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There are 44 universities in Australia out of which 39 are public universities and 5 private universities.
- Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, with a separate website for Tasmania
- South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) in South Australia and the Northern Territory
- Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) in Victoria
- Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) in Western Australia
- Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) in Queensland
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."
Universities in Australia
In addition to the following universities, the Australian campus of Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III College operated in the city of Adelaide in South Australia between 2006 and 2022. University College London also operated an Australian campus in Adelaide between 2009 and 2017. The newest Australian institution to receive university status is the Australian University of Theology in 2025.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | University
! scope="col" | Type
! width="350px" | Campus
! scope="col" | State/<br>Territory<br>
! data-sort-type="number" | ARWU rank
! data-sort-type="number" | QS rank
! data-sort-type="number" | US<br>News<br>rank
! data-sort-type="number" | CWTS rank<br>
|-
| align="center" |Adelaide University
| align="center" bgcolor="88ff88" |Public
| align="center" |<small>Adelaide, Roseworthy, Mount Gambier, Whyalla</small>
| align="center" |<small> SA</small>
| align="center" |2024
| align="center" |2024
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |82=
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
|-
| align="center" |Australian Catholic University
| align="center" bgcolor="88ff88" |Public
| align="center" |<small>Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Blacktown, Ballarat, Strathfield, Italy</small>
| align="center" |<small> National</small>
| align="center" |1991
| align="center" |1991
| align="center" |401–500
| align="center" |601–700
| align="center" |851 - 900
| align="center" |416
| align="center" |1374
|-
| align="center" |Australian National University
| align="center" bgcolor="88ff88" |Public
| align="center" |<small>Canberra</small>
| align="center" |<small> ACT</small>
| align="center" |1946
| align="center" |1946
| align="center" |67
| align="center" |101-150
| align="center" |32
| align="center" |62
| align="center" |259
|-
| align="center" |Australian University of Theology
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00" |Private collegiate (Australian)
| align="center" |<small>Sydney</small>
| align="center" |<small> NSW</small>
| align="center" |1891
| align="center" |2025
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
|-
| align="center" |Avondale University
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00" |Non-profit private (Australian)
| align="center" |<small>Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga</small>
| align="center" |<small> NSW</small>
| align="center" |1897
| align="center" |2021
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
|-
| align="center" |Bond University
| align="center" bgcolor="#FFFF00" |Non-profit private (Australian)
| align="center" |<small>Gold Coast</small>
| align="center" |<small> QLD</small>
| align="center" |1987
| align="center" |1987
| align="center" |401–500
| align="center" |901–1000
| align="center" |591=
| align="center" |1455
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
|-
| align="center" |Central Queensland University
| align="center" bgcolor="88ff88" |Public
| align="center" |<small>Rockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville, Cairns, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Indonesia</small>
| align="center" |<small> QLD</small>
| align="center" |1967
| align="center" |1992
| align="center" |501–600
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
| align="center" |499=
| align="center" |1095
| align="center" |1329
|-
| align="center" |Charles Darwin University
| align="center" bgcolor="88ff88" |Public
| align="center" |<small>Darwin</small>
| align="center" |<small> NT</small>
| align="center" |1989
| align="center" |2003
| align="center" |401–500
| align="center" |601–700
| align="center" |584=
| align="center" |959
| align="center" data-sort-value="100000" |N/A
|-
| align="center" |Charles Sturt University
| align="center" bgcolor="88ff88" |Public
| align="center" |<small>Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
- Australian Technology Network – technology-focused Australian universities that mostly originated as institutes of technology.
- Group of Eight – research intensive high-ranking Australian universities, similar to Russell Group in the United Kingdom.
- Innovative Research Universities – a coalition of Australian universities with focus on higher education advocacy and research.
- 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.
- Open Universities Australia – a group of universities that offer distance education courses as part of a common platform.
- 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
- NUW Alliance – the University of Newcastle, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong
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
Citations
Sources
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2008). Australia in brief: Tourism and international students. Barton, ACT, Australia
External links
- [https://www.studyaustralia.gov.au/en/plan-your-studies/list-of-australian-universities]
- 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