This is a list of universities 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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Universities
National
- Australian Catholic University ACU, NSW (both in Sydney): North Sydney (MacKillop), Strathfield (Mount St. Mary); Qld: Brisbane (McAuley); ACT: Canberra (Signadou); Vic: Ballarat (Aquinas); Melbourne (St Patrick's).
- University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Broome and Sydney.
Australian Capital Territory
- University of Canberra, Canberra
- Australian National University, Canberra
- Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra
New South Wales
- Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Dubbo, Manly, Orange, Canberra
- Macquarie University, Sydney
- University of New England, Armidale
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Canberra, Singapore
- 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, Shoalhaven, Batemans Bay, Loftus, Moss Vale, Dubai
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 (CBD, Brunswick, Bundoora), Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
- Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne (Hawthorn, Lilydale, Prahran, Wantirna, Croydon), Malaysia (Sarawak)
- La Trobe University, Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Beechworth, Shepparton, Mildura, Mt Buller
- Deakin University, Geelong, Melbourne, Warrnambool
- University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Ararat, Horsham, Stawell
- Victoria University, Melbourne
Queensland
- Bond University, Gold Coast
- Griffith University, Brisbane, Logan and Gold Coast
- Central Queensland University, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton and Brisbane.
- James Cook University, Townsville, Brisbane, Singapore and Cairns
- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Ipswich and Gatton
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast
- Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Brisbane, Goldcoast, Melbourne, Mackay, Bundaberg, Emerald, Noosa, Sunshine Coast and Sydney
Western Australia
- Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Kalgoorlie, Sydney and Malaysia (Sarawak).
- Edith Cowan University, Perth and Bunbury
- Murdoch University, Perth
- University of Western Australia, Perth and Albany.
- University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Broome and Sydney.
South Australia
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Waite and Roseworthy
- Cranfield University, Defence College of Management and Technology, Adelaide
- Flinders University, Adelaide
- University of South Australia, Adelaide and Whyalla
- Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz School Australia, Adelaide
Tasmania
Northern Territory
- Charles Darwin University, Darwin and Alice Springs(formerly Northern Territory University)
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
- 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)
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.
Government
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
General
- Box Hill Institute of TAFE, 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
Christian
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
New South Wales
- 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
South Australia
- Adelaide College of Divinity (associated with Flinders University)
- Adelaide College of Ministries
- Australian Lutheran College, Adelaide
- Bible College of South Australia, Adelaide
- IIBIT,Adelaide
Tasmania
- Worldview Centre for Inter-Cultural Studies, Hobart
Queensland
- Brisbane College of Theology
- Christian Heritage College, Brisbane
- Malyon College, Brisbane
- Nazerene Theological College, Brisbane
Victoria
- Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
- Harvest Bible College, Melbourne
- John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family, Melbourne
- Kingsley College, Melbourne
Western Australia
- Harvest West Bible College, Perth
- Perth Bible College
Other private
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
- Australian National college, Melbourne
- Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney
- Brandon Raynor's School of Massage and Natural Therapies, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast
- 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
- QANTM, Brisbane
- Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney
- SAE Institute, Sydney, Byron Bay, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth
- Southern School of Natural Therapies, Melbourne
- William Blue College of Hospitality and Tourism, Sydney
General
- Alexander Institute of Technology, Perth
- Gibaran Learning Group (incorporating Australian Institute of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Institute Australia, and Tourism Institute Australia), Adelaide
- Holmes Institute, Melbourne
- ILM Australia, None. Although registered in Australia, it only delivers courses outside the country
- Navitas World, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and various places in other countries
- Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, via an affiliate in Melbourne
Full listings
Institutions operating in the external territories are auspiced by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training. However, there are none at this time (2005).
Groupings of universities
- Universities Australia - the peak higher education institution group.
- Group of Eight - the leading research-focused universities.
- Australian Technology Network - the leading technology-focused universities.
- Innovative Research Universities Australia - research-focused universities.
- Universitas 21 - a worldwide group of universities founded by the University of Melbourne.
- Open Universities Australia - a group of universities that offer distance education courses as part of a common platform.
Rankings of universities
2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong University's academic ranking of world universities
In 2008 the "Academic Ranking of World Universities" [1], produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute of Higher Education, ranked Australian universities accordingly:
| National Rank | University | Regional Rank (Asia Pacific) |
World Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian National University | 3 | 59 |
| 2 | University of Melbourne | 6 | 73 |
| 3 | University of Sydney | 8 | 97 |
| 4 | University of Queensland | 9-16 | 101-151 |
| 5 | University of Western Australia | 9-16 | 101-151 |
| 6 | University of New South Wales | 17-22 | 152-200 |
| 7 | Macquarie University | 23-41 | 201-302 |
| 8 | Monash University | 23-41 | 201-302 |
| 9 | University of Adelaide | 23-41 | 201-302 |
| 10 | Flinders University | 42-68 | 303-401 |
| 11 | James Cook University | 42-68 | 303-401 |
| 12 | University of Newcastle | 42-68 | 303-401 |
| 13 | University of Tasmania | 42-68 | 303-401 |
| 14 | University of Wollongong | 42-68 | 303-401 |
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 | RMIT 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 |
2009 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 |
|---|---|
| 17 | Australian National University |
| 36 | University of Melbourne |
| 36 | University of Sydney |
| 41 | University of Queensland |
| 45 | Monash University |
| 47 | University of New South Wales |
| 81 | University of Adelaide |
| 84 | University of Western Australia |
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
- "Ranking Web of World Universities" [5]
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)
External links
- Australian tertiary education, a web site with much information on Australian universities and some information on vocational education institutions.
- Populations of Melbourne campuses
- Top ten Australian universities (based on 2008 THES-QS world university ranking).
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