University of South Australia: Statistics

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#454 of 14,131 In the World
#23 of 59 In Oceania
#20 of 40 In Australia
#2 of 4 In Adelaide
#36 of 1,015 For Game Design and Development
Top50% For 225 other topics
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
unisa.edu.au
Acceptance rate
74%*

* The University of South Australia is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsCompetitive admission

Research profile

University of South Australia is a world-class research university with 51,453 scientific papers published and 1,580,709 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, Political Science, and Psychology.

Publications
51,453
Citations
1,580,709

University of South Australia majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
29,109 / 849,925
Biology
26,149 / 993,087
Medicine
24,393 / 819,260
Engineering
22,810 / 751,843
Computer Science
22,195 / 710,737
Environmental Science
21,203 / 759,742
Physics
19,136 / 675,811
Chemistry
19,054 / 784,684
Political Science
18,076 / 524,483
Psychology
17,253 / 577,589
Law
16,979 / 506,946
Sociology
15,069 / 428,976
Business
13,240 / 413,355
Mathematics
12,729 / 398,492
Philosophy
12,567 / 364,736
Quantum and Particle physics
12,129 / 445,773
Geography and Cartography
12,008 / 355,770
Pathology
10,832 / 402,016
Biochemistry
10,510 / 476,670
Geology
10,488 / 407,434
Economics
10,177 / 306,729
Statistics
9,723 / 322,583
Genetics
9,495 / 340,607
Ecology
9,113 / 363,243
History
9,032 / 248,653
Materials Science
8,805 / 354,431
Organic Chemistry
8,799 / 392,415
Psychiatry
8,436 / 299,223
Archaeology
8,160 / 239,043
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,504 / 205,352
Paleontology
6,617 / 260,490
Management
6,414 / 193,402
Art & Design
6,043 / 137,920
Linguistics
5,949 / 177,084
Development Studies
5,894 / 185,074
Nursing
5,818 / 174,307
Social Psychology
5,244 / 188,212
Public Health
5,027 / 173,121
Neuroscience
4,885 / 171,571
Mechanical Engineering
4,799 / 137,293

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 174 379
1994 157 482
1995 254 675
1996 288 859
1997 335 1159
1998 336 1365
1999 379 1959
2000 439 2464
2001 541 3149
2002 897 4326
2003 757 5551
2004 735 6659
2005 843 8380
2006 1034 10031
2007 1090 11796
2008 1377 14493
2009 1460 17875
2010 1656 22290
2011 2109 27650
2012 2215 33952
2013 2389 42164
2014 2594 50634
2015 2860 59014
2016 2790 68319
2017 2758 78175
2018 2712 89792
2019 2729 108044
2020 2914 130321
2021 2819 150712
2022 2800 157121
2023 2742 164954
2024 2361 167506
2025 1795 156406
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of South Australia.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

University of South Australia alumni

  1. Penny Wong

    Penny Wong
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    barristerpolitical adviserpolitician
    Biography

    Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is an Australian politician who is serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate in the Albanese government since 2022. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), she has been a senator for South Australia since 2002. Wong previously served as Minister for Climate Change and Minister for Finance and Deregulation during the governments of prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2007 until 2013.

  2. Poh Ling Yeow

    Poh Ling Yeow
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    painterchefactorreality television participant
    Biography

    Poh Ling Yeow is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, artist, actress, author and television presenter. She has hosted multiple cooking shows including ABC's Poh's Kitchen and SBS's Poh & Co. She has also published multiple cook books. She was the runner-up on the first season of Network 10's Masterchef Australia behind winner Julie Goodwin. Since appearing on season 1, she has made multiple comebacks to the series as a guest judge/mentor, returning as a contestant on the twelfth season in 2020 then a judge since the sixteenth season in 2024.

  3. Christopher Pyne

    Christopher Pyne
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1967-.. (age 59)
    Enrolled in the University of South Australia
    Graduated with graduate diploma
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Christopher Maurice Pyne is an Australian retired politician. He held various ministerial positions in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments, and served as a member of parliament (MP) for the South Australian division of Sturt from 1993 to 2019.

  4. Tkay Maidza

    Tkay Maidza
    Born in
    Zimbabwe Flag Zimbabwe
    Years
    1995-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    singersongwriter
    Biography

    Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza (/tiːˈkeɪ ˈmaɪdzə/ tee-KAY MY-dzə; (born 17 December 1995) is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and hip hop artist from Adelaide, South Australia. She has been nominated for and won many awards, and released two albums: Tkay (2016) and Sweet Justice (2023). She collaborated with Flume on her 2023 single "Silent Assassin".

All 37 notable alumni

General information

Alternative names UNISA
Founded 1991
Motto Australia's University of Enterprise

Location and contacts

Address Adelaide
Australia
City population 1,387,000
Phone +61 (0)8 8302 6611
Fax +61 (0)8 8302 9121

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