The University of Adelaide is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. The University of New South Wales is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
| University of Adelaide | University of New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Collegedunia Score | 5.8 Out of 10 | 6.6 Out of 10 |
| ranking (overall) | # 82 QS World University 2025 # 128 Times Higher Education 2025 # 213 Center for World University Rankings 2025 | # 20 QS World University 2026 # 79 Times Higher Education 2026 # 19 QS World University 2025 |
| Subject Strength | # 101 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2025 # 124 for Medicine by QS World University 2025 # 101 for Law by QS World University 2025 | # 25 for Engineering by QS World University 2025 # 51 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025 # 63 for Medicine by QS World University 2025 |
| Programs | UG Programs -137 PG Programs -85 | UG Programs -124 PG Programs -117 Doctorate Programs -43 |
| Acceptance Rate | 75.0 % | 60.0 % |
| Exam Score | IELTS-6.5 PTE-64 TOEFL-79 | IELTS-6.5 PTE-64 TOEFL-90 |
| Cost to Study | Average Tuition Fees 34265 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 35420 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 19440 Per Year | Average Tuition Fees 31898 [For UG Program] Average Tuition Fees 33009 [For PG Program] Hostel + Meal - 2115 Per Year |
| placement (average package) | 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. | Graduate Employability rankings: #27, |
| application requirements | Evidence of motivation and commitment towards the subject; Resume | Fulfill country and program-specific requirements, |
| Campuses and B-Schools | NA | Australian Graduate School of Management |
| CollegeDunia Reviews | 7.1/10 Read 14 reviews | 7.9/10 Read 13 reviews |
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| General Facts | University of Adelaide | University of New South Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Type of University | University | University |
| Established | 1874 | 1949 |
| Student:Faculty Ratio | 20:1:1 | :1 |
| Male:Female | 50% Male, 0% Female | 0% Male, 0% Female |
| Location Facts | 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 | Located in the suburbs of Kensington, seven kilometers away from center of Syndey. Two other campuses located in Paddington and Canberra. |
| Library | 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) | e-books collection: 831,449; |
| Campus Life | 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 | 300 clubs and societies, has its own religious center, aquatic center, a roundhouse, a variety of shops and food joints on-campus. |
| Hostel | #Rooms - $14400 | #1 Bedroom unit (Weekly) - $1335 #Share house (Weekly) - $780 |
| Famous Alumni | 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) | Scott Morrison (Australian PM), Lucy Turnbull (Former Lord mayor of Syndey), Campbell Newman (Former Premier of Queensland), Marise Payne (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Raj Reddy (former Co-chair of US president’s IT), Rebel Wilson (Actress), Mehreen Faruqi (Australian Senator) |
| City Life | Adelaide is South Australia’s capital city; fifth largest Australian capital city; 75% of South Australia’s population live in Adelaide; Climate is 25 to 35 degree Celcius in summers and 10 to 15 degree Celcius in winters; Unemployment rate was 8.2% in 2019 | Unemployment rate of Sydney is low as 2.8%, |
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