Top Universities in Australia

Here is our comprehensive guide listing down the top universities in Australia.

Rated consistently in the top 10 study destinations across the world for International students and growing every year, Australia has a lot to offer. One of the primary reasons why it’s a popular destination is the number of top universities present in the country. We have compiled the list of top-ranked colleges and universities in Australia for you along with the details.

For the QS world ranking of top Australian universities, please click here.

Australian National University

Founded: 1946

City: Canberra

Ranking: 29^th in the World, 1^st in Australia

Fee Structure:

Undergraduate: Between AUD 35,000 and 55,065 (Approximately)

Postgraduate: AUD 40,000 and 65,065 (Approximately)

Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate: 85% in 12th

Postgraduate: 75% in Graduation

Some Facts:

• Canberra is the capital of Australia
• ANU accounts for 6 Nobel Laureates among staff and Alumni.
• 15 individual subjects ranked in the world top 25 and 13 are number one in Australia
• 96 percent of broad-field research at ANU is rated above or well above world standard
• One of the highest average teacher-student ratios among Australia’s leading universities

University of Melbourne

Founded: 1853

City: Melbourne

Ranking: 38^th in the World, 2^nd in Australia

Fee Structure:

Undergraduate: Between AUD 35,000 and 55,065 (Approximately)

Postgraduate: AUD 40,000 and 65,065 (Approximately)

Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate: 90% in 12th

Postgraduate: 75% in Graduation

Some Facts:

• Four Australian prime ministers and five governors-general have graduated from the University of Melbourne
• Melbourne is a seven times winner of The Economist’s World’s Most Livable City award
• It is ranked 7^th in graduate employability worldwide
• 40 percent of its students come from more than 125 countries

University of Sydney

Founded: 1850

City: Sydney

Ranking: 42^nd in the World, 3^rd in Australia

Fee Structure:

Undergraduate: Between AUD 35,000 and 55,065 (Approximately)

Postgraduate: AUD 40,000 and 65,065 (Approximately)

Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate: 90% in 12th

Postgraduate: 75% in Graduation

Some Facts:

• Currently has more than 73,000 students
• 2500 + exchange programs
• 350,000 + alumni across 170 countries
• 40 percent of its students come from more than 125 countries

University of New South Wales

Founded: 1949

City: Sydney

Ranking: 43^rd in the World, 4^rd in Australia

Fee Structure:

Undergraduate: Between AUD 35,000 and 55,065 (Approximately)

Postgraduate: AUD 40,000 and 65,065 (Approximately)

Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate: 90% in 12th

Postgraduate: 75% in Graduation

Some Facts:

• The university is home to the Lowy Cancer Research Centre, one of Australia’s largest cancer research facilities
• In 2019, UNSW was the number one university preference for high school students in the State of New South Wales
• Blitz is a student publication, published online by Arc @ UNSW, based at the University of New South Wales
• Since 1962, the School of Mathematics and Statistics has run the UNSW School Mathematics Competition. This competition is a three-hour open-book olympiad-style exam designed to assess mathematical insight and ingenuity rather than efficiency in tackling routine examples

University of Queensland

Founded: 1909

City: Brisbane

Ranking: 47^th in the World, 5^th in Australia

Fee Structure:

Undergraduate: Between AUD 35,000 and 55,065 (Approximately)

Postgraduate: AUD 40,000 and 65,065 (Approximately)

Eligibility Requirements:

Undergraduate: 90% in 12th

Postgraduate: 75% in Graduation

Some Facts:

• In Australia, UQ is consistently ranked first for business administration, veterinary medicine and life sciences
• UQ incorporates over one hundred research institutes and centres, such as the Boeing Research and Technology Australia Centre
• UQ has two Nobel laureates (Peter C. Doherty and John Harsanyi) and about a hundred Rhodes Scholars among its alumni and staff
• In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018, UQ ranked in the top 50 in the world in 22 subjects, and first in Australia for Chemical Engineering and Environmental Sciences.

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