The University of Melbourne vs National University of Singapore

The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. The National University of Singapore is a national public research university in Singapore. 

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Collegedunia Score6.7 sfHSI/8 sfHSI/
CtVgo0# 19 QS World University 2026
# 24 Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 37 Times Higher Education 2026
# 8 QS World University 2026
# 17 Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
# 17 Times Higher Education 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
# 8 sQv06Y Engineering Vi2Pqx QS World University 2026
# 7 sQv06Y Data Science and Analytics Vi2Pqx QS World University 2025
# 15 sQv06Y Medicine Vi2Pqx Collegedunia Study Abroad 2026
ProgramsK6FNSL -42
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Acceptance Rate70.0 %10.0 %
Exam ScoreIELTS-7
PTE-72
TOEFL-102
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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

Graduate Employability Rankings (QS): #9
MBA: $167,000
Masters in Finance: $128,000
Graduates from executive masters, masters in management, and masters in law are among the highest paid


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

Indian students must have good scores in all 5 subjects.SAT and ACT are not required.

Campuses and B-SchoolsMelbourne Business School
National University of Singapore Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews7.2/10 FlUcco7.3/10 FlUcco

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ranking# 33 sQv06Y Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 4 sQv06Y Computer Science by QS World University 2026
# 7 sQv06Y Computer Science by Collegedunia.com 2026
# 11 sQv06Y Computer Science by Times Higher Education 2025
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cost to studyMr9UejMr9Uej67660
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application datesSep 30, 2026 (March 2026 intake Application Deadline)
Jul 15, 2026 (Early Application Deadline for Fall 2027 Intake)
Jan 31, 2027 (Application Deadline for Fall 2027 Intake)
ranking# 25 sQv06Y Nursing by QS World University 2025
# 8 sQv06Y Nursing by QS World University 2025
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This Post-graduate Nursing Programme aims to provide you with a bird’s eye view of the complexities in the Singapore healthcare system, thereby enabling you to chart a clear path on acquiring key competencies required to manage these challenges. The goal is to stretch the students’ multidimensional abilities through knowledge gaining, case study discussions, clinical encounters, development of community projects and generate evidence-based solutions for healthcare challenges.


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  • Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a SNB accredited programme#;
  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.20
  • Have at least 5 years of continuous clinical practice as a Registered Nurse

cost to studyMr9UejMr9Uej65000
application datesSep 30, 2026 (Summer (February intake) applications due)
Oct 15, 2024 (Application Deadline For 2025 Intake)
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H1MbuoUniversity of MelbourneNational University of Singapore
Type of UniversityUniversity
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Established1853
1980
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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


Located in the southwestern part of Singapore and lies near Kent Ridge


Library

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


Print Books & Journals: Over 51,000 printed books; 229 DVDs, 159 audio cassettes

E-Books: Approximately 87,903 titles accessible online
E-Journals / Newspapers / Subscriptions: Around 64,624 e-journals and digital periodicals
Databases: 728


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


Three campuses with 17 faculties offer Community service clubs, RunNUS, SunNUS, Sports camp, academic society camp, and various art camps.
Yosuf Ishak House- student hub


Hostel-#Accommodation - $5400
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)


Felicia Chin (actress), Lee Kuan Yew (Former Singapore PM), Tan Eng Chye (NUS President), Raline Shah (Actress), S. Jayakumar (MP), Tan Chuan Jin (MP), Grace Fu (MP)


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%


Singapore is considered an efficient and safe city for international students which is highly influenced by British Culture. The city has been investing extensively in museums, festivals, public gardens, etc. The unemployment rate is 3.18%.  It is one of the Asian Tiger economies, a group of cities that are enjoying the rapid growth pace currently.  


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