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Universities in Australia

Australia has 74 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1850. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES74

OLDEST1850

FOUNDED 1900+55

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–189912 · 16%

1900 or later55 · 74%

Date unknown7 · 9%

Oldest universities in Australia

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1850University of Sydney

1853University of Melbourne

1870Federation University Australia

1874University of Adelaide

1883Roseworthy Agricultural College

1887RMIT University

1889St Patrick's Seminary

1889Longerenong College

1890University of Tasmania

1891Mary Andrews College

1891Hawkesbury Agricultural College

1897Avondale University

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