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This is a comprehensive list of all universities in Australia by total university enrollment. The data is gathered from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations statistics from 2008.[ 1] For accuracy of comparison, all data is measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) except for "Total Students".
National universities
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Australian Catholic University
1,841
15.9%
9,486
82.2%
220
1.9%
11,547 (31)
16,224 (31)
Australian Capital Territory
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
The Australian National University
3,946
32.6%
7,996
66.0%
173
1.4%
12,115 (26)
16,600 (29)
University of Canberra
1,599
21.3%
5,775
77.0%
125
1.7%
7,499 (35)
11,189 (35)
New South Wales
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Charles Sturt University
2,892
16.3%
14,565
82.0%
297
1.7%
17,754 (17)
32,508 (14)
Macquarie University
6,097
27.1%
15,600
69.4%
784
3.5%
22,481 (14)
32,710 (13)
Southern Cross University
1,466
15.6%
7,743
82.4%
184
2.0%
9,393 (33)
15,128 (33)
The University of New England
2,056
23.1%
6,660
75.0%
169
1.9%
8,885 (34)
17,509 (27)
The University of New South Wales
8,258
25.5%
23,335
72.2%
736
2.3%
32,329 (5)
44,664 (5)
The University of Newcastle
3,186
15.9%
15,719
78.4%
1,152
5.7%
20,057 (16)
28,371 (17)
The University of Sydney
9,893
26.6%
26,801
72.1%
472
1.3%
37,166 (2)
48,271 (2)
University of Technology, Sydney
5,731
25.0%
16,947
74.0%
210
0.9%
22,888 (13)
32,258 (15)
University of Western Sydney
3,729
15.2%
20,224
82.5%
565
2.3%
24,518 (11)
33,336 (12)
University of Wollongong
4,173
24.0%
12,648
72.7%
587
3.4%
17,408 (18)
23,465 (20)
Northern Territory
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Charles Darwin University
579
16.1%
2,674
74.5%
335
9.3%
3,588 (39)
6,332 (38)
Queensland
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Bond University
1,569
28.9%
3,115
57.4%
743
13.7%
5,427 (37)
6,012 (39)
Central Queensland University
4,206
35.1%
7,193
60.0%
595
5.0%
11,994 (27)
18,579 (26)
Griffith University
4,936
17.8%
22,270
80.3%
538
1.9%
27,744 (9)
43,000 (7)
James Cook University
2,490
21.2%
8,898
75.7%
373
3.2%
11,761 (29)
16,431 (30)
Queensland University of Technology
4,529
15.7%
24,242
83.9%
124
0.4%
28,895 (7)
39,242 (8)
The University of Queensland
6,340
21.3%
23,153
77.7%
309
1.0%
29,802 (6)
38,050 (9)
University of Southern Queensland
3,015
24.6%
8,628
70.5%
594
4.9%
12,237 (25)
24,233 (18)
University of the Sunshine Coast
640
14.0%
3,401
74.5%
525
11.5%
4,566 (38)
7,048 (37)
South Australia
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Flinders University
2,259
19.4%
9,319
80.2%
44
0.4%
11,622 (30)
16,178 (32)
The University of Adelaide
3,648
21.7%
12,837
76.3%
346
2.1%
16,831 (19)
20,983 (21)
University of South Australia
4,854
19.9%
19,193
78.6%
377
1.5%
24,424 (12)
35,845 (11)
Tasmania
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
University of Tasmania
2,235
15.5%
11,834
81.8%
393
2.7%
14,462 (23)
20,082 (24)
Victoria
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Deakin University
4,831
18.9%
20,550
80.3%
195
0.8%
25,576 (10)
36,023 (10)
La Trobe University
4,767
21.2%
17,592
78.6%
48
0.2%
22,387 (15)
29,003 (16)
Monash University
8,927
20.8%
33,584
78.4%
314
0.7%
42,825 (1)
56,573 (1)
RMIT University
6,206
17.9%
28,293
81.8%
89
0.3%
34,588 (4)
46,583 (3)
Swinburne University of Technology
3,491
24.7%
10,518
74.5%
115
0.8%
14,124 (24)
20,301 (23)
The University of Melbourne
9,914
27.9%
25,326
71.4%
248
0.7%
35,488 (3)
44,855 (4)
University of Ballarat
5,195
51.8%
4,702
46.9%
139
1.4%
10,036 (32)
13,125 (34)
Victoria University
2,310
15.2%
12,523
82.6%
324
2.1%
15,157 (22)
20,869 (22)
Western Australia
University Name
Postgraduate - EFTSL
Undergraduate - EFTSL
Non-Award - EFTSL
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
Total Students (Rank)
Curtin University
4,764
16.8%
23,174
81.5%
503
1.8%
28,441 (8)
40,833 (6)
Edith Cowan University
3,170
20.4%
11,866
76.3%
509
3.3%
15,545 (21)
24,201 (19)
Murdoch University
1,791
15.2%
9,776
83.1%
199
1.7%
11,766 (28)
16,615 (28)
The University of Notre Dame Australia
314
5.7%
4,942
89.3%
278
5.0%
5,534 (36)
7,062 (36)
The University of Western Australia
3,142
19.2%
13,169
80.5%
58
0.4%
16,369 (20)
19,993 (25)
Largest universities
By all students
By EFTSL
Rank
University
All Students - EFTSL
1.
Monash University (Victoria)
42,825
2.
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
37,166
3.
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
35,488
4.
RMIT University (Victoria)
34,588
5.
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)
32,329
By enrolments
Rank
University
All Students - Enrolments
1.
Monash University (Victoria)
56,573
2.
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
48,271
3.
Curtin University (Western Australia)
47,960
4.
RMIT University (Victoria)
46,583
By undergraduate students
Rank
University
Undergraduate - EFTSL
1.
Monash University (Victoria)
33,584
2.
Griffith University (Queensland)
31,000
3.
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
26,801
4.
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
25,326
5.
Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)
24,242
Rank
University
Undergraduate - % of Total
1.
The University of Notre Dame Australia (Western Australia)
89.3%
2.
Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)
83.9%
3.
Murdoch University (Western Australia)
83.1%
4.
Victoria University (Victoria)
82.6%
5.
University of Western Sydney (New South Wales)
82.5%
By postgraduate students
Rank
University
Postgraduate - EFTSL
1.
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
9,914
2.
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
9,893
3.
Monash University (Victoria)
8,927
4.
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)
8,258
5.
The University of Queensland (Queensland)
6,340
Rank
University
Postgraduate - % of Total
1.
University of Ballarat (Victoria)
51.8%
2.
Central Queensland University (Queensland)
35.1%
3.
The Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory)
32.6%
4.
Bond University (Queensland)
28.9%
5.
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
27.9%
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