Australian Catholic University

Australian Catholic University

South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales
Public-University

Overview

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia. It has seven Australian campuses in Adelaide, Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney (North Sydney and Strathfield), and also maintains a campus in Rome.

ACU offers a wide range of undergraduate degrees across their seven campuses. Study areas in the undergraduate level include business/commerce, arts, media and design, education, environmental science, health, law, psychology and theology. University Experience (UE) is a free program that gives students the opportunity to sample the degree of their choice even before they study at ACU.

Australian Catholic University was opened on 1 January 1991 following the amalgamation of four Catholic tertiary institutions in eastern Australia. These institutions had their origins in the mid-1800s, when religious orders and institutes became involved in preparing teachers for Catholic schools and, later, nurses for Catholic hospitals. Through a series of amalgamations, relocations, transfers of responsibilities and diocesan initiatives, more than 20 historical entities have contributed to the creation of the university.

In September 2023, ACU announced plans to cut 113 full-time jobs, most of which were at the Melbourne campus. This was part of spending cuts intended to reduce a forecast $30 million deficit and respond to shrinking enrollments. The cuts were announced as a $250 million campus building, which was constructed to accommodate student and staff growth, neared completion. This has produced an international response in which many academics denounced the university. Timothy Williamson, a professor of philosophy at Oxford and Yale, told reporters that ACU’s meteoric rise to the pinnacle of research in philosophy was “unprecedented” but that cuts would give ACU the reputation “as a Mickey Mouse university … damaging the good international standing of the Australian university system as a whole”-

#901-950 in QS World University Rankings
Type Public University
Size Large
22,947 Students
Location
Adelaide
South Australia
Ballarat, Melbourne
Victoria
Brisbane
Queensland
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
North Sydney, Strathdfield
New South Wales

Learning

Courses Available

Diploma
  • Arts
  • Business and Economics
  • Education
Bachelor
  • Arts
  • Biology and Biomedical Sciences
  • Business and Economics
  • Education
  • Health and Nursing
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Information Technology and Computer Science
  • Law and Legal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences

Applying

How to Apply?

Apply College's Own Application Portal

For International Students

6.0 Minimum IELTS Score
TOEFL, PTE, ACU English Language Test, Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) Other English Language Tests Accepted
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Nov
15
Semester 1 Application Deadline
May
15
Semester 2 Application Deadline

Cost and Scholarships

AUD 30,408
Median Tuition Fee

Types of Scholarships Available

Merit scholarships
Equity scholarships for disadvantaged and needy students

Scholarships

Catherine McAuley Scholarship
Total Worth $10,000
Eligibility and Requirements For undergraduate students studying at the Brisbane campus, involved in leadership/community engagement
Application Deadline March 01
Australian Catholic University International Student Scholarship
Total Worth 50% fee waiver
Eligibility and Requirements For undergraduate and postgraduate International students who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit in prior studies.
Application Deadline --
ACU Equity Scholarships
Total Worth $2,000
Eligibility and Requirements For domestic undergraduate students who have faced financial hardship
Application Deadline February 04