Australian National University (ANU) vs University of Adelaide, where to study in Australia?

Australian National University vs University of Adelaide

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The Australian National University is one of Australia's leading public universities. It is placed 27 in the QS Global World Rankings 2022. University of Adelaide  is the only university in South Australia to be ranked in the Top 250 QS World Ranking 2023

Overview Comparison
Australian National UniversityUniversity of Adelaide
Collegedunia Score6.9 Out of 105.8 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 67 Times Higher Education 2024
# 30 QS World University 2023
# 56 US News 2023
# 82 QS World University 2025
# 89 QS World University 2024
# 101 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 86 for Engineering by QS World University 2024
# 62 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 21 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 101 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 93 for Medicine by QS World University 2024
# 101 for Law by QS World University 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -50
PG Programs -103
Doctorate Programs -31
UG Programs -142
PG Programs -87
Acceptance Rate35.0 %75.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-550
GRE-304
IELTS-6.5
PTE-64
SAT-1250
TOEFL-80
GMAT-500
GRE-295
IELTS-6.5
PTE-58
TOEFL-79
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   31000
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  32341
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 53720 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   34265
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  34265
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 16700 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability: #66, 
MBA: $97,000,
MA: $75,000,
Masters in Finance: $80,000


Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 171 – 180; Highest paying degrees are Executive Masters, Masters in Finance and Bachelor of Arts with average annual pay of 124,000 USD, 77,000 USD and 74,000 USD respectively. 


application requirements

Accepting DET (Duolingo English Test) for 2021 entry, score required: 115, Interviews required

Evidence of motivation and commitment towards the subject;

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Campuses and B-SchoolsCollege of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsAustralian National UniversityUniversity of Adelaide
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1946
1874
Student:Faculty Ratio18:1
30:1
Male:Female48% Male, 52% Female49% Male, 51% Female
Location Facts

Located in the capital city an inland surrounded by mountains, bushes, and hills. The campus is rather smaller and calmer. 


Four campuses: three in South Australia at North Terrace, Waite, and Roseworthy; one in Melbourne, Victoria; North Terrace is the main campus offering undergraduate programs and hub of research activities


Library

Collection of theses from over 60 years, Brissenden collection: 1450 volume, newspapers from over 120 countries and in 60 languages, and much more


3 libraries: Barr Smith, Roseworthy and Waite; 1,833 study spaces; 18,000,000 e-resources accessed; 82,935 items loaned from the library; 217,246 citation views; 224,253 full-text views; 3,193 files downloaded (as per 2019 statistics)


Campus Life

Around 130 clubs, on-campus cafe, shops, & bars, and designated Queer, women, ethnocultural, environmental departments


University has counseling support, disability support, international student support, wellbeing hub, safer campus community, over 130 clubs, and 40 sports clubs; university organizes Australia’s largest university snow ski trip


Hostel#Rooms (self-catered) - $11646
#Single Room (Burgmann) - $13340
#Single Room (Bruce Hall) - $14990
#Rooms (sharing) - $7182
#Rooms - $16700
Famous Alumni

Kevin Rudd (Former PM), Bob Hawke (former PM), Peter Garrett (member of Australian house of representatives), Nich Minchin (Australian Senator), Jennifer Robinson (Australian human rights lawyer).


Robin Warren and Barry Marshall (Nobel Prize for discovering the cause of peptic ulcers); Edward Charles Stirling (physiologist and politician); Brendon Coventry (helped in discovery of immune cycle); Sir Alexender Fleming (development of penicillin); Margaret Reid (first female president of Australian Senate)


City Life

Considered most liveable city in Australia, Canberra has parliament house (old and the current one), National museum and gallery of Australia, National zoo and botanical park, CSIRO discovery center, variety of cultural events, multi-cuisine dining, etc. The unemployment rate is as low as 3.9%


Adelaide is South Australia’s capital city; fifth largest Australian capital city; 75% of South Australia’s population live in Adelaide; Climate is 25 to 35 degree Celcius in summers and 10 to 15 degree Celcius in winters; Unemployment rate was 8.2% in 2019


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