University of Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

Details

University Location Adelaide, South Australia
Address North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5001
Main Campus North Terrace Campus
City Population 1.3 million
Student Population 22,840
Int'l Student Population 7,100
Semester 1 Start February
Semester 2 Start July

Overview

The University of Adelaide unites and serves those striving to change the world—and themselves—for the better. This is a place where you can make history. Established in 1874, the university is home to more than 30,000 students and 3,800 staff, all working to create progress. This is a university of outstanding quality—ranked among the top-100 in the world*—in the heart of one of Australia’s most liveable cities†.

Relentlessly Progressive
Adelaide has always broken new ground. In fact, Adelaide was Australia’s first university to welcome female students. The first offering science and business degrees. One of the first with a conservatorium of music. Among those who’ve studied, taught, or conducted research at the University of Adelaide are Australia’s first: female prime minister; space-walking astronaut; Indigenous Rhodes Scholar; and female Supreme Court judge and state governor. Not to mention five Nobel Prize winners.

Exceptional Research and Education
As a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities, Adelaide is rising to global challenges with research universally rated world-standard or above^. In fact, the university’s output is recognized as “well above” world standard in 41 distinct areas. These range from space sciences, materials engineering and AI, to cardiorespiratory medicine, crop production, and environmental science. As a teaching university, they’re ranked among the top 100 globally in 27 subject areas‡. In eight—including computer science, dentistry, and civil engineering— Adelaide is top-50.

The university also leads South Australia in graduate employability**. Their degrees combine deep discipline knowledge with broad, transferable skills, ensuring graduates are well prepared for multidimensional careers in the future workforce.

* Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2024; QS World University Rankings, 2024; US News Rankings of Best Global Universities, 2023.. † Economist Intelligence Unit, 2022. ^ Excellence in Research Australia, 2018 (the most recent assessment date). ‡ Total unique entries across QS World University Rankings by Subject (2023), Times Higher Education (2024), and Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject (2022). ** QS Graduate Employability Ranking, 2022

Why Study Here?

The University of Adelaide is recognized as one of Australia’s most respected research-intensive universities. Studying at Adelaide, you will receive the best academic preparation to achieve in your chosen discipline and equip you with knowledge and skills to make a real difference.

The university is committed to excellence and providing a student experience of the highest quality, and are focused on ensuring students continue to develop the necessary knowledge and graduate attributes that will equip them to make a real difference in an ever-evolving world.

Adelaide’s degrees are world-class, infused with cutting-edge research and technology that encourages critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and communication. Staff are forward thinkers who are national and international leaders in their field. This combined, their teaching and your learning, is the university’s priority across their undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Some of the most popular study areas for Canadians include dentistry, law, medicine, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, public health, and teacher education.

Location Details

The majority of students and staff study and work on Kaurna land in the centre of Adelaide, a beautiful and affordable city regularly ranked among the world’s top 10 for liveability. This location affords the university a unique ability to engage with, and shape, the life of the city. More than any other institution, the University of Adelaide builds and nurtures connections among the next generation of leaders, industry collaborators, world-class teachers and researchers, sporting bodies, and major cultural and entertainment events.

Despite being home to a growing population of 1.3 million, the city is blessed with an abundance of green spaces and minimal traffic congestion, making travel—including walking and cycling—safe, pleasant, and easy. And it’s home to a huge variety of cafés, restaurants, entertainment options, and festivals. During February and March, for example, the city hosts world-renowned cultural events the Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Festival and WOMADelaide.

South Australia is also globally renowned for its premium wine regions, such as the Barossa Valley and Coonawarra, beautiful sandy beaches, stunning and geologically significant Flinders Ranges, and the iconic Australian Outback.

Campuses

The University of Adelaide has 4 main campuses, each with a distinctive profile.

North Terrace Campus
The University of Adelaide’s main campus is the site of most teaching and research facilities.

Waite Campus
The University of Adelaide’s Waite campus is home to the largest concentration of agriculture and wine research and teaching expertise in the Southern Hemisphere. Here, the Waite Research Precinct (The Waite) is a hive of complementary organizations and centres engaged in world-class research and development in plant biotechnology, cereal breeding, sustainable food and agriculture, wine, horticulture, and natural resource sciences.

Roseworthy Campus
The University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus is a vibrant hub of undergraduate teaching, postgraduate training, research, and clinical services.

Melbourne Campus
The University of Adelaide’s Melbourne campus is located just to the west of the city in Docklands. The free city circle tram stops at the front door. Students have access to a modern building with facilities that include a beautiful sunlit lounge, library, quiet rooms for rest or study, technology resources, and a coffee shop.

Weather
South Australia has a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers (25°C to 35°C) and cool to “cold,” snowless winters (10°C to 15°C). Adelaide offers more than 2,500 hours of sunshine a year, and without the humidity of other Australian cities.