Deakin University, one of Australia's 43 universities

There are 43 universities in Australia: 41 Australian universities (37 public and 4 private) and 2 international 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.

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:^[2]

• 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 (VTAC) in Victoria, includes admission to Torrens University,
• Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) in Western Australia,
• Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (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."^[3]

Universities in Australia

University	Type	Campus[4]	State/ Territory [4]	Estab.	University status	Times rank[5]	ARWU rank[6]	QS rank[7]	US News rank[8]	CWTS rank [note 1]
Australian Catholic University	Public	Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Ballarat, Melbourne, Rome	National	1991	1991	251-300	501-600	801-850	624=	1000+
Australian National University	Public	Canberra	ACT	1946	1946	62	79	34=	69=	209
Avondale University	Private (Australian)	Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga	NSW	1897	2021	-	-	-	-	-
Bond University	Private (Australian)	Gold Coast	QLD	1987	1987	251–300	N/A	567=	1000+	N/A
Carnegie Mellon University (Australia campus)	Private (International)	Adelaide	SA	2006	2006	-	-	-	-	-
Central Queensland University	Public	Rockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Townsville, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Noosa	QLD	1967	1992	601–800	N/A	590=	936=	N/A
Charles Darwin University	Public	Darwin	NT	1989	2003	351–400	801-900	601-610	841=	N/A
Charles Sturt University	Public	Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney (For international students only), Melbourne	NSW	1948	1989	1001–1200	N/A	801-850	710=	1000+
Curtin University	Public	Perth, Singapore, Miri, Dubai, Mauritius	WA	1966	1986	201–250	201-300	183	190=	271
Deakin University	Public	Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool	VIC	1974	1974	251–300	201-300	233=	247=	316
Edith Cowan University	Public	Perth	WA	1902	1991	351-400	601-700	529	495	1000+
Federation University Australia	Public	Ballarat, Churchill, Berwick, Horsham	VIC	1870	1994	601-800	N/A	N/A	1000+	N/A
Flinders University	Public	Adelaide	SA	1966	1966	301–350	401-500	380	427=	511
Griffith University	Public	Brisbane, Gold Coast	QLD	1971	1971	251–300	201-300	243	242=	291
James Cook University	Public	Cairns, Singapore and Townsville (main)	QLD	1970	1970	351–400	301-400	415=	271=	555
La Trobe University	Public	Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Sydney	VIC	1964	1964	251–300	201-300	242	408=	527
Macquarie University	Public	Sydney	NSW	1964	1964	175	201-300	130=	227=	378
Monash University	Public	Melbourne, Selangor	VIC	1958	1958	44	75	42	59=	52
Murdoch University	Public	Perth	WA	1973	1973	401–500	401-500	431=	637	829
Queensland University of Technology	Public	Brisbane	QLD	1908	1989	201–250	201-300	189=	224=	326
RMIT University	Public	Melbourne	VIC	1887	1992	301–350	301-400	140	315=	418
Southern Cross University	Public	Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Sydney (For international students only), Melbourne (For international students only)	NSW	1954	1994	601-800	801-900	651-660	898=	N/A
Swinburne University of Technology	Public	Melbourne, Kuching	VIC	1908	1992	301-350	201-300	285=	358=	715
Torrens University Australia	Private (International)	Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Auckland	National, New Zealand	2014	2014	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The University of Adelaide	Public	Adelaide	SA	1874	1874	88	101–150	89	80	185
University of Canberra	Public	Canberra	ACT	1967	1990	251–300	801-900	421=	645=	1000+
University of Divinity	Private (Australian)	Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney	National	1910	2012	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The University of Melbourne	Public	Melbourne	VIC	1853	1853	34	32	14	26	28
University of New England	Public	Armidale, Sydney	NSW	1938	1954	N/A	801-900	951-1000	729=	959
University of New South Wales	Public	Sydney, Canberra	NSW	1949	1949	71	64	19=	64=	53
The University of Newcastle	Public	Newcastle, Central Coast (Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Sydney, Singapore	NSW	1951	1965	201–250	301-400	173=	274=	342
University of Notre Dame Australia	Private (Australian)	Fremantle, Broome, Sydney	WA NSW	1989	1989	N/A	N/A	1401+	N/A	N/A
The University of Queensland	Public	Brisbane, Gatton	QLD	1909	1909	53	47	43	42	37
University of South Australia	Public	Adelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier	SA	1856	1991	301-350	501-600	326=	395=	503
University of Southern Queensland	Public	Ipswich, Springfield and Toowoomba	QLD	1967	1992	301–350	501-600	410=	870=	N/A
University of the Sunshine Coast	Public	Sunshine Coast	QLD	1994	1994	601–800	601-700	1001-1200	976=	N/A
The University of Sydney	Public	Sydney	NSW	1850	1850	54	60	19=	27	32
University of Tasmania	Public	Hobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney	TAS	1890	1890	301–350	201-300	307=	319=	451
University of Technology Sydney[9]	Public	Sydney	NSW	1870	1988	133	201-300	90	198=	422
The University of Western Australia	Public	Perth	WA	1911	1911	131	99	72	86	176
University of Wollongong	Public	Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Sydney, Dubai, Subang Jaya	NSW	1951	1975	201-250	201-300	162	247=	359
Victoria University	Public	Melbourne, Sydney	VIC	1916	1990	501–600	-	711-720	485=	1000+
Western Sydney University	Public	Sydney	NSW	1891	1989	201-250	301-400	375=	279=	578

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  Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
• 
  Macquarie University, Sydney
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  RMIT University, Melbourne
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  The University of Melbourne, Melbourne
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  The University of New South Wales, Sydney
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  The University of South Australia, Adelaide
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  The University of Western Australia, Perth
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  The University of Queensland, Brisbane
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  The University of Sydney, Sydney
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  Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
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  The Australian National University, Canberra
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  University of Technology Sydney, Sydney
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  Monash University, Melbourne
• 
  University of Tasmania, Hobart

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 - a coalition of public universities across Australia committed to inclusive education and innovative research that advances our communities.
• 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.^[10]
• Association of Commonwealth Universities – 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^[11]

See also

• Admission in university in Australia
  • 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
  • Business schools in Australia
  • Medical schools in Australia
  • Schools in Australia
  • Universities in Australia by enrolment
  • Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
  • Universities by country

Notes

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References

External links

Wikiversity has learning resources about Australian university

• Australian Universities Guide
• Australian University Rankings
• The Good Universities Guide (Australia)
• Times Higher Education Australian University rankings

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