Campus University City/town Name/suburb
Main Flinders University Adelaide Bedford Park
Main Torrens University Australia Adelaide Victoria Square
Main University of Adelaide Adelaide North Terrace
Main University of South Australia Adelaide City West
Satellite Australian Catholic University Adelaide
Satellite CQUniversity Adelaide
Satellite Flinders University Adelaide Tonsley
Satellite Flinders University Adelaide Victoria Square
Satellite Flinders University Lincoln Marine Science Centre
Satellite Flinders University Mount Gambier Greater Green Triangle
Satellite Flinders University Riverland
Satellite Torrens University Australia Adelaide Wakefield Street
Satellite University of Adelaide Roseworthy
Satellite University of Adelaide Thebarton
Satellite University of Adelaide Waite
Satellite University of South Australia Adelaide City East
Satellite University of South Australia Adelaide Magill
Satellite University of South Australia Adelaide Mawson Lakes
Satellite University of South Australia Whyalla
Adelaide, South Australia.
River view of Adelaide

Universities in Adelaide

The list highlights the four South Australian universities that are based in Adelaide.

  • Torrens University Australia is a private university with inner-city campuses in other major Australian cities.
  • The other three universities are more established and have campuses in regional parts of South Australia.
  • The University of Adelaide has a large, centrally located campus. UniSA is spread across the city and Flinders has a large suburban campus.

University Students

Adelaide is a popular study destination, offering a relaxed lifestyle and low-cost living.

  • Adelaide's universities teach around 90,000 university students, including 21,000 from abroad and almost 12,000 online (79,000 students attend campuses).
  • The largest university is UniSA, with 30,000 students, followed by the University of Adelaide (27,000) and Flinders (25,000).
  • Course satisfaction ratings by graduates of Adelaide unis are generally good.

Updated: 20 March 2019