The University of Adelaide
Region: Oceania
Country/Region: Australia
Found Year: 1874
Address: North Terrace
Introduction

The University of Adelaide is a world-class research and teaching institution. We are centred on discovering new knowledge, pursuing innovation and preparing educated leaders of tomorrow. As Australia’s third oldest university, we have a well-established reputation for excellence and progressive thinking. This continues today, with the University proudly ranked in the top one percent, among the world’s elite. Locally we are recognised as a vital contributor to the health, wealth and cultural life of the South Australian community. The University recognises exceptional people as one of its greatest assets. Adelaide has over 100 Rhodes Scholars and five Nobel Laureates among its distinguished alumni. We attract academic staff who are global leaders in their field, along with the best and brightest students, who graduate equipped to embark on a fulfilling career. With a reputation for research quality, our researchers are committed to solving the world’s grandest challenges and having significant impact on the economy, health, public policy and the quality of life. Specialist institutes and centres work collaboratively across disciplines, and in partnership with industry and government. Adelaide offers high-quality education experiences across a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Students learn under the expert guidance of global leaders, developing research skills, an international perspective and career readiness.

Academic Ranking of World Universities
151-200
Academic Ranking of World Universities
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) is recognized as the precursor of global university rankings and the most trustworthy one. ARWU presents the world's top 1000 research universities annually based on transparent methodology and objective third-party data.
101-150
2022
151-200
2023
151-200
2024
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
Best Ranked Subjects
Subject Rank
Mining & Mineral Engineering
16
Dentistry & Oral Sciences
20
Chemical Engineering
42
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
51-75
Automation & Control
51-75
Environmental Science & Engineering
51-75
Agricultural Sciences
51-75
Chemistry
76-100
Key Statistics
21489
Total Enrollment
6652(31.0%)
International Students
16635
Undergraduate Enrollment
3944(23.7%)
International Students
4854
Graduate Enrollment
2708(55.8%)
International Students
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance)
Bachelor of Commerce (International Business)
Bachelor of Commerce (Management)
Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing)
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Bachelor of Design Studies
Bachelor of Development Studies
Bachelor of Development Studies
Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Engineering (Architectural)
Bachelor of Engineering (Architectural)
Bachelor of Engineering (Avionics and Electronic Systems)
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical - Minerals Processing)
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical - Sustainable Energy)
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Structural)
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computational)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computational)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic)
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Sustainable Energy)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Aerospace)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Automotive)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Sports)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Sustainable Energy)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mining)
Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum)
Bachelor of Engineering (Pharmaceutical)
Bachelor of Engineering (Software)
Bachelor of Engineering (Software)
Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications)
Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management
Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management
Bachelor of Finance
Bachelor of Finance (International)
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of International Studies
Bachelor of International Studies
Bachelor of Languages
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences
Bachelor of Media
Bachelor of Media
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Medicine Science
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance)
Bachelor of Music (Composition)
Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance)
Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
Bachelor of Music (Musicology)
Bachelor of Music (Performance and Pedagogy)
Bachelor of Music (Popular Music and Creative Technologies)
Bachelor of Music (Sonic Arts)
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration)
Bachelor of Oenology
Bachelor of Oral Health
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
Bachelor of Science (Animal Science)
Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Science (Ecochemistry)
Bachelor of Science (Evolutionary Biology)
Bachelor of Science (Laser Physics and Technology)
Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)
Bachelor of Science (Mineral Geoscience)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular and Drug Design)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology)
Bachelor of Science (Nanoscience & Materials)
Bachelor of Science (Natural Resources)
Bachelor of Science (Petroleum Geoscience)
Bachelor of Science (Pre-Veterinary)
Bachelor of Science (Space Sc & Astrophysics)
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Bachelor of Teaching with Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Teaching with Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Teaching with Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science
Bachelor of Teaching with Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology
Bachelor of Wine Marketing
Diploma in Languages
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in High Performance Computational Physics
Graduate Programs
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology
Master of Accounting and Finance
Master of Accounting and Marketing
Master of Applied Economics
Master of Applied Economics (International)
Master of Applied Economics (Public Policy)
Master of Applied Finance
Master of Applied Finance
Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Advanced
Master of Applied Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Advanced)
Master of Applied Project Management
Master of Applied Project Management
Master of Applied Project Management
Master of Applied Project Management
Master of Applied Project Management (Project Systems)
Master of Architecture
Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics)
Master of Arts (Creative Writing)
Master of Arts (Creative Writing)
Master of Arts (Curatorial & Museum Studies)
Master of Arts (Curatorial & Museum Studies)
Master of Arts (Food Studies)
Master of Arts (International Studies)
Master of Arts (International Studies)
Master of Arts (Studies in Art History)
Master of Arts (Studies in Art History)
Master of Arts (Translation and Transcultural Communication)
Master of Biostatistics
Master of Biotechnology (Biomedical)
Master of Biotechnology (Plant Biotechnology)
Master of Biotechnology (Plant Biotechnology)
Master of Business
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (Advanced)
Master of Business Administration (Advanced)
Master of Business Law
Master of Business Research
Master of Carbon Management
Master of Clinical Nursing
Master of Clinical Psychology (Defence)
Master of Commerce (Marketing) By Coursework
Master of Commerce By Coursework
Master of Comparative Laws (Adelaide/Mannheim)
Master of Computer Science
Master of Computing and Innovation
Master of Computing and Innovation
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Grief & Palliative Care)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Grief & Palliative Care)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Grief, Loss & Trauma)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Grief, Loss & Trauma)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Lifestyle & Wellbeing)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Lifestyle & Wellbeing)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Mental Health)
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Mental Health)
Master of Economics By Coursework
Master of Education
Master of Engineering (Aerospace)
Master of Engineering (Chemical)
Master of Engineering (Civil & Structural)
Master of Engineering (Civil and Environmental)
Master of Engineering (Electrical)
Master of Engineering (Electronic)
Master of Engineering (Mechanical)
Master of Engineering (Mechatronic)
Master of Engineering (Mining)
Master of Engineering (Signal and Information Processing)
Master of Environmental Monitoring Technologies
Master of Environmental Policy and Management
Master of Environmental Policy and Management
Master of Environmental Policy and Management(Applied)
Master of Environmental Policy and Management(Applied)
Master of Finance and Business Economics
Master of Geostatistics
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Applied Finance)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Applied Finance)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Management)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Management)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Marketing)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Marketing)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Trade Policy)
Master of Global Food and Agricultural Business (Trade Policy)
Master of Health Economics and Policy
Master of Health Economics and Policy
Master of International Business
Master of International Trade and Development
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Laws
Master of Marine Engineering
Master of Mathematical Science
Master of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Master of Music (Performance and Pedagogy)
Master of Music (Performance Studies)
Master of Nurse Practitioner
Master of Nursing Science
Master of Nursing Science (Acute Care Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Anaesthetics and Recovery Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Burns Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Cardiac Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Community Health & Primary Care)
Master of Nursing Science (Emergency Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Gerontological Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Infection Control Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Intensive Care Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Mental Health Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Oncology Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Orthopaedic Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Perioperative Nursing)
Master of Nursing Science (Renal Nursing)
Master of Occupational Health and Safety
Master of Oenology
Master of Oenology
Master of Petroleum Business Management
Master of Petroleum Engineering
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Master of Planning
Master of Planning
Master of Planning (Urban Design)
Master of Planning (Urban Design)
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Health)
Master of Psychology (Organisational and Human Factors)
Master of Public Health
Master of Research Studies (Economics)
Master of Research Studies (Public Health)
Master of Science (Applied Physics)
Master of Science (Astrophysics)
Master of Science (Atmospheric Physics)
Master of Science (Optics and Lasers)
Master of Science (Petroleum Geoscience)
Master of Science (Theoretical Physics)
Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation
Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation
Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation (Advanced)
Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation (Advanced)
Master of Science in Addiction Studies
Master of Sciences (Defence Signal Information Processing)
Master of Sciences (Defence Signal Information Processing)
Master of Sciences (Defence)
Master of Software Engineering
Master of Software Engineering
Master of Surgical Science
Master of Sustainability
Master of Sustainability (Advanced)
Master of Viticulture
Master of Viticulture
Master of Water Resources Management
Master of Wine Business
Master of Wine Business