This is a comprehensive list of all universities in Australia by total university enrolment. The data is gathered from the Department of Education and Training Higher Education statistics from 2016.[1] For accuracy of comparison, all data is measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) except for "Total Students".
National universities
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Australian Catholic University
 | 
2,804
 | 
11.5%
 | 
21,169
 | 
86.5%
 | 
485
 | 
2.0%
 | 
24,458 (16)
 | 
32,915 (20)
 | 
Australian Capital Territory
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| The Australian National University
 | 
7,450
 | 
44.1%
 | 
9,388
 | 
55.5%
 | 
69
 | 
0.4%
 | 
16,908 (27)
 | 
23,571 (28)
 | 
| University of Canberra
 | 
2,099
 | 
17.9%
 | 
9,358
 | 
79.8%
 | 
268
 | 
2.3%
 | 
11,724 (32)
 | 
17,046 (33)
 | 
New South Wales
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Charles Sturt University
 | 
6,659
 | 
29.5%
 | 
15,196
 | 
67.4%
 | 
703
 | 
3.1%
 | 
22,557 (13)
 | 
42,923 (19)
 | 
| Macquarie University
 | 
6,187
 | 
19.8%
 | 
24,536
 | 
78.3%
 | 
605
 | 
1.9%
 | 
31,327 (13)
 | 
42,753 (14)
 | 
| Southern Cross University
 | 
1,614
 | 
16.6%
 | 
7,631
 | 
78.3%
 | 
498
 | 
5.1%
 | 
9,743 (35)
 | 
15,723 (34)
 | 
| The University of New England
 | 
2,714
 | 
23.8%
 | 
8,357
 | 
73.4%
 | 
316
 | 
2.8%
 | 
11,386 (33)
 | 
21,789 (30)
 | 
| The University of New South Wales
 | 
11,856
 | 
28.3%
 | 
29,373
 | 
70.2%
 | 
615
 | 
1.5%
 | 
41,844 (5)
 | 
56,090 (5)
 | 
| The University of Newcastle
 | 
3,873
 | 
16.2%
 | 
18,204
 | 
76.2%
 | 
1,813
 | 
7.6%
 | 
23,890 (18)
 | 
34,601 (17)
 | 
| The University of Sydney
 | 
17,863
 | 
37.9%
 | 
28,873
 | 
61.2%
 | 
431
 | 
0.9%
 | 
47,167 (4)
 | 
61,224 (4)
 | 
| University of Technology, Sydney
 | 
7,757
 | 
24.1%
 | 
23,387
 | 
72.6%
 | 
1076
 | 
3.3%
 | 
32,218 (12)
 | 
43,163 (12)
 | 
| University of Wollongong
 | 
5,196
 | 
20.7%
 | 
19,189
 | 
76.7%
 | 
644
 | 
2.6%
 | 
25,029 (15)
 | 
32,981 (19)
 | 
| Western Sydney University
 | 
4,382
 | 
13.1%
 | 
28,089
 | 
84.4%
 | 
824
 | 
2.5%
 | 
33,294 (11)
 | 
44,383 (11)|-
 | 
Northern Territory
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Charles Darwin University
 | 
1,360
 | 
20.7%
 | 
4,654
 | 
70.8%
 | 
560
 | 
8.5%
 | 
6,573 (38)
 | 
11,825 (38)
 | 
Queensland
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Bond University
 | 
2,130
 | 
37.7%
 | 
2,951
 | 
52.3%
 | 
562
 | 
10.0%
 | 
5,645 (39)
 | 
6,089 (39)
 | 
| Central Queensland University
 | 
3,799
 | 
27.6%
 | 
9,002
 | 
65.3%
 | 
974
 | 
7.1%
 | 
13,774 (31)
 | 
21,702 (31)
 | 
| Griffith University
 | 
6,435
 | 
19.1%
 | 
26,749
 | 
79.3%
 | 
541
 | 
1.6%
 | 
33,725 (10)
 | 
46,503 (10)
 | 
| James Cook University
 | 
2,672
 | 
17.3%
 | 
12,291
 | 
79.5%
 | 
492
 | 
3.2%
 | 
15,456 (29)
 | 
21,333 (32)
 | 
| Queensland University of Technology
 | 
6,264
 | 
17.3%
 | 
29,603
 | 
81.9%
 | 
303
 | 
0.8%
 | 
36,168 (8)
 | 
48,823 (9)
 | 
| The University of Queensland
 | 
10,042
 | 
25.0%
 | 
29,607
 | 
73.6%
 | 
566
 | 
1.4%
 | 
40,214 (6)
 | 
51,071 (7)
 | 
| University of Southern Queensland
 | 
3,065
 | 
21.0%
 | 
10,258
 | 
70.5%
 | 
1,235
 | 
8.5%
 | 
14,557 (30)
 | 
27,078 (24)
 | 
| University of the Sunshine Coast
 | 
992
 | 
10.1%
 | 
8,023
 | 
82.0%
 | 
775
 | 
7.9%
 | 
9,788 (34)
 | 
14,502 (35)
 | 
South Australia
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Flinders University
 | 
4,785
 | 
28.0%
 | 
11,885
 | 
69.7%
 | 
386
 | 
2.3%
 | 
17,056 (26)
 | 
24,850 (27)
 | 
| Torrens University Australia
 | 
965
 | 
31.4%
 | 
2,110
 | 
68.6%
 | 
0
 | 
0.0%
 | 
3,075 (40)
 | 
5,218 (40)
 | 
| The University of Adelaide
 | 
5,057
 | 
23.6%
 | 
16,187
 | 
75.4%
 | 
211
 | 
1.0%
 | 
21,453 (21)
 | 
27,199 (23)
 | 
| University of South Australia
 | 
3,652
 | 
16.4%
 | 
17,763
 | 
79.8%
 | 
853
 | 
3.8%
 | 
22,269 (20)
 | 
31,394 (21)
 | 
Tasmania
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| University of Tasmania
 | 
3,390
 | 
16.2%
 | 
16,669
 | 
79.6%
 | 
884
 | 
4.2%
 | 
20,943 (22)
 | 
34,571 (18)
 | 
Victoria
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Deakin University
 | 
7,826
 | 
20.8%
 | 
29,650
 | 
78.7%
 | 
189
 | 
0.5%
 | 
37,665 (7)
 | 
52,926 (6)
 | 
| Federation University Australia
 | 
2,574
 | 
26.5%
 | 
6,969
 | 
71.7%
 | 
174
 | 
1.8%
 | 
9,717 (36)
 | 
14,019 (36)
 | 
| La Trobe University
 | 
5,474
 | 
19.0%
 | 
23,170
 | 
80.4%
 | 
181
 | 
0.6%
 | 
28,824 (14)
 | 
37,056 (16)
 | 
| Monash University
 | 
15,161
 | 
25.7%
 | 
43,636
 | 
73.9%
 | 
239
 | 
0.4%
 | 
59,036 (1)
 | 
73,807 (1)
 | 
| RMIT University
 | 
8,182
 | 
17.3%
 | 
38,694
 | 
81.7%
 | 
460
 | 
1.0%
 | 
47,336 (3)
 | 
61,882 (3)
 | 
| The University of Melbourne
 | 
23,314
 | 
48.5%
 | 
24,444
 | 
50.9%
 | 
313
 | 
0.6%
 | 
48,072 (2)
 | 
61,938 (2)
 | 
| Swinburne University of Technology
 | 
3,844
 | 
15.8%
 | 
20,372
 | 
83.7%
 | 
129
 | 
0.5%
 | 
24,345 (17)
 | 
39,181 (15)
 | 
| University of Divinity
 | 
404
 | 
56.7%
 | 
309
 | 
43.3%
 | 
0
 | 
0.0%
 | 
713 (41)
 | 
1,608 (41)
 | 
| Victoria University
 | 
2,771
 | 
14.2%
 | 
16,275
 | 
83.6%
 | 
428
 | 
2.2%
 | 
19,473 (24)
 | 
27,001 (25)
 | 
Western Australia
| University Name
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL
 | 
Non-Award - EFTSL
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (Rank)
 | 
Total Students (Rank)
 | 
| Curtin University
 | 
5,415
 | 
15.5%
 | 
28,197
 | 
80.5%
 | 
1,392
 | 
4.0%
 | 
35,002 (9)
 | 
50,205 (8)
 | 
| Edith Cowan University
 | 
3,993
 | 
21.9%
 | 
13,344
 | 
73.0%
 | 
931
 | 
5.1%
 | 
18,267 (25)
 | 
28,117 (22)
 | 
| Murdoch University
 | 
1,912
 | 
12.2%
 | 
13,222
 | 
84.4%
 | 
531
 | 
3.4%
 | 
15,665 (28)
 | 
23,143 (29)
 | 
| The University of Notre Dame Australia
 | 
843
 | 
9.1%
 | 
7,719
 | 
83.2%
 | 
710
 | 
7.7%
 | 
9,273 (37)
 | 
12,022 (37)
 | 
| University of Western Australia
 | 
6,691
 | 
34.2%
 | 
12,818
 | 
65.5%
 | 
56
 | 
0.3%
 | 
19,565 (23)
 | 
25,200 (26)
 | 
Largest universities
By all students
By EFTSL
| Rank
 | 
University
 | 
All Students - EFTSL (2016) [2]
 | 
| 1.
 | 
Monash University (Victoria)
 | 
59,036
 | 
| 2.
 | 
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
 | 
48,072
 | 
| 3.
 | 
RMIT University (Victoria)
 | 
47,336
 | 
| 4.
 | 
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
 | 
47,167
 | 
| 5.
 | 
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)
 | 
41,844
 | 
By enrolments
| Rank
 | 
University
 | 
All Students - Enrolments (2016)[3]
 | 
| 1.
 | 
Monash University (Victoria)
 | 
73,807
 | 
| 2.
 | 
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
 | 
61,938
 | 
| 3.
 | 
RMIT University (Victoria)
 | 
61,882
 | 
| 4.
 | 
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
 | 
61,224
 | 
| 5.
 | 
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)
 | 
56,090
 | 
By undergraduate students
| Rank
 | 
University
 | 
Undergraduate - EFTSL (2016)[2]
 | 
| 1.
 | 
Monash University (Victoria)
 | 
43,636
 | 
| 2.
 | 
RMIT University (Victoria)
 | 
38,694
 | 
| 3.
 | 
Deakin University (Victoria)
 | 
29,650
 | 
| 4.
 | 
The University of Queensland (Queensland)
 | 
29,607
 | 
| 5.
 | 
Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)
 | 
29,603
 | 
| Rank
 | 
University
 | 
Undergraduate - % of Total (2016)[2]
 | 
| 1.
 | 
Australian Catholic University (Multi-State)
 | 
86.55%
 | 
| 2.
 | 
Murdoch University (Western Australia)
 | 
84.4%
 | 
| 3.
 | 
Western Sydney University (New South Wales)
 | 
84.37%
 | 
| 4.
 | 
Swinburne University of Technology (Victoria)
 | 
83.68%
 | 
| 5.
 | 
Victoria University (Victoria)
 | 
83.58%
 | 
By postgraduate students
| Rank
 | 
University
 | 
Postgraduate - EFTSL (2016)[2]
 | 
| 1.
 | 
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
 | 
23,314
 | 
| 2.
 | 
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
 | 
17,863
 | 
| 3.
 | 
Monash University (Victoria)
 | 
15,161
 | 
| 4.
 | 
The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)
 | 
11,856
 | 
| 5.
 | 
The University of Queensland (Queensland)
 | 
10,042
 | 
| Rank
 | 
University
 | 
Postgraduate - % of Total (2016)[2]
 | 
| 1.
 | 
University of Divinity (Victoria)
 | 
56.66%
 | 
| 2.
 | 
The University of Melbourne (Victoria)
 | 
48.50%
 | 
| 3.
 | 
The Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory)
 | 
44.06%
 | 
| 4.
 | 
The University of Sydney (New South Wales)
 | 
37.87%
 | 
| 5.
 | 
Bond University (Queensland)
 | 
37.73%
 | 
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