# List of universities in Australia by enrollment

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. 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 | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | All Students - EFTSL (Rank) | Total Students (Rank) |
| Australian Catholic University | 2,804 | 11.5% | 21,169 | 86.5% | 485 | 2.0% | 24,458 (16) | 32,915 (20) |

## Australian Capital Territory

| University Name | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | All Students - EFTSL (Rank) | Total Students (Rank) |
| The Australian National University | 7,450 | 44.1% | 9,388 | 55.5% | 69 | 0.4% | 16,908 (27) | 23,571 (28) |
| University of Canberra | 2,099 | 17.9% | 9,358 | 79.8% | 268 | 2.3% | 11,724 (32) | 17,046 (33) |

## New South Wales

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

## Northern Territory

| University Name | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | All Students - EFTSL (Rank) | Total Students (Rank) |
| Charles Darwin University | 1,360 | 20.7% | 4,654 | 70.8% | 560 | 8.5% | 6,573 (38) | 11,825 (38) |

## Queensland

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

## South Australia

| University Name | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | All Students - EFTSL (Rank) | Total Students (Rank) |
| Flinders University | 4,785 | 28.0% | 11,885 | 69.7% | 386 | 2.3% | 17,056 (26) | 24,850 (27) |
| Torrens University Australia | 965 | 31.4% | 2,110 | 68.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 3,075 (40) | 5,218 (40) |
| The University of Adelaide | 5,057 | 23.6% | 16,187 | 75.4% | 211 | 1.0% | 21,453 (21) | 27,199 (23) |
| University of South Australia | 3,652 | 16.4% | 17,763 | 79.8% | 853 | 3.8% | 22,269 (20) | 31,394 (21) |

## Tasmania

| University Name | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Postgraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Undergraduate - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | Non-Award - EFTSL | All Students - EFTSL (Rank) | Total Students (Rank) |
| University of Tasmania | 3,390 | 16.2% | 16,669 | 79.6% | 884 | 4.2% | 20,943 (22) | 34,571 (18) |

## Victoria

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

## Western Australia

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

## Largest universities
### By all students
#### By EFTSL

| Rank | University | All Students - EFTSL (2016) |
| 1. | Monash University (Victoria) | 59,036 |
| 2. | The University of Melbourne (Victoria) | 48,072 |
| 3. | RMIT University (Victoria) | 47,336 |
| 4. | The University of Sydney (New South Wales) | 47,167 |
| 5. | The University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | 41,844 |

#### By enrolments

| Rank | University | All Students - Enrolments (2016) |
| 1. | Monash University (Victoria) | 73,807 |
| 2. | The University of Melbourne (Victoria) | 61,938 |
| 3. | RMIT University (Victoria) | 61,882 |
| 4. | The University of Sydney (New South Wales) | 61,224 |
| 5. | The University of New South Wales (New South Wales) | 56,090 |

### By undergraduate students

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

### By postgraduate students

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