Oldest Universities in Australia
by Year of Establishment New
Introduction
What are the oldest Universities in Australia? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 40 Australian Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Australia
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
uniRank aims to highlight which Australian Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.
Oldest Universities in Australia
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