University of Melbourne vs ANU, where to study in Australia?

University of Melbourne vs ANU

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University Of Melbourne is ranked 14 out of 1,401 universities in the world and is among top 50 universities in the world. The Australian National University is one of Australia's leading public universities. It is placed  at rank 27 in the QS Global World Rankings 2022

Overview Comparison
University of MelbourneAustralian National University
Collegedunia Score6.7 Out of 106.9 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 13 QS World University 2025
# 14 QS World University 2024
# 37 Times Higher Education 2024
# 67 Times Higher Education 2024
# 30 QS World University 2023
# 56 US News 2023
Subject Strength# 49 for Engineering by QS World University 2024
# 26 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2024
# 18 for Medicine by QS World University 2024
# 86 for Engineering by QS World University 2024
# 62 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 21 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -42
PG Programs -130
Doctorate Programs -11
UG Programs -50
PG Programs -103
Doctorate Programs -31
Acceptance Rate70.0 %35.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-560
GRE-310
IELTS-6.5
PTE-58
TOEFL-79
GMAT-550
GRE-304
IELTS-6.5
PTE-64
SAT-1250
TOEFL-80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   17124
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  30539
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 24692 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   31000
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  32341
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 53720 Per Year
placement (average package)

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: #66, 
MBA: $97,000,
MA: $75,000,
Masters in Finance: $80,000


application requirements

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

Accepting DET (Duolingo English Test) for 2021 entry, score required: 115, Interviews required

Campuses and B-SchoolsMelbourne Business School
College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
CollegeDunia Reviews7.1/10 Read 50 reviews8.4/10 Read 12 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of MelbourneAustralian National University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1853
1946
Student:Faculty Ratio26:1
18:1
Male:Female56% Male, 44% Female48% Male, 52% Female
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 capital city an inland surrounded by mountains, bushes, and hills. The campus is rather smaller and calmer. 


Library

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


Collection of theses from over 60 years, Brissenden collection: 1450 volume, newspapers from over 120 countries and in 60 languages, and much more


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


Around 130 clubs, on-campus cafe, shops, & bars, and designated Queer, women, ethnocultural, environmental departments


Hostel#Single Room and board - $24192
#Hostel (One bedroom - shared bathroom/kitchen) - $500
#Rooms (self-catered) - $11646
#Single Room (Burgmann) - $13340
#Single Room (Bruce Hall) - $14990
#Rooms (sharing) - $7182
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)


Kevin Rudd (Former PM), Bob Hawke (former PM), Peter Garrett (member of Australian house of representatives), Nich Minchin (Australian Senator), Jennifer Robinson (Australian human rights lawyer).


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%


Considered most liveable city in Australia, Canberra has parliament house (old and the current one), National museum and gallery of Australia, National zoo and botanical park, CSIRO discovery center, variety of cultural events, multi-cuisine dining, etc. The unemployment rate is as low as 3.9%


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