Leading STEM university. Top law school. Ties to Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

Australia's national university and top research institution. Home to the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs and exceptional law programs.

Public research university in Melbourne, Victoria, operating since 1853, with its main campus at Parkville. The university states it enrols more than 58,000 students, of whom 46% are international students from over 150 nationalities, split roughly 47% undergraduate and 53% graduate. It is organised into nine faculties and reports around 70 research centres and institutes.

Top 50 globally. Excellence in research, innovation and teaching.

Public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, founded in 1850 as a public institution of higher education. The site states it has more than 70,000 students and over 450 courses across ten areas of study, taught across its Sydney city campuses and regional centres, and describes itself as a research-intensive university.

Public research university in Victoria, established in 1961 as the first university founded in the state in over 100 years, opening with fewer than 400 students at its Clayton campus. Australian locations are Clayton, Caulfield, Peninsula and 750 Collins Street in Melbourne, alongside campuses, education centres and partnerships in Malaysia, Indonesia, Italy, China, India and Boston.

Group of Eight member. Ranked #1 in WA for research. Beautiful riverside campus in Perth.

Member of the Group of Eight. One of Australia's oldest universities with strong law, medicine, and engineering programs.

University of Technology Sydney is a leading institution in Sydney. Offering world-class programs with strong research output and international student support.

Innovation-focused. Top for linguistics, astronomy and cognitive science.

University of Wollongong NSW is an established institution in Wollongong offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Public university in Melbourne, Victoria, established in 1887 as the Working Men's College to bring education to Melbourne's working people. It teaches vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications across roughly 22 study areas, and operates RMIT Australia in Melbourne alongside RMIT Europe, RMIT Vietnam and online delivery.

Public university based in Perth, Western Australia, with roots in the Perth Technical School and later the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Curtin University of Technology. The site says it teaches over 50,000 students, with Australian locations at Bentley (Perth), Murray Street, Kalgoorlie and the Muresk Institute, plus campuses in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius and Colombo.

University of Newcastle NSW is an established institution in Newcastle offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Real-world university. Design, business, law, science and engineering.

Public university in Victoria, established by Royal Assent in December 1974 as the state's fourth university, beginning at Waurn Ponds near Geelong with an intake of 2,445 students and 404 staff. The university describes six campuses in Australia and Asia, including Waurn Ponds and Waterfront in Geelong and Burwood in Melbourne, and says it has produced over 300,000 graduates.

Public university in South East Queensland whose teaching began in March 1975 at its Brisbane South (Nathan) campus. It now operates five study locations - Brisbane City, Brisbane South (Nathan), Gold Coast, Logan and online - and describes itself as driven by inclusivity and equity.

Swinburne University Melbourne is an established institution in Melbourne offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Flinders University Adelaide is an established institution in Adelaide offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

James Cook University Cairns is an established institution in Cairns offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

University of South Australia is a leading institution in Adelaide, offering a wide range of programmes with strong academic standards and international student support.

Australia's southernmost. Marine science, Antarctic research, arts and education.

Public university serving Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, which began operating on 1 January 1989 as the University of Western Sydney, formed as a federation of its Hawkesbury, Nepean and Macarthur institutions and restructured as a single multi-campus university in 2001. Its predecessor Hawkesbury Agricultural College dates from 1891, and it teaches across campuses including Parramatta South, Parramatta City and a Sydney city campus.

Edith Cowan University Perth is an established institution in Perth offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Charles Sturt University Wagga is an established institution in Wagga Wagga offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Federation University Ballarat is an established institution in Ballarat offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Murdoch University Perth is an established institution in Perth offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

La Trobe University Melbourne is an established institution in Melbourne offering quality programmes with strong academic standards and student support.

Dual-sector university in Melbourne's west, Victoria, tracing back to the Footscray Technical School which opened in February 1916; it became Victoria University of Technology in 1992 and Victoria University in 2005. It is one of six Australian universities offering both TAFE and higher education courses, teaching from Melbourne campuses including Footscray Park plus Sydney and Brisbane campuses, and says it enrols over 14,000 international students.

Pathway college for Griffith University. Diplomas lead directly to Year 2 of bachelor degrees.