University of Adelaide vs Monash University. Where to study as international student

University of Adelaide vs Monash University

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University of Adelaide  is the only university in South Australia to be ranked in the Top 250 QS World Ranking 2023. Monash University is ranked 57th in the world by QS, making it one of the highest-ranked universities in Australia.

Overview Comparison
University of AdelaideMonash University
Collegedunia Score5.8 Out of 105.9 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 82 QS World University 2025
# 89 QS World University 2024
# 101 QS World University 2024
# 37 QS World University 2025
# 42 QS World University 2024
# 43 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 101 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 93 for Medicine by QS World University 2024
# 101 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 54 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 34 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2024
# 31 for Medicine by QS World University 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -142
PG Programs -87
UG Programs -126
PG Programs -100
Doctorate Programs -15
Acceptance Rate75.0 %40.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-500
GRE-295
IELTS-6.5
PTE-58
TOEFL-79
GRE-306
IELTS-6.5
PTE-58
TOEFL-79
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   34265
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  34265
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 16700 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   32660
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  22494
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 80270 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: #66, 
MBA: $120,000,
Masters in Management: $100,000,
graduates entering the insurance sector were hired at maximum payscale
 


application requirements

Evidence of motivation and commitment towards the subject;

Resume

Minimum age of applicant- 17, course codes and names are mandatory while applying

Campuses and B-SchoolsNAMonash University Malaysia
CollegeDunia Reviews7.3/10 Read 12 reviews7.5/10 Read 41 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of AdelaideMonash University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1874
1958
Student:Faculty Ratio30:1
34:1
Male:Female49% Male, 51% Female57% Male, 43% 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 Clayton, the main and largest campus is surrounded by scientific research facilities like CSIRO, and Australian Synchrotron, a variety of student bars, retail outlets, and restaurants surround the campus.  


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)


Total 4.7 million items,
3 million physical items and 1.6 million electronic
 


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


Over 70 food vendors across the campus, 
aMigo (app helping social connection on-campus easy), 
220 student clubs and societies, and 45,000 memberships, 
overseas students, mature students, and graduate student associations
 


Hostel#Rooms - $16700
#Rooms(On campus) - $11812
#Rooms(Homestay) - $14735
#Rooms(Boarding schools) - $16495
#Rooms(Rental) - $17152
#Rooms(Hostels and guesthouses) - $5847
#Rooms(Shared rentals) - $8381
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)


David Williamson (Playwrite) Nick Cave (musician), Peter Carey (Brooker winner novelist),  Boediono (former vice president-Indonesia), Robert Doyle (former lord mayor of Melbourne), Peter Costello (former member of Australian house of representatives), Annika Smethurst (journalist) 


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


Cheap student shopping,
Graffiti filled Melbourne Hosier Lane and other street artwork,
One of the highest paying city in the country, unemployment rate is 6.2%


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