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Compare engineering degrees across Australia

133 engineering bachelor courses at 16 universities in 7 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 engineering students and graduates at each university, shown against the national average.
  • Completion rates cover all of a university's bachelor students, not engineering 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 and mathematics are usually required, and physics or chemistry is often required or recommended. Accredited degrees are the ones that lead to professional registration.

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New South Wales

University of New South Wales

3 engineering courses

Teaching quality
77.6%
Overall student experience
73.4%
Full-time employment
87.6%
Median starting salary
$79,600

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 Sydney

5 engineering courses

Teaching quality
69.7%
Overall student experience
67.2%
Full-time employment
88.4%
Median starting salary
$80,000

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

Victoria

Deakin University

6 engineering courses

Teaching quality
80.3%
Overall student experience
77.4%
Full-time employment
88.5%
Median starting salary
$87,000

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

La Trobe University

2 engineering courses

Teaching quality
85.4%
Overall student experience
81.2%
Full-time employment
80.8%
Median starting salary
Not reported

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

70% of all La Trobe bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Monash University

11 engineering courses

Teaching quality
79.4%
Overall student experience
72.4%
Full-time employment
82.4%
Median starting salary
$75,000

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

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RMIT University

22 engineering courses

Teaching quality
70.8%
Overall student experience
70.5%
Full-time employment
73.7%
Median starting salary
$75,000

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

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Swinburne University of Technology

10 engineering courses

Teaching quality
77.4%
Overall student experience
73.4%
Full-time employment
72.1%
Median starting salary
$75,700

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

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Queensland

CQUniversity

7 engineering courses

Teaching quality
72.1%
Overall student experience
68.8%
Full-time employment
89%
Median starting salary
$90,200

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

2 engineering courses

Teaching quality
76.1%
Overall student experience
72.2%
Full-time employment
92.3%
Median starting salary
$78,000

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

  • Bachelor of Aviation

    Brisbane South (Nathan) · On campus · 2 years

    Lowest rank 65.50 · Lowest ATAR 59.00 · median 77.25 (2026)

  • Bachelor of Industrial Design

    Gold Coast · On campus · 3 years

    Lowest rank 74.35 · Lowest ATAR 70.35 · median 86.70 (2026)

James Cook University

4 engineering courses

Teaching quality
79%
Overall student experience
70.4%
Full-time employment
95.1%
Median starting salary
$84,200

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

64% of all James Cook bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

University of Southern Queensland

3 engineering courses

Teaching quality
60.7%
Overall student experience
60.1%
Full-time employment
95.2%
Median starting salary
$100,400

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

53.1% of all UniSQ 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

1 engineering course

Teaching quality
66.8%
Overall student experience
67%
Full-time employment
92.2%
Median starting salary
$85,000

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

Edith Cowan University

9 engineering courses

Teaching quality
76.5%
Overall student experience
74.4%
Full-time employment
81.9%
Median starting salary
$82,400

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

56.6% of all ECU 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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South Australia

Adelaide University

8 engineering courses

Teaching quality
75.9%
Overall student experience
71.9%
Full-time employment
89.8%
Median starting salary
$80,000

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

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Flinders University

30 engineering courses

Teaching quality
81.6%
Overall student experience
79.3%
Full-time employment
91.6%
Median starting salary
$85,000

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

65.6% of all Flinders 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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Australian Capital Territory

University of New South Wales

1 engineering course

Teaching quality
77.6%
Overall student experience
73.4%
Full-time employment
87.6%
Median starting salary
$79,600

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

Northern Territory

Charles Darwin University

9 engineering courses

Teaching quality
62.6%
Overall student experience
57.7%
Full-time employment
94.7%
Median starting salary
$80,000

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

54.1% of all Charles Darwin 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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