University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a public university that was established in 1853. The university has seven campuses spread throughout Melbourne and other parts of Victoria, Australia. The Parkville campus is the main campus, and undergraduate and graduate students can live in one of several nearby residential colleges. Other campuses include Southbank, Burnley, Creswick, Dookie, Shepparton, and Werribee. Tuition costs vary by subject at the University of Melbourne and are higher for international students. Dentistry, veterinary science, and medicine are among the more expensive programs at the university.

The University of Melbourne, founded by the colony of Victoria, is one of Australia's six sandstone universities and a member of the Group of Eight, Universitas 21, Washington University's McDonnell International Scholars Academy, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. Since 1872, various residential colleges have been affiliated with the university, providing housing for students and faculty as well as academic, athletic, and cultural programs. There are ten colleges on the main campus and in the surrounding suburbs.

Today, over 8900 academic and professional staff members support a student body of over 52,000 people. More than 13,000 international students from more than 130 countries make up the student body. In the 2020-2021 iteration of Times Higher Education's annual World University Rankings, Melbourne was ranked 31st globally. The University of Melbourne was ranked 41st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2021. SCImago Institutions Rankings placed it 32nd among universities worldwide in 2020.

Website: https://www.unimelb.edu.au