Flinders University is ranked #407 position in QS 2022. It is one of the most popular destinations for higher education in Australia. The University of Adelaide is ranked #109 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and #88 THE World University Rankings 2023. It is the only university in South Australia to be ranked in the Top 250 QS World Ranking 2023.
| Flinders University | University of Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 4.6 Out of 10 | 5.8 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 301 Times Higher Education 2026 # 387 QS World University 2026 # 301 Times Higher Education 2025 | # 82 QS World University 2025 # 128 Times Higher Education 2025 # 213 Center for World University Rankings 2025 |
| Subject Strength | # 301 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2025 # 301 for Medicine by QS World University 2025 # 201 for Law by Times Higher Education 2025 | # 101 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2025 # 124 for Medicine by QS World University 2025 # 101 for Law by QS World University 2025 |
| Programs | UG Programs -135 PG Programs -82 | UG Programs -137 PG Programs -85 |
| Exam Score | Duolingo-105 IELTS-6 PTE-50 TOEFL-72 | IELTS-6.5 PTE-64 TOEFL-79 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 39000 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 25410 [For PG Program] | Average Tuition Fees 34265 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 35420 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 19440 Per Year |
| placement (average package) | Overall employment rate (2018)- 92%; Median salary package- 47,120 USD (for UG) and 62,500 USD (for PG); Some of the Flinders graduate salaries are: Bachelors (99,000 USD); Bachelor of Science (35,000 USD); Others (46,000 USD). | Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 171 – 180; Highest paying degrees are Executive Masters, Masters in Finance and Bachelor of Arts with average annual pay of 124,000 USD, 77,000 USD and 74,000 USD respectively. |
| application requirements | Academic transcripts; Financial and identity documents, work experience for required programs (along with a statement of the employer or a reference from the employer); Proof of English language proficiency. | Evidence of motivation and commitment towards the subject; Resume |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 8.1/10 Read 4 reviews | 7.1/10 Read 14 reviews |
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| General Facts | Flinders University | University of Adelaide |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1966 | 1874 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 29.9:1 | 20:1:1 |
| Male:Female | 37% Male, 0% Female | 50% Male, 0% Female |
| Location Facts | 3 campus locations in Adelaide- Bedford Park (main campus), Victoria Square and Tonsley; several other regional and interstate locations; Main campus is located south of the city of Adelaide; Student Hub offers 24/7 study spaces, and other student facilities such as retail, food, childcare, and sports. | Four campuses: three in South Australia at North Terrace, Waite, and Roseworthy; one in Melbourne, Victoria; North Terrace is the main campus offering undergraduate programs and hub of research activities |
| Library | 5 libraries; Flinders Library System consists of over a million books and journals, large electronic collections, special collection, etc. | 3 libraries: Barr Smith, Roseworthy and Waite; 1,833 study spaces; 18,000,000 e-resources accessed; 82,935 items loaned from the library; 217,246 citation views; 224,253 full-text views; 3,193 files downloaded (as per 2019 statistics) |
| Campus Life | 23 affiliated sports clubs; Flinders Health2GO (Allied health center for the community); Bedford Park campus acts as the venue for Plaza concerts; Flinders University Museum of Art (new gallery space at Bedford Park campus); Events such as Spring Fest, Festive at Flinders, etc., NVI- New Venture Institute (Australian business incubator for boosting local businesses); Flinders Café Alere; Flinders OneFitness (one of the best fitness center in South Australia). | University has counseling support, disability support, international student support, wellbeing hub, safer campus community, over 130 clubs, and 40 sports clubs; university organizes Australia’s largest university snow ski trip |
| Hostel | - | #Rooms - $14400 |
| Famous Alumni | Terence Tao (Fields Medalist, professor of mathematics at UCLA); Rodney Brooks (professor of robotics at MIT & former director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory); Mamoru Mohri (Retired astronaut, scientist & engineer); Carl Bridge (Australian historian, academic, and professor of Australian History at King's College London); Haydon Manning (Australian political scientist); Xavier Samuel (Australian Actor); Benedict Andrews (Australian theatre & film director); Mario Andreacchio (Australian film producer/director); Donald Brook (Australian artist, art critic & theorist; was an Emeritus Professor of Visual Arts in the Flinders University). | Robin Warren and Barry Marshall (Nobel Prize for discovering the cause of peptic ulcers); Edward Charles Stirling (physiologist and politician); Brendon Coventry (helped in discovery of immune cycle); Sir Alexender Fleming (development of penicillin); Margaret Reid (first female president of Australian Senate) |
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