Victoria College and antecedent institutions[3] (1921–1991)
Motto
Think Young (English)
Type
Public research university
Established
1887 (earliest college)[4]
1974 (university status)[5]
Accreditation
TEQSA
Academic affiliations
AFAANZ
AUC
ASAIHL
ACS
AMC
ATN
CA ANZ
CMI
CPA
EA
EQUIS
GRLI
IATUL
TNEU
UA
Endowment
A$2.72 billion (2022)[6]
Budget
A$1.23 billion (2022)[7]
Chancellor
John Stanhope AM[8]
Vice-Chancellor
Prof Iain Martin[9]
Academic staff
1,837 (FTE, 2022)[10]
Administrative staff
2,429 (FTE, 2022)[10]
Total staff
4,630 regular (2022)[11] 931 casual (2022)[12]
Students
58,822 (2023)[10]
Undergraduates
40,476 (2023)[10]
Postgraduates
15,213 coursework (2023) 2,240 research (2023)[10]
Other students
624 non-award (2023)[10]
Address
221 Burwood Highway
,
Melbourne
,
Victoria
,
3125
,
Australia[13]
Campus
Suburban and regional with multiple sites, (All campuses) 450 hectares (4.5 km2)[14]
Colours
Turquoise, teal and pink[15]
Nickname
Dragons[16]
Sporting affiliations
UniSport
EAEN
Mascot
Dextor the Dragon[17]
Website
deakin.edu.au
Source: Deakin Pocket Statistics
Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia.
Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, and Warrnambool, as well as the online Cloud Campus. Deakin also has learning centres in Dandenong and Werribee, all in the state of Victoria.
As of 2021,[update] Deakin University is ranked among the top 30% of universities in the world,[18] is ranked one of the top 26 young universities in the world,[19] is the 3rd-highest-ranked university in the world for Sport Science,[20] is one of the top 29 universities in the world for Nursing,[21] is one of the top 32 universities in the world for Education,[22] and is among fewer than 5% of Business Schools worldwide with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation.[23]
Deakin's research activities are growing.[24] 100% of Deakin research was rated at
or above world standard in the 2018 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) ratings.[25] Its combined research funding increased from A$4.5 million in 1997 to A$47.2 million in 2015.[24] In 2020, the university's research income was $87.6 million, with 247 Higher degree by Research completions.
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.[26][27][28] 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.[29]
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^Melbourne (17 October 2018). "Dexter's Conga Line - How It All Started - Melbourne Boomers". Melbourne Boomers.
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^O'Callaghan, Craig. "QS Top 50 Under 50 2021". QS Top Universities. Quacquarelli Symonds. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^"2020 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments". Shanghai Ranking. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^"QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Nursing". QS Top Universities. Quacquarelli Symonds. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^"QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Education and Training". QS Top Universities. Quacquarelli Symonds. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^"Deakin University, Deakin Business School". Best Business Schools. Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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^Baker, Jordan (10 March 2020). "UNSW students least satisfied in the country, survey shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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