Flinders University: Statistics

Flinders University logo
EduRank.org best universities badge
Rank Ranking
#483 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 59 In Oceania
#21 of 40 In Australia
#3 of 4 In Adelaide
#31 of 1,044 For Radio and Television broadcasting
Top50% For 148 other topics
Topical rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
62%
Enrollment
22,500
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate62%
Admissions RequirementsSouth Australian Certificate of Education or recognized equivalent. Credit for work done at other recognized institutions may be counted towards a Flinders award. Applicants from countries where English is not the first language are required to demonstrate a minimum standard of English language competence (TOEFL score of 550, IELTS score of 6, or 213 in the computer-based TOEFL)
Academic CalendarMarch to November (March - June; July-November)
Enrollment22,500
Full time employee950
Student:staff ratio24:1

Publications & Citations

Publications
28,701
Citations
917,424

Flinders University majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
11,386 / 456,098
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
6,931 / 222,742
Biology
5,378 / 214,705
Psychology
4,332 / 176,923
Environmental Science
3,278 / 88,572
Chemistry
2,567 / 86,057
Physics
2,168 / 57,526
Engineering
2,084 / 52,552
Demography
1,986 / 132,148
Computer Science
1,982 / 62,549
Health Science
1,721 / 71,983
Business
1,713 / 48,637
Sociology
1,373 / 22,612
Nursing
1,275 / 29,664
Public Health
1,201 / 64,747
Healthcare Management (MHA)
1,167 / 28,882
Ecology
1,039 / 33,878
Political Science
1,028 / 11,598
Materials Science
992 / 26,277
Economics
927 / 18,953
Physical Therapy
885 / 31,853
Social Psychology
857 / 47,293
Child Psychology
773 / 44,663
Art & Design
770 / 17,552
Family medicine
769 / 17,993
Psychiatry
674 / 26,507
Geology
672 / 20,021
Oncology and Cancer research
670 / 19,489
Geography and Cartography
664 / 10,171
Surgery
664 / 47,841
Mathematics
655 / 18,552
Clinical Psychology
649 / 29,668
Communications and Public Relations
641 / 13,138
Biochemistry
634 / 33,509
Gerontology
615 / 80,323
Atomic and Molecular physics
588 / 12,865
Anatomy and Physiology
576 / 22,776
Critical Care Nursing
467 / 16,633
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
440 / 8,111
Immunology
434 / 19,620

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 250 5168
1992 269 5218
1993 247 5663
1994 335 5718
1995 350 6137
1996 340 6350
1997 366 6963
1998 431 8009
1999 468 8712
2000 478 9720
2001 505 10524
2002 521 11588
2003 519 13163
2004 564 15032
2005 560 17077
2006 692 19688
2007 695 21811
2008 897 24919
2009 886 27617
2010 1066 30977
2011 1156 35621
2012 1349 41330
2013 1628 50399
2014 1705 59861
2015 1986 68019
2016 2143 71832
2017 2080 79505
2018 1994 78687
2019 2149 93248
2020 2512 113379
2021 2917 132871

Tuition

Flinders University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

Programs Associate's degree Bachelor's Master's Doctoral
Design | Arts | Humanities +++
Business | Politics | Social Sciences ++++
Languages | Culture | Linguistics ++++
Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine ++++
Engineering | IT ++++
Maths | Natural Sciences ++++

Flinders University alumni

  1. Terence Tao

    Terence Tao
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1975-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in Flinders University
    1989-1992 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics
    Occupations
    university teachermathematician
    Biography

    Terence "Terry" Chi-Shen Tao FAA FRS is an Australian-American mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he holds the James and Carol Collins chair. His research includes topics in harmonic analysis, partial differential equations, algebraic combinatorics, arithmetic combinatorics, geometric combinatorics, probability theory, compressed sensing and analytic number theory.

  2. Xavier Samuel

    Xavier Samuel
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1983-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actorstage actormusicianfilm actor
    Biography

    Xavier Samuel is an Australian actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films Adore, September, Further We Search, Newcastle, The Loved Ones, Frankenstein, A Few Best Men, and played Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Billy in Spin Out.

  3. Noni Hazlehurst

    Noni Hazlehurst
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    film actoractorsingertelevision presenter
    Biography

    Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst, is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series and made for television films, as well also on stage and in feature films since the early 1970s. Hazlehurst has been honoured with numerous awards including Australian Film Institute Awards, ARIA Awards and Logies, including being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

  4. Mamoru Mohri

    Mamoru Mohri
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1948-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in Flinders University
    Graduated with Master of Science
    Graduated with Doctor of Science
    Occupations
    chemistastronaut
    Biography

    Mamoru "Mark" Mohri, AM is a Japanese scientist, a former NASDA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions. He is the first Japanese astronaut who was part of an official Japanese space program. The first Japanese person in space, Toyohiro Akiyama, was a journalist who was trained in the Soviet Union.

All 50 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Flin
Founded 1966
Accreditation Department of Education and Training of Australia
Motto Inspiring Achievement
Academic structure Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Affiliations and memberships Universities Australia
Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU)

Location and Contacts

Address Sturt Road, Bedford Park
Adelaide, South Australia, 5001
Australia
City population 1,296,000
Phone +61 (8) 8201 3911
Fax +61 (8) 8201 3000

Flinders University in Social Media