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Written by  Piyush Bhartiya, MBA

Published on Fri, February 14, 2020 8:36 AM   Updated on Mon, February 17, 2020 6:05 AM   3 mins read

Deakin University is a university which is located in Australia. Deakin University is a public university which is situated in Victoria. Deakin University was established in 1974. Deakin University has four campuses in Australia. The four campuses are Melbourne Burwood Campus, Geelong Waterfront Campus, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, and Warrnambool Campus. 

Apart from 4 physical campuses, Deakin University was the first university in Australia to bring distance courses for students and now has a cloud campus for its students. Melbourne Burwood Campus is the main and the largest campus of the Deakin University and is situated in Burwood. The total campus area of Deakin University is 1100 acres. 

Deakin University Ranking

Deakin University is ranked at the 271st position in the QS Global World Ranking. It is also the fastest-growing research university in Australia and has won Bronze Oceania Award and is ranked at 16th position in Australia. Deakin University comes under the top 1% of universities globally. 

There are almost more than 54000 students at Deakin University who are enrolled for full-time education. More than 39000 students are enrolled for undergraduate courses, and around 15000 students are there for Post-graduation at Deakin University. Student life at Deakin University is a mixture of new learning experiences and vast opportunities. There is a student association body called the Deakin University Student Association (DUSA). DUSA operates various clubs and provides support to students across all campuses and courses. Around 12000 international students are studying at Deakin University. 

Deakin University has an acceptance rate of 60%. The admission process is not much selective and competitive. Students meeting the minimum eligibility criteria can get a seat at Deakin University. 

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Deakin University has academic staff close to 1900 teachers and administrative staff of 2100 people. The student-faculty ratio in university is approximately 28:1. The academic staff at Deakin University is highly qualified and have a lot of experience in their field of teaching. The faculty of Deakin University provides its students with a variety of subjects to choose from according to their field of interest. Subjects such as Business, Psychology, Health, Social Development, and more are taught at Deakin University. 

Deakin University offers courses for undergraduate level, postgraduate level, and research courses. There are around 300 courses in various fields at Deakin University. The average fee for a two year MBA is around 20 lakhs per year. Deakin University offers scholarships to international students for various courses. Most scholarships are provided to students based on their merit. Scholarships can be used to reduce the tuition fee of the university. 

Deakin University provides its students with excellent career opportunities and helps them with getting placements after their completion, of course. Deakin University has a 5-star ranking for employability, and students are placed in good and reputed companies after graduation. 

Some notable alumni of Deakin University are Emma Alberici – Journalist/Presenter with the ABC, Julie Attwood – Member of Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Mark Blake – 2009, AFL Premier player with the Geelong Football Club, Anurag Singh – Film Director, Mark, Buttler – MP, Federal Member for Port Adelaide, Briony Cole – Gold Medalist, 2006 Commonwealth Games & Silver Medalist,2008 Beijing Olympics, Rodger Corser – Australian Actor, Leigh Sales – Journalist, Jimmy Bartel – Australian Football Player.

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Piyush Bhartiya

Author • MBA • 20 Years

Piyush values education and has studied from the top institutes of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore, KTH Sweden and Tsinghua University in China. Post completing his MBA, he has worked with the world's # 1 consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group and focused on building sales and marketing verticals for top MNCs and Indian business houses.

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