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2026

Founded

74,000

Students

40

Programmes to choose from

Overview

About Adelaide University

Adelaide University (Kaurna: Tirkangkaku) is a public research university based in Adelaide, Australia. Founded in 2024 and officially opened on 29 January 2026, it merged the University of Adelaide, the third-oldest university in Australia, and the University of South Australia (UniSA), which had an antecedent history dating back to 1856. Its two main campuses are located in the Adelaide city centre, one, City West, adjacent to the Adelaide BioMed City and near the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and the other, City East, located at the east end of North Terrace, near the Lot Fourteen tech precincts and containing the original University of Adelaide campus, with additional campuses located across its home state of South Australia.

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Key facts

Founded

2026

Type

University

Location

Australia

Students

74,000

Reported 2026

Academic staff

8

Reported 2024

Motto

“A university for the future”

Programmes with us

40

Programmes

40 programmes to choose from

Health & Life Sciences · Computing & Technology · Engineering · Business & Management · Design, Hospitality & More

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Overview text adapted from Wikipedia (Adelaide University), CC BY-SA 4.0