The University of Melbourne vs Harvard University

The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Collegedunia Score6.7 sfHSI/10 sfHSI/
CtVgo0# 19 QS World University 2026
# 24 Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 37 Times Higher Education 2026
# 2 Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 5 Times Higher Education 2026
# 5 QS World University 2026
Subject Strength# 40 sQv06Y Engineering Vi2Pqx Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 33 sQv06Y Data Science and Analytics Vi2Pqx QS World University 2025
# 20 sQv06Y Medicine Vi2Pqx QS World University 2026
# 6 sQv06Y Engineering Vi2Pqx Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 6 sQv06Y Data Science and Analytics Vi2Pqx QS World University 2025
# 1 sQv06Y Medicine Vi2Pqx QS World University 2026
ProgramsK6FNSL -42
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Acceptance Rate70.0 %3.0 %
Exam ScoreIELTS-7
PTE-72
TOEFL-102
GMAT-620
GRE-300
IELTS-7
SAT-1470
TOEFL-80
Cost to Study78XRnV   17124
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Graduate employability ranking QS- #8. The University of Melbourne is one of the top public universities in Parkville, Australia. It is ranked #33 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

  • LLM: $136,000 
  • MBA: $104,000 
  • Masters in Finance: $100,000 
  • Executive Masters: $73,000 
  • Master (Other): $71,000 
  • Bachelor of Science: $64,000

Harvard University is one of the top private universities in Cambridge, United States. It is ranked #5 in QS World University Rankings 2023 and ranked #1 in US UNI.

  • Other Degree: $200,000 
  • Doctorate: $190,000 
  • Executive Masters: $172,000 
  • MBA: $168,000 
  • Executive MBA: $160,000 
  • LLM: $152,000 

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Overseas Secondary School Qualifications,
Apptitute test results, Interview and Auditions (required for certain programs)

Teacher Evaluation forms (as additional LORs); Sample of academic work, potfolio, music recordings, art work, etc  (supplementary documents); IELTS/TOEFL; Standardized test scores

Campuses and B-SchoolsMelbourne Business School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Extension School
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews7.2/10 FlUcco7.2/10 FlUcco

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ranking# 40 sQv06Y Business by Times Higher Education 2025
# 50 sQv06Y Business by QS World University 2025
# 1 sQv06Y Business by QS World University 2025
# 6 sQv06Y Business by US News 2025
# 7 sQv06Y Business by Times Higher Education 2025
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application datesDec 1, 2025 (Round 1 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake)
Feb 2, 2026 (Round 2 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake)
Mar 25, 2026 (Clemenger BBDO Scholarship Deadline)
Mar 30, 2026 (Round 3 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake)
May 25, 2026 (Round 4 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake(off-shore))
Jul 27, 2026 (Round 5 Application Deadline For 2026 Intake(on-shore))
Sep 3, 2025 (Round 1 Application Deadline for Fall 2028 Intake)
Dec 10, 2025 (Round 1 Application Decision for Fall 2028 Intake)
Jan 5, 2026 (Round 2 Application Deadline for Fall 2028 Intake)
Mar 25, 2026 (Round 2 Application Decision for Fall 2028 Intake)
ranking# 33 sQv06Y Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 2 sQv06Y Arts by QS World University 2026
# 3 sQv06Y Arts by Collegedunia.com 2026
# 5 sQv06Y Arts by Times Higher Education 2025
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documents requiredF4a/y1F4a/y1
application datesSep 30, 2026 (March 2026 intake Application Deadline)
Jan 22, 2026 (Application deadline for Spring 2026 Intake)
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Type of UniversityUniversity
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Established1853
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Location Facts

Located in the suburb of Parkville, other campuses spread across Victoria. 
Also occupies suburb of Carlton, 
Melbourne is awarded Economist’s most liveable city award 7 times,
Burney campus is surrounded by heritage-listed garderns


Harvard Yard: Campus’s historic hub, Harvard Square: Campus’s personal hagout destination with restaurants, cafe, bookstores, theater, shops. Well connected to the local neighborhood of Boston by public transport, the campus traverses the Charles River to near by Allston.


Library

Subject Specific libraries- Brownless Biomedical Library and Law Library. 
3.5 million items
32000 ebooks, 63,000 journals


Largest academic library in the world. 20.4 million volumes, 400 million manuscript items, 180,000 serial titles. The library offers various grants and fellowships for both students and faculty. 


Campus Life

Number of museums and art galleries located across the campus
Numerous water sports
Potter-heads can always play Quidditch at University of Melbourne
Around 4 fitness facilities
40 sporting clubs
200 clubs and 100 grads group


Students from over 50 states and 80 countries are offered assistance by over 400 official student organization. The campus has its own museum, radio station, magazine and newspaper. Along with student clubs for Aikikai, archery, dance, theatre/drama, music, etc, campus also offers cultural & racial initiatives, asian student centric-projects, etc. Varsity sports, crimson pride and various atheletic teams.  


Hostel-#Medium Single - $10719
#Large Single - $13644
#Standard Single - $8361
Famous Alumni

Julia Gillard (Former Australian Prime Minister), Randeep Hooda (Actor), Germaine Greer (Author), Nicole Kidman (Actor), Rony Chieng (Comedian), Stephanie Alexander (food writer/restaurateur), Tahir Bhasin (Actor)


Eight US Presidents, 62 living billionaires, 242 Marshall Scholars, 359 Rhodes scholars. Barak Obama (ex-president of USA), Michelle Obama (Former First Lady of USA), Mark Zuckerberg, Natalie Portman (Actress), Bill Gates, Conan O’ Brien (comedian writer), Al Gore (Winner-Peace Prize), Matt Damon (Actor), Helen Keller, Subramaniam Swami (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha)


City Life

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%


Cambridge- city in Massachusetts; home to a huge student community; city offers a great nightlife with gastropubs, live music, and cocktail bars. Boston’s cosmopolitan excitement is bus-ride away. Average salaries offered within the state are up to 97,5000 USD; Famous tourist attractions: Charles River, Harvard Square, Mount Auburn Cemetery, MIT Museum, CambrdgeSide, John Harvard Statue, Sanders Theatre; Unemployment rate- 3.2%


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