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The most accessible Australian universities for international students

"Easiest to get into" is the wrong way to think about it, because a place at any accredited Australian university still needs you to meet real academic and English requirements. But acceptance rates vary widely, and some universities have genuinely more open admissions than the highly selective Group of Eight.

The most open are the TAFEs and pathway providers, then the regional, newer, and teaching-focused universities. These often accept a broader range of prior qualifications and lower entry averages, and several run their own foundation or diploma pathways for applicants who fall just short.

  1. TAFE NSW93% acceptance rateMulti-campus, NSW. Around A$52,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  2. TAFE Queensland93% acceptance rateMulti-campus, QLD. Around A$52,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  3. Greenwich College92% acceptance rateSydney, NSW. Around A$56,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  4. South Metropolitan TAFE92% acceptance ratePerth, WA. Around A$50,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  5. Box Hill Institute91% acceptance rateMelbourne, VIC. Around A$56,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  6. Melbourne Polytechnic91% acceptance rateMelbourne, VIC. Around A$55,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  7. Victoria University Polytechnic91% acceptance rateMelbourne, VIC. Around A$55,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  8. Kaplan Business School90% acceptance rateMulti-campus (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane). Around A$64,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  9. University of Divinity90% acceptance rateMelbourne, VIC. Around A$56,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  10. William Angliss Institute90% acceptance rateMelbourne, VIC. Around A$58,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  11. Holmes Institute89% acceptance rateMulti-campus (Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast). Around A$63,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  12. Australian Institute of Business88% acceptance rateAdelaide, SA. Around A$55,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  13. CQUniversity Australia88% acceptance rateMulti-campus, QLD + national. Around A$60,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  14. University of New England88% acceptance rateArmidale, NSW. Around A$58,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  15. Charles Sturt University87% acceptance rateMulti-campus, regional NSW. Around A$57,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  16. Melbourne Institute of Technology87% acceptance rateMelbourne, VIC. Around A$61,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  17. University of Southern Queensland87% acceptance rateToowoomba, QLD. Around A$57,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.
  18. Federation University Australia86% acceptance rateBallarat, VIC. Around A$56,000 for the first year. Competitive courses still have their own requirements.

How this list was built

We listed published universities with an acceptance rate of 78 percent or higher, sorted highest first. Acceptance rate is an institution-wide figure and does not tell you about a specific competitive course (medicine, law, some design programs stay selective everywhere). Always check the requirements for your course.

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