List of universities in Australia

From top left to right: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne; Macquarie University, Sydney; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne; University of Melbourne, Melbourne; University of New South Wales, Sydney; University of South Australia, Adelaide; University of Western Australia, Perth; University of Sydney, Sydney; Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane; Australian National University, Canberra.

There are 43 universities in Australia: 40 public universities, two international universities, and one private university. 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.

Universities

Main article: Tertiary education in Australia

University Campus State Established University status Times rank ARWU rank QS rank CWTS rank Australian Catholic University Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Ballarat, Melbourne National 1991 1991 601-800 701+ Australian National University Canberra ACT 1946 1946 47 77= 22 100 Bond University Gold Coast QLD 1987 1987 501-600 461-470 Carnegie Mellon University - Australia Adelaide SA 2006 2006 Central Queensland University Rockhampton QLD 1967 1992 401-500 601-650 Charles Darwin University Darwin NT 2004 2004 251-300 551-600 Charles Sturt University Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange NSW 1989 701+ Curtin University Perth WA 1902 1986 401-500 201-300 306= 312 Deakin University Melbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool VIC 1974 1974 251-300 201-300 355 314 Edith Cowan University Perth WA 1902 1991 501-600 701+ Federation University Australia Ballarat VIC 1870 1994 Flinders University Adelaide SA 1966 1966 351-400 301-400 551-600 345 Griffith University Brisbane, Gold Coast QLD 1971 1971 251-300 301-400 336 300 James Cook University Townsville QLD 1970 1970 251-300 201-300 340= 129 La Trobe University Melbourne VIC 1964 1964 351-400 301-400 386= 430 Macquarie University Sydney NSW 1964 1964 251-300 201-300 247= 361 Monash University Melbourne VIC 1958 1958 74 79= 65 168 Murdoch University Perth WA 1973 1973 401-500 501-550 Queensland University of Technology Brisbane QLD 1908 1989 201-250 201-300 276 437 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Melbourne VIC 1887 1992 401-500 401-500 252= 393 Southern Cross University Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads NSW 1954 1994 501-600 Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne VIC 1908 1992 351-400 401-500 441-450 159 Torrens University Australia Adelaide SA 2014 2014 University of Adelaide Adelaide SA 1874 1874 142 101-150 125 203 The University of Canberra Canberra ACT 1967 1990 401-500 551-600 The University of Divinity Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney National 1910 2012 University of Melbourne Melbourne VIC 1853 1853 33= 40 42 123 University of New England Armidale NSW 1938 1954 701+ University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 1833 1949 78= 101-150 49= 195 The University of Newcastle Newcastle NSW 1951 1965 201-250 301-400 245= 198 The University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle, Broome, Sydney WA 1989 1989 University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 1909 1909 60= 55 51= 143 University of South Australia Adelaide SA 1856 1991 251-300 288= 395 University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba QLD 1967 1992 601-800 701+ University of the Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast QLD 1994 1994 501-600 University of Sydney Sydney NSW 1850 1850 60= 82 46= 197 University of Tasmania Hobart TAS 1890 1890 301-350 201-300 370= 320 University of Technology, Sydney Sydney NSW 1833 1988 251-300 301-400 193 157 The University of Western Australia Perth WA 1911 1911 125 96= 102= 274 Western Sydney University Sydney NSW 1891 1989 401-500 301-400 551-600 272 University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 1951 1975 251-300 301-400 218 264 Victoria University Melbourne VIC 1916 1990 351-400 651-700 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. Australian-European Network/Utrecht Network - a network of 7 Australian universities and 31 European universities who cooperate on student exchange programs. Association of Commonwealth Universities - represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries, Australian universities are members of this group. See also Education in Australia List of business schools in Australia List of colleges and universities by country List of schools in Australia List of universities in Australia by enrolment Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Tertiary education fees in Australia University admission Notes References Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2008). Australia in brief: Tourism and international students. Barton, ACT, Australia External links Australian Universities Guide Australian University Rankings The Good Universities Guide (Australia)