How these universities are ranked
5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #387 (Flinders University of South Australia) to #494 (University of Canberra); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: James Cook University of North Queensland is cited most (3,735,226 citations). 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
Public, private and where they are
11 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is Flinders University of South Australia, founded in 1966. South Metropolitan TAFE is the largest, with 30,000 students.
Levels, lengths and start dates
The most common subjects are Business & Management (45), Arts, Design & Architecture (31), Computer Science & IT (30) and Engineering (17). The usual length is 2 years and 1 year. 98% are full-time and 4 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Spring (98% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (97% of courses with a stated intake). TAFE NSW offers the widest choice, with 133 of these courses.
