CRICOS: 01912G
Top 1%
of university globally
(QS World University Rankings 2021)
#18
in the world out of all universities under 50 years old
(QS Top 50 Under 50 2021)
#1
in the world for its efforts to reduce inequality
(2020 Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings)
#1
art and design university in Australia
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021)
#15
art and design university in the world
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021)
#4
graduate employment rate in Australia
(2021 QS Graduate Employability Rankings)
#4
in Australia for our partnerships with employers
(2021 QS Graduate Employability Rankings)
5-star rated
for Learner Engagement, Staff Qualifications and Skills Development
2000+
scholarships awarded to our students in 2020
97,000
students from 230+ different countries
$1.8M+
allocated by RMIT Activator to fund 80 student start-ups since 2015
15,829
RMIT students undertook work-integrated learning placements with 2362 unique global industry partners throughout 2020
1 of 6
dual-sector universities in Australia of 6 dual-sector universities in Australia
Courses offered at the university, by faculty
Academic English Pathways
Foundation Studies Pathways
Diploma, Bachelor, Master and PHD (Architecture, Art, Biomedical Sciences, Building, Business, Communication, Design and Game Design, Education, Engineering, Fashion and Textiles, Health Science, Information Technology, Law, Media, Science, and Social Science)
What makes your university standing out?
Awarded 5 QS stars in all possible categories: Teaching, Innovation, Employability, Facilities, Inclusiveness, Research, Internationalization and Specialist criteria
Excellence in Innovation: Winner of the 2018 Victorian International Education Awards for Excellence in Innovation in Partnership and International Engagement
Committed to sustainability: Winner of the Green Gown Award for Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change. The only university in Australia to have received this award twice
Champion of inclusion: Winner of three separate awards at the 2019 Australian LGBTI Inclusion Awards, which recognise organisations around the country that foster and support diverse communities
Exemplar of good design: RMIT’s Swanston Academic Building has been awarded a 5-star green rating and was shortlisted for the World Building of the Year Award in 2013. More recently, RMIT’s New Academic Street won the Victorian Architecture Medal in 2018, along with five other prizes
Excellence in research: RMIT’s research is ranked by the ARC as well above world standard in:
- clinical sciences
- pharmacology and Pharmaceutical sciences
Only Victorian University to offer all the following majors:
- hematologic
- anatomical pathology
- medical microbiology
- clinical biochemistry
- transfusions and transplantation science
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists: RMIT’s Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Laboratory Medicine) is the only Victorian degree accredited by the Australia Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS)
Study abroad: Laboratory medicine provides opportunities for students to travel overseas and undertake 10 to 13 weeks of professional practice in an approved lab
1 of 3 Australian universities ranked as above world standard in building research
250+ employers of choice: RMIT’s property, construction and project management courses maintain relationships with 250+ industry connections through our Employer of Choice program
Industry accreditation
RMIT’s courses are accredited by:
- Australian Institute of Building
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
New technologies: RMIT’s construction management courses are among the first in the world to embed 4K spherical virtual technology and building information modelling into the curriculum
Ranking for particular subjects/ employability/ etc.
#3 in Australia for communication and media studies
#41 in the world for communication and media studies
#1 in Australia in the field of advertising
#5 in the world in the field of advertising
UNESCO City of Literature Study in Melbourne, the second city in the world to be designated a UNESCO City of Literature
Excellence in research: RMIT’s research in Communication and media studies is rated as well above world standard, one of only two Australian universities to achieve this rating
Top 11: RMIT’s Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours) is ranked in the top 11 undergraduate fashion design courses in the world
UN Sustainable: Development Goals All undergraduate fashion courses at RMIT are underpinned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Exchange Partnerships with Parsons The New School of Design, NYC, Amsterdam Fashion Institute and London College of Fashion
Intensive workshops: in Paris and the US focus on the development of technical skills such as pattern making and embroidery