melbourne , align="left", NSW , 1948 , 1989 , 801-1000 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , 801-1000 , 710= , data-sort-value="100000" , 1000+ , - , align="left",

Curtin University Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...

, align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Perth, Singapore, Miri, Dubai, Mauritius , align="left", WA , 1966 , 1986 , 251-300 , 201-300 , 194= , 190= , 271 , - , align="left", Deakin University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Melbourne,

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

, Warrnambool , align="left",

VIC Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...

, 1974 , 1974 , 251-300 , 201-300 , 283 , 247= , 316 , - , align="left", Edith Cowan University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Perth , align="left", WA , 1902 , 1991 , 401-500 , 601-700 , 651-700 , 599= , data-sort-value="100000" , 1000+ , - , align="left", Federation University Australia , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

, Churchill, Berwick,

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

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, 1870 , 1994 , 601-800 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , 1000+ , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left",

Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...

, align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Adelaide , align="left", SA , 1966 , 1966 , 251-300 , 401-500 , 407= , 427= , 511 , - , align="left", Griffith University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Brisbane, Gold Coast , align="left", QLD , 1971 , 1971 , 201-250 , 201-300 , 290= , 242= , 291 , - , align="left",

James Cook University James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cairn ...

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Cairns Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...

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Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...

Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

, Wodonga,

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, 1964 , 1964 , 201-250 , 201-300 , 362= , 408= , 527 , - , align="left",

Macquarie University Macquarie University ( ) is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of S ...

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, align="left", NSW , 1964 , 1964 , 192 , 201-300 , 200 , 227= , 378 , - , align="left", Monash University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Melbourne, Selangor , align="left",

, 1958 , 1958 , 57 , 75 , 58 , 59= , 52 , - , align="left",

Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university in Perth, Western Australia, with campuses also in Singapore and Dubai. It began operations as the state's second university on 25 July 1973, and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975. Its n ...

, align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Perth , align="left", WA , 1973 , 1973 , 501-600 , 401-500 , 581-590 , 637 , 829 , - , align="left", Queensland University of Technology , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Brisbane , align="left", QLD , 1908 , 1989 , 193= , 201-300 , 213 , 224= , 326 , - , align="left",

RMIT University RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,, section 4(b) is a public research university in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city ...

, align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Melbourne , align="left",

, 1887 , 1992 , 301-350 , 301-400 , 190 , 315= , 418 , - , align="left", Southern Cross University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...

, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast,

(For international students only), Melbourne (For international students only) , align="left", NSW , 1954 , 1994 , 601-800 , 801-900 , 751-800 , 898= , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left",

Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without access ...

, align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Melbourne,

Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...

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, 1908 , 1992 , 301-350 , 201-300 , 321 , 358= , 715 , - , align="left", Torrens University Australia , align="left" bgcolor="#FFFF00" , Private (Australian) , align="left",

, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland , align="left", National, New Zealand , 2014 , 2014 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left", University of Adelaide , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Adelaide , align="left", SA , 1874 , 1874 , 111 , 101-150 , 108 , 80 , 185 , - , align="left", University of Canberra , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

, align="left", ACT , 1967 , 1990 , 170= , 801-900 , 436= , 645= , data-sort-value="100000" , 1000+ , - , align="left", University of Divinity , align="left" bgcolor="#FFFF00" , Private (Australian) , align="left", Melbourne, Adelaide,

, align="left", National , 1910 , 2012 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left", University of Melbourne , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Melbourne , align="left",

, 1853 , 1853 , 33 , 32 , 37 , 26 , 28 , - , align="left",

University of New England University of New England may refer to: * University of New England (Australia), in New South Wales, with about 18,000 students * University of New England (United States), in Biddeford, Maine, with about 3,000 students See also *New England Colle ...

, align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Armidale,

, align="left", NSW , 1938 , 1954 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , 801-900 , 801-1000 , 729= , 959 , - , align="left", University of New South Wales , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

, align="left", NSW , 1949 , 1949 , 70 , 64 , 43 , 64= , 53 , - , align="left", University of Newcastle , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Newcastle, Central Coast ( Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Port Macquarie,

, Singapore , align="left", NSW , 1951 , 1965 , 251-300 , 301-400 , 197 , 274= , 342 , - , align="left", University of Notre Dame Australia , align="left" bgcolor="#FFFF00" , Private (Australian) , align="left",

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

, Broome,

, align="left", WA, NSW , 1989 , 1989 , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , 1201+ , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left", University of Queensland , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Brisbane, Gatton , align="left", QLD , 1909 , 1909 , 54= , 47 , 47 , 42 , 37 , - , align="left", University of South Australia , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Adelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier , align="left", SA , 1856 , 1991 , 301-350 , 501-600 , 326= , 395= , 503 , - , align="left", University of Southern Queensland , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Ipswich,

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

and Toowoomba , align="left", QLD , 1967 , 1992 , 401-500 , 501-600 , 701-750 , 870= , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left", University of the Sunshine Coast , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to: * Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia **Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region **Sunshine Coast Stadium * Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...

, align="left", QLD , 1994 , 1994 , 601-800 , 601-700 , 1001-1200 , 976= , data-sort-value="100000" , N/A , - , align="left", University of Sydney , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

, align="left", NSW , 1850 , 1850 , 58= , 60 , 38 , 27 , 32 , - , align="left", University of Tasmania , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

, Launceston, Burnie,

, align="left", TAS , 1890 , 1890 , 301-350 , 201-300 , 303= , 319= , 451 , - , align="left", University of Technology Sydney , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

, align="left", NSW , 1870 , 1988 , 143= , 201-300 , 133 , 198= , 422 , - , align="left", The University of Western Australia , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Perth , align="left", WA , 1911 , 1911 , 132 , 99 , 93 , 86 , 176 , - , align="left", University of Wollongong , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra,

, Dubai,

Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 ...

, align="left", NSW , 1951 , 1975 , 201-250 , 201-300 , 193 , 247= , 359 , - , align="left", Victoria University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left", Melbourne,

, align="left",

, 1916 , 1990 , 401-500 , data-sort-value="100000" , - , 601-650 , 485= , data-sort-value="100000" , 1000+ , - , align="left", Western Sydney University , align="left" bgcolor="88ff88" , Public , align="left",

, align="left", NSW , 1891 , 1989 , 201-250 , 301-400 , 494= , 279= , 578 , - File:Swinburne University, The George Building, Hawthorn campus, 2013.jpg,

, Melbourne File:Macquarie University New Library 2011.jpg,

File:RMITSwanstonStreetBuildings.jpg,

, Melbourne File:Old Arts Building. Parkville Campus of University of Melbourne.JPG, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne File:UNSW Main Walk.jpg, The University of New South Wales,

File:UniSA North Terrace.jpg, The University of South Australia, Adelaide File:Winthrop Hall (2).jpg, The University of Western Australia, Perth File:University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.jpg, The University of Queensland, Brisbane File:Usyd Quad.jpg, The University of Sydney,

File:Y&P Block Science and Engineering Centre.jpg, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane File:JCMSR.jpg, The Australian National University,

File:112 N7A8606 UTS Central Andy Roberts hr.jpg, University of Technology Sydney,

File:Monash Learning and Teaching Building (43797320625).jpg, Monash University, Melbourne

University groups

* Australian Technology Network – technology-focused universities that mostly originated as institutes of technology. * Group of Eight – top-ranked Australian research-focused universities. * Innovative Research Universities Australia * Regional Universities Network – a group of regional universities. * Open Universities Australia – a group of universities that offer distance education courses as part of a common platform. * Sandstone Universities – an unofficial group of Australia's oldest universities. * Verdant universities – an informal group of Australian universities founded in the 1960s and 70s. * Utrecht Network – a network of 7 Australian universities and 31 European universities who cooperate on student exchange programs. *

Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) was established in 1913, and has over 500 member institutions in over 50 countries across the Commonwealth. The ACU is the world's oldest international network of universities. Its mission is ...

– represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries, Australian universities are members of this group.
NUW Alliance
– the University of Newcastle, the University of New South Wales, the University of Wollongong

Notes

References

Citations

Sources

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations, international aid (using the branding Australian Aid), consular services and trade and inv ...

(2008). ''Australia in brief: Tourism and international students''. Barton, ACT, Australia

External links

Australian Universities Guide

Australian University Rankings

The Good Universities Guide (Australia)Times Higher Education Australian University rankings
{{University ranking systems, state=collapsed Universities in Australia Universities

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