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

UniversityLaw schoolState/territoryCityEstablishedDegree(s)Total Undergraduate Law Student Intake (2019) (Incomplete)
Australian Catholic UniversityThomas More Law School[4]NationalBlacktown, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney[5]2012LL.B.[5]
Australian National UniversityCollege of LawAustralian Capital TerritoryCanberra1960LL.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 UniversityFaculty of LawQueenslandGold Coast1989LL.B.,[8] J.D.,[9] LL.M.,[10] S.J.D.,[11] and Ph.D.[12]*38 (excl. dual degree students)[13]
Central Queensland UniversitySchool of Business and LawQueenslandRockhampton/Online[14]2011LL.B.[14]
Charles Darwin UniversitySchool of LawNorthern TerritoryDarwin/Online[15]2003LL.B., and LL.M.[15]
Charles Sturt UniversityCentre for Law and JusticeNew South WalesBathurst/Online[16]2016LL.B.[16]
Curtin UniversityLaw SchoolWestern AustraliaPerth[17]2012LL.B.[17]
Deakin UniversitySchool of Law[18]VictoriaBurwood, Melbourne and Geelong, Melbourne1992LL.B.,[19] J.D.,[20] LL.M.,[21] and Ph.D.[22]
Edith Cowan UniversitySchool of Business and LawWestern AustraliaPerth/Online[23]2005LL.B.,[23] LL.M.,[24] and Ph.D.[25]
Flinders UniversityCollege of Business, Government and LawSouth AustraliaAdelaide1992Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice[26]
Griffith UniversityLaw SchoolQueenslandBrisbane/Gold Coast1992LL.B., and J.D.[27]~800 (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
James Cook UniversitySchool of LawQueenslandCairns/Townsville1989LL.B.[28]
La Trobe UniversityLaw SchoolVictoriaMelbourne1992LL.B.,[29] J.D.,[30] and LL.M.[31]
Macquarie UniversityLaw SchoolNew South WalesSydney/External1972LL.B.,[32] J.D.,[33], LL.M.[34] and Ph.D.,[35]
Monash UniversityFaculty of LawVictoriaClayton1963LL.B.,[36] LL.M.,,[36] J.D.,[37] M.Phil.[38] and Ph.D.[38]457[39]
Murdoch UniversitySchool of LawWestern AustraliaPerth1992LL.B.,[40] and LL.M.[41][42]
Queensland University of TechnologySchool of LawQueenslandBrisbane/External1977LL.B. (Hons)[43]837
RMIT UniversityGraduate School of Business and LawVictoriaMelbourne/Online[44]2007J.D,[44] LL.B.(from 2021)
Southern Cross UniversitySchool of Law and JusticeNew South WalesGold Coast/Lismore/Online[45]1994LL.B.,[45] and LL.M.[46]
Swinburne University of TechnologyLaw School[47]VictoriaMelbourne2015LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[48]
University of AdelaideLaw SchoolSouth AustraliaAdelaide1883LL.B.,[49] and LL.M.[50]288[51]
University of CanberraLaw SchoolAustralian Capital TerritoryCanberra1993LL.B.,[52] and LL.M.[53]
University of MelbourneLaw SchoolVictoriaMelbourne1857LL.M.,[54] J.D.,[55] M.Phil.,[56] and Ph.D.[57]N/A
University of New EnglandSchool of LawNew South WalesArmidale/Online1993LL.B., and LL.M.[58]
University of NewcastleLaw SchoolNew South WalesNewcastle1992LL.B.,[59] LL.M., and J.D.[60]
University of New South WalesFaculty of LawNew South WalesSydney1971LL.B.,[61] LL.M.,[62] J.D.,[62] and Ph.D.[63]~330[64] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
University of Notre DameLaw SchoolWestern AustraliaFremantle/Sydney[65]1997LL.B.[65]
University of QueenslandLaw SchoolQueenslandBrisbane1936LL.B.,[66] LL.M.,[67] M.Phil.,[68] Ph.D.,[69] MICLaw,[70] and MIL.[70]210[71]
University of South AustraliaSchool of LawSouth AustraliaAdelaide2007LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D.[72]156[73]
University of Southern QueenslandSchool of Law and JusticeQueenslandToowoomba/Online/External[74][75][76][77]2005LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[78]
University of the Sunshine CoastSchool of Law and CriminologyQueenslandSunshine Coast2012LL.B., and Ph.D.[79]
University of SydneyLaw SchoolNew South WalesSydney1855LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[80]323[81]
University of TasmaniaCollege of Arts, Law and EducationTasmaniaHobart1893LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D.[82]
University of Technology, SydneyFaculty of LawNew South WalesSydney1975LL.B.,[83] LL.M., J.D., and Ph.D.[84][85]~400[86] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
University of Western AustraliaLaw School[87]Western AustraliaPerth1927B.A.,[87] LL.M.,[88] J.D.,[89] and S.J.D.[87]N/A
University of WollongongSchool of LawNew South WalesWollongong1990LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[90]
Victoria University, AustraliaCollege of Law and JusticeVictoriaMelbourne2001LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[91]
Western Sydney UniversitySchool of Law[92]New South WalesSydney1993LL.B., and LL.M.[93]

There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer accredited law degrees:

There are currently 2 non-university providers who offer practical legal training:

Group of 8 (Go8) undergraduate law schools

UniversityLaw schoolState / territoryEst.Undergrad law intake 2019ATAR selection threshold 2020
Australian National UniversityCollege of LawAustralian Capital Territory1960400~[95]98[96]
University of SydneyLaw SchoolNew South Wales1855323[97]99.5[98]
University of MelbourneLaw SchoolVictoria1857
University of New South WalesFaculty of LawNew South Wales1971400~[99]ATAR & Law Admission Test (LAT)[100]
University of QueenslandLaw SchoolQueensland1936203[101]98[102]
Monash UniversityFaculty of LawVictoria1963457[103]98[104]
University of AdelaideLaw SchoolSouth Australia1883288[105]95[106]
University of Western AustraliaLaw SchoolWestern Australia1927

See also

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