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Bachelor of Science

Edith Cowan University · South West (Bunbury)

Bachelor degree · 3 years · On campus

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Can I get in?

Lowest ATAR
65.80
before adjustments
Lowest rank
70.00
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 70.00
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 65.80
Median rank that got an offer: 77.20

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying science & mathematics

Science degrees are usually built around a major you choose, such as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics or data science. Most include laboratory or field work.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into science & mathematics courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is expected, and mathematics is commonly required or recommended. Some majors assume a Units 3 and 4 science subject, so check the major you want rather than only the degree.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2026, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Science at ECU, South West (Bunbury). These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
70.00
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
65.80
Median rank that got an offer
77.20
Length
3 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
South West (Bunbury)
TAC code
EBSIC

Every science & mathematics student at ECU, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for science & mathematics.

Overall student experience84.5%

National average: 76.6%

Teaching quality86%

National average: 80.5%

Overall satisfaction85.7%

National average: 75.1%

In full-time work, about four months out62.5%

National average: 76.2%

Median starting salary
$74,000
National, same field
$74,000

All of ECU

Every student at ECU, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+15.1 pts
4 months after finishing
78%
3 years on
93.1%
Employer satisfaction87.3%

of supervisors would hire another ECU graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at ECU in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
56.6%
Still studying
5.4%
Left after returning
25.1%
Never came back after first year
12.8%

More recently: of new ECU bachelor students in 2023, 16.2% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

What it costs, next to what graduates earn

Total student contribution:3 years × $9,880/year ≈ $29,600Estimate

The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – ECU did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

Typical starting salary (this study area)
$74,000
Typical salary three years on (all ECU graduates)
$95,000

Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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