Flinders University

Sturt Road, Adelaide

  • #=336 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 13,843Total Students
  • 815Faculty
  • 4,656Int'l Students

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Globally focused and locally engaged, Flinders University is committed to making a difference through innovative research, excellence in teaching and learning, and exceptional student experience.

Flinders University is headquartered in South Australia with a footprint that extends through regional and remote Australia.

Ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world[1], it is number one in South Australia for teaching quality, student support, student/teacher ratio and undergraduate starting salary. [2]

In an era of disruptive change and remarkable technological innovation, Flinders University is growing its international reputation as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education and a source of enterprising graduates equipped to change the world.

Unique innovation and entrepreneurship offerings are supported by the Flinders New Venture Institute, a global entrepreneurship leader[3] located at the University’s high-tech Tonsley campus, while its Victoria Square campus provides an alternative study space in the heart of the city. An award winning, state-of-the-art student hub at the main Bedford Park campus fosters interactive learning in a digitally enabled environment.  

With a focus on rural and remote area education through Flinders’ Northern Territory Medical Program, students are supported to complete a Flinders Doctor of Medicine in Darwin through facilities in Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. Rural medical, nursing, and allied health courses delivered at Renmark and other regional centres are identical in structure to those in Adelaide.

Flinders University’s research strengths include biomedical and clinical sciences, culture, policy and society, health and human behaviour, molecular science and technology, defence, engineering, water and environment.  Its research contributions are rich and growing, with some 90 per cent ranked at or above world class by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)[4]. 

In 2020 Flinders Train Station will open, directly connecting the University’s main campus to its Tonsley innovation precinct. The adjacent Flinders Village development has also commenced, which will add further research facilities and additional student accommodation amid cafés, shops and other community amenities in a thriving urban centre.

Internationally, Flinders jointly provides courses with leading universities in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia – where its Jembatan program is fostering cultural engagement.

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered across Flinders’ six colleges and online for some 26,000 students. The University’s 5,400 international students come from more than 90 countries and its main campus features on-site accommodation for 560 students and an international pathways centre.


 

 

 

About

Globally focused and locally engaged, Flinders University is committed to making a difference through innovative research, excellence in teaching and learning, and exceptional student experience.

Flinders University is headquartered in South Australia with a footprint that extends through regional and remote Australia.

Ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world[1], it is number one in South Australia for teaching quality, student support, student/teacher ratio and undergraduate starting salary. [2]

In an era of disruptive change and remarkable technological innovation, Flinders University is growing its international reputation as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education and a source of enterprising graduates equipped to change the world.

Unique innovation and entrepreneurship offerings are supported by the Flinders New Venture Institute, a global entrepreneurship leader[3] located at the University’s high-tech Tonsley campus, while its Victoria Square campus provides an alternative study space in the heart of the city. An award winning, state-of-the-art student hub at the main Bedford Park campus fosters interactive learning in a digitally enabled environment.  

With a focus on rural and remote area education through Flinders’ Northern Territory Medical Program, students are supported to complete a Flinders Doctor of Medicine in Darwin through facilities in Alice Springs, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. Rural medical, nursing, and allied health courses delivered at Renmark and other regional centres are identical in structure to those in Adelaide.

Flinders University’s research strengths include biomedical and clinical sciences, culture, policy and society, health and human behaviour, molecular science and technology, defence, engineering, water and environment.  Its research contributions are rich and growing, with some 90 per cent ranked at or above world class by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)[4]. 

In 2020 Flinders Train Station will open, directly connecting the University’s main campus to its Tonsley innovation precinct. The adjacent Flinders Village development has also commenced, which will add further research facilities and additional student accommodation amid cafés, shops and other community amenities in a thriving urban centre.

Internationally, Flinders jointly provides courses with leading universities in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia – where its Jembatan program is fostering cultural engagement.

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered across Flinders’ six colleges and online for some 26,000 students. The University’s 5,400 international students come from more than 90 countries and its main campus features on-site accommodation for 560 students and an international pathways centre.


 

 

 

University highlights

QS World University Ranking

  • 2012
    #342
  • 2014
    #431-440
  • 2015
    #481-490
  • 2016
    #501-550
  • 2017
    #551-600
  • 2018
    #551-600
  • 2019
    #=478
  • 2020
    #=424
  • 2021
    #=423
  • 2022
    #=407
  • 2023
    #=425
  • 2024
    #380
  • 2025
    #=336

Student & Staff

Total students
13,843

24%
76%

International students
4,656

41%
59%

Total faculty staff
815

343
472

Total students
13,843

24%
76%

International students
4,656

41%
59%

Total faculty staff
815

472
343
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Campus locations

Flinders Rural Health Riverland,

adj Renmark and Paringa District Hospital , Renmark , South Australia , Australia , 5341

Victoria Square,

182 Victoria Square , Adelaide , South Australia , Australia , 5000

Tonsley,

1284 South Road , Clovelly Park , South Australia , Australia , 5042

Tennant Creek,

Shop 1/135 Paterson St , Tennant Creek , Northern Territory , Australia , 0860

Royal Darwin Hospital,

Building B4a , Tiwi , Northern Territory , Australia , 0810

Nhulunbuy,

Flinders NT Building, Gove District Hospital , Nhulunbuy , Northern Territory , Australia , 0881

Lincoln Marine Science Centre,

1 Hindmarsh Street , Port Lincoln , South Australia , Australia , 5606

Katherine,

1st Floor O'Keefe House, Katherine District Hospital , Katherine , Northern Territory , Australia , 0851

Hamilton,

Flinders Rural Health , Hamilton , Victoria , Australia , 3300

Bedford Park,

Sturt Road , Adelaide , South Australia , Australia , 5042

Flinders Rural Health Murray Bridge,

27 Joyce St , Murray Bridge , South Australia , Australia , 5254

Flinders Rural Health Mount Gambier,

24 Vivienne Ave , Mount Gambier , South Australia , Australia , 5290

Flinders Rural Health Barossa Valley,

23 Railway Tce , Nuriootpa , South Australia , Australia , 5355

Darwin Campus,

Yellow Building 4, Charles Darwin University campus , Casaurina , Northern Territory , Australia , 0815

Alice Springs,

Poche Centre for Indigenous Health , Alice Springs , Northern Territory , Australia , 0871

Alice Springs,

Centre for Remote Health , Alice Springs , Northern Territory , Australia , 0871

Adelaide College of Divinity,

312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive , Brooklyn Park , South Australia , Australia , 5032

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