What separates us from the rest
With over 40 years of experience as one of Australia's leading tertiary education providers, Deakin's won numerous awards and teaches over 60,000 students each year. We offer our students world-class programs and endless opportunities.
We're known as a globally connected university, with five popular campuses – including our online Cloud Campus – and technology-rich learning centres across outer metropolitan Melbourne.
World rankings
Top 1% university
Placed at 231, we're ranked in the top 1% of universities globally by the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020. This rating indicates world-class facilities, research and teaching, as well as employability, innovation and inclusiveness.
Excellence in Research for Australia Rankings
Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) 2015 is a comprehensive quality evaluation of all research produced in Australian universities. Of the research we conduct at Deakin, 89% was rated at or above world standard.
A five-star university
Deakin was awarded a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The rating indicates Deakin is world-class in a broad range of areas, has cutting-edge facilities and is internationally renowned for its research and teaching.
Student satisfaction
For ten consecutive years our undergraduate students have been the most-satisfied students of all Victorian universities (Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2019 (GOS), Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)).
I was drawn to Deakin because of its known reputation in the community as a university that produced well-rounded graduates.
Katelyn Wall
Bachelor of Nursing student
Awards and achievements
Deakin fosters an environment in which teaching and research excellence is recognised and celebrated. We regularly do well in the Australian Awards for University Teaching, and our researchers are recognised nationally and internationally for their innovative work.
Thought leaders and world-class research
World-class facilities
Deakin's Geelong Innovation Precinct has cutting-edge research infrastructure and capability in materials engineering and fibre science. It includes the Australian Future Fibres Innovation and Research Centre, the world’s leading carbon fibre research line, Carbon Nexus, and many more ground-breaking organisations.
Learning and teaching awards
Deakin regularly performs well in the national awards for teaching excellence offered through the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT). The selection criteria for Deakin's Vice-Chancellor's Awards have been developed to align with the criteria for the prestigious OLT national teaching awards.
Research with global impact
In the 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) ranking, 89% of Deakin's research was rated at or above world standard. Advances in research have been a hallmark of Deakin's success in recent years with impressive growth in quality, impact and income.
Deakin beyond
Our reputation for world-class research puts Deakin ahead of the pack. Go places you never thought possible with Deakin.
Deakin's distinguished staff
Alfred Deakin professors
The title of Alfred Deakin Professor is the most prestigious honour that the University can bestow on its staff.
Honorary awards
Deakin honorary degrees are conferred on individuals for distinguished contributions to the community.