Australia’s 41 universities teach a combined 1.4 million students. Just over 30% are international students.
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Here is a list of all 41 universities in Australia. The sortable list shows each university’s home city and state, total students enrolled and the number of international students.

University Home city Home state Students International
Australian Catholic UniversitySydney NSW 31,775 3,800
Australian National UniversityCanberra ACT 26,235 10,498
Bond UniversityGold Coast QLD 5,234 2,355
Charles Darwin UniversityDarwin NT 11,006 2,017
Charles Sturt UniversityWagga Wagga NSW 40,022 10,425
CQUniversityRockhampton QLD 24,451 8,699
Curtin UniversityPerth WA 47,109 13,233
Deakin UniversityGeelong VIC 61,163 15,716
Edith Cowan UniversityPerth WA 27,530 6,823
Federation University AustraliaBallarat VIC 18,360 10,206
Flinders UniversityAdelaide SA 24,860 5,162
Griffith UniversityGold Coast QLD 48,002 8,250
James Cook UniversityTownsville QLD 20,011 5,988
La Trobe UniversityMelbourne VIC 38,422 10,549
Macquarie UniversitySydney NSW 44,154 11,668
Monash UniversityMelbourne VIC 86,211 41,225
Murdoch UniversityPerth WA 23,964 10,089
Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane QLD 51,795 9,338
RMIT UniversityMelbourne VIC 71,452 32,791
Southern Cross UniversityLismore NSW 18,881 5,832
Swinburne University of TechnologyMelbourne VIC 41,512 10,504
Torrens University AustraliaAdelaide SA 17,797 9,610
University of AdelaideAdelaide SA 28,012 8,899
University of CanberraCanberra ACT 15,795 3,461
University of DivinityMelbourne VIC 1,512 193
University of MelbourneMelbourne VIC 69,608 28,006
University of New EnglandArmidale NSW 24,037 1,786
University of New South WalesSydney NSW 61,997 23,582
University of NewcastleNewcastle NSW 31,814 5,696
University of Notre Dame AustraliaFremantle WA 11,195 167
University of QueenslandBrisbane QLD 54,235 19,683
University of South AustraliaAdelaide SA 33,986 6,722
University of Southern QueenslandToowoomba QLD 22,097 2,784
University of SydneySydney NSW 68,464 28,809
University of TasmaniaHobart TAS 35,592 8,092
University of Technology SydneySydney NSW 44,674 14,178
University of the Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast QLD 16,370 3,668
University of Western AustraliaPerth WA 24,045 5,362
University of WollongongWollongong NSW 33,529 15,115
Victoria UniversityMelbourne VIC 27,953 12,126
Western Sydney UniversitySydney NSW 48,136 7,824
Source: uCube. Updated: 18 June 2021
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About the Universities List

Student numbers are for 2019 (the latest available at the time of publishing in 2021) and consist of students enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate degree courses.

The location information (city and state) and student numbers in the list don’t fully reflect the ways Australian universities are organised.

  • All but a few Australian universities have multiple campuses.
  • Often a university’s campus network spreads across multiple cities and may cross state and even national boundaries.
  • A given student could attend a large main campus, a satellite campus or study through distance education.