University of Adelaide vs University of South Australia

Overview Comparison
University of AdelaideUniversity of South Australia
Collegedunia Score5.8 Out of 104.6 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 89 QS World University 2024
# 111 Times Higher Education 2024
# 66 US News 2023
# 301 Times Higher Education 2024
# 326 QS World University 2024
# 301 Times Higher Education 2023
Subject Strength# 101 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 88 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 101 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 201 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 301 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 301 for Law by Times Higher Education 2023
ProgramsUG Programs -138
PG Programs -81
UG Programs -142
PG Programs -48
Exam ScoreGMAT - 500
GRE updated - 295
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 58
TOEFL - 79
GMAT - 500
IELTS - 6
PTE - 50
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   34265
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  34265
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 19553 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   25102
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  27643
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 20192 Per Year
placement (average package)

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. 


Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 301 – 500; Top paying degree along with their annual salary are: MBA – 128,000 USD; Masters in Finance – 81,000 USD; BBA – 73,000 AUD


application requirements

Evidence of motivation and commitment towards the subject;

Resume

60% in best four subjects for UG; Letters of Recommendation; Personal Statement; Work Experience

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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of AdelaideUniversity of South Australia
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1874
1991
Student:Faculty Ratio30:1
0:1
Male:Female49% Male, 51% Female0% Male, 0% Female
Location Facts

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


University has 8 campuses: Adelaide – City East; Adelaide – City West; Magill at Eastern Suburbs, Mawson Lakes; Whyalla; Mount Gambier; Enterprising Spaces; UniSA Cancer Research Institute


Library

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)


Important collections of library include Bob Hawke, Alexander Downer, Rosemary Crowley, De Lissa Association, Dr Basil Hetzel, Chris Hurford, etc. 


Campus Life

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


University has the University of South Australia Student’s Association (USASA) ran democratically by its students; Some of the clubs are ETLAS, Hindu Society, Bangladeshi Student Society, Aviation Student Organization, etc. 


Hostel#Townhouse - $10225
#Apartment - $9328
#Homestay - $11222
#Student Apartments - $8970
Famous Alumni

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)


Beverley Bolin (architect); Tom Calma (social justice campaigner); Philip Corey (Journalist), Bob Day (former Family First Senator of South Australia); Glenn Docherty (Mayor of the City of Playford); Dana Wortley (member of Australian Senate)


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