Deakin University
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| Type | Public research university | ||||||
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| Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||
| Affiliation | Australian Technology Network (ATN) | ||||||
| Budget | A$1.37 billion (2023) | ||||||
| Visitor | Governor of Victoria | ||||||
| Chancellor | John Stanhope | ||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Iain Martin | ||||||
Academic staff | 1,880 (FTE, 2023) | ||||||
Administrative staff | 2,639 (FTE, 2023) | ||||||
Total staff | 6,051 (2023) | ||||||
| Students | 58,853 (2023) | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 38,815 (2023) | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 17,198 coursework (2023) 2,236 research (2023) | ||||||
Other students | 604 non-award (2023) | ||||||
| Address | 221 Burwood Highway , , , 3125 , | ||||||
| Campus | Suburban and regional with multiple sites, (All campuses) 450 hectares (4.5 km2) | ||||||
| Colours | Turquoise, teal and pink
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| Nickname | Dragons | ||||||
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| Mascot | Dextor the Dragon | ||||||
| Website | deakin.edu.au | ||||||
Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Federation.
Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, and Warrnambool. Deakin also has a learning centre in Werribee.
As of 2024, Deakin University is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world, is the 3rd-highest-ranked university in the world for Sport Science, is one of the top 29 universities in the world for Nursing, is one of the top 32 universities in the world for Education, and is among fewer than 5% of Business Schools worldwide with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation.
Deakin University consistently ranks highly in undergraduate student satisfaction; in the 2019 Student Experience Survey, Deakin had the fourth-highest student satisfaction rating nationally, the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Australian public universities, and the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Victorian universities. Deakin has had the highest undergraduate student satisfaction ratings out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010 and has consistently placed in the top two for highest postgraduate student satisfaction out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010.