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Compare architecture and building degrees across Australia

56 architecture and building bachelor courses at 19 universities in 6 states and territories, side by side. Each campus is listed separately. Universities are listed by state, largest first, then alphabetically. We don't rank them, and none of them pays to be here.

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  • Entry ranks are a past year's, not a cut-off. Each is the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer, with the median rank where it's published, for the year shown. How ATARs really work
  • Teaching, experience and graduate jobs come from QILT's national surveys of architecture and building students and graduates at each university, shown against the national average.
  • Completion rates cover all of a university's bachelor students, not architecture and building alone, and partly reflect who a university enrols.
  • Cost: about $9,880 a year for every course here, the 2027 student contribution. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront.Estimate

How entry usually works: Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is the usual prerequisite, and mathematics is commonly required or recommended. Becoming a registered architect takes a master's degree and supervised practice after this one, so check what each course leads to.

Results out? How change of preference works in your state

New South Wales

The University of New England

1 architecture and building course

Teaching quality
89.7%
Overall student experience
91.8%
Full-time employment
97.8%
Median starting salary
$88,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

52.4% of all UNE bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

University of New South Wales

2 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
82%
Overall student experience
75%
Full-time employment
72.7%
Median starting salary
$75,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

90.4% of all UNSW bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

The University of Newcastle

1 architecture and building course

Teaching quality
77.7%
Overall student experience
76.6%
Full-time employment
84.5%
Median starting salary
$79,400

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

69.9% of all Newcastle bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

The University of Sydney

4 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
74.5%
Overall student experience
64.8%
Full-time employment
67.1%
Median starting salary
$65,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

81% of all Sydney bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

University of Technology Sydney

6 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
82.8%
Overall student experience
75%
Full-time employment
70.6%
Median starting salary
$66,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

82.7% of all UTS bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Victoria

Deakin University

6 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
82.2%
Overall student experience
74.7%
Full-time employment
74.6%
Median starting salary
$75,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

69.4% of all Deakin bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Monash University

4 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
79.2%
Overall student experience
67.2%
Full-time employment
66.7%
Median starting salary
Not reported

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

88.7% of all Monash bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

RMIT University

3 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
82%
Overall student experience
74.8%
Full-time employment
63.9%
Median starting salary
$72,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

79.9% of all RMIT bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Swinburne University of Technology

2 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
78.8%
Overall student experience
75.1%
Full-time employment
61.8%
Median starting salary
Not reported

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

52.9% of all Swinburne bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

The University of Melbourne

4 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
76.4%
Overall student experience
68.1%
Full-time employment
63.4%
Median starting salary
$64,800

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

92.5% of all Melbourne bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Queensland

Bond University

1 architecture and building course

Teaching quality
85.9%
Overall student experience
83.1%
Full-time employment
Not reported
Median starting salary
Not reported

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

88.3% of all Bond bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

CQUniversity

1 architecture and building course

Teaching quality
75.8%
Overall student experience
75.8%
Full-time employment
96.1%
Median starting salary
$90,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

55.7% of all CQUniversity bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Griffith University

3 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
73.1%
Overall student experience
71.3%
Full-time employment
73.9%
Median starting salary
$72,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

65.1% of all Griffith bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Queensland University of Technology

3 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
72%
Overall student experience
74.2%
Full-time employment
80.1%
Median starting salary
$68,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

75.4% of all QUT bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

The University of Queensland

3 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
76%
Overall student experience
68.3%
Full-time employment
78.7%
Median starting salary
$65,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

79.3% of all UQ bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Western Australia

Curtin University

3 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
75.7%
Overall student experience
73.3%
Full-time employment
82.8%
Median starting salary
$75,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

66.6% of all Curtin bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

The University of Western Australia

1 architecture and building course

Teaching quality
81.4%
Overall student experience
71.4%
Full-time employment
Not reported
Median starting salary
Not reported

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

82.3% of all UWA bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

South Australia

Adelaide University

6 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
77%
Overall student experience
73%
Full-time employment
80.4%
Median starting salary
$80,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

Australian Capital Territory

University of Canberra

2 architecture and building courses

Teaching quality
81.7%
Overall student experience
72.9%
Full-time employment
71.2%
Median starting salary
$75,000

Source: QILT, SES 2023-2024, CEQ 2024-2025, GOS 2023-2025

62.3% of all Canberra bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

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