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Australian institutes for international students

Australia's education sector spans 39 universities, hundreds of TAFE and private colleges, and thousands of registered training organisations (RTOs). Each institute page lists the courses they offer, locations, and how to apply.

Australian National University

University Canberra

Canberra-based Group of Eight university — Australia's only federally-established university and a global research leader.

Bond University

University Gold Coast

Australia's first private non-profit university, on the Gold Coast, known for small classes and an accelerated three-semester year.

Curtin University

University Perth

Perth's largest public university — strong in mining, engineering, business, and health sciences, with global campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Dubai.

Deakin University

University Melbourne

A large multi-campus Victorian university known for strong industry placements, online flexibility, and high graduate-employment outcomes.

Griffith University

University BrisbaneGold Coast

A multi-campus public university across Brisbane and the Gold Coast — strong in business, hospitality, criminology, and health.

La Trobe University

University Melbourne

A Melbourne-based research university with a strong health-sciences focus and campuses across regional Victoria.

Macquarie University

University Sydney

A Sydney research university in the heart of a major tech and business precinct, known for actuarial studies, business, and computing.

Monash University

University Melbourne

A Group of Eight research university with multiple Melbourne campuses and a strong global footprint.

Queensland University of Technology

University Brisbane

Brisbane-based public university with a strong real-world focus across creative industries, business, IT, and health.

RMIT University

University Melbourne

A large public research university in Melbourne with strong programs in design, engineering, business, and technology.

Swinburne University of Technology

University Melbourne

A Melbourne university of technology blending degrees and vocational training, with a strong applied-tech and design focus.

University of Adelaide

University Adelaide

A Group of Eight research university in central Adelaide, strong in wine science, engineering, health, and the sciences.

University of Melbourne

University Melbourne

Top-ranked Group of Eight research university with a distinctive graduate-school structure.

University of Queensland

University Brisbane

Queensland's flagship Group of Eight research university, with its main campus in St Lucia, Brisbane.

University of Sydney

University Sydney

Australia's oldest university — a Group of Eight research institution in central Sydney.

University of Technology Sydney

University Sydney

Sydney's youngest major public university, with a strong reputation in design, technology, and business.

University of Western Australia

University Perth

Perth's Group of Eight research university, with one of the most beautiful sandstone campuses in Australia.

Western Sydney University

University Sydney

A multi-campus university serving Greater Western Sydney, strong in nursing, education, and sustainability research.

Holmesglen Institute

TAFE TAFE Victoria Melbourne

One of Victoria's largest TAFEs, offering vocational and higher-education courses across multiple Melbourne campuses.

TAFE NSW

TAFE SydneyNewcastle

New South Wales' public vocational education and training provider, with campuses across the state.

Billy Blue College of Design

Private college Torrens University Australia SydneyMelbourne +1

Industry-mentored design school of Torrens University, with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.