For more than 50 years, La Trobe University has been one of Australia’s pioneering universities. The third university to be established in Victoria, since opening its doors in 1967, La Trobe has grown to accommodate more than 36,000 students, with over 7,000 international students from 110 countries. La Trobe now has a network of campuses, with over 28,000 students at their Melbourne Campus and over 7,500 at their campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura, Melbourne City (Collins Street), Shepparton, and Sydney.
La Trobe offers degrees at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in a variety of disciplines, including the arts and humanities, business, technology, health sciences, education, law, engineering, and more. La Trobe is renowned for its academic excellence and research achievements.
La Trobe has strong partnerships and teaching, research and exchange links with over 100 institutions in more than 30 countries. This enables La Trobe to provide students with a range of overseas and exchange opportunities while studying. Additionally, La Trobe University partners with ISEP (International Student Exchange Programs), to provide students access to more than 330 universities across 54 countries. La Trobe cooperates with a number of companies and institutions internationally to help promote innovation and develop creative solutions to meet some of the most significant challenges of the 21st century.
La Trobe has worked hard to establish close ties with prestigious institutions around the world, providing students with a wide range of opportunities for overseas exchange and study opportunities. In addition, the university partners with various enterprises and institutions, committed to promoting innovation and making useful contributions to society.
La Trobe is in the top one per cent of universities worldwide (Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2022) and is rated at, above, or well above world standard in all broad research areas, top-rated nationally, and rated ‘well above world standard’ in 23 fields of research (Australian Research Council: Excellence in Research for Australia Outcomes, 2018).
Check out the diverse range of highly acclaimed degree programs and courses available at La Trobe University.
Nursing
La Trobe’s Bachelor of Nursing program is world-renowned, preparing students for a career in healthcare. Build hands-on experience from your first year of study at on-campus clinical learning units. You'll explore long-term chronic illness care, Indigenous health, biosciences, emergency healthcare, and mental healthcare. Graduates are ready to work in all fields of nursing.
La Trobe is ranked in the world’s top 100 universities for nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022: Nursing) and its research in nursing is top-rated nationally and ranks ‘well above world standard,’ (Excellence in Research for Australia Outcomes, ARC, 2018).
Business
One of the most popular faculties at La Trobe, offering various majors including accounting, finance, management, marketing, and more. The accounting program is ranked within the top 200 globally in the QS World University Rankings. La Trobe’s Bachelor of Accounting is ranked among the top 200 in the world (according to QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022).
Health Sciences
If you're interested in medical research, community health, rehabilitation counselling, athlete welfare, environmental health, or health promotion--or are unsure which area of health science is for you--La Trobe’s Bachelor of Health Sciences degree can help you find your niche. La Trobe is ranked among the best universities in the world in the field of health sciences (according to QS World University Rankings).
Education
La Trobe's Bachelor of Education spans a variety of majors, including early childhood education, primary, and secondary education, as well as roles in education in non-traditional learning environments and community organisations.
La Trobe is ranked among the world’s top 200 universities for education and training (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022: Education and Training) and the university’s Education, Teaching and Research faculty is ranked 62nd in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject. La Trobe graduates have an overall employer satisfaction rating of 87.8% (Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching, 2022), the second-highest rating in the state of Victoria.
