At a glance
- City
- Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales
- Country
- Australia — process, visa & costs
- Website
- unsw.edu.au
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1949
- Students
- 63,864 (2019)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
#80 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Energy Science & Engineering | #6 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | #10 |
| Oceanography | #15 |
| Public Health | #17 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | #20 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #23 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Cycle
- 2027 intakes
- Intake
- February, June, September
- Tests
- No SAT/ACT required; course-specific prerequisites apply
- English
- CBSE/ISC Class 12 English grade accepted in lieu of a formal English test for most programs (not Medicine, Law except Criminology, Pharmaceutical Medicine, Clinical Exercise Physiology)
For Indian applicants: CBSE entry score = average of English/Hindi plus best 4 remaining subjects; ISC entry score = average of English plus best 3 externally-examined subjects. Requirement varies by degree, e.g. CBSE 75.00 for Bachelor of Arts and 85.00 for Bachelor of Architectural Studies (2025 International Direct Entry Table).
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Intake
- February, June, September
- Deadlines
- Apply 6-9 months ahead of intake recommended
- Tests
- Program-specific; most require a recognised bachelor's degree with at least a credit average
- English
- PTE Academic and TOEFL iBT also accepted for most courses
Scholarships
- International Scientia Coursework Scholarship — international UG/PG
Studying in Australia
Australia offers globally ranked universities, a large international-student system, and a post-study work visa tied to qualification level. Indian students go for research strength, work rights during study, and pathways to skilled migration, but the government has sharply raised the student visa fee and tightened the genuine-student and financial-capacity checks since 2024.
- Visa
- Student visa (subclass 500) — AUD 2,500 · about ₹1.7 lakh
- Work while studying
- Up to 48 hours per fortnight during study terms/semesters; no fortnightly cap is stated for scheduled course breaks (Study Australia).
- After graduating
- Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485): Post-Vocational Education stream up to 18 months; Post-Higher Education stream usually 2-3 years depending on qualification (5 years for Hong Kong/BNO passport holders in both streams); a Second Post-Higher Education Work stream of 1-2 years exists depending on where the applicant studied regionally (Study Australia).
Every subject ranking
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Admission facts on this page were read from: unsw.edu.au/study/how-to-apply/international/entry-requirements · unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/future-students/UNSW_INT_Admissions-table_20250710.pdf · unsw.edu.au/student/managing-your-studies/fees/international — checked 28 September 2026.