List of universities in Australia by enrollment
This is a comprehensive list of all universities in Australia by total university enrollment. The data is gathered from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations statistics from 2008.[1] For accuracy of comparison, all data is measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) except for "Total Students".
National universities
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Australian Catholic University |
1,841 |
15.9% |
9,486 |
82.2% |
220 |
1.9% |
11,547 (31) |
16,224 (31) |
Australian Capital Territory
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
The Australian National University |
3,946 |
32.6% |
7,996 |
66.0% |
173 |
1.4% |
12,115 (26) |
16,600 (29) |
University of Canberra |
1,599 |
21.3% |
5,775 |
77.0% |
125 |
1.7% |
7,499 (35) |
11,189 (35) |
New South Wales
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Charles Sturt University |
2,892 |
16.3% |
14,565 |
82.0% |
297 |
1.7% |
17,754 (17) |
32,508 (14) |
Macquarie University |
6,097 |
27.1% |
15,600 |
69.4% |
784 |
3.5% |
22,481 (14) |
32,710 (13) |
Southern Cross University |
1,466 |
15.6% |
7,743 |
82.4% |
184 |
2.0% |
9,393 (33) |
15,128 (33) |
The University of New England |
2,056 |
23.1% |
6,660 |
75.0% |
169 |
1.9% |
8,885 (34) |
17,509 (27) |
The University of New South Wales |
8,258 |
25.5% |
23,335 |
72.2% |
736 |
2.3% |
32,329 (5) |
44,664 (5) |
The University of Newcastle |
3,186 |
15.9% |
15,719 |
78.4% |
1,152 |
5.7% |
20,057 (16) |
28,371 (17) |
The University of Sydney |
9,893 |
26.6% |
26,801 |
72.1% |
472 |
1.3% |
37,166 (2) |
48,271 (2) |
University of Technology, Sydney |
5,731 |
25.0% |
16,947 |
74.0% |
210 |
0.9% |
22,888 (13) |
32,258 (15) |
University of Western Sydney |
3,729 |
15.2% |
20,224 |
82.5% |
565 |
2.3% |
24,518 (11) |
33,336 (12) |
University of Wollongong |
4,173 |
24.0% |
12,648 |
72.7% |
587 |
3.4% |
17,408 (18) |
23,465 (20) |
Northern Territory
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Charles Darwin University |
579 |
16.1% |
2,674 |
74.5% |
335 |
9.3% |
3,588 (39) |
6,332 (38) |
Queensland
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Bond University |
1,569 |
28.9% |
3,115 |
57.4% |
743 |
13.7% |
5,427 (37) |
6,012 (39) |
Central Queensland University |
4,206 |
35.1% |
7,193 |
60.0% |
595 |
5.0% |
11,994 (27) |
18,579 (26) |
Griffith University |
4,936 |
17.8% |
22,270 |
80.3% |
538 |
1.9% |
27,744 (9) |
43,000 (7) |
James Cook University |
2,490 |
21.2% |
8,898 |
75.7% |
373 |
3.2% |
11,761 (29) |
16,431 (30) |
Queensland University of Technology |
4,529 |
15.7% |
24,242 |
83.9% |
124 |
0.4% |
28,895 (7) |
39,242 (8) |
The University of Queensland |
6,340 |
21.3% |
23,153 |
77.7% |
309 |
1.0% |
29,802 (6) |
38,050 (9) |
University of Southern Queensland |
3,015 |
24.6% |
8,628 |
70.5% |
594 |
4.9% |
12,237 (25) |
24,233 (18) |
University of the Sunshine Coast |
640 |
14.0% |
3,401 |
74.5% |
525 |
11.5% |
4,566 (38) |
7,048 (37) |
South Australia
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Flinders University |
2,259 |
19.4% |
9,319 |
80.2% |
44 |
0.4% |
11,622 (30) |
16,178 (32) |
The University of Adelaide |
3,648 |
21.7% |
12,837 |
76.3% |
346 |
2.1% |
16,831 (19) |
20,983 (21) |
University of South Australia |
4,854 |
19.9% |
19,193 |
78.6% |
377 |
1.5% |
24,424 (12) |
35,845 (11) |
Tasmania
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
University of Tasmania |
2,235 |
15.5% |
11,834 |
81.8% |
393 |
2.7% |
14,462 (23) |
20,082 (24) |
Victoria
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Deakin University |
4,831 |
18.9% |
20,550 |
80.3% |
195 |
0.8% |
25,576 (10) |
36,023 (10) |
La Trobe University |
4,767 |
21.2% |
17,592 |
78.6% |
48 |
0.2% |
22,387 (15) |
29,003 (16) |
Monash University |
8,927 |
20.8% |
33,584 |
78.4% |
314 |
0.7% |
42,825 (1) |
56,573 (1) |
RMIT University |
6,206 |
17.9% |
28,293 |
81.8% |
89 |
0.3% |
34,588 (4) |
46,583 (3) |
Swinburne University of Technology |
3,491 |
24.7% |
10,518 |
74.5% |
115 |
0.8% |
14,124 (24) |
20,301 (23) |
The University of Melbourne |
9,914 |
27.9% |
25,326 |
71.4% |
248 |
0.7% |
35,488 (3) |
44,855 (4) |
University of Ballarat |
5,195 |
51.8% |
4,702 |
46.9% |
139 |
1.4% |
10,036 (32) |
13,125 (34) |
Victoria University |
2,310 |
15.2% |
12,523 |
82.6% |
324 |
2.1% |
15,157 (22) |
20,869 (22) |
Western Australia
University Name |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
Non-Award - EFTSL |
All Students - EFTSL (Rank) |
Total Students (Rank) |
Curtin University |
4,764 |
16.8% |
23,174 |
81.5% |
503 |
1.8% |
28,441 (8) |
40,833 (6) |
Edith Cowan University |
3,170 |
20.4% |
11,866 |
76.3% |
509 |
3.3% |
15,545 (21) |
24,201 (19) |
Murdoch University |
1,791 |
15.2% |
9,776 |
83.1% |
199 |
1.7% |
11,766 (28) |
16,615 (28) |
The University of Notre Dame Australia |
314 |
5.7% |
4,942 |
89.3% |
278 |
5.0% |
5,534 (36) |
7,062 (36) |
The University of Western Australia |
3,142 |
19.2% |
13,169 |
80.5% |
58 |
0.4% |
16,369 (20) |
19,993 (25) |
Largest universities
By all students
By EFTSL
Rank |
University |
All Students - EFTSL |
1. |
Monash University (Victoria) |
42,825 |
2. |
The University of Sydney (New South Wales) |
37,166 |
3. |
The University of Melbourne (Victoria) |
35,488 |
4. |
RMIT University (Victoria) |
34,588 |
5. |
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales) |
32,329 |
By enrolments
Rank |
University |
All Students - Enrolments |
1. |
Monash University (Victoria) |
56,573 |
2. |
The University of Sydney (New South Wales) |
48,271 |
3. |
Curtin University (Western Australia) |
47,960 |
4. |
RMIT University (Victoria) |
46,583 |
By undergraduate students
Rank |
University |
Undergraduate - EFTSL |
1. |
Monash University (Victoria) |
33,584 |
2. |
Griffith University (Queensland) |
31,000 |
3. |
The University of Sydney (New South Wales) |
26,801 |
4. |
The University of Melbourne (Victoria) |
25,326 |
5. |
Queensland University of Technology (Queensland) |
24,242 |
Rank |
University |
Undergraduate - % of Total |
1. |
The University of Notre Dame Australia (Western Australia) |
89.3% |
2. |
Queensland University of Technology (Queensland) |
83.9% |
3. |
Murdoch University (Western Australia) |
83.1% |
4. |
Victoria University (Victoria) |
82.6% |
5. |
University of Western Sydney (New South Wales) |
82.5% |
By postgraduate students
Rank |
University |
Postgraduate - EFTSL |
1. |
The University of Melbourne (Victoria) |
9,914 |
2. |
The University of Sydney (New South Wales) |
9,893 |
3. |
Monash University (Victoria) |
8,927 |
4. |
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales) |
8,258 |
5. |
The University of Queensland (Queensland) |
6,340 |
Rank |
University |
Postgraduate - % of Total |
1. |
University of Ballarat (Victoria) |
51.8% |
2. |
Central Queensland University (Queensland) |
35.1% |
3. |
The Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory) |
32.6% |
4. |
Bond University (Queensland) |
28.9% |
5. |
The University of Melbourne (Victoria) |
27.9% |
References
- ↑ Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Students 2008 Full Year
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