Higher Education Institutions in Australia

There are many and varied reasons for wanting to study in Australia, and more international students are making their way Down Under every year. The number of international students studying in Australia increased from 7,000 in 1986 to 147,130 in 1998. Australia's forty government-funded universities have a reputation for quality education; indeed, these institutions are controlled by both State and Federal legislation, and receive both accreditation and registration to provide courses for international students.

Australia has a population of nearly 19 million in a land area of about 7.6 million square kilometres. However, 85% of these people live on the East Coast or in the major coastal cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth, with Canberra, the national capital, and Toowoomba as the largest inland cities. Australia is one of the most urbanised countries in the world, but much of the country remains sparsely populated, providing a home for many of Australia's unique plants and animals. Of Australia's population, 7.3 million people were either born outside Australia or are children of parents born overseas, making Australia one of the most multicultural nations on earth. In fact, more languages are spoken in Sydney than in any other city in the world. More than 100 ethnic groups live in Australia, making a major contribution to the country's culture and economic development. International students will find themselves very welcome in this richly multicultural society. Australians are open, friendly people, who live in a healthy, safe and unspoiled environment.

Australian universities that are currently advertising course vacancies on The Study Overseas Site may be found by clicking on Australian College Search

Australian Capital Territory

Australian Defence Force Academy (University College, UNSW)
The Australian National University
University of Canberra

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New South Wales

Avondale College
Charles Sturt University
Macquarie University
Southern Cross University
The University of New England
The University of New South Wales
The University of Newcastle
The University of Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong

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Northern Territory

Northern Territory University
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

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Queensland

Bond University
Central Queensland University
Griffith University
James Cook University
The University of Queensland
Queensland University of Technology
University of Southern Queensland
University of the Sunshine Coast

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South Australia

The University of Adelaide
The Flinders University of South Australia
University of South Australia

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Tasmania

University of Tasmania
Australian Maritime College

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Victoria

Deakin University
La Trobe University
Marcus Oldham College
Monash University
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
The University of Melbourne
University of Ballarat
Victoria University

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Western Australia

Curtin University of Technology
Edith Cowan University
Murdoch University
The University of Notre Dame
The University of Western Australia

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Multi-state

Australian Catholic University