Australian Catholic University
South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales
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”-
22,947 Students
Location
Learning
Courses Available
- Arts
- Business and Economics
- Education
- 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?
For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Cost and Scholarships
Types of Scholarships Available
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 |