List of universities in Australia

There are 44 universities in Australia out of which 39 are public universities and 5 private universities. 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 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: 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."Improving IB entry to Australian tertiary courses, IB combined rank.

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. University Type Campus State/Territory Estab. Universitystatus Times rank ARWU rank QS rank USNewsrank CWTS rankAdelaide UniversityPublicAdelaide, Magill, Mawson Lakes, Roseworthy, Mount Gambier, Waite, Whyalla SA20242024N/AN/A82=N/AN/AAustralian Catholic UniversityPublicBrisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Blacktown, Ballarat, Strathfield, Italy National19911991401–500601–700851 - 9004161374Australian National UniversityPublicCanberra ACT1946194667101-1503262259Australian University of TheologyPrivate collegiate (Australian)Sydney NSW18912025N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AAvondale UniversityNon-profit private (Australian)Lake Macquarie, Wahroonga NSW18972021N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABond UniversityNon-profit private (Australian)Gold Coast QLD19871987401–500901–1000591=1455N/ACentral Queensland UniversityPublicRockhampton, Mackay, Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville, Cairns, Melbourne, Adelaide, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Indonesia QLD19671992501–600N/A499=10951329Charles Darwin UniversityPublicDarwin NT19892003401–500601–700584=959N/ACharles Sturt UniversityPublicAlbury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Port Macquarie, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne NSW19481989801–1000N/A951–10007641229Curtin UniversityPublicPerth, Kalgoorlie, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Mauritius WA19661986201–250 201–300184=160310Deakin UniversityPublicMelbourne, Geelong, Warrnambool VIC18871974251–300201–300207=217297Edith Cowan UniversityPublicPerth, Bunbury WA19021991351–400601–700487=4951003Federation University AustraliaPublicBallarat, Melbourne, Churchill, Horsham VIC18701994601–800N/AN/A1288N/AFlinders UniversityPublicAdelaide, Bedford Park, Tonsley, etc.; Darwin (Casuarina and Tiwi), etc. SA; NT19661966301–350 401–500387426564Griffith UniversityPublicGold Coast, Logan, Brisbane QLD19711971251–300 201–300268203316James Cook UniversityPublicCairns, Singapore, Townsville QLD19701970351–400 301–400440=324698La Trobe UniversityPublicMelbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Sydney VIC19641964251–300301–400233=304524Macquarie UniversityPublicSydney NSW19641964180201–300138=192360Monash UniversityPublicMelbourne, Malaysia, Indonesia VIC1958195854823637=49Murdoch UniversityPublicPerth WA19731973351–400501–600423=673927Queensland University of TechnologyPublicBrisbane QLD19651989199=201–300226171335RMIT UniversityPublicMelbourne, Vietnam VIC18871992251–300301–400125209378Southern Cross UniversityPublicCoffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Sydney,For international students only. Melbourne NSW19701994501–600901–1000638=997N/ASwinburne University of TechnologyPublicMelbourne, Malaysia VIC19081992201–250201–300294=199682Torrens University AustraliaFor-profit private (International)Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, New Zealand, China National, New Zealand20142014N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AThe University of Adelaide (now Adelaide University)PublicAdelaide, Roseworthy SA18741874111=151–20082=74220University of CanberraPublicCanberra ACT19671990351–400801–900494=5931353University of DivinityPrivate collegiate (Australian)Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth National19102012N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AThe University of MelbournePublicMelbourne VIC185318533737192728University of New EnglandPublicArmidale, Sydney NSW19381954N/A901–10001001-12008211081University of New South WalesPublicSydney, Canberra NSW1949194984772037=52The University of NewcastlePublicNewcastle, Central Coast (Ourimbah), a suburb of Gosford, Sydney, Singapore NSW19511965201–250401–500227=231388The University of Notre Dame AustraliaPrivateFremantle, Broome, Sydney WA NSW19891989N/AN/A1201-14001511N/AThe University of QueenslandPublicBrisbane, Gatton QLD1909190973=7340=42=50University of South Australia (now Adelaide University)PublicAdelaide, Whyalla, Mount Gambier SA18561991301–350401–500340=263616University of Southern QueenslandPublicToowoomba, Ipswich, Springfield QLD19671992351–400601–700410=4521210University of the Sunshine CoastPublicSunshine Coast QLD19941994501–600701–8001001–120010721126The University of SydneyPublicSydney NSW185018506074252836University of TasmaniaPublicHobart, Launceston, Burnie, Sydney TAS18901890251–300301–400314=273491University of Technology SydneyPublicSydney NSW18701988148201–30096112315The University of Western AustraliaPublicPerth, Albany WA19111911143=101–1507783203University of WollongongPublicWollongong, Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Sydney, Dubai, Malaysia NSW19511975201–250301–400167=186398Victoria UniversityPublicMelbourne, Sydney VIC19161990401–500 N/A741–7506491282Western Sydney UniversityPublicSydney, Indonesia NSW18911989301–350301–400400234615

National university groups Australian-European Network – a network of 5 Australian universities who cooperate with 31 European universities on student exchange programs. 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

List of universities in Australia

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