University of Melbourne
Founded 1853. Australia's second-oldest university and its top-ranked on most tables.
Overview
Melbourne opened during the gold rush with four professors and 16 students, growing into Australia's highest-ranked university on most world tables. The Melbourne Model, adopted 2008, restructured degrees around graduate professional schools, echoing the US pattern. Law, medicine, and the Victorian College of the Arts anchor national reputation. The Old Quadrangle and Southbank campus bracket the Yarra. About 50,000 students include the largest international cohort in Australia.
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