# University of Melbourne

- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1853
- Official website: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-melbourne-6f8ca7da

## Summary

The University of Melbourne was established by an act of the Victorian colonial parliament in 1853 and began teaching at Parkville, just north of the city centre, in 1855. It is Australia's second-oldest university. In 2008 it introduced the 'Melbourne Model', under which professional fields such as law and medicine are taught at graduate level after a broad undergraduate degree.

## Key facts

- rank: =22 (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.unimelb.edu.au/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/01ej9dk98)
- [Official 2024 Annual Report 'At a glance': 77,162 students (headcount). Direct fetch blocked (403); figure read from the search index of this page](https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/annual-reports/2024-annual-report/2024-annual-report-part-1)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Melbourne)

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