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The top universities in Perth and Western Australia (WA)

The top universities in Perth and Western Australia (WA)

As Australia's largest state, occupying the entire western coastline, it's not surprising that Western Australia offers students the best of both worlds: a great lifestyle and a range of study options. 

While most uni campuses are clustered around Perth and Fremantle, those in Kalgoorlie in WA’s Goldfields and Broome on the north-west coast are quite possibly the farthest flung in Australia.  

Undergraduate degrees are available across a broad range of subject areas. In WA you could find yourself studying anything from ecotourism, veterinary science or viticulture to business, journalism, law, medicine or performing arts. With WA’s mining boom, courses in petroleum and mining engineering are a state specialty.  

Where to study in Western Australia 

Universities in Western Australia 

There are six universities in Western Australia: 

  • CQ University 

  • Curtin University 

  • Edith Cowan University (ECU) 

  • Murdoch University 

  • The University of Notre Dame Australia 

  • The University of Western Australia 

The best universities in Western Australia for 2022 

The Good Universities Guide ratings provide a series of insights on Australian universities, helping you in the process of deciding where to study. There is no one university that is best for all students, since different things matter to different people.  

Courses and institutions differ in many ways and only you can decide which differences really matter to you. Check out the ratings for WA universities and filter by study level (undergraduate or postgraduate). Some ratings are also available to filter further by field of study.  

In the tables below, we’ve listed the university that ranked highest in each rating category for WA in the 2022 edition of our ratings. 

Characteristics 

Rating type 

Definition 

Top university  
undergraduate 

Social Equity  

The proportion of domestic students enrolling at each university from low socioeconomic or disadvantaged backgrounds 

CQ University Australia – 39% 

Staff Qualification 

The proportion of staff who hold a masters or doctoral degree 

Curtin University — 80% 

Student Demand 

Where high-achieving students choose to study — compares the proportion of commencing students with high ATAR scores at each university 

The University of Western Australia — Low: 0 Medium: 0.6 High: 0.4 

Student – Teacher Ratio 

The number of students per teaching staff member 

Murdoch University — 18:1 

First Generation 

The proportion of domestic students commencing a bachelor degree whose parents’ education is known and did not exceed Year 12 

CQUniversity — 50% 


The Student Experience
 

Rating type 

Definition 

Top university 
undergraduate 

Top university  
postgraduate 

Learner Engagement 

The proportion of students who felt they were engaged with learning in their institution 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 71% 

The University of Western Australia — 63.7% 

Learning Resources 

The proportion of students who were satisfied with the learning resources provided by their institution 

Edith Cowan University (ECU) — 87.8% 

Edith Cowan University (ECU) — 87.8% 

Overall Experience  

The proportion of students who were satisfied with the overall quality of their educational experience 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 82.4% 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 78.7% 

Skills Development 

The proportion of students who were satisfied with the skill development they experienced through their studies 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 89% 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 85.9% 

Student Support 

The proportion of students who were satisfied with the support they received from their institution 

Edith Cowan University (ECU) — 81.3% 

Murdoch University — 81.5% 

Teaching Quality 

The proportion of students who were satisfied with the quality of teaching they experienced 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 86.9% 

Murdoch University — 85.5% 


Graduate Outcomes
 

Rating type 

Definition 

Top university 
undergraduate 

Top university  
postgraduate 

Graduate Salary 

The median salary of graduates from different universities 

CQUniversity —$67,800 

CQUniversity —$98,800 

Full-time Employment 

The employment rates of graduates from different universities 

CQUniversity — 77% 

The University of Notre Dame Australia — 94.1% 

Head to the Ratings tab to view our most recent ratings across all categories, and filter by subject, level of study or state to find the uni that suits you.  

Related resources 

  • Search undergraduate courses in WA 

  • Search postgraduate courses in WA 

  • How do you know which course is right for you? 

  • Browse scholarships in Western Australia 

  • Studying in Western Australia 

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