Most Affordable Universities in Australia

Australia is a full-fee destination, so the honest question is not who is free but who is cheapest. This list is ordered by the international tuition each university registers against its own courses on the Commonwealth CRICOS register. Regional universities dominate the top of it, and a regional campus also opens up the Destination Australia scholarship — which is where the real saving usually comes from.

178 universities

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AV Avondale University logo

Avondale University

Newcastle, New South Wales · Private University

AU #113 Star rating 2 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$37,840 – A$40,400/yr
Founded
1897
JM Jazz Music Institute logo

Jazz Music Institute

Bowen Hills, Queensland · Private higher education provider

AU #652 Star rating 1 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$38,451/yr
Founded
,
LT La Trobe University logo

La Trobe University

Melbourne, Victoria · Public University

AU #17 QS World #233 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$38,500 – A$47,200/yr
Founded
1967
DE Deakin University logo

Deakin University

Melbourne, Victoria · Public University

AU #14 QS World #207 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$39,172 – A$48,964/yr
Founded
1974
MA Macquarie University logo

Macquarie University

Sydney, New South Wales · Public University

AU #11 QS World #138 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$39,267 – A$50,300/yr
Founded
1964
NA National Art School logo

National Art School

Darlinghurst, New South Wales · Private higher education provider

AU #634 Star rating 1 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$39,321 – A$74,344/yr
Founded
,
NE University of Newcastle logo

University of Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales · Public University

AU #16 QS World #227 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$39,528 – A$53,119/yr
Founded
1965
RM RMIT University logo

RMIT University

Melbourne, Victoria · Public University

AU #10 QS World #125 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$40,320 – A$51,840/yr
Founded
1887
ME University of Melbourne logo

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria · Public University

AU #2 QS World #19 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$40,508 – A$69,484/yr
Founded
1853
UT University of Technology Sydney logo

University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales · Public University

AU #9 QS World #96 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$42,010 – A$54,875/yr
Founded
1988
UW University of Western Australia logo

University of Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia · Public University

AU #7 QS World #77 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$42,500 – A$56,442/yr
Founded
1911
US University of New South Wales logo

University of New South Wales

Sydney, New South Wales · Public University

AU #1 QS World #19 Star rating 6 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$43,000 – A$61,500/yr
Founded
1949
MO Monash University logo

Monash University

Melbourne, Victoria · Public University

AU #5 QS World #37 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$45,313 – A$65,880/yr
Founded
1958
AI

AIE Institute

Sydney, New South Wales · Private higher education provider

AU #656 Star rating 1 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$45,371/yr
Founded
,
BO Bond University logo

Bond University

Gold Coast, Queensland · Private University

AU #29 QS World #587 Star rating 3 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$48,445 – A$72,338/yr
Founded
1987
AN Australian National University logo

Australian National University

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Public University

AU #4 QS World #30 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$49,820 – A$57,710/yr
Founded
1947
SY University of Sydney logo

University of Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales · Public University

AU #3 QS World #25 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
A$50,200 – A$64,873/yr
Founded
1850

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