The University of Melbourne vs National University of Singapore

The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. The National University of Singapore is a national public research university in Singapore. 

Overview Comparison
The University of MelbourneNational University of Singapore
Collegedunia Score6.7 Out of 108 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 14 QS World University 2024
# 37 Times Higher Education 2024
# 25 US News 2023
# 8 QS World University 2024
# 19 Times Higher Education 2024
# 11 QS World University 2023
Subject Strength# 69 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 20 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 8 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
# 9 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 19 for Medicine by Times Higher Education 2023
# 11 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -32
PG Programs -132
Doctorate Programs -11
UG Programs -62
PG Programs -67
Doctorate Programs -19
Acceptance Rate70.0 %25.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT - 560
GRE updated - 310
IELTS - 6.5
PTE - 58
TOEFL - 79
GRE updated - 320
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   17124
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  30539
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 20250 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   19450
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  50000
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 7668 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate employability ranking QS- #8. The University of Melbourne is one of the top public universities in Parkville, Australia. It is ranked #33 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

LLM: $136,000 

MBA: $104,000 

Masters in Finance: $100,000 

Executive Masters: $73,000 

Master (Other): $71,000 

Bachelor of Science: $64,000


Graduate Employability Rankings (QS): #24
MBA: $167,000
Masters in Finance: $128,000
Graduates from executive masters, masters in management, and masters in law are among the highest paid


application requirements

Overseas Secondary School Qualifications,
Apptitute test results, Interview and Auditions (required for certain programs)

Indian students must have good scores in all 5 subjects.SAT and ACT are not required.

Campuses and B-SchoolsMelbourne Business School
National University of Singapore Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews7.0/10 Read 42 reviews7.3/10 Read 8 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsThe University of MelbourneNational University of Singapore
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1853
1905
Student:Faculty Ratio26:1
17:1
Male:Female56% Male, 44% Female50% Male, 50% Female
Location Facts

Located in the suburb of Parkville, other campuses spread across Victoria. 
Also occupies suburb of Carlton, 
Melbourne is awarded Economist’s most liveable city award 7 times,
Burney campus is surrounded by heritage-listed garderns


Located in the southwestern part of Singapore and lies near Kent Ridge


Library

Subject Specific libraries- Brownless Biomedical Library and Law Library. 
3.5 million items
32000 ebooks, 63,000 journals


2,991,477: print books and journals
931,905: e-books
99,628: e-journals/newspapers/subscriptions
728: Databases


Campus Life

Number of museums and art galleries located across the campus
Numerous water sports
Potter-heads can always play Quidditch at University of Melbourne
Around 4 fitness facilities
40 sporting clubs
200 clubs and 100 grads group


Three campuses with 17 faculties offer Community service clubs, RunNUS, SunNUS, Sports camp, academic society camp, and various art camps.
Yosuf Ishak House- student hub


Hostel#Single Room and board - $20000
#Hostel (One bedroom - shared bathroom/kitchen) - $250
#Double Sharing Room - $2062
#Single Room - $3006
Famous Alumni

Julia Gillard (Former Australian Prime Minister), Randeep Hooda (Actor), Germaine Greer (Author), Nicole Kidman (Actor), Rony Chieng (Comedian), Stephanie Alexander (food writer/restaurateur), Tahir Bhasin (Actor)


Felicia Chin (actress), Lee Kuan Yew (Former Singapore PM), Tan Eng Chye (NUS President), Raline Shah (Actress), S. Jayakumar (MP), Tan Chuan Jin (MP), Grace Fu (MP)


City Life

Cheap student shopping,
Graffiti filled Melbourne Hosier Lane and other street artwork,
One of the highest paying city in the country, unemployment rate is 6.2%


Singapore is considered an efficient and safe city for international students which is highly influenced by British Culture. The city has been investing extensively in museums, festivals, public gardens, etc. The unemployment rate is 3.5%.  It is one of the Asian Tiger economies, a group of cities that are enjoying the rapid growth pace currently.  


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