List of universities in Australia
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This is a list of Australian universities and other higher education institutions in Australia.
The Commonwealth Higher Education Support Act 2003 sets out three groups of higher education providers. Students at all three types of institutions are eligible for FEE-HELP, an income contingent loan to cover charges and fees.
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[edit] Universities
[edit] National
- Australian Catholic University ACU, NSW (both in Sydney): North Sydney (MacKillop), Strathfield (Mount St. Mary); Qld: Brisbane (Banyo); ACT: Canberra (Signadou); Vic: Ballarat (Aquinas); Melbourne (St Patrick's).
- University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Broome and Sydney.
[edit] Australian Capital Territory
[edit] New South Wales
- Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Dubbo, Manly, Orange, Canberra, Ontario (Canada)
- Macquarie University, Sydney
- University of New England, Armidale
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Canberra
- University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Callaghan, Ourimbah, Port Macquarie, Singapore
- Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads
- University of Sydney, Sydney
- University of Technology, Sydney
- University of Western Sydney
- University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Dubai
[edit] Victoria
- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Parkville
- Monash University, Melbourne (Clayton, Caulfield, Berwick, Peninsula, Parkville), Churchill (Gippsland) , Malaysia, South Africa
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne (City, Brunswick, Bundoora), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi)
- Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne (Hawthorn,Croydon, Prahran, Lilydale, Wantirna, and Healesville), Malaysia (Kuching)
- La Trobe University, Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Beechworth, Shepparton, Mildura, Mt Buller
- Deakin University, Geelong, Melbourne, Warrnambool
- University of Ballarat, Ballarat
- Victoria University, Melbourne
- Central Queensland University, Melbourne
[edit] Queensland
- Bond University, Gold Coast
- Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton and Brisbane.
- Griffith University, Brisbane and Gold Coast
- James Cook University, Townsville and Cairns
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Ipswich, Gatton
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Springfield, Fraser Coast
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast
[edit] Western Australia
- Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Sydney, Malaysia (Miri).
- Edith Cowan University, Perth and Bunbury
- Murdoch University, Perth and Mandurah
- University of Western Australia, Perth and Albany
- University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Broome
[edit] South Australia
- Flinders University, Adelaide
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Waite and Roseworthy
- University of South Australia, Adelaide and Whyalla
- Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz School Australia, Adelaide
[edit] Tasmania
[edit] Northern Territory
- Charles Darwin University, Darwin and Alice Springs (formerly Northern Territory University)
[edit] Other self-accrediting higher education institutions
These institutions are for nearly all practical purposes, universities. However, they are deemed not to be because their academic focus is too narrow.
- Australian Maritime College, Launceston (to become part of the University of Tasmania in 2008)
- Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory: Alice Springs, Batchelor, Darwin, Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy, Katherine, Yarrabah and Western Australia: Kununurra
- Melbourne College of Divinity, Melbourne (associated with the University of Melbourne)
[edit] State and territory accredited higher education institutions
Each qualification these institutions offer must first be approved by the relevant state or territory authority. For the purposes of maintainability, the list below only aims to include institutions that create their own degree, masters or doctorate courses - not those that deliver courses created by others, or create only lesser courses. Links to full lists of Higher Education course originators can be found at the bottom of this section.
Institutions that only deliver higher education courses created by another institution can be found via the parent institution listed.
[edit] Government
[edit] Specialist
- Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne (associated with the University of Melbourne)
- National Art School, Sydney
- National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Sydney
[edit] General
- Box Hill Institute, Melbourne
- Canberra Institute of Technology, Canberra
- Gordon Institute of TAFE, Geelong
- Monash College, Melbourne (associated with Monash University)
- Northern Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
- TAFE South Australia
[edit] Christian
[edit] National
- Australian College of Theology and affiliates, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
- ICI College completely through correspondence via Tasmania
- Institute for the Nations - Australia, Youth With A Mission affiliate registered in ACT
- Tabor College, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
[edit] New South Wales
- Presbyterian Theological Centre, Sydney
- Lois Reid College of Counselling Studies, Tamworth
- Avondale College, Cooranbong (New South Wales)
- Campion College Australia, Sydney
- College of Christian Higher Education, Sydney
- Sydney College of Divinity, Sydney
- Wesley Institute for Ministry and the Arts, Sydney
- Moore Theological College
- Sydney Missionary and Bible College
- Martin college, Sydney
[edit] South Australia
- Adelaide College of Divinity (associated with Flinders University)
- Adelaide College of Ministries
- Australian Lutheran College, Adelaide
- Bible College of South Australia, Adelaide
[edit] Tasmania
- Worldview Centre for Inter-Cultural Studies, Hobart
[edit] Queensland
- Brisbane College of Theology
- Christian Heritage College, Brisbane
- Malyon College, Brisbane
- Nazerene Theological College, Brisbane
[edit] Victoria
- Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
- Harvest Bible College, Melbourne
- John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Melbourne
- Kingsley College, Melbourne
[edit] Western Australia
- Harvest West Bible College, Perth
- Perth Bible College
[edit] Other private
[edit] Specialist
- Adelaide Central School of Art
- Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney and Brisbane
- Australian College of Natural Medicine, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne
- Australian College of Physical Education, Sydney
- Australian Guild of Music Education, Melbourne
- Australian Institute of Public Safety, Melbourne
- Australian Institute of Music, Sydney
- Australian International Hotel School, Canberra
- Billy Blue School of Graphic Arts, Sydney
- Earth Institute, Sydney
- International College of Hotel Management, Adelaide
- Invisage, Brisbane
- Jansen Newman Institute, Sydney
- Jschool: Journalism Education & Training
- Kaylene Kranz and Associates, Adelaide
- Kollel Beth Hatalmud Yehuda Fishman Institute, Melbourne
- Le Cordon Bleu Australia, Adelaide
- Marcus Oldham College, Geelong
- National Institute of Health Sciences, Canberra
- Nature Care College, Sydney
- Oceania Polytechnic Institute of Education, Melbourne
- Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney
- SAE Institute (includes QANTM College), Sydney, Byron Bay, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, dozens more in other countries
- Southern School of Natural Therapies, Melbourne
- Sydney Graphics College
- William Blue International Hotel Management School, Sydney
[edit] General
- Alexander Institute of Technology, Perth
- Gibaran Learning Group (incorporating Australian Institute of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Institute Australia, and Tourism Institute Australia), Adelaide
- Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Melbourne
- ILM Australia, None. Although registered in Australia, it only delivers courses outside the country.
- Institute of Business and Technology, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane & Adelaide
- Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, via an affiliate in Melbourne
[edit] Full listings
Institutions operating in the external territories are auspiced by the Commonwealth Deparment of Education, Science and Training. However, there are none at this time (2005).
[edit] Groupings of universities
- Universities Australia - the peak higher education institution group.
- Group of Eight - the most prestigious universities.
- IRU Australia - newer universities
- Australian Technology Network - technically minded universities that promote themselves as offering more practical courses.
- New Generation Universities - some of the universities that were formerly colleges of advanced education and were designated universities with the collapse of the binary divide in 1988.
- Universitas 21 - a worldwide group of universities
- Open Universities Australia - a group of universities that offer distance education courses as part of a common platform.
[edit] Rankings of universities
2006 and 2007 Shanghai Jiao Tong University's academic ranking of world universities
Since 2003 the "Academic Ranking of World Universities" [1], produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute of Higher Education, has ranked Australian universities according to various criteria. The latest two years are:
| National Rank 2007 |
National Rank 2006 |
University | Regional Rank (Asia Pacific) 2007 |
World Rank 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Australian National University | 3 | 57 |
| 2 | 2 | University of Melbourne | 7 | 79 |
| 3-5 | 3-5 | University of Sydney | 10-18 | 102-150 |
| 3-5 | 3-5 | University of Queensland | 10-18 | 102-150 |
| 3-5 | 3-5 | University of Western Australia | 10-18 | 102-150 |
| 6-7 | 7-9 | University of Adelaide | 19-24 | 151-202 |
| 6-7 | 6 | University of New South Wales | 19-24 | 151-202 |
| 8-9 | 7-9 | Macquarie University | 25-42 | 203-304 |
| 8-9 | 7-9 | Monash University | 25-42 | 203-304 |
| 10-11 | 12-16 | Flinders University | 43-64 | 305-401 |
| 10-11 | 10-11 | University of Newcastle (Australia) | 43-64 | 305-401 |
| 12-17 | 12-16 | James Cook University | 65-99 | 402-508 |
| 12-17 | 10-11 | La Trobe University | 65-99 | 402-508 |
| 12-17 | 12-16 | Murdoch University | 65-99 | 402-508 |
| 12-17 | 12-16 | University of New England (Australia) | 65-99 | 402-508 |
| 12-17 | 12-16 | University of Tasmania | 65-99 | 402-508 |
| 12-17 | not ranked | University of Wollongong | 65-99 | 402-508 |
2008 Ranking web of the World Universities
Published since 2004, the Webometrics Ranking covers not only World Class Universities. The full list of Australian institutions is included:
| WORLD RANK | UNIVERSITY | SIZE | VISIBILITY | RICH FILES | SCHOLAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 72 | 56 | 92 | 52 |
| 105 | MONASH UNIVERSITY | 199 | 88 | 176 | 168 |
| 113 | UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND | 61 | 184 | 196 | 91 |
| 118 | UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES | 52 | 148 | 275 | 166 |
| 120 | UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY | 161 | 154 | 118 | 174 |
| 128 | UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE | 128 | 132 | 248 | 235 |
| 243 | UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE | 430 | 274 | 352 | 84 |
| 252 | UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA | 288 | 300 | 303 | 326 |
| 332 | MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY | 483 | 322 | 412 | 435 |
| 341 | RMIT UNIVERSITY | 423 | 323 | 387 | 657 |
| 364 | QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 605 | 415 | 515 | 131 |
| 407 | UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY | 411 | 462 | 634 | 447 |
| 420 | CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 558 | 520 | 591 | 215 |
| 462 | LA TROBE UNIVERSITY | 646 | 500 | 543 | 474 |
| 481 | UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA | 622 | 492 | 633 | 591 |
| 503 | CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY | 620 | 461 | 725 | 805 |
| 527 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 545 | 739 | 525 | 380 |
| 530 | UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG | 698 | 675 | 618 | 342 |
| 532 | MURDOCH UNIVERSITY | 557 | 566 | 946 | 571 |
| 536 | UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE | 347 | 670 | 858 | 625 |
| 588 | JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY | 468 | 883 | 323 | 680 |
| 614 | UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND AUSTRALIA | 915 | 734 | 691 | 401 |
| 648 | FLINDERS UNIVERSITY | 863 | 697 | 1282 | 323 |
| 743 | DEAKIN UNIVERSITY | 861 | 887 | 1095 | 676 |
| 758 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND | 501 | 1337 | 579 | 251 |
| 875 | VICTORIA UNIVERSITY | 1040 | 1201 | 733 | 695 |
| 891 | CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY | 928 | 1225 | 809 | 849 |
| 927 | GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY | 755 | 1433 | 1060 | 385 |
| 943 | UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY | 1442 | 1137 | 1111 | 522 |
| 948 | UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA | 1161 | 1046 | 1371 | 994 |
| 1025 | SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY | 1102 | 983 | 1778 | 1492 |
| 1344 | BOND UNIVERSITY | 1481 | 1940 | 1518 | 539 |
| 1413 | SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 1435 | 1951 | 1577 | 1029 |
| 1539 | UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT | 1604 | 2404 | 991 | 929 |
| 1588 | AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY | 2079 | 1957 | 1841 | 1395 |
| 2080 | CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY | 2069 | 2968 | 1526 | 2219 |
| 3398 | UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST | 2676 | 4357 | 4885 | 2813 |
| 3497 | AUSTRALIAN MARITIME COLLEGE | 4095 | 4391 | 3116 | 3153 |
| 3979 | AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY AT UNSW | 7642 | 2421 | 5559 | 5560 |
2005 Teaching Performance Rankings (The Australian)
This table shows the teaching standards in Australia universities and was published in The Australian newspaper. The scaling method used in preparing this league table had seven components:
- CEQ (Course Experience Questionnaire) generic skills: 17.91%
- CEQ good teaching: 18.5%
- CEQ overall satisfaction: 18.9%
- Students in full-time employment after they graduate: 11.48%
- Those that go on to full-time study: 10.29%
- Drop-out or attrition rates: 10.65%
- Student progress or pass rates: 12.26%
| Rank | University | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wollongong | 34.24 |
| 2 | Australian Maritime College | 30.79 |
| 3 | University of Melbourne | 29.93 |
| 4 | Swinburne University of Technology | 29.33 |
| 5 | University of Queensland | 28.73 |
| 6 | Australian National University | 26.95 |
| 7 | University of New England | 25.56 |
| 8 | University of Canberra | 24.25 |
| 9 | University of Ballarat | 24.08 |
| 10 | University of Sydney | 23.93 |
| 11 | Murdoch University | 23.49 |
| 12 | University of Western Australia | 23.42 |
| 13 | Australian Catholic University | 22.73 |
| 14 | Monash University | 22.16 |
| 15 | La Trobe University | 21.18 |
| 16 | Macquarie University | 19.96 |
| 17 | Charles Sturt University | 19.44 |
| 18 | University of Technology, Sydney | 18.72 |
| 19 | Victoria University | 18.65 |
| Rank | University | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 18.44 |
| 21 | Deakin University | 18.35 |
| 22 | Griffith University | 18.25 |
| 23 | Edith Cowan University | 17.91 |
| 24 | Curtin University of Technology | 17.45 |
| 25 | University of Newcastle | 16.31 |
| 26 | Flinders University | 16.02 |
| 27 | University of Southern Queensland | 15.39 |
| 28 | Southern Cross University | 14.83 |
| 29 | RMIT | 14.49 |
| 30 | James Cook University | 14.17 |
| 31 | Queensland University of Technology | 13.67 |
| 32 | University of New South Wales | 13.56 |
| 33 | University of Western Sydney | 12.85 |
| 34 | University of Tasmania | 12.00 |
| 35 | Central Queensland University | 11.49 |
| 36 | University of Adelaide | 10.54 |
| 37 | University of South Australia | 10.11 |
| 38 | Charles Darwin University | 9.05 |
2006 Times Higher Education Supplement Australian Rankings
This list shows the international ranking of Australian universities that had been included in the top 100 universities as determined by the Times Higher Education Supplement
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 16 | Australian National University |
| 22 | University of Melbourne |
| 35 | University of Sydney |
| 38 | Monash University |
| 41 | University of New South Wales |
| 45 | University of Queensland |
Asiaweek's Australian top ranking universities
In 2000, Asiaweek ranked Asia's universities and grouped them according to whether they were a generalist Multi-Disciplinary or a Science and Technology university. [2]
| Multi-disciplinary | |
|---|---|
| Rank | University |
| 8 | Australian National University |
| 9 | University of Melbourne |
| 10 | University of New South Wales |
| 13 | University of Sydney |
| 23 | University of Western Australia |
| 25 | University of Queensland |
| 26 | University of Adelaide |
| 30 | Monash University |
| 45 | University of Wollongong |
| 56 | Maquarie University |
| Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
| Rank | University |
| 22 | Curtin University of Technology |
| 25 | Queensland University of Technology |
| 26 | University of Technology, Sydney |
| 28 | RMIT University |
| 38 | University of South Australia |
In 1999, Asiaweek released the first regional listing of Asia's best universities. [3] Australian universities in the list and their rankings were:
| Rank | University |
|---|---|
| 8 | University of New South Wales |
| 10 | University of Melbourne |
| 13 | Australian National University |
| 15 | University of Sydney |
| 19 | University of Queensland |
| 25 | University of Western Australia |
| 34 | University of Adelaide |
| 46 | Monash University |
| 51 | Macquarie University |
| 59 | University of Wollongong |
2005 Melbourne Institute International Standing of Australian Universities
A study released by the Melbourne Institute [4] (operated by the University of Melbourne) in 2005 examined Australian universities on the basis of:
- international standing of staff (40%)
- graduate programs (16%)
- undergraduate intake (11%)
- undergraduate programs (14%)
- resources (11%), and
- the views of Deans and CEOs (8%).
| University | Index |
|---|---|
| Australian National University | 100 |
| University of Melbourne | 100 |
| University of Sydney | 93 |
| University of Queensland | 87 |
| University of New South Wales | 84 |
| University of Western Australia | 77 |
| Monash University | 75 |
| University of Adelaide | 70 |
| Flinders University | 55 |
| La Trobe University | 55 |
| Macquarie University | 55 |
| University of Tasmania | 54 |
| Murdoch University | 53 |
| University of Newcastle | 53 |
| University of Wollongong | 53 |
| Curtin University of Technology | 50 |
| Griffith University | 50 |
| University of New England | 50 |
| Deakin University | 49 |
| University | Index |
|---|---|
| James Cook University | 49 |
| Queensland University of Technology | 49 |
| University of Technology, Sydney | 47 |
| University of South Australia | 46 |
| RMIT University | 44 |
| University of Canberra | 44 |
| Southern Cross University | 41 |
| Swinburne University of Technology | 41 |
| University of Western Sydney | 41 |
| Victoria University | 41 |
| Charles Darwin University | 40 |
| Edith Cowan University | 40 |
| Central Queensland University | 39 |
| Charles Sturt University | 39 |
| University of Southern Queensland | 38 |
| University of Ballarat | 37 |
| Australian Catholic University | 36 |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | 32 |
| University of Notre Dame, Australia | 29 |
Ranking performance by other measures
Universities can also be ranked by other measures
- Academic disciplines
- Graduate satisfaction
- Graduate emploment prospects
[edit] See also
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
- List of schools in Australia
- University admission
- Education in Australia
- Technical and Further Education (TAFE)
[edit] External links
- Australian tertiary education, a web site with much information on Australian universities and some information on vocational education institutions.
- Doctortee.net - Online 2008 PDF Text Book "Study and Learning in the Australian University System" including rankings and detailed overview of the Australian System by Dr. Dario Toncich
- Populations of Melbourne campuses

