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The University of Adelaide

Established in 1874, The University of Adelaide is the third-oldest university in Australia. It is a member of the Group of Eight, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Sandstone universities, which mostly consist of colonial-era universities within Australia. The University of Adelaide is associated with five Nobel laureates, constituting one-third of Australia’s total Nobel Laureates, and 110 Rhodes scholars. It also has had a considerable impact on the public life of South Australia, having educated many of the state’s leading businesspeople, lawyers, medical professionals and politicians. The university has been associated with many notable achievements and discoveries, such as the discovery and development of penicillin, the development of space exploration, sunscreen, the military tank, Wi-Fi, polymer banknotes and X-ray crystallography, and the study of viticulture and oenology.

Country

  • Australia

City

  • Adelaide ,

Founding year

1874

Acceptance rate

40%

Fall semester application deadline

May 1

Spring semester application deadline

November 1

Semester fees (30 ECTS)

From €7250/semester

Subjects available to free mover students

Accounting & Finance [English]Agriculture & Forestry [English]Architecture [English]Art & Design [English]Business & Management Studies [English]Communication & Media Studies [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Dentistry [English]Development Studies [English]Earth & Marine Sciences [English]Engineering Chemical [English]Engineering CiviI & Structural [English]Engineering Electrical & Electronic [English]Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing [English]Engineering Mineral & Mining [English]Environmental Sciences [English]Law [English]Mathematics [English]Medicine [English]Modern Languages [English]Nursing [English]Performing Arts [English]Physics & Astronomy [English]Politics & International Studies [English]Psychology [English]Sociology [English]Veterinary Science [English]

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General rankings position

QS World University Rankings
109°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
118°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
151-200°
Center for World University Rankings
221°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
185°
Eduniversal palmes
3/5
Webometrics
388°

QS World Universities by Subject

Arts & Humanities
195°
Engineering and Technology
134°
Life Sciences & Medicine
100°
Natural Sciences
104°
Social Sciences & Management
218°
Accounting & Finance
92°
Agriculture & Forestry
74°
Anatomy & Physiology
51-100°
Anthropology
101-140°
Architecture
101-150°
Biological Sciences
151-200°
Business & Management Studies
201-250°
Chemistry
103°
Computer Science & Information Systems
99°
Dentistry
34°
Development Studies
51-100°
Earth & Marine Sciences
51-100°
Economics & Econometrics
151-200°
Education & Training
151-200°
Engineering Chemical
101-150°
Engineering CiviI & Structural
51-100°
Engineering Electrical & Electronic
108°
Engineering Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing
151-200°
Engineering Mineral & Mining
24°
English Language & Literature
101-150°
Environmental Sciences
101-150°
Geography
151-200°
History
151-200°
Law
101-150°
Linguistics
301-310°
Materials Science
101-150°
Mathematics
112°
Medicine
102°
Nursing
51-100°
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
70°
Philosophy
51-100°
Physics & Astronomy
129°
Politics & International Studies
151-200°
Psychology
151-200°
Sociology
151-200°
Statistics & Operational Research
151-200°
Veterinary Science
49°

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