List of universities in Australia

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The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia

There are 42 universities in Australia out of which 38 are public universities and 4 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.

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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]

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]

Universities 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 Avondale University in 2021. [14]

UniversityTypeCampus [15] State/
Territory
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Estab.University
status
Times rank [16] ARWU rank [17] QS rank [18] US
News
rank
[19]
CWTS rank
[20]
Australian Catholic University Public Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Blacktown, Ballarat, Strathfield, Italy Flag of Australia (converted).svg National19911991401–500501–600901-9504161374
Australian National University Public Canberra Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT 1946194667843062259
Avondale University Non-profit private (Australian) Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 18972021N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Bond University Non-profit private (Australian) Gold Coast Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19871987401–500901–1000587=1455N/A
Central Queensland University Public Rockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville, Cairns, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Jakarta Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19671992501–600N/A495=10951329
Charles Darwin University Public Darwin Flag of the Northern Territory.svg NT 19892003401–500601–700621-630959N/A
Charles Sturt University Public Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney, [note 1] Melbourne Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 19481989801–1000N/A851-9007641229
Curtin University Public Perth, Kalgoorlie, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Mauritius Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 19661986201–250201–300174160310
Deakin University Public Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 19741974251–300201–300197217297
Edith Cowan University Public Perth, Bunbury Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 19021991351–400601–700516=4951003
Federation University Australia Public Ballarat, Melbourne, Churchill, Horsham Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 18701994601–800N/AN/A1288N/A
Flinders University Public Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg SA 19661966301–350301–400336=426564
Griffith University Public Gold Coast, Logan, Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19711971251–300301–400255203316
James Cook University Public Cairns, Singapore, Townsville Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19701970351–400301–400445=324698
La Trobe University Public Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Sydney Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 19641964251–300301–400217304524
Macquarie University Public Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 19641964180201–300133=192360
Monash University Public Melbourne , Malaysia Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 1958195854773737=49
Murdoch University Public Perth Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 19731973351–400401–500436=673927
Queensland University of Technology Public Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19081989199=301–400213171335
RMIT University Public Melbourne, Vietnam Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 18871992251–300301–400123=209378
Southern Cross University Public Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Sydney, [note 1] Melbourne [note 1] Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 19541994501–600901–1000576=997N/A
Swinburne University of Technology Public Melbourne , Malaysia Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 19081992201–250201–300291=199682
Torrens University Australia For-profit private (International) Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, New Zealand, China Flag of Australia (converted).svg National,
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
20142014N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The University of Adelaide Public Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg SA 18741874111=151–20082=74220
University of Canberra Public Canberra Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT 19671990351–400801–900403=5931353
University of Divinity Private collegiate (Australian) Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg National19102012N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The University of Melbourne Public Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 185318533735132728
University of New England Public Armidale, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 19381954N/A901–10001001-12008211081
University of New South Wales Public Sydney, Canberra Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 1949194984721937=52
The University of Newcastle Public Newcastle, Central Coast (Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Sydney, Singapore Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 19511965201–250401–500179=231388
The University of Notre Dame Australia Public [21] Fremantle, Broome, Sydney Flag of Western Australia.svg WA
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW
19891989N/AN/A1401+1511N/A
The University of Queensland Public Brisbane, Gatton Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19091909705140=3648
University of South Australia Public Adelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier Flag of South Australia.svg SA 18561991301–350501–600340=263616
University of Southern Queensland Public Toowoomba, Ipswich, Springfield Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19671992351–400901–1000396=4521210
University of the Sunshine Coast Public Sunshine Coast Flag of Queensland.svg QLD 19941994501–600701–8001001–120010721126
The University of Sydney Public Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 185018506073182836
University of Tasmania Public Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS 18901890251–300201–300293=273491
University of Technology Sydney Public Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 18701988148201–30088112315
The University of Western Australia Public Perth, Albany Flag of Western Australia.svg WA 19111911143=101–1507783203
University of Wollongong Public Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Sydney, Dubai, Malaysia Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 19511975201–250201–300167=186398
Victoria University Public Melbourne, Sydney Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC 19161990401–500N/A741-7506491282
Western Sydney University Public Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW 18911989301–350301–400384234615

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