Australian University Student Numbers
The largest university in Australia in terms of student numbers is Monash University from Victoria, with over 60,000 students, second is RMIT University from Victoria with approximately 57,000 students, and third is University of Sydney from New South Wales with about 54,000 students. In contrast, the smallest university in terms of student numbers is Bond University from Queensland with a little over 6,000 students, next is University of Sunshine Coast from Queensland with approximately 10,700 students, followed by Charles Darwin University from Northern Territory with just over 10,800 students.
The Australian universities that have the highest numbers of undergraduate students are Monash University from Victoria with over 46,000 undergraduate students, second is RMIT University from Victoria with more than 45,000 undergraduate students, and third is Curtin University from Perth with approximately 36,000 undergraduate students.
The Australian universities that have the highest numbers of postgraduate students are the University of Melbourne (UniMelb) from Victoria with over 26,000 postgraduate students, University of Sydney from New South Wales with approximately 20,000 postgraduate students, and University of New South Wales with about 18,000 postgraduate students.
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| Uni | ug | pg | oth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monash University (monash) | 46264 | 17613 | 602 | 64479 |
| RMIT University (rmit) | 45846 | 11383 | 204 | 57433 |
| University of Sydney (sydney) | 33077 | 20268 | 961 | 54306 |
| University of New South Wales (unsw) | 32140 | 18788 | 1398 | 52326 |
| University of Melbourne (unimelb) | 24493 | 26770 | 994 | 52257 |
| University of Queensland (uq) | 35115 | 12574 | 1082 | 48771 |
| Curtin University (curtin) | 36650 | 10001 | 1612 | 48263 |
| Deakin University (deakin) | 32279 | 13063 | 558 | 45900 |
| Queensland University of Technology (qut) | 34123 | 10631 | 826 | 45580 |
| Griffith University (griffith) | 32917 | 8738 | 1541 | 43196 |
| University of Western Sydney (uws) | 34301 | 6774 | 789 | 41864 |
| Charles Sturt University (csu) | 26785 | 11159 | 1149 | 39093 |
| Macquarie University (mq) | 26527 | 11336 | 930 | 38793 |
| University of Technology Sydney (uts) | 23950 | 12524 | 1164 | 37638 |
| University of Newcastle (newcastle) | 23842 | 9125 | 3481 | 36448 |
| La Trobe University (latrobe) | 25690 | 7920 | 282 | 33892 |
| University of South Australia (unisa) | 24479 | 7463 | 1006 | 32948 |
| Swinburne University of Technology (swinburne) | 24945 | 6305 | 536 | 31786 |
| University of Wollongong (uow) | 20523 | 8804 | 1227 | 30554 |
| Victoria University (vu) | 21915 | 4664 | 589 | 27168 |
| University of Tasmania (utas) | 20515 | 5441 | 856 | 26812 |
| University of Southern Queensland (usq) | 17160 | 6849 | 2710 | 26719 |
| Edith Cowan University (ecu) | 19169 | 5990 | 1282 | 26441 |
| University of Adelaide (adelaide) | 18419 | 7285 | 679 | 26383 |
| University of Western Australia (uwa) | 20069 | 5695 | 73 | 25837 |
| Australian Catholic University (acu) | 19590 | 5428 | 660 | 25678 |
| Murdoch University (murdoch) | 19615 | 3947 | 576 | 24138 |
| Flinders University (flinders) | 13678 | 8418 | 711 | 22807 |
| James Cook University (jcu) | 15482 | 5268 | 1139 | 21889 |
| Australian National University (anu) | 10013 | 10666 | 255 | 20934 |
| University of New England (une) | 13504 | 6441 | 967 | 20912 |
| CQ University (cqu) | 12281 | 4563 | 2005 | 18849 |
| University of Canberra (canberra) | 12053 | 3496 | 785 | 16334 |
| Southern Cross University (scu) | 10914 | 2254 | 1201 | 14369 |
| Federation University (feduni) | 8052 | 4377 | 512 | 12941 |
| University of Notre Dame (nd) | 8731 | 1228 | 1001 | 10960 |
| Charles Darwin University (cdu) | 6752 | 2268 | 1828 | 10848 |
| University of the Sunshine Coast (usc) | 8024 | 1259 | 1473 | 10756 |
| Bond University (bond) | 3158 | 2042 | 862 | 6062 |
Key & Notes
* Total includes all on-campus and off-campus local students and all internatonal students enrolled at a local university campus
* oth Other Includes all enabling and non-award students (mainly international students not enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate classes)
| Undergrad | Postgrad | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 925,474 | 347,363 | 40,939 | 1,313,776 |
You might also be interested in the following pages:
– International Student Numbers
– Undergraduate & Postgraduate Percentages
– Gender Balance Male-Female Ratio
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