# Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1887
- Official website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/royal-melbourne-institute-of-technology-0271ce81

## Summary

RMIT began in 1887 as the Working Men's College of Melbourne, founded by the pastoralist and politician Francis Ormond to provide evening technical education. It became the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and gained university status in 1992. Today it is a large public university offering both higher and vocational education, with its main campus in central Melbourne and campuses in Vietnam.

## Key facts

- rank: =119 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.rmit.edu.au/)
- [Admissions](http://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit)
- [Financial aid](http://www.rmit.edu.au/scholarships)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/04ttjf776)
- [Total headcount 99,004 in 2024](https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/reputation-and-rankings/facts-figures)
- [Cross-check: 1887 Working Men's College, 1992 university status, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMIT_University)

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