List of universities in Australia

The University of New South Wales, Sydney

The University of South Australia, Adelaide

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Australian National University, Canberra

From top left to right: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Macquarie University, Sydney, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, University of New South Wales, Sydney, University of South Australia, Adelaide, University of Western Australia, Perth, University of Sydney, Sydney, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australian National University, Canberra, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.

There are 43 universities in Australia: 40 public universities, two international universities, and one private university.^[1] The Commonwealth Higher Education Support Act 2003 sets out three groups of Australian higher education providers: Universities, other self-accrediting higher education institutions, and state and territory accredited higher education institutions.

Universities 1
Other higher education institutions 2
- Self-accrediting 2.1
- State and territory accredited higher education institutions 2.2
  - New South Wales 2.2.1
  - South Australia 2.2.2
  - Queensland 2.2.3
  - Victoria 2.2.4
  - Western Australia 2.2.5
  - Other private 2.2.6
See also 3
References 4
External links 5

Universities

University	Primary campus^[2]	State^[2]	Affiliation	Year of foundation	Year of university status	Times ranking (2015-2016)^[3]	Shanghai ranking (2015)^[4]	QS ranking (2015-2016)^[5]
Australian Catholic University	Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Ballarat and Melbourne	National	None	1991	1991
Australian National University	Canberra	ACT	Go8	1946	1946	52	77=	19=
Bond University	Gold Coast	QLD	None	1987	1987			501-550
Carnegie Mellon University - Australia	Adelaide	SA	None	2006	2006
Central Queensland University	Rockhampton	QLD	RUN	1967	1992	501-600
Charles Darwin University	Darwin	NT	IRU	2004	2004	251-300		551-600
Charles Sturt University	Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Orange	NSW	None	Various	1989			701+
Curtin University	Perth	WA	ATN	1902	1986	401-500	201-300	284
Deakin University	Melbourne, Geelong and Warrnambool	VIC	None	1974	1974	301-350	301-400	324
Edith Cowan University	Perth	WA	None	1902	1991	501-600		701+
Flinders University	Adelaide	SA	IRU	1966	1966	251-300	301-400	501-550
Griffith University	Brisbane and Gold Coast	QLD	IRU	1971	1971	251-300	301-400	329
James Cook University	Townsville	QLD	IRU	1970	1970	251-300	301-400	387
Macquarie University	Sydney	NSW	None	1964	1964	301-350	201-300	229
Monash University	Melbourne	VIC	Go8	1958	1958	73	101–150	67
Murdoch University	Perth	WA	IRU	1973	1973	401-500		551-600
Queensland University of Technology	Brisbane	QLD	ATN	1908	1989	251-300	401-500	263
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Melbourne	VIC	ATN	1887	1992	401-500		273
Southern Cross University	Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Tweed Heads	NSW	RUN	1954	1994	401-500
Swinburne University of Technology	Melbourne	VIC	None	1908	1992	351-400	301-400	501-550
University of Adelaide	Adelaide	SA	Go8	1874	1874	149=	151-200	113
Federation University	Ballarat	VIC	RUN	1870	1994
The University of Canberra	Canberra	ACT	None	1967	1990	501-600		551-600
The University of Divinity	Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney	Multi-state	None	1910	2012
University of Melbourne	Melbourne	VIC	Go8	1853	1853	33	44=	42
University of New England	Armidale	NSW	RUN	1938	1954			651-700
University of New South Wales	Sydney	NSW	Go8	1949	1949	82=	101–150	46=
The University of Newcastle	Newcastle	NSW	None	1951	1965	251-300	301-400	256
University of Notre Dame Australia	Fremantle, Broome, Sydney	WA, NSW	None	1989	1989
University of Queensland	Brisbane	QLD	Go8	1909	1909	60=	77=	46=
University of South Australia	Adelaide	SA	ATN	1856	1991	351-400		288
University of Southern Queensland	Toowoomba	QLD	RUN	1967	1992	601-800		701+
University of the Sunshine Coast	Sunshine Coast	QLD	RUN	1994	1994
University of Sydney	Sydney	NSW	Go8	1850	1850	56=	101-150	45
University of Tasmania	Hobart	TAS	None	1890	1890	251-300	301-400	379
University of Technology, Sydney	Sydney	NSW	ATN	1893/1988	1988	201-250	301-400	218
University of Western Australia	Perth	WA	Go8	1911	1911	109	87=	98
Western Sydney University	Western Sydney	NSW	None	Various	1989	401-500		651-700
University of Wollongong	Wollongong	NSW	None	1951	1975	251-300	201-300	243
Torrens University Australia	Adelaide	SA	None	2014	2014
Victoria University	Melbourne	VIC	None	1916	1990			601-650
La Trobe University	Melbourne	VIC	IRU	1964	1967	351-400		394

Group of Eight – the leading research-focused universities.
Australian Technology Network – the leading technology-focused universities.
Innovative Research Universities Australia – research-focused universities.
Universitas 21 – a worldwide group of universities founded by the University of Melbourne.
Open Universities Australia – a group of universities that offer distance education courses as part of a common platform.
Regional Universities Network - a group of regional universities.
Sandstone Universities - an unofficial group of Australia's oldest universities.
Australian-European Network/Utrecht Network - a network of 7 Australian universities and 31 European universities who cooperate on student exchange programs.^[6]
Association of Commonwealth Universities - represents 535 universities from 37 Commonwealth countries.

Other higher education institutions

Self-accrediting

Like universities, these institutions have the authority to accredit their own qualifications. However, they cannot use the title "University".^[7]

Australian College of Theology and affiliates, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth
Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Sydney
Australian Maritime College, Launceston (a college of the University of Tasmania)
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory: Alice Springs, Batchelor, Darwin, Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy, Katherine, Yarrabah and Western Australia: Kununurra
Moore Theological College, Sydney (associated with the University of Sydney and the University of Western Sydney)

State and territory accredited higher education institutions

Like universities, these institutions offer post graduate credentials at the Master's and/or Doctoral level. Unlike universities, however, each qualification offered by these institutions must first be approved by the relevant state or territory authority. The accreditation of these institutions may be verified on the National Register of Higher Education Providers.

References

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^ https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2016/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25
^ http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2015.html
^ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2015#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2008). Australia in brief: Tourism and international students. Barton, ACT, Australia.

External links

Australian Universities Guide
Australian University Rankings
The Good Universities Guide (Australia)

List of universities in Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

University ranking systems

Global	Academic Ranking of World Universities CWTS Leiden Ranking Global University Ranking Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities QS World University Rankings Times Higher Education World University Rankings University Ranking by Academic Performance Webometrics Ranking of World Universities

Regional	European Union Latin America

National	Australia Excellence in Research for Australia Brazil Canada Maclean's China Wu Shulian CUAA Netbig Germany Japan Going broke universities - Disappearing universities Truly Strong Universities Mexico ECUM Russia South Africa United Kingdom United States Center for Measuring University Performance Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index The Princeton Review U.S. News & World Report The Washington Monthly

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