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University of Melbourne tops our list of 14 Public Law universities in Australia at #19 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of New South Wales (QS World #19) and University of Sydney (QS World #25). The universities on this list offer 41 matching courses between them.
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12 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #19 (University of Melbourne) to #487 (Edith Cowan University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Melbourne is cited most (31,503,308 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
14 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, New South Wales (2), Victoria (1) and Queensland (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Sydney, founded in 1850. University of Sydney is the largest, with 73,000 students.
By level: 32 bachelor's, 6 diploma, 1 master's and 1 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Law (36), Law (JD) (3), International Law (1) and Criminal Law (1). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (89% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 19 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 4 of these universities. University of Queensland is the least expensive at USD 30,000 a year and University of Sydney the most at USD 33,000; the middle of the range is about USD 32,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Melbourne (QS World #19), University of New South Wales (QS World #19) and University of Sydney (QS World #25) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Queensland is the least expensive at about USD 30,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
14 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Spring is the main intake — 97% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Fall is the second.
Western Sydney University, with 19, ahead of James Cook University of North Queensland (6).
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