The University of Adelaide
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| 106= | 146 | Arts & Humanities | 127 | Natural Sciences |
| 167 | Engineering & IT | 107 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 139 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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| 62 | 136 | Arts & Humanities | 87 | Natural Sciences |
| 149 | Engineering & IT | 89 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 100 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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Since its establishment in 1874 the University of Adelaide has been amongst Australia's leading universities. Its contribution to the wealth and wellbeing of South Australia and Australia as a whole - across all fields of endeavour - has been enormous.
Studying at the University of Adelaide means being part of a rich tradition of excellence in education and research, with world-class academic staff and a vibrant student life.
Adelaide has a fine tradition of exemplary scholarship and ground-breaking research, and its unique relationship with industry and other organisations ensures that our research expertise is translated into tangible benefits for the global community.
Adelaide's research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields.
An innovative and forward-looking University, Adelaide has major strengths in wine and food, health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, information technology and telecommunications, environmental sciences and social sciences.
At the heart of the University's vision, achievement and impact is our commitment to excellence, our sense that a focus on the experience of the student is fundamental, and our belief that research intensity and innovative, high quality teaching have a symbiotic relationship that underpins and characterises the finest universities in the world.
Studying at the University of Adelaide means being part of a rich tradition of excellence in education and research, with world-class academic staff and a vibrant student life.
Adelaide has a fine tradition of exemplary scholarship and ground-breaking research, and its unique relationship with industry and other organisations ensures that our research expertise is translated into tangible benefits for the global community.
Adelaide's research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields.
An innovative and forward-looking University, Adelaide has major strengths in wine and food, health sciences, biological sciences, physical sciences, information technology and telecommunications, environmental sciences and social sciences.
At the heart of the University's vision, achievement and impact is our commitment to excellence, our sense that a focus on the experience of the student is fundamental, and our belief that research intensity and innovative, high quality teaching have a symbiotic relationship that underpins and characterises the finest universities in the world.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 1,293 FTE: 1,163 |  |
| Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, hospital residents and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator. | ||
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 388 FTE: 355 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. | ||
| Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff | Headcount: 69 FTE: 42 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months. | ||
| Number of Staff with PhD | Headcount: 881 FTE: 832 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD | ||
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 14,342 FTE: 12,691 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelorâs level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associateâs degrees. | ||
| Number of International Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 3,011 FTE: 2,741 | |
| Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. | ||
| Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 231 FTE: 126 | |
| Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 224 FTE: 120 | |
| Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Undergraduate Fees | $ USD 6,970 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with âprogramâ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees | $ USD 4,423 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with âprogramâ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Undergraduate Class Size | 24 | |
| The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term âclassâ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of first year Undergraduate students | Headcount: 4,647 FTE: 4,048 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees. | ||
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 6,032 FTE: 3,648 | |
| Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) | ||
| Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 2,381 FTE: 1,643 | |
| Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. | ||
| Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 7 FTE: 3 | |
| Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 6 FTE: 3 | |
| Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | $ USD 8,410 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with âprogramâ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | $ USD 6,923 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with âprogramâ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size | 13 | |
| The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term âclassâ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of first year Postgraduate students | Headcount: 2,678 FTE: 1,639 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates. | ||
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 21,311 FTE: 16,839 | |
| Total number of students. This includes ALL students, not only undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate students. | ||
| Total International Students | Headcount: 5,857 FTE: 4,682 | |
| Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. | ||
| Total Outbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 230 FTE: 123 | |
| Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Total Inbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 238 FTE: 125 | |
| Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Student Fees | $ USD 7,414 | |
| Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course | ||
| Average Domestic Student Fees | $ USD 4,641 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with âprogramâ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Class Size | 22 | |
| The average size of class across all programs. The term âclassâ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of Male Students | Headcount: 10,950 FTE: 8,653 | |
| Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university | ||
| Number of Female Students | Headcount: 10,361 FTE: 8,186 | |
| Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university | ||
Graduate Output
| Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study | 37% | |
| Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation. | ||
| Proportion of Graduates Employed | 89% | |
| Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation | ||
| Number of PhDs Awarded | 268 | |
| Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months | ||
Entry Requirements
| Avg Entry Requirements | 4 | |
| Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste) | ||
Applications
| Total Number of Applications | 24,977 | |
| Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses | ||
Careers Support
| Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors | Headcount: 4 FTE: 3 | |
| Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) | ||
Student Satisfaction
| Overall Student Satisfaction Rate | 64% | |
| Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall quality of their course | ||
| Teaching Student Satisfaction Rate | 50% | |
| Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall teaching on their course | ||
Internationalisation
| Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements | 326 | |
| Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box. Click here to see a list of universities in top 500 over last 3 years | ||
- Office of Strategy and Planning
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic)
Gowrie Scholarship Trust Fund. 1 available @ USD 4,000
Open for application from PhD Research students who are the direct descendants of members of the Australian armed forces during the 1939/45 war, special preference given if said family member was killed in service.
Specialisation
Any Avalable PhD Program
Application Process
Application form submissible to student centre
Application URL
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/graduatecentre/scholarships/postgrad/pdf/Gowrie_Scholarship.pdf
Deadline
31st October 2005