University of Western Australia is a well known public university in the country. UWA is quite popular amongst the international students. In 2021, more than 29,000 students secured admission in UWA . Out of total enrolled students, 10% belong to international countries. Indian students are amongst the leading international student population at UWA. The university has various student clubs, designed especially for Indians. ‘Sanskriti-Association for Indian Culture and Student Support’ is the Indian student club that exhibits Indian cultures and traditions among many other nationalities.

Pursuing courses at UWA is quite affordable for Indian students. For an undergraduate program at University of Western Australia can cost as low as 22.4 lakhs. Students enrolling into postgraduate courses must prepare themselves with average fees of 24 lakhs. Along with the tuition cost, students also have to bear an average living cost of 1.34 lakhs per month. To cut down, high cost of attendance, Indian students can apply for two scholarships and get waivers upto 16 lakhs.
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Much like the cost of attendance here, admission requirements are also favorable for Indians students. Students interested to apply at UWA need to have ~83-86% and an overall median ATAR score of 91.7. A relevant UG degree with 50-65% also with the general admission requirements is necessary for masters admission. Supporting documents like an SOP and IELTS score are quite significant.

Likes

• Scholarships - University of Western Australia offers around 50 scholarships to its international students. There are 2 special scholarships for Indian students: UWA undergraduate Scholarship granting 3.83 lakhs per annum and UWA International Achievement Scholarship India granting fee waivers up to 16 lakhs.
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• Indian Club - UWA has an Indian club ‘Sanskriti-Association for Indian Culture and Student Support’ run by its students. The club exhibits the diversity of Indian cultures and traditions.
• Flexible Degrees - University of Western Australia offers students a combined degree program to achieve a comprehensive and specialized degree at once. UWA provides a combined undergraduate degree in 7 study areas. Students can choose their majors and minors from any of the study areas.
• Diverse Campus: UWA is divided between two campuses, Perth campus being the main. University of Western Australia campuses are known for their student friendly environment and spectacular views.

Dislikes

• Weather Conditions - Summer in Perth is hot and dry. However, in the winter season, the city faces a lot of downpours and thunderstorms. As Indian students are usually accustomed to dry winters, they will have a tough time adjusting to this type of climate.

University of Western Australia Ranking

University of Western Australia has ranked #93 in QS World University Rankings, 2022. It also ranked #132 in THE World University Rankings, 2022. Some other global rankings of University of Western Australia are:

• #78 rank in Best Global Universities by U.S.News in 2022
• #8 rank in Best Global Universities in Australia by U.S.News in 2022
• #8 rank in Best Global Universities in Australia/New Zealand by U.S.News in 2022
• #59 rank in Impact Rankings: Climate Action by THE World University Rankings in 2022
• #101-200 rank in Impact Rankings: Good health & well-being by THE World University Rankings in 2022

According to QS Global University Rankings by subject 2022, the best subjects include Mineral and Mining Engineering, Anatomy & Physiology and Geophysics. University of Western Australia is often compared with University of Melbourne and University of Adelaide. Subject wise comparison among these 3 universities is denoted below -

Subject	University of Western University	University of Melbourne	University of Adelaide
Mineral & Mining Engineering	#5	#23	#19
Anatomy & Physiology	#24	#28	#51-100
Geophysics	#32	#39	#101-150
Life Sciences & Medicine	#81	#17	#85
Business & Management	#151-200	#34	#201-250
Law & Legal Studies	#101-150	#12	#101-150

A global ranking trendline of University of Western Australia by THE World University Rankings is shown below –

University of Western Australia Programs

University of Western Australia offers more than 250 undergraduate and postgraduate programs in 12 study areas. UWA also offers certificate and diploma programs. Undergraduate applicants can choose one or two majors, minors and electives from any given study area. Also comprehensive and specialized degrees can be achieved simultaneously in a combined bachelor’s degree program.

In 2021, most of the enrollments were in undergraduate programs with 17,646 enrollments. Postgraduate programs got 8,322 enrollments in all total and 2,004 students took admission to higher degree research programs. Most of the admissions were for business studies and Physics, Maths and Computing. The highest student entries by courses in UWA are shown below –

University of Western Australia Placements

University of Western Australia has ranked in #111-120 band in QS Global Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022. It is also ranked as the top university in Western Australia in employment after graduation. The top profession of UWA graduates is in the legal and paralegal department with an average annual salary of 91.67 lakhs.

The highest paying degree of University of Western Australia is Master of Laws with a whooping average annual salary of 91.67 lakhs. Also, MBA graduates are earning pretty well with an average salary of 85.5 lakhs. A comparison of the best paying degrees of UWA is tabulated below.

Degrees	Average Annual Salary (in INR)
LLM	91.67 lakhs
MBA	85.50 lakhs
Master of Finance	74.25
BBA	52.02
PhD	45.60

University of Western Australia has been home to more than 100,00 graduates and currently housing 20,000+ students. UWA is growing in popularity year by year. The effects are seen in both domestic and international student enrollment. The major reason behind this growth is its education quality and also the placement opportunities UWA offers to its graduates.