Tertiary Education
Melbourne's two largest universities are the University of Melbourne and Monash University, the largest university in Australia. Both are members of the Group of Eight. In 2011, the University of Melbourne was ranked first among Australian universities and the 37th among universities in the world by the Times Higher Education (THES) international rankings. Furthermore Monash University was ranked the 38th best university in the world, this resulted in Melbourne being ranked the world's fourth top university city in 2012 after London, Boston and Tokyo.
Other notable universities in Melbourne include the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, La Trobe University and Swinburne University of Technology which have all placed in the THES rankings. The Geelong based Deakin University has a significant campus in the suburb of Burwood in Melbourne. Victoria University, Australia, has a total of nine campuses across Melbourne's western region, including three in the heart of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD) and another four within ten kilometres of the CBD. Some of the nation's oldest educational institutions and facilities are located in Melbourne, including the oldest Engineering (1860), Medical (1862), Dental (1897) and Music (1891) schools and the oldest law course in Australia (1857), all at the University of Melbourne. The University of Melbourne is the oldest university in Victoria and the second-oldest university in Australia.
In recent years, the number of international students at Melbourne's universities has risen rapidly, a result of an increasing number of places being made available to full fee paying students.
| Crest | Institution | Founded | Students | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | 1853 | 35,533 | 3,328 | |
| RMIT University | 1887 | 49,476 | 3,604 | |
| Swinburne University of Technology | 1908 | 53,136 | 1,422 | |
| - | Victoria University | 1916 | 57,154 | 2,854 |
| Monash University | 1958 | 55,000 | 8,172 | |
| La Trobe University | 1967 | 25,744 | 2,749 | |
| Deakin University | 1974 | 34,616 | 2,978 | |
| University of Ballarat | 1994 | 25,810 | 250 |
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