Based in Victoria, the University of Melbourne is the second-oldest university in Australia. Maintaining a diverse community of 14,166 international students who comprise 27 percent of the total student body, Melbourne is known for having the largest endowment of any Australian university as well as for having ranked consistently among the top 50 international universities according to QS, Times Higher Education, and ARWU indexes. Among its international degree-seeking population, 54 percent are postgraduates, while the remaining 46 percent are undergraduates, making its undergraduate-to-postgraduate ratio a near-even 4:5 in favor of international graduate students. With English as its language of instruction and a university model very similar to the United States’, the University of Melbourne makes the transition from home to abroad seem both easy and familiar to American students.
Munich University of Technology
Founded in Munich with satellite campuses in Garching, Freising-Weihenstephan, and Singapore, Munich University of Technology (TUM) is one of Germany’s prestigious TU9: the society for nine of the largest and most notable institutes of technology in the nation. Home to 8,597 international students who comprise 22 percent of the total student body, TUM is known for graduating thirteen Nobel laureates and for ranking within the top 100 international universities according to QS, Times Higher Education, and ARWU indexes. That’s in addition to its ranking within the top five universities who have the highest scientific impact according to the European Commission. Of its international student body, 62 percent are postgraduates, while the remaining 38 percent are undergraduates, making its undergraduate-to-postgraduate ratio 4:6 in favor of international graduate students. Although the primary language of instruction is German, many courses and degree programs are offered in English. And since tuition at German universities is free, U.S. students who study here won’t be saddled with near as much debt as they would be back home.
Located in the state capital of Sydney, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has produced the largest number of graduates holding chief executive positions at ASX 200 listed companies than any other Australian university. Maintaining an international student population of approximately 13,132 attendees who comprise 25 percent of the total student body, UNSW has extensive partnerships with over 200 global institutions and is best-known as one of the most internationally-friendly universities in a country that can boast many internationally friendly universities. With 52 percent of its sizable international population being undergraduates and the remaining 48 percent being postgraduates, UNSW balances its undergraduate-to-postgraduate student population at very near 1:1. It also ensures that its American students can get necessary funding through loans that comply with Title IX legislation, so U.S. students from all walks of life can feel at home here.
