List of universities in Australia by enrollment

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This is a comprehensive list of all universities in Australia by total university enrolment. The data is gathered from the Department of Education and Training Higher Education statistics from 2016. [1] For accuracy of comparison, all data is measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) except for "Total Students".

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National universities

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Australian Catholic University 2,80411.5%21,16986.5%4852.0%24,458(16)32,915 (20)

Australian Capital Territory

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
The Australian National University 7,45044.1%9,38855.5%690.4%16,908(27)23,571 (28)
University of Canberra 2,09917.9%9,35879.8%2682.3%11,724(32)17,046 (33)

New South Wales

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Charles Sturt University 6,65929.5%15,19667.4%7033.1%22,557(13)42,923 (19)
Macquarie University 6,18719.8%24,53678.3%6051.9%31,327(13)42,753 (14)
Southern Cross University 1,61416.6%7,63178.3%4985.1%9,743(35)15,723 (34)
The University of New England 2,71423.8%8,35773.4%3162.8%11,386(33)21,789 (30)
The University of New South Wales 11,85628.3%29,37370.2%6151.5%41,844(5)56,090 (5)
The University of Newcastle 3,87316.2%18,20476.2%1,8137.6%23,890(18)34,601 (17)
The University of Sydney 17,86337.9%28,87361.2%4310.9%47,167(4)61,224 (4)
University of Technology, Sydney 7,75724.1%23,38772.6%10763.3%32,218(12)43,163 (12)
University of Wollongong 5,19620.7%19,18976.7%6442.6%25,029(15)32,981 (19)
Western Sydney University 4,38213.1%28,08984.4%8242.5%33,294(11)44,383 (11)|-

Northern Territory

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Charles Darwin University 1,36020.7%4,65470.8%5608.5%6,573(38)11,825 (38)

Queensland

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Bond University 2,13037.7%2,95152.3%56210.0%5,645(39)6,089 (39)
Central Queensland University 3,79927.6%9,00265.3%9747.1%13,774(31)21,702 (31)
Griffith University 6,43519.1%26,74979.3%5411.6%33,725(10)46,503 (10)
James Cook University 2,67217.3%12,29179.5%4923.2%15,456(29)21,333 (32)
Queensland University of Technology 6,26417.3%29,60381.9%3030.8%36,168(8)48,823 (9)
The University of Queensland 10,04225.0%29,60773.6%5661.4%40,214(6)51,071 (7)
University of Southern Queensland 3,06521.0%10,25870.5%1,2358.5%14,557(30)27,078 (24)
University of the Sunshine Coast 99210.1%8,02382.0%7757.9%9,788(34)14,502 (35)

South Australia

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Flinders University 4,78528.0%11,88569.7%3862.3%17,056(26)24,850 (27)
Torrens University Australia 96531.4%2,11068.6%00.0%3,075(40)5,218 (40)
The University of Adelaide 5,05723.6%16,18775.4%2111.0%21,453(21)27,199 (23)
University of South Australia 3,65216.4%17,76379.8%8533.8%22,269(20)31,394 (21)

Tasmania

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
University of Tasmania 3,39016.2%16,66979.6%8844.2%20,943(22)34,571 (18)

Victoria

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Deakin University 7,82620.8%29,65078.7%1890.5%37,665(7)52,926 (6)
Federation University Australia 2,57426.5%6,96971.7%1741.8%9,717(36)14,019 (36)
La Trobe University 5,47419.0%23,17080.4%1810.6%28,824(14)37,056 (16)
Monash University 15,16125.7%43,63673.9%2390.4%59,036(1)73,807 (1)
RMIT University 8,18217.3%38,69481.7%4601.0%47,336(3)61,882 (3)
The University of Melbourne 23,31448.5%24,44450.9%3130.6%48,072(2)61,938 (2)
Swinburne University of Technology 3,84415.8%20,37283.7%1290.5%24,345(17)39,181 (15)
University of Divinity 40456.7%30943.3%00.0%713(41)1,608 (41)
Victoria University 2,77114.2%16,27583.6%4282.2%19,473(24)27,001 (25)

Western Australia

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
Curtin University 5,41515.5%28,19780.5%1,3924.0%35,002(9)50,205 (8)
Edith Cowan University 3,99321.9%13,34473.0%9315.1%18,267(25)28,117 (22)
Murdoch University 1,91212.2%13,22284.4%5313.4%15,665(28)23,143 (29)
The University of Notre Dame Australia 8439.1%7,71983.2%7107.7%9,273(37)12,022 (37)
University of Western Australia 6,69134.2%12,81865.5%560.3%19,565(23)25,200 (26)

Largest universities

By all students

By EFTSL

RankUniversityAll Students - EFTSL (2016) [2]
1.Monash University (Victoria)59,036
2.The University of Melbourne (Victoria)48,072
3.RMIT University (Victoria)47,336
4.The University of Sydney (New South Wales)47,167
5.The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)41,844

By enrolments

RankUniversityAll Students - Enrolments (2016) [3]
1.Monash University (Victoria)73,807
2.The University of Melbourne (Victoria)61,938
3.RMIT University (Victoria)61,882
4.The University of Sydney (New South Wales)61,224
5.The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)56,090

By undergraduate students

RankUniversityUndergraduate - EFTSL (2016) [2]
1.Monash University (Victoria)43,636
2.RMIT University (Victoria)38,694
3.Deakin University (Victoria)29,650
4.The University of Queensland (Queensland)29,607
5.Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)29,603
RankUniversityUndergraduate - % of Total (2016) [2]
1.Australian Catholic University (Multi-State)86.55%
2.Murdoch University (Western Australia)84.4%
3.Western Sydney University (New South Wales)84.37%
4.Swinburne University of Technology (Victoria)83.68%
5.Victoria University (Victoria)83.58%

By postgraduate students

RankUniversityPostgraduate - EFTSL (2016) [2]
1.The University of Melbourne (Victoria)23,314
2.The University of Sydney (New South Wales)17,863
3.Monash University (Victoria)15,161
4.The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)11,856
5.The University of Queensland (Queensland)10,042
RankUniversityPostgraduate - % of Total (2016) [2]
1.University of Divinity (Victoria)56.66%
2.The University of Melbourne (Victoria)48.50%
3.The Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory)44.06%
4.The University of Sydney (New South Wales)37.87%
5.Bond University (Queensland)37.73%

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References

  1. Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2016 Students EFTSL
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Department of Education and Training, 2016 Students EFTSL tables
  3. Department of Education and Training, 2016 All Students tables