How these universities are ranked
30 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #19 (University of Melbourne) to #587 (Bond University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Melbourne has the largest research record in this group, with 31,503,308 citations and an h-index of 1,283. 8 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
The split is 59 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Victoria (2), New South Wales (2) and Australian Capital Territory (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Sydney, founded in 1850. Monash University is the largest, with 86,000 students.
Inside the course list
By level: 677 bachelor's, 247 diploma, 114 master's and 20 foundation. The most common subjects are Business & Management (214), Arts, Design & Architecture (125), Engineering (111) and Medicine & Health Sciences (93). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 98% are full-time and 16 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Spring (93% of courses with a stated intake) and Fall (84% of courses with a stated intake). Western Sydney University offers the widest choice, with 294 of these courses.
What it costs
We hold indicative fees for 6 of these universities. Monash University 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.
