THE BIG PICTURE
A feel for Melbourne.
Parkville puts a historic campus beside Melbourne’s city centre, arts scene and biomedical precinct. Its broad undergraduate degrees let you explore subjects before specialising, while many professional qualifications are taken at graduate level. Daily life can be built around campus clubs and college communities or an independent city routine.
Student total and international share reported in THE World University Rankings 2026 dataset. Ranking population measures may differ from university headcounts.
Times Higher Education: World University Rankings 2026 profile ↗ · checked 2026-09-18ONE LENS ON YOUR DECISION
The rankings, in context.
2027 edition
University-published QS World University Rankings 2027 result ↗ · checked 2026-09-182026 edition
Times Higher Education: World University Rankings 2026 profile ↗ · checked 2026-09-18QS and Times Higher Education use different methods. Editions are shown separately; “=” means a tied position. These are university-wide rankings, not scores for your course. How to read the data ↗
WHAT WILL YOU MAKE OF IT?
Find your course.
Explore a selection of degrees, open the details, and bring a course into your budget.
3 featured courses · A curated selection of pathways
Science & Technology · UndergraduateBachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science3 years full-timeEnglishFee depends on status2026
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science3 years full-timeEnglishBusiness & Economics · UndergraduateBachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce3 years full-timeEnglishFee depends on status2026
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce3 years full-timeEnglishArts & Social Sciences · UndergraduateBachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts3 years full-timeEnglishFee depends on status2026
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts3 years full-timeEnglishLIFE AFTER THE LECTURE
Find your circle in more than 200 clubs.
Music, culture, politics, sport and special interests all have student communities. Parkville’s location also makes galleries, theatres and restaurants part of ordinary student life; joining a club or mentoring programme helps a large university feel more personal.
Science societies
Science Students’ Society and Pre-Engineering Club run events to meet people beyond your classes.
Sport and recreation
Melbourne University Sport offers sporting communities and recreation alongside study.
Culture and creative life
Student clubs cover music, spirituality, culture and politics; campus events offer low-commitment ways to try something new.
Volunteering and mentoring
Science students can mentor through In2Science, volunteer in science outreach or become student ambassadors.
YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
A place to live. A budget to match.
Melbourne publishes rental examples rather than a complete monthly living range: a metropolitan one-bedroom flat is listed at A$475/week and a two-bedroom flat at A$575/week for the whole property. Room sharing, distance to Parkville and whether meals are included make a large difference.
University cost-of-living guide ↗ · checked 2026-09-18Where could you stay?
Choose independent university apartments or a catered college community close to Parkville. University apartments include utilities and residential activities; colleges add meals and academic support. For 2027, Lisa Bellear House lists A$459–639 a week and Little Hall A$481–744, depending on room and contract.
Official accommodation options ↗ · checked 2026-09-18Build my living + tuition budgetPACK FOR THE WHOLE YEAR
The seasons in Melbourne.
Temperate seasons with changeable weather: warm summers, cool winters and rain throughout the year.
Warmest monthJan · 20.0°C
Coolest monthJul · 9.5°C
Climate averages, 2001–2020, from NASA POWER / MERRA-2 ↗. Temperatures are monthly means, not daily highs. Rainfall converts mean mm/day to calendar-month totals. Regional model estimates; this is not a live forecast.
A WINDOW INTO THE EXPERIENCE
Student perspectives.
Summaries of published student stories and community resources. Read them alongside your own conversations with current students.
Moving to Melbourne and finding a community
Rheema describes arriving in Australia without knowing anyone and making her first friends at Lisa Bellear House. Graduate student Elly contrasts stressful private rentals with the stability and friendships of Wilam Hall. Radya describes studying with other International House residents and using residence tutorials.
University-published student perspective ↗ · checked 2026-09-18These are attributed summaries, not reviews submitted to Uni Listing. University-published stories are selected by the university and may not reflect every student’s experience.
Behind the details.
Facts are linked to their source and edition. Costs depend on your programme, fee status and intake.
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Campus photo credits
Old Quad, the original building of the University of Melbourne — Geoff Penaluna. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and cropped for display.
Old Arts Building in Parkville Campus of University of Melbourne — Unknown authorUnknown author. CC0. Resized and cropped for display.
Ground of Melbourne University Cricket Club in Parkville — Donaldytong. Public domain. Resized and cropped for display.