List of universities in Australia

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.

Universities

National

• Australian Catholic University (ACU), New South Wales (both in Sydney): North Sydney (MacKillop), Strathfield (Mount St. Mary); Queensland: Brisbane (McAuley); Australian Capital Territory: Canberra (Signadou); Victoria: Ballarat (Aquinas); Melbourne (St Patrick's).

Australian Capital Territory

• Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra
• Australian National University, Canberra
• University of Canberra, Canberra

New South Wales

• Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Dubbo, Manly, Orange, Canberra
• Charles Sturt University Study Centres, Sydney
• Macquarie University, Sydney
• Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads
• University of New England, Armidale
• University of New South Wales, Sydney
• University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Ourimbah, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Singapore, Tiong Bahru
• University of Sydney, Sydney
• University of Technology, Sydney
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Shoalhaven, Batemans Bay, Loftus, Moss Vale, Dubai

Victoria

• Charles Sturt University Study Centres, Melbourne
• Deakin University, Geelong, Melbourne (Burwood), Warrnambool
• La Trobe University, Melbourne (Bundoora), Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Beechworth, Shepparton, Mildura, Mount Buller (former campus)
• 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)
• University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Ararat, Horsham, Stawell
• University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Parkville, Werribee, Dookie
• Victoria University, Melbourne (CBD, Footscray, St Albans), Werribee
• Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Melbourne (Fitzroy)

Queensland

• Bond University, Gold Coast
• Central Queensland University ("CQUniversity"), Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Sydney and Brisbane.
• Griffith University, Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast and South Bank (Queensland Conservatorium, Queensland College of Art and the Graduate Centre)
• James Cook University, Townsville, Brisbane, Singapore and Cairns
• Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
• University of Queensland, Brisbane, Ipswich and Gatton
• University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba and Brisbane
• University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast

Western Australia

• Curtin University, Perth, Sydney, Malaysia (Sarawak), Singapore, Kalgoorlie.
• Edith Cowan University, Perth and Bunbury
• Murdoch University, Perth, Rockingham and Mandurah
• University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Broome and Sydney.
• University of Western Australia, Perth and Albany.

South Australia

• Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College Australia, Adelaide
• University College London, School of Energy and Resources, Adelaide
• Flinders University, Adelaide
• University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Waite and Roseworthy
• University of South Australia, Adelaide, Whyalla and Mount Gambier

Tasmania

• University of Tasmania, Hobart, Launceston and Burnie

Northern Territory

• Charles Darwin University, Darwin and Alice Springs(formerly Northern Territory University)

Other self-accrediting higher education institutions

Like universities, these institutions have the authority to accredit their own qualifications. However they cannot use the title "University".

• Australian College of Theology and affiliates, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
• Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Sydney
• Australian Maritime College, Launceston (associated with the University of Tasmania)
• 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 (VCA), Melbourne (associated with the University of Melbourne)
• National Art School (NAS), Sydney
• National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Sydney (associated with the University of New South Wales)
• Arts Academy (AA) (associated with the University of Ballarat)
• Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Perth (associated with Edith Cowan University)

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

• ICI College completely through correspondence via Tasmania - Has now merged with a U.S. based uni to create Global University
• Institute for the Nations - Australia, Youth With A Mission affiliate registered in ACT
• Tabor College, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney

New South Wales

• Avondale College, Cooranbong (New South Wales)
• Campion College Australia, Sydney
• College of Christian Higher Education, Sydney
• Lois Reid College of Counselling Studies, Tamworth
• Moore Theological College
• Sydney College of Divinity, Sydney
• Wesley Institute for Ministry and the Arts, Sydney
• 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
• Nazarene 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

• Australian Academy of Design, Melbourne
• 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
• Careers Australia College of Healthcare, Adelaide, Brisbane
• Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney, Brisbane
• Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Leura
• Brandon Raynor's School of Massage and Natural Therapies, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast
• 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
• Taylors College, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth
• 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

• ACT
• NSW
• NT
• Queensland
• SA
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• WA

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.
• List of all federally auspiced higher education institutions in Australia.

Rankings of universities

Australian Universities featuring in the top 400 universities from the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012:

National Rank	University	World Rank
1	University of Melbourne	37
2	Australian National University	38
3	University of Sydney	58
4	University of Queensland	74
5	Monash University	117
6	University of New South Wales	173
7	University of Western Australia	189
8	University of Adelaide	201-225
9	Macquarie University	226-250
10	University of Wollongong	251-275
11	University of Newcastle	276-300
11	Queensland University of Technology	276-300
13	Charles Darwin University	301-350
13	University of Tasmania	301-350
15	Curtin University	351-400
15	Deakin University	351-400
15	Flinders University	351-400
15	Griffith University	351-400
15	La Trobe University	351-400
15	University of South Australia	351-400
15	Swinburne University of Technology	351-400

Rankings from the 2011 Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities:

National Rank	University	World Rank
1	University of Melbourne	60
2	Australian National University	70
3	University of Queensland	86
4	University of Sydney	96
5	University of Western Australia	102–150
6-7	Monash University	151–200
6-7	University of New South Wales	151-200
8-9	Macquarie University	201–300
8-9	University of Adelaide	201–300
10-13	Flinders University	301–400
10-13	James Cook University	301–400
10-13	University of Newcastle	301–400
10-13	University of Tasmania	301–400
14-19	Curtin University of Technology	401–500
14-19	Griffith University	401–500
14-19	La Trobe University	401–500
14-19	Swinburne University of Technology	401–500
14-19	University of Technology Sydney	401–500
14-19	University of Wollongong	401–500

In February 2011 the Australian Research Council (ARC) released the ratings. The following table lists the top 15 universities.

KEY (Research Ratings Table) rated 0 - 5 (- = n/a):

1. C1 = physical, chemical and earth sciences
2. C2 = humanities and creative arts
3. C3 = engineering and environmental sciences
4. C4 = social, behavioural and economic sciences
5. C5 = mathematical, information and computing sciences
6. C6 = biological and biotechnological sciences
7. C7 = biomedical and clinical health sciences
8. C8= public and allied health sciences

University	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	C8	Average Score
Australian National University	4.7	4.6	4	4	4.5	4	5	5	4.38
University of Melbourne	4.7	4.5	3.7	4.2	4.7	4	5	4	4.33
University of Queensland	4.3	4	5	4	3.7	4.3	5	4	4.17
University of New South Wales	4	4.2	3.7	4.2	4	4	5	3	4.04
University of Sydney	4	4.2	3.7	3.4	4	3	5	4	3.83
University of Western Australia	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.5	5	5	4	3.64
University of Adelaide	4.3	3.5	4	2.4	3	4.5	5	4	3.55
Monash University	4	3.7	5	3.2	2.7	3	5	2	3.45
Macquarie University	4.3	3	4	2.8	2.5	5	2	3	3.24
Queensland University of Technology	3.7	3	3.3	2.6	4	2	3	4	3.09
Griffith University	4	3	2.3	2.6	3	3.5	3	3	3
Melbourne College of Divinity	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
University of Technology Sydney	3	3	2	3	3	4	2	3	2.95
University of Tasmania	4	2.8	3	1.8	3	3.5	3	2	2.81
University of Newcastle	3	3.4	3	1.6	2	3	3	3	2.71
University of Wollongong	3.7	3.4	3	1.6	2	3	3	3	2.71

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:

1. CEQ (Course Experience Questionnaire) generic skills: 17.91%
2. CEQ good teaching: 18.5%
3. CEQ overall satisfaction: 18.9%
4. Students in full-time employment after they graduate: 11.48%
5. Those that go on to full-time study: 10.29%
6. Drop-out or attrition rates: 10.65%
7. 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
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

See also

• List of colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of universities in Australia by enrolment
• List of schools in Australia
• University admission
• Education in Australia
• Technical and Further Education (TAFE)

References

• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2008). Australia in brief: Tourism and international students. Barton, ACT, Australia.

External links

• Australian-Universities.com – Australian university rankings
• Australian tertiary education, a web site with much information on Australian universities and some information on vocational education institutions.
• Populations of Melbourne campuses