University of Melbourne

CountryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Founded1853
TypePublic
Students52,000

Australias highest-ranked university. Strong in medicine, law, and engineering. Melbourne model curriculum.

University of Melbourne is a public university in Melbourne, Australia, founded in 1853 (173 years ago), with roughly 52,000 students. Of the 20 universities in this directory it is the 8th oldest and the 4th largest by enrolment. Student numbers are approximate totals from the university's latest published figures.