Admissions Information
A member of the Group of Eight, a coalition of Australia's leading research-intensive universities, the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É is South Australia's leading university.
About the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É
For general information about studying at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, the following links provide information on critical dates, enrolment and other useful resources.
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Here at the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É, we believe in providing clear and relevant information to help you choose the best university and degree for you.
Not everyone comes to University straight from year 12. For each of our undergraduate programs, there are several pathways for applicants with previous higher education study, for example, or previous study at a vocational education and training (VET) level or those with work and life experience.
To find out more about these other pathways, please see ourÌýEntry PathwaysÌýpage. Additionally, if you click on the title of the program you are interested below, ourÌýDegree FinderÌýwebsite covers all the options in detail for each program in the ‘Entry Requirements’ section.
Interested in applying? Visit ourÌýHow to ApplyÌýpage for instructions.
The ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is a good indicator of degree entry requirements and can be useful for comparing and deciding what to study. See the definitions section below to review the lowest and highest ATAR rankings as well as details on selection rank and minimum eligibility score for undergraduate degrees. For specific ATAR score requirements, please see the entry requirements under your preferred degree(s) inÌýDegree Finder.
- Acceptance of offer
- Deferring your place. Commencing students may defer their program for up to 2 years. To do so, you must change your response to DEFER via the SATAC website by 31 March in the year you were made the offer.
Studying does cost money! For information on the financial assistance available to help with the costs of study, the links below will help!
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students at the University overall – in other words, what background our students comeÌýfrom.
Semester 1, 2024
Applicant background |
Number of students |
Percentage of all students |
(A) Past higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) |
1382 |
27.9% |
(B) Past vocational education and training (VET) study |
84 |
1.7% |
(C) Work and life experienceÌý(admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories) |
123 |
2.5% |
(D) Recent secondary education
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International students |
830 |
16.8% |
All students |
4948 |
100.0% |
For a list of all of the definitions please see ourÌýglossary.