University of Adelaide vs University of Queensland

Overview Comparison
University of AdelaideThe University of Queensland
Collegedunia Score5.8 Out of 106.3 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 89 QS World University 2024
# 111 Times Higher Education 2024
# 66 US News 2023
# 43 QS World University 2024
# 70 Times Higher Education 2024
# 36 US News 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
# 58 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 32 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 74 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -138
PG Programs -81
UG Programs -85
PG Programs -81
Doctorate Programs -1
Acceptance Rate75.0 %74.8 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 500
GRE updated - 295
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 58
TOEFL - 79
GMAT - 550
GRE updated - 291
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 64
TOEFL - 87
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   34265
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  34265
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 19553 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   34960
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  45120
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 37756 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 Rankings #57; Top recruiters- Aecom Corporation; RACQ; GREENCROSS; News Corp, etc.; Highest paid degrees- MBA (201,000 USD); LLM (175,000 USD); Masters in Science (91,000 USD); Masters of Arts (87,000 USD); Masters in Management (80,000 USD).


application requirements

Evidence of motivation and commitment towards the subject;

Resume

Fulfill General Entry Requirements
English language proficiency

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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of AdelaideThe University of Queensland
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1874
1909
Student:Faculty Ratio30:1
34:1
Male:Female49% Male, 51% Female55% Male, 45% 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


Located in Brisbane with three campuses. The main campus of the suburbs of St Lucia is bordered by a meander in Brisbane river to east, south, and north.


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)


2.17 million book titles,
158,000 journals (electronic and print)
65,000 conference papers,
20,000 theses,
165,000 physical items.


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


100+ research centers, 220 clubs, and society, on-campus 6-museums, music festivals, parties, film screenings, etc. 


Hostel#Townhouse - $10225
#Apartment - $9328
#Room - $14572
#Room - $23184
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)


Drew Pavlou (Australian Activist), Peter Varghese (Chancellor of UQ), Kim Wilkins (Writer), Di Farmer (Politician), Jon Coghill (Australian Drummer), Elton Mayo (Psychologist), Jack Thompson (actor). 


City Life

Adelaide is South Australia’s capital city; fifth largest Australian capital city; 75% of South Australia’s population live in Adelaide; Climate is 25 to 35 degree Celcius in summers and 10 to 15 degree Celcius in winters; Unemployment rate was 8.2% in 2019


Weekend getaways to rainforest, waterfalls, beaches and islands, a cultural hub of art galleries and museums, sunshine weather (lack of winters), One of the top-paying cities, the unemployment rate of Queensland is 6.8%


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