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The cheapest universities in Melbourne for international students

Melbourne has universities across the full price range, and where you study inside the city matters less for cost than which institution and course you pick. This list ranks the Melbourne universities by estimated first-year budget, cheapest first.

The budget figure is the cheapest international tuition on record for each university plus our Melbourne living-cost estimate plus a rough setup allowance. Tuition varies a lot by course, so treat the order as a guide and check your specific program.

  1. Melbourne PolytechnicA$55,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$19,000 a year.
  2. Victoria University PolytechnicA$55,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$19,000 a year.
  3. Box Hill InstituteA$56,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$20,000 a year.
  4. University of DivinityA$56,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$20,000 a year.
  5. William Angliss InstituteA$58,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$22,000 a year.
  6. Melbourne Institute of TechnologyA$61,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$25,000 a year.
  7. Holmes InstituteA$63,000 first-year budgetMulti-campus (Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast). Tuition from A$25,000 a year.
  8. Kaplan Business SchoolA$64,000 first-year budgetMulti-campus (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane). Tuition from A$26,000 a year.
  9. Victoria UniversityA$64,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$28,000 a year.
  10. Deakin UniversityA$72,000 first-year budgetMelbourne/Geelong, VIC. Tuition from A$36,000 a year.
  11. La Trobe UniversityA$72,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$36,000 a year.
  12. Swinburne University of TechnologyA$72,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$36,000 a year.
  13. RMIT UniversityA$76,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$40,000 a year.
  14. Monash UniversityA$83,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$47,000 a year.
  15. University of MelbourneA$84,000 first-year budgetMelbourne, VIC. Tuition from A$47,968 a year.

How this list was built

We took every published university with a campus in Melbourne, used its lowest international tuition (university-wide or its cheapest program), added the Melbourne living-cost estimate and about AUD 4,000 in setup costs, and sorted low to high.

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