University of South Australia: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #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 |
Quick Review
- 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 Requirements | Competitive 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.
University of South Australia majors
by publication & citation count
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 |
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
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Penny Wong
- 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.
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Poh Ling Yeow
- 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.
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Christopher Pyne
- 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.
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Tkay Maidza
- 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".
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 |