RMIT University
Introduction
MIT is a global university of technology, design and enterprise in which teaching, research and engagement are central to creating life-changing experiences for its students and achieving positive impact.
One of Australia’s original educational institutions founded in 1887, RMIT is now the nation’s largest tertiary institution with 84,000 students. The University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in professional and vocational education, applied research, and engagement with the needs of industry and communities world-wide.
RMIT has a 5-Star QS ranking for excellence in higher education and is 14th in Australia in the 2017–18 QS World University Rankings.
In the 2017–18 QS Top 50 Under 50 index, RMIT is 18th in the world among universities less than 50 years old.
RMIT is 17th in the world in Art and Design, 28th in the world in Architecture and the Built Environment, and among the world’s top 100 universities in Business and Management; Communication and Media; Development Studies; Education; Engineering (Civil and Structural); and Engineering (Electrical and Electronic). (2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject)
The quality of RMIT’s research work was endorsed in the Australian Government’s most recent Excellence in Research evaluation, rating “well above world standard” in 13 research fields and “above world standard” in a further nine fields.
