List of law schools in Australia
There are currently 38 law schools in Australia.[1][2] Only one of the 39 member institutions of Universities Australia has no law school: Federation University.[1][3]
Current law schools
University | Law school | State/territory | City | Established | Degree(s) | Total Undergraduate Law Student Intake (2019) (Incomplete) |
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Australian Catholic University | Thomas More Law School[4] | National | Blacktown, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney[5] | 2012 | LL.B.[5] | |
Australian National University | College of Law | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 1960 | LL.B. (Hons), J.D., LL.M., M.Phil., and Ph.D.[6] | ~400[7] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake) |
Bond University | Faculty of Law | Queensland | Gold Coast | 1989 | LL.B.,[8] J.D.,[9] LL.M.,[10] S.J.D.,[11] and Ph.D.[12] | *38 (excl. dual degree students)[13] |
Central Queensland University | School of Business and Law | Queensland | Rockhampton/Online[14] | 2011 | LL.B.[14] | |
Charles Darwin University | School of Law | Northern Territory | Darwin/Online[15] | 2003 | LL.B., and LL.M.[15] | |
Charles Sturt University | Centre for Law and Justice | New South Wales | Bathurst/Online[16] | 2016 | LL.B.[16] | |
Curtin University | Law School | Western Australia | Perth[17] | 2012 | LL.B.[17] | |
Deakin University | School of Law[18] | Victoria | Burwood, Melbourne and Geelong, Melbourne | 1992 | LL.B.,[19] J.D.,[20] LL.M.,[21] and Ph.D.[22] | |
Edith Cowan University | School of Business and Law | Western Australia | Perth/Online[23] | 2005 | LL.B.,[23] LL.M.,[24] and Ph.D.[25] | |
Flinders University | College of Business, Government and Law | South Australia | Adelaide | 1992 | Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice[26] | |
Griffith University | Law School | Queensland | Brisbane/Gold Coast | 1992 | LL.B., and J.D.[27] | ~800 (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake) |
James Cook University | School of Law | Queensland | Cairns/Townsville | 1989 | LL.B.[28] | |
La Trobe University | Law School | Victoria | Melbourne | 1992 | LL.B.,[29] J.D.,[30] and LL.M.[31] | |
Macquarie University | Law School | New South Wales | Sydney/External | 1972 | LL.B.,[32] J.D.,[33] and LL.M.[34] | |
Monash University | Faculty of Law | Victoria | Clayton | 1963 | LL.B.,[35] LL.M.,,[35] J.D.,[36] M.Phil.[37] and Ph.D.[37] | 457[38] |
Murdoch University | School of Law | Western Australia | Perth | 1992 | LL.B.,[39] and LL.M.[40][41] | |
Queensland University of Technology | School of Law | Queensland | Brisbane/External | 1977 | LL.B. (Hons)[42] | 837 |
RMIT University | Graduate School of Business and Law | Victoria | Melbourne/Online[43] | 2007 | J.D,[43] LL.B.(from 2021) | |
Southern Cross University | School of Law and Justice | New South Wales | Gold Coast/Lismore/Online[44] | 1994 | LL.B.,[44] and LL.M.[45] | |
Swinburne University of Technology | Law School[46] | Victoria | Melbourne | 2015 | LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[47] | |
University of Adelaide | Law School | South Australia | Adelaide | 1883 | LL.B.,[48] and LL.M.[49] | 288[50] |
University of Canberra | Law School | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 1993 | LL.B.,[51] and LL.M.[52] | |
University of Melbourne | Law School | Victoria | Melbourne | 1857 | LL.M.,[53] J.D.,[54] M.Phil.,[55] and Ph.D.[56] | N/A |
University of New England | School of Law | New South Wales | Armidale/Online | 1993 | LL.B., and LL.M.[57] | |
University of Newcastle | Law School | New South Wales | Newcastle | 1992 | LL.B.,[58] LL.M., and J.D.[59] | |
University of New South Wales | Faculty of Law | New South Wales | Sydney | 1971 | LL.B.,[60] LL.M.,[61] J.D.,[61] and Ph.D.[62] | ~330[63] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake) |
University of Notre Dame | Law School | Western Australia | Fremantle/Sydney[64] | 1997 | LL.B.[64] | |
University of Queensland | Law School | Queensland | Brisbane | 1936 | LL.B.,[65] LL.M.,[66] M.Phil.,[67] Ph.D.,[68] MICLaw,[69] and MIL.[69] | 210[70] |
University of South Australia | School of Law | South Australia | Adelaide | 2007 | LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D.[71] | 156[72] |
University of Southern Queensland | School of Law and Justice | Queensland | Toowoomba/Online/External[73][74][75][76] | 2005 | LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[77] | |
University of the Sunshine Coast | School of Law and Criminology | Queensland | Sunshine Coast | 2012 | LL.B., and Ph.D.[78] | |
University of Sydney | Law School | New South Wales | Sydney | 1855 | LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[79] | 323[80] |
University of Tasmania | College of Arts, Law and Education | Tasmania | Hobart | 1893 | LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D.[81] | |
University of Technology, Sydney | Faculty of Law | New South Wales | Sydney | 1975 | LL.B.,[82] LL.M., J.D., and Ph.D.[83][84] | ~400[85] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake) |
University of Western Australia | Law School[86] | Western Australia | Perth | 1927 | B.A.,[86] LL.M.,[87] J.D.,[88] and S.J.D.[86] | N/A |
University of Wollongong | School of Law | New South Wales | Wollongong | 1990 | LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[89] | |
Victoria University, Australia | College of Law and Justice | Victoria | Melbourne | 2001 | LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[90] | |
Western Sydney University | School of Law[91] | New South Wales | Sydney | 1993 | LL.B., and LL.M.[92] |
There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer accredited law degrees:
- Legal Profession Admission Board
- Top Education Institute - Sydney City School of Law[93]
There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer practical legal training:
- The College of Law Australia
- Leo Cussen Institute
Group of 8 (Go8) undergraduate law schools
University | Law school | State / territory | Est. | Undergrad law intake 2019 | ATAR selection threshold 2020 |
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Australian National University | College of Law | Australian Capital Territory | 1960 | 400~[94] | 98[95] |
University of Sydney | Law School | New South Wales | 1855 | 323[96] | 99.5[97] |
University of Melbourne | Law School | Victoria | 1857 | — | — |
University of New South Wales | Faculty of Law | New South Wales | 1971 | 400~[98] | ATAR & Law Admission Test (LAT)[99] |
University of Queensland | Law School | Queensland | 1936 | 203[100] | 98[101] |
Monash University | Faculty of Law | Victoria | 1963 | 457[102] | 98[103] |
University of Adelaide | Law School | South Australia | 1883 | 288[104] | 95[105] |
University of Western Australia | Law School | Western Australia | 1927 | — | — |
See also
- Lists of law schools
- Australian Law Students Association
- Group of Eight law schools
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