Established in 1874, the University of Adelaide is home to over 22,700 students and 3,000 staff, all working to create progress. It is a university of outstanding quality—ranked among the top-100 in the world*—in the heart of one of Australia’s most liveable cities†.
The merger of The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia has created the new Adelaide University. As a result, The University of Adelaide College is rebranding to Kaplan International College (KIC) Adelaide.
As a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities, the University of Adelaide is rising to global challenges with research universally rated world-standard or above^.
The University of Adelaide has always broken new ground. They were Australia’s first university to welcome female students. The first offering science and business degrees. One of the first with a conservatorium of music.
As a teaching university, the University of Adelaide is ranked among the top 100 globally in 27 subject areas‡. In eight—including computer science, dentistry and civil engineering— they’re top-50.
The University of Adelaide leads the state in graduate employability**. Their degrees combine deep discipline knowledge with broad, transferable skills, ensuring graduates are well prepared for multidimensional careers in the future workforce.
* Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2024; QS World University Rankings, 2024; US News Rankings of Best Global Universities, 2023.
† Economist Intelligence Unit, 2022.
^ Excellence in Research Australia, 2018 (the most recent assessment date).
‡ Total unique entries across QS World University Rankings by Subject (2023), Times Higher Education (2023), and Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject (2022).
** QS Graduate Employability Ranking, 2022.
