Cheapest Universities in Australia for International Students

Wide Variety of Tuition Fees

Australian universities are free to set their own tuition fees for International Students as part of the Quality & Standards Framework and this is usually based on the level of demand balanced against the availablity of places. In general the cheaper universities are in regional areas while the more expensive universities are usually in the major cities and are higher ranked on the main ranking systems, although it is possible to find lower tuition fee universities in most of the major cities.

Examples of the Lowest Tuition Fees for International Students at Undergraduate Level*

The lowest fees for international students studying undergraduate Business are Charles Darwin University at $20,440, Southern Cross University at $20,560, and University of the Sunshine Coast at $20,600*

The lowest fees for international students studying undergraduate Engineering/Science are University of Canberra at $21,610, Edith Cowan University at $25,760, and University of Southern Queensland at $25,850*

The lowest fees for international students studying undergraduate Arts/Education are Charles Sturt University at $18,400, Charles Darwin University at $18,520, and Victoria University at $20,400*

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Lowest Tuition Fees for International Students at Undergradaute Level* (click headers to sort)

University	Business (AUD$)*	Engineering Science (AUD$)*	Arts Education (AUD$)*
Charles Darwin University	20,440	26,000	18,520
Southern Cross University	20,560	27,760	20,560
University of the Sunshine Coast	20,600	N/A	20,600
University of Southern Queensland	22,300	25,850	21,920
Charles Sturt University	22,800	N/A	18,400
University of New England	22,920	27,960	22,800
Victoria University	23,600	26,400	20,400
CQUniversity	23,760	30,240	21,120
Australian Catholic University	23,800	N/A	21,000
Western Sydney University	24,280	28,520	22,680
Flinders University	24,400	30,700	25,000
University of Canberra	24,500	21,610	23,740
Swinburne University of Technology	24,680	31,220	23,400
Federation University	24,700	28,800	23,300
University of Notre Dame	24,714	37,071	24,714
University of Newcastle	25,440	33,160	25,610
University of Wollongong	26,448	32,400	23,856
University of Tasmania	26,500	31,500	25,500
Griffith University	26,500	32,500	26,500
La Trobe University	27,000	29,260	25,500
James Cook University	27,000	33,000	27,000
Edith Cowan University	27,600	25,760	27,200
Queensland University of Technology	27,700	32,300	26,700
Murdoch University	27,867	31,065	27,806
University of South Australia	28,400	33,400	24,400
RMIT University	28,800	34,560	27,840
Deakin University	28,952	33,000	25,088
Curtin University	30,000	34,000	30,000
University of Technology Sydney	31,560	36,220	25,760
Bond University	33,640	33,640	33,640
Macquarie University	34,726	34,726	30,570
University of Adelaide	35,500	35,500	29,000
University of Western Australia	36,000	38,310	30,000
University of Queensland	36,336	38,432	27,824
University of Melbourne	36,832	35,824	29,632
University of Sydney	38,500	42,000	35,000
Australian National University	39,024	41,040	36,720
Monash University	39,100	38,900	28,900
University of New South Wales	39,360	41,760	32,160

Source: Study Assist (opens in new window)

Key & Notes

* Fees are an indicative guide only check with provider for current fee list.

Examples of the Lowest Tuition Fees for International Students at Postgraduate Level*

The lowest fees for international students studying postgraduate MBA are University of New England at $26,080, Southern Cross University at $23,680, and University of Southern Queensland at $23,760*

The lowest fees for international students studying postgraduate Engineering/Science are University of New England at $28,900, Southern Cross University at $28,000, and University of Southern Queensland at $24,480*

The lowest fees for international students studying postgraduate Arts/Education are University of New England at $25,800, University of Southern Queensland at $24,320, and University of the Sunshine Coast at $26,000*

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Lowest Tuition Fees for International Students at Postgraduate Level* (click headers to sort)

University	MBA (AUD$)*	Engineering Science (AUD$)*	Arts Education (AUD$)*
University of New England	26,080	28,900	25,800
Southern Cross University	23,680	28,000	N/A
University of Southern Queensland	23,760	24,480	24,320
University of the Sunshine Coast	23,800	N/A	26,000
Charles Darwin University	25,000	26,936	21,200
Charles Sturt University	24,800	N/A	24,800
CQUniversity	26,160	25,200	19,920
Australian Catholic University	26,240	N/A	21,000
Victoria University	26,800	26,800	21,400
Western Sydney University	27,400	28,720	24,280
Federation University	27,600	28,800	28,700
James Cook University	28,000	36,000	27,000
University of Notre Dame	28,772	37,071	24,714
Swinburne University of Technology	29,000	31,200	24,480
Flinders University	29,200	32,000	27,300
University of Tasmania	29,750	31,000	29,250
University of Canberra	30,930	27,250	26,000
Murdoch University	31,371	32,783	27,438
Edith Cowan University	31,680	26,320	28,000
University of Technology Sydney	33,470	33,470	28,180
University of Newcastle	33,600	27,720	36,280
Monash University	34,700	38,900	30,700
University of Wollongong	35,136	32,400	23,424
University of South Australia	35,300	33,400	28,400
La Trobe University	35,500	33,000	27,500
Bond University	36,164	N/A	21,312
Griffith University	37,000	32,500	26,500
Deakin University	37,184	33,320	25,088
RMIT University	37,440	34,560	26,880
Macquarie University	40,000	32,584	32,584
University of New South Wales	40,800	41,280	31,440
University of Adelaide	41,000	38,000	31,000
Australian National University	41,040	39,024	36,720
University of Sydney	42,000	43,000	33,500
Queensland University of Technology	43,800	29,300	27,500
Curtin University	44,000	40,000	30,000
University of Queensland	69,456	34,944	27,088
University of Western Australia	71,000	38,500	30,500
University of Melbourne	85,470	38,976	31,776

Source: MBA Fees (opens in new window)

Key & Notes

* Fees are an indicative guide only check with provider for current fee list.

Tuition Protection Service

The Australian Government provides a tuition protection service which protects any fees paid by international students to make sure they do not suffer any loss if their education provider is not able to deliver the education which has been paid for. Under the ESOS legislative framework students will be compensated either monetarily or through substitute services to make sure they do not suffer any loss.

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