What do you want from your university experience? If you want to connect with brilliant minds, learn by doing in world-class facilities and take the right step towards your ultimate career, you’ll thrive at Deakin. As an internationally recognised university for over 45 years, we’ve supported over 300,000 students on their journeys to great things.
Learn from the best at a university ranked among the very best in the world. This rating highlights Deakin’s world-class facilities, research, courses and teaching, as well as employability, innovation and inclusiveness.
Turn your inspiration into creations that change the world. Work with brightest minds in industry and use world-leading research facilities to develop solutions that have a genuine impact on the communities we serve.
Graduate confident about the future at a university that puts your study experience first. Whether you’re studying online or on campus, you’ll feel supported to achieve your best and transition into a job you love.
Deakin has provided me with a sense of self purpose and confidence. They equip their students with the knowledge and skills to tackle the challenges of tomorrow, today, all while working to improve the future.
Clare Terry
Bachelor of Commerce student
At Deakin, we’re committed to building a sustainable, wonderful world through innovative research.
Every degree at Deakin features practical learning that allows you to apply your skills in real-world contexts. By working on industry-relevant projects using the same tools professionals use, you’ll be better prepared for your future career.
Our faculties teach relevant, contemporary and innovative courses that connect you to industry and communities.
Undertake one of our award-winning courses – you'll get a sound business and legal education, and gain access to our renowned professional networks.
Study with us – we're at the forefront of teaching, creating, social development and sustainability, while fostering cutting-edge research and discovery.
Open the door to a range of job opportunities across the hospital, private practice, corporate and government sectors – our industry partnerships ensure you graduate work ready.
Our courses are informed by our innovative research and advised by industry who help shape our programs to make them locally and globally relevant.
Research at Deakin is guided by our five impact themes. While each theme represents unique opportunities for innovation, at the heart of each theme is a drive to create a better future for our communities. With a multidisciplinary approach to research, we can connect the best thinkers from across the university to find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges.
Excited to get hands-on in future-focused facilities? From our world-class engineering facilities, to clinical simulation centres and an Elite Sports Precinct, you’ll have access to world-class facilities that supercharge research and real-world learning.
From modest beginnings in a Geelong paddock to six state-of-the-art campuses – we’ve always set out to make a difference. Join us on campus throughout 2025 for an exciting lineup of celebratory events to help commemorate our 50 year anniversary.
Deakin has been a progressive university from day one. Year after year, advancements in technology, groundbreaking research outcomes and course delivery methods have put Deakin at the forefront of higher education. Our achievements as a university span five decades, starting in 1974 when we became the first university in Australia to specialise in distance education.
Learn more about Deakin’s history
‘Tanderrum’ is a Kulin Nation term meaning ‘safe passage’. This document addresses the legacy of Alfred Deakin and sets out a position that accounts for the past and garners the future. Through this Tanderrum, the University commits to truth-telling and elevating the understanding and acknowledgement of the full history of our country.
* ARWU Rankings, 2022
^ State of Australian University Research 2018–19: ERA National Report
~ 2020 Student Experience Survey, based on undergraduate students, UA benchmark group Victorian universities
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