University of Adelaide

Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide*and located in the heart of the world’s 10th most liveable city**, the University of Adelaide offers the rare combination of elite academic performance and an unrivalled quality of life.  Established in 1874, we’re Australia’s third oldest university and have a rich heritage of accomplishment, being associated with one third of Australia’s Nobel Laureates—five in total. Yet our focus remains firmly on making history, not resting on it. We are today home to 25,000 students, with 30% coming from overseas, creating a diverse community spanning more than 100 nationalities.  The education we provide is of the highest quality.  All Adelaide degrees ensure our students gain not only deep discipline knowledge, but broad transferable capabilities to explore every future opportunity. Consequently, we rank number one in South Australia for graduate employability. We’re our state’s only member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities, with 100% of our research assessed as world-standard or above† and our work in 41 fields rated 5/5. Our 1700 research academics and 2300 research students work to find innovative solutions to world problems and industry challenges. Our key areas of focus are in the fields of agriculture, food and wine, defence and security, med-tech and health,  environment and sustainability, mining and energy, and society, culture and the economy. *Times Higher Education, 2020 **Economist Intelligence Unit, 2019. ^ Excellence in Research Australia, 2018.