Study in Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
Small, quiet and built on purpose around government. The people who make the policy live in the same suburbs.
All destinations- Land area
- 2,358 km²
- Population
- 475,000
- The smallest state or territory, and the only one that is entirely one city.
- Universities
- 2
- Based in the Australian Capital Territory, listed in full below.
- From Dubai
- 1 stop
- No direct service from Dubai. Most routes connect through Sydney, Melbourne or Singapore.
Australian Capital Territory, and what is in it.
The map opens on Australia so you can place the state before moving in for a closer look.
University cities
Worth the trip
A map of Australia in the Indian, Southern and Pacific oceans. Australian Capital Territory is picked out, and the view moves in to show its university cities and places worth the trip.
The Australian Capital Territory has 2 universities.
- Australian National UniversityCanberra
- University of CanberraCanberra
Why students choose Canberra.
More than 20,000 international students from over 100 countries study in Canberra. A quarter of the city’s people were born overseas, and more than 100 embassies and diplomatic missions are based here.
Canberra’s average income is consistently the highest in Australia, and its unemployment rate is the lowest. More than half of its people hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. Students can find internships and work experience in government and in private organisations, and eligible graduates get an extra year of post-study work rights.
Canberra appears regularly in the QS Best Student Cities rankings. The city is compact and easy to get around, with student discounts on buses and light rail and more than 400 kilometres of cycle paths. The major universities guarantee accommodation to new undergraduate students. Sydney, the snowfields and the south coast are each an easy trip away.
Source: Study Canberra, the ACT Government’s study website.
Summer · winter
28° / 12°
Inland and 600 metres up, so the widest temperature range of any capital city. Hot dry summers and genuinely cold winters, with frost most mornings in July. Both numbers are typical daytime highs.
The other capital cities
Before you decide
Is Canberra the right choice for you?
That depends on your course, your budget and what you want afterwards, which is what the first conversation is for. A free discovery call takes 30 minutes and comes with no obligation. If Canberra isn’t right for you, I’ll tell you.