This is a comprehensive list of all universities in Australia by total university enrolment. The data is gathered from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations statistics from 2008. For accuracy of comparison, all data is measured in Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL) except for "Total Students".

National Universities

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University is a national public university. It has six campuses and offers programs in five faculties throughout Australia.-History:...	1,841	15.9%	9,486	82.2%	220	1.9%	11,547 (31)	16,224 (31)

Australian Capital Territory

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
The Australian National University	3,946	32.6%	7,996	66.0%	173	1.4%	12,115 (26)	16,600 (29)
University of Canberra University of Canberra Over the years the Stone Day program has gradually become larger and larger, taking up a whole week and now Stonefest is one of Australia's most popular music festivals. The first foundation celebrations were held in 1971. In 1973 Stone Day celebrations were held over two days, which was expanded...	1,599	21.3%	5,775	77.0%	125	1.7%	7,499 (35)	11,189 (35)

New South Wales

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...	2,892	16.3%	14,565	82.0%	297	1.7%	17,754 (17)	32,508 (14)
Macquarie University Macquarie University Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...	6,097	27.1%	15,600	69.4%	784	3.5%	22,481 (14)	32,710 (13)
Southern Cross University Southern Cross University Southern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...	1,466	15.6%	7,743	82.4%	184	2.0%	9,393 (33)	15,128 (33)
The University of New England	2,056	23.1%	6,660	75.0%	169	1.9%	8,885 (34)	17,509 (27)
The University of New South Wales	8,258	25.5%	23,335	72.2%	736	2.3%	32,329 (5)	44,664 (5)
The University of Newcastle University of Newcastle, Australia The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...	3,186	15.9%	15,719	78.4%	1,152	5.7%	20,057 (16)	28,371 (17)
The University of Sydney	9,893	26.6%	26,801	72.1%	472	1.3%	37,166 (2)	48,271 (2)
University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology, Sydney The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...	5,731	25.0%	16,947	74.0%	210	0.9%	22,888 (13)	32,258 (15)
University of Western Sydney University of Western Sydney The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...	3,729	15.2%	20,224	82.5%	565	2.3%	24,518 (11)	33,336 (12)
University of Wollongong University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...	4,173	24.0%	12,648	72.7%	587	3.4%	17,408 (18)	23,465 (20)

Northern Territory

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...	579	16.1%	2,674	74.5%	335	9.3%	3,588 (39)	6,332 (38)

Queensland

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
Bond University Bond University Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...	1,569	28.9%	3,115	57.4%	743	13.7%	5,427 (37)	6,012 (39)
Central Queensland University Central Queensland University CQUniversity is an Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus is in North Rockhampton Queensland. However, it also has campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone and Mackay, as well as operations throughout Asia-Pacific. For instance, Melior Business School is one of its...	4,206	35.1%	7,193	60.0%	595	5.0%	11,994 (27)	18,579 (26)
Griffith University Griffith University Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...	4,936	17.8%	22,270	80.3%	538	1.9%	27,744 (9)	43,000 (7)
James Cook University James Cook University James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...	2,490	21.2%	8,898	75.7%	373	3.2%	11,761 (29)	16,431 (30)
Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...	4,529	15.7%	24,242	83.9%	124	0.4%	28,895 (7)	39,242 (9)
The University of Queensland	6,340	21.3%	23,153	77.7%	309	1.0%	29,802 (6)	38,050 (8)
University of Southern Queensland University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...	3,015	24.6%	8,628	70.5%	594	4.9%	12,237 (25)	24,233 (18)
University of the Sunshine Coast University of the Sunshine Coast The University of the Sunshine Coast is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Having opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College with 524 students, the institution was renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. In 2011, the student body was...	640	14.0%	3,401	74.5%	525	11.5%	4,566 (38)	7,048 (37)

South Australia

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
The Flinders University of South Australia Flinders University Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...	2,259	19.4%	9,319	80.2%	44	0.4%	11,622 (30)	16,178 (32)
The University of Adelaide	3,648	21.7%	12,837	76.3%	346	2.1%	16,831 (19)	20,983 (21)
University of South Australia University of South Australia The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...	4,854	19.9%	19,193	78.6%	377	1.5%	24,424 (12)	35,845 (11)

Tasmania

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...	2,235	15.5%	11,834	81.8%	393	2.7%	14,462 (23)	20,082 (24)

Victoria

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
Deakin University Deakin University Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...	4,831	18.9%	20,550	80.3%	195	0.8%	25,576 (10)	36,023 (10)
La Trobe University La Trobe University La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...	4,767	21.2%	17,592	78.6%	48	0.2%	22,387 (15)	29,003 (16)
Monash University Monash University Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....	8,927	20.8%	33,584	78.4%	314	0.7%	42,825 (1)	56,573 (1)
RMIT University RMIT University RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....	6,206	17.9%	28,293	81.8%	89	0.3%	34,588 (4)	46,583 (3)
Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...	3,491	24.7%	10,518	74.5%	115	0.8%	14,124 (24)	20,301 (23)
The University of Melbourne	9,914	27.9%	25,326	71.4%	248	0.7%	35,488 (3)	44,855 (4)
University of Ballarat University of Ballarat The University of Ballarat is a dual-sector university in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It was formed by the passage of an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1994, from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education...	5,195	51.8%	4,702	46.9%	139	1.4%	10,036 (32)	13,125 (34)
Victoria University Victoria University, Australia Victoria University is a multi-sector tertiary institution based in Melbourne, Australia with 10 campuses.VU offers qualifications in higher education, vocational education , and short courses...	2,310	15.2%	12,523	82.6%	324	2.1%	15,157 (22)	20,869 (22)

Western Australia

University Name	Postgraduate - EFTSL		Undergraduate - EFTSL		Non-Award - EFTSL		All Students - EFTSL (Rank)	Total Students (Rank)
Curtin University	4,764	16.8%	23,174	81.5%	503	1.8%	28,441 (8)	40,833 (6)
Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....	3,170	20.4%	11,866	76.3%	509	3.3%	15,545 (21)	24,201 (19)
Murdoch University Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...	1,791	15.2%	9,776	83.1%	199	1.7%	11,766 (28)	16,615 (28)
The University of Notre Dame Australia	314	5.7%	4,942	89.3%	278	5.0%	5,534 (36)	7,062 (36)
The University of Western Australia	3,142	19.2%	13,169	80.5%	58	0.4%	16,369 (20)	19,993 (25)

Largest Universities by All Students

Rank	University	All Students - EFTSL
1.	Monash University (Victoria)	42,825
2.	The University of Sydney (New South Wales)	37,166
3.	The University of Melbourne (Victoria)	35,488
4.	RMIT University (Victoria)	34,588
5.	The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)	32,329

Rank	University	All Students - Enrolments
1.	Monash University (Victoria)	56,573
2.	The University of Sydney (New South Wales)	48,271
3.	RMIT University (Victoria)	46,583
4.	The University of Melbourne (Victoria)	44,855
5.	The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)	44,664

Largest Universities by Undergraduate Students

Rank	University	Undergraduate - EFTSL
1.	Monash University (Victoria)	33,584
2.	Griffith University (Queensland)	31,000
3.	The University of Sydney (New South Wales)	26,801
4.	The University of Melbourne (Victoria)	25,326
5.	Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)	24,242

Rank	University	Undergraduate - % of Total
1.	The University of Notre Dame Australia (Western Australia)	89.3%
2.	Queensland University of Technology (Queensland)	83.9%
3.	Murdoch University (Western Australia)	83.1%
4.	Victoria University (Victoria)	82.6%
5.	University of Western Sydney (New South Wales)	82.5%

Largest Universities by Postgraduate Students

Rank	University	Postgraduate - EFTSL
1.	The University of Melbourne (Victoria)	9,914
2.	The University of Sydney (New South Wales)	9,893
3.	Monash University (Victoria)	8,927
4.	The University of New South Wales (New South Wales)	8,258
5.	The University of Queensland (Queensland)	6,340

Rank	University	Postgraduate - % of Total
1.	University of Ballarat (Victoria)	51.8%
2.	Central Queensland University (Queensland)	35.1%
3.	The Australian National University (Australian Capital Territory)	32.6%
4.	Bond University (Queensland)	28.9%
5.	The University of Melbourne (Victoria)	27.9%