List of universities in Australia by enrollment explained

This is a comprehensive list of all universities in Australia by total university enrolment. The data is gathered from the Department of Education and Training Higher Education statistics from 2016.[1] For accuracy of comparison, all data is measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) except for "Total Students".

Australian Capital Territory

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
align=center The Australian National Universityalign=center 7,450align=center 44.1%align=center 9,388align=center 55.5%align=center 69align=center 0.4%align=center 16,908 (27)align=center 23,571 (28)
align=center University of Canberraalign=center 2,099align=center 17.9%align=center 9,358align=center 79.8%align=center 268align=center 2.3%align=center 12032040(32)align=center kar,046 (33)

New South Wales

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
align=center Charles Sturt Universityalign=center 6,659align=center 29.5%align=center 15,196align=center 67.4%align=center 703align=center 3.1%align=center 22,557 (13)align=center 42,923 (19)
align=center Macquarie Universityalign=center 6,187align=center 19.8%align=center 24,536align=center 78.3%align=center 605align=center 1.9%align=center 31,327 (13)align=center 42,753 (14)
align=center Southern Cross Universityalign=center 1,614align=center 16.6%align=center 7,631align=center 78.3%align=center 498align=center 5.1%align=center 9,743 (35)align=center 15,723 (34)
align=center The University of New Englandalign=center 2,714align=center 23.8%align=center 8,357align=center 73.4%align=center 316align=center 2.8%align=center 11,386 (33)align=center 21,789 (30)
align=center The University of New South Walesalign=center 11,856align=center 28.3%align=center 29,373align=center 70.2%align=center 615align=center 1.5%align=center 41,844 (5)align=center 56,090 (5)
align=center The University of Newcastlealign=center 3,873align=center 16.2%align=center 18,204align=center 76.2%align=center 1,813align=center 7.6%align=center 23,890 (18)align=center 34,601 (17)
align=center The University of Sydneyalign=center 17,863align=center 37.9%align=center 28,873align=center 61.2%align=center 431align=center 0.9%align=center 47,167 (4)align=center 61,224 (4)
align=center University of Technology, Sydneyalign=center 7,757align=center 24.1%align=center 23,387align=center 72.6%align=center 1076align=center 3.3%align=center 32,218 (12)align=center 43,163 (12)
align=center University of Wollongongalign=center 5,196align=center 20.7%align=center 19,189align=center 76.7%align=center 644align=center 2.6%align=center 25,029 (15)align=center 32,981 (19)
align=center Western Sydney Universityalign=center 4,382align=center 13.1%align=center 28,089align=center 84.4%align=center 824align=center 2.5%align=center 33,294 (11)align=center 44,383 (11)-

Queensland

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
align=center Bond Universityalign=center 2,130align=center 37.7%align=center 2,951align=center 52.3%align=center 562align=center 10.0%align=center 5,645 (39)align=center 6,089 (39)
align=center Central Queensland Universityalign=center 3,799align=center 27.6%align=center 9,002align=center 65.3%align=center 974align=center 7.1%align=center 13,774 (31)align=center 21,702 (31)
align=center Griffith Universityalign=center 6,435align=center 19.1%align=center 26,749align=center 79.3%align=center 541align=center 1.6%align=center 33,725 (10)align=center 46,503 (10)
align=center James Cook Universityalign=center 2,672align=center 17.3%align=center 12,291align=center 79.5%align=center 492align=center 3.2%align=center 15,456 (29)align=center 21,333 (32)
align=center Queensland University of Technologyalign=center 6,264align=center 17.3%align=center 29,603align=center 81.9%align=center 303align=center 0.8%align=center 36,168 (8)align=center 48,823 (9)
align=center The University of Queenslandalign=center 10,042align=center 25.0%align=center 29,607align=center 73.6%align=center 566align=center 1.4%align=center 40,214 (6)align=center 51,071 (7)
align=center University of Southern Queenslandalign=center 3,065align=center 21.0%align=center 10,258align=center 70.5%align=center 1,235align=center 8.5%align=center 14,557 (30)align=center 27,078 (24)
align=center University of the Sunshine Coastalign=center 992align=center 10.1%align=center 8,023align=center 82.0%align=center 775align=center 7.9%align=center 9,788 (34)align=center 14,502 (35)

South Australia

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
align=center Flinders Universityalign=center 4,785align=center 28.0%align=center 11,885align=center 69.7%align=center 386align=center 2.3%align=center 17,056 (26)align=center 24,850 (27)
align=center Torrens University Australiaalign=center 965align=center 31.4%align=center 2,110align=center 68.6%align=center 0align=center 0.0%align=center 3,075 (40)align=center 5,218 (40)
align=center The University of Adelaidealign=center 5,057align=center 23.6%align=center 16,187align=center 75.4%align=center 211align=center 1.0%align=center 21,453 (21)align=center 27,199 (23)
align=center University of South Australiaalign=center 3,652align=center 16.4%align=center 17,763align=center 79.8%align=center 853align=center 3.8%align=center 22,269 (20)align=center 31,394 (21)

Victoria

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
align=center Deakin Universityalign=center 7,826align=center 20.8%align=center 29,650align=center 78.7%align=center 189align=center 0.5%align=center 37,665 (7)align=center 52,926 (6)
align=center Federation University Australiaalign=center 2,574align=center 26.5%align=center 6,969align=center 71.7%align=center 174align=center 1.8%align=center 9,717 (36)align=center 14,019 (36)
align=center La Trobe Universityalign=center 5,474align=center 19.0%align=center 23,170align=center 80.4%align=center 181align=center 0.6%align=center 28,824 (14)align=center 37,056 (16)
align=center Monash Universityalign=center 15,161align=center 25.7%align=center 43,636align=center 73.9%align=center 239align=center 0.4%align=center 59,036 (1)align=center 73,807 (1)
align=center RMIT Universityalign=center 8,182align=center 17.3%align=center 38,694align=center 81.7%align=center 460align=center 1.0%align=center 47,336 (3)align=center 61,882 (3)
align=center The University of Melbournealign=center 23,314align=center 48.5%align=center 24,444align=center 50.9%align=center 313align=center 0.6%align=center 48,072 (2)align=center 61,938 (2)
align=center Swinburne University of Technologyalign=center 3,844align=center 15.8%align=center 20,372align=center 83.7%align=center 129align=center 0.5%align=center 24,345 (17)align=center 39,181 (15)
align=center University of Divinityalign=center 404align=center 56.7%align=center 309align=center 43.3%align=center 0align=center 0.0%align=center 713 (41)align=center 1,608 (41)
align=center Victoria Universityalign=center 2,771align=center 14.2%align=center 16,275align=center 83.6%align=center 428align=center 2.2%align=center 19,473 (24)align=center 27,001 (25)

Western Australia

University NamePostgraduate - EFTSLUndergraduate - EFTSLNon-Award - EFTSLAll Students - EFTSL (Rank)Total Students (Rank)
align=center Curtin Universityalign=center 5,415align=center 15.5%align=center 28,197align=center 80.5%align=center 1,392align=center 4.0%align=center 35,002 (9)align=center 50,205 (8)
align=center Edith Cowan Universityalign=center 3,993align=center 21.9%align=center 13,344align=center 73.0%align=center 931align=center 5.1%align=center 18,267 (25)align=center 28,117 (22)
align=center Murdoch Universityalign=center 1,912align=center 12.2%align=center 13,222align=center 84.4%align=center 531align=center 3.4%align=center 15,665 (28)align=center 23,143 (29)
align=center The University of Notre Dame Australiaalign=center 843align=center 9.1%align=center 7,719align=center 83.2%align=center 710align=center 7.7%align=center 9,273 (37)align=center 12,022 (37)
align=center University of Western Australiaalign=center 6,691align=center 34.2%align=center 12,818align=center 65.5%align=center 56align=center 0.3%align=center 19,565 (23)align=center 25,200 (26)

Largest universities

By all students

By EFTSL

RankUniversityAll Students - EFTSL (2016) [2]
align=center 1.align=center Monash University (Victoria)align=center 59,036
align=center 2.align=center The University of Melbourne (Victoria)align=center 48,072
align=center 3.align=center RMIT University (Victoria)align=center 47,336
align=center 4.align=center The University of Sydney (New South Wales)align=center 47,167
align=center 5.align=center The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)align=center 41,844

By enrolments

RankUniversityAll Students - Enrolments (2016)[3]
align=center 1.align=center Monash University (Victoria)align=center 73,807
align=center 2.align=center The University of Melbourne (Victoria)align=center 61,938
align=center 3.align=center RMIT University (Victoria)align=center 61,882
align=center 4.align=center The University of Sydney (New South Wales)align=center 61,224
align=center 5.align=center The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)align=center 56,090

By undergraduate students

RankUniversityUndergraduate - EFTSL (2016)
align=center 1.align=center Monash University (Victoria)align=center 43,636
align=center 2.align=center RMIT University (Victoria)align=center 38,694
align=center 3.align=center Deakin University (Victoria)align=center 29,650
align=center 4.align=center The University of Queensland (Queensland)align=center 29,607
align=center 5.align=center Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)align=center 29,603
RankUniversityUndergraduate - % of Total (2016)
align=center 1.align=center Australian Catholic University (Multi-State)align=center 86.55%
align=center 2.align=center Murdoch University (Western Australia)align=center 84.4%
align=center 3.align=center Western Sydney University (New South Wales)align=center 84.37%
align=center 4.align=center Swinburne University of Technology (Victoria)align=center 83.68%
align=center 5.align=center Victoria University (Victoria)align=center 83.58%

By postgraduate students

RankUniversityPostgraduate - EFTSL (2016)
align=center 1.align=center The University of Melbourne (Victoria)align=center 23,314
align=center 2.align=center The University of Sydney (New South Wales)align=center 17,863
align=center 3.align=center Monash University (Victoria)align=center 15,161
align=center 4.align=center The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)align=center 11,856
align=center 5.align=center The University of Queensland (Queensland)align=center 10,042
RankUniversityPostgraduate - % of Total (2016)
align=center 1.align=center University of Divinity (Victoria)align=center 56.66%
align=center 2.align=center The University of Melbourne (Victoria)align=center 48.50%
align=center 3.align=center The Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory)align=center 44.06%
align=center 4.align=center The University of Sydney (New South Wales)align=center 37.87%
align=center 5.align=center Bond University (Queensland)align=center 37.73%

References

  1. Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2016 Students EFTSL
  2. Department of Education and Training, 2016 Students EFTSL tables
  3. Department of Education and Training, 2016 All Students tables

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