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The cheapest universities in Sydney for international students

Sydney 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 Sydney universities by estimated first-year budget, cheapest first.

The budget figure is the cheapest international tuition on record for each university plus our Sydney 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. Greenwich CollegeA$56,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$18,000 a year.
  2. Holmes InstituteA$63,000 first-year budgetMulti-campus (Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast). Tuition from A$25,000 a year.
  3. Kaplan Business SchoolA$64,000 first-year budgetMulti-campus (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane). Tuition from A$26,000 a year.
  4. Australian Institute of MusicA$65,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$27,000 a year.
  5. International College of Management, SydneyA$66,000 first-year budgetManly, NSW. Tuition from A$28,000 a year.
  6. National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)A$68,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$30,000 a year.
  7. Western Sydney UniversityA$68,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$30,000 a year.
  8. University of Notre Dame AustraliaA$71,000 first-year budgetFremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW. Tuition from A$33,000 a year.
  9. University of Technology SydneyA$77,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$39,000 a year.
  10. Macquarie UniversityA$80,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$42,000 a year.
  11. University of SydneyA$87,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$49,000 a year.
  12. UNSW SydneyA$89,000 first-year budgetSydney, NSW. Tuition from A$51,000 a year.

How this list was built

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

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