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In association with OVERSEAS STUDY LINK, SHOUT presents quick facts about University of Melbourne

2 March 2016, 18:00 PM

UPDATED 3 March 2016, 00:00 AM

Ranked 42 on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world ranking system; number 2 in Australia.
The average annual undergraduate tuition fee is AUD$ 30,830. The average annual postgraduate tuition fee is AUD$ 31,610.
Has 22 discipline-specific faculties and graduate schools, over 47,000 students and 6,500 staff members.
There are over 12,000 international students from 130 countries.
Research expenditure is second only to that of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
It is the leading research university in Australia, topping the key indicators in the 'Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2010' National Report.
It has more than 100 research centres and institutes, including Bio21 – one of Australia's most sophisticated medical research and biotechnological initiatives.