Victoria University: Statistics

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#731 of 14,131 In the World
#33 of 59 In Oceania
#27 of 40 In Australia
#4 of 4 In Melbourne
#18 of 1,002 For Hospitality and Hotel Management
Top50% For 105 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
64%
Enrollment
27,500
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
vu.edu.au

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate64%
Admissions RequirementsVictorian Certificate of Education or equivalent
Academic CalendarFebruary to November
Enrollment27,500
Full time employee650
Student:staff ratio42:1

Publications & Citations

Publications
14,607
Citations
379,476

Victoria University majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
3,405 / 78,376
Medicine
3,205 / 95,506
Engineering
3,063 / 79,268
Computer Science
2,203 / 38,525
Business
2,049 / 59,467
Psychology
1,580 / 46,271
Chemistry
1,301 / 49,312
Biology
1,171 / 59,472
Physics
1,009 / 29,246
Sociology
945 / 18,813
Environmental Science
878 / 28,723
Mathematics
791 / 18,624
Economics
729 / 13,333
Physical Therapy
684 / 28,031
Materials Science
654 / 15,081
Automation and Control engineering
607 / 25,259
Political Science
566 / 7,307
Electronic Engineering
540 / 8,761
Communications and Public Relations
535 / 16,461
Art & Design
519 / 6,737
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
493 / 8,879
Demography
486 / 15,242
Health Science
484 / 8,816
Marketing
444 / 23,101
Education Majors
399 / 7,066
Sports / Exercise science
395 / 20,095
Management Information Systems
388 / 4,778
Sports Medicine
332 / 13,577
Social Psychology
316 / 13,816
Hospitality and Hotel Management
314 / 18,542
Optical Engineering
298 / 4,433
Public Health
257 / 8,737
Gender Studies
245 / 3,723
Environmental Management
241 / 9,140
Healthcare Management (MHA)
234 / 5,205
Computer Networking
222 / 2,632
Nursing
221 / 4,158
Development Studies
216 / 4,885
Nutrition and Food Science
209 / 16,676
Clinical Psychology
209 / 6,426

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 137 416
1992 135 546
1993 227 740
1994 223 800
1995 284 1129
1996 259 1412
1997 326 1494
1998 326 1876
1999 301 2405
2000 304 3208
2001 287 3369
2002 359 4409
2003 375 5033
2004 374 5949
2005 495 7339
2006 456 8549
2007 510 10033
2008 501 11057
2009 622 12646
2010 653 14734
2011 686 16621
2012 722 19562
2013 864 23419
2014 870 27032
2015 925 28876
2016 900 29959
2017 991 32834
2018 825 32832
2019 889 37895
2020 980 45674
2021 994 52093

Tuition

Victoria University has financial aid programs.

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 +

Victoria University alumni

  1. Azizulhasni Awang

    Azizulhasni Awang
    Born in
    Malaysia Flag Malaysia
    Years
    1988-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    sport cyclist
    Biography

    Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics.

  2. Pia Miranda

    Pia Miranda
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1973-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Pia Miranda is an Australian actress whose career was launched with her role in the 2000 feature film Looking for Alibrandi, an Australian film based on the novel of the same name by Melina Marchetta. She is also known for her roles as Karen Oldman in Neighbours (1998-1999), Jodie Spiteri in Wentworth (2015), and Jen in Mustangs FC (2017-2020), as well as winning Australian Survivor in 2019.

  3. George Sotiropoulos

    George Sotiropoulos
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1977-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    mixed martial arts fighter
    Biography

    George Sotiropoulos is an Australian born retired mixed martial artist of Greek descent who previously fought in the UFC in their Lightweight division. He is well known for appearing as a fighter on the TV show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra and as the coach for Team Australia on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes.

  4. Andy Griffiths

    Andy Griffiths
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1961-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    children's writerwriter
    Biography

    Andrew Noel Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer and was educated at Yarra Valley Grammar School. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was adapted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?, his novel The Day My Bum Went Psycho, which was also adapted into a television series, and the Treehouse series, which has been adapted into several stage plays. Previously a vocalist with alternative rock bands Gothic Farmyard and Ivory Coast, in 1992 he turned to writing. He is well known for working with Terry Denton. Griffiths is noted as a supporter of children against what he views as "cotton wool" childhoods, and, along with Denton, was a noted supporter of the September 2019 climate strikes.

All 14 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names VU
Founded 1990
Accreditation Department of Education and Training of Australia
Motto Abeunt Studia in Mores
Pursuits change into habits
Academic structure Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
Affiliations and memberships Universities Australia
Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)

Location and Contacts

Address 73 Queen's Park Crescent
Melbourne, Victoria, 8001
Australia
City population 4,530,000
Phone +61 (0)3 9919 4000
Fax +61 (0)3 9689 4069

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