List of law schools in Australia

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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]

University Law school State/territory City Established Degree(s) Total Undergraduate Law Student Intake (2019) (Incomplete)
Australian Catholic University Thomas More Law School[4] National Blacktown, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney[5] 2012 LL.B.[5]
Australian National University ANU Law School Australian Capital Territory Canberra 1960 LL.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 University Faculty of Law Queensland Gold Coast 1989 LL.B.,[8] J.D.,[9] LL.M.,[10] S.J.D.,[11] and Ph.D.[12] *38 (excl. dual degree students)[13]
Central Queensland University School of Business and Law Queensland Rockhampton/Online[14] 2011 LL.B.[14]
Charles Darwin University School of Law Northern Territory Darwin/Online[15] 2003 LL.B., and LL.M.[15]
Charles Sturt University Centre for Law and Justice New South Wales Bathurst/Online[16] 2016 LL.B.[16]
Curtin University Law School Western Australia Perth[17] 2012 LL.B.[17]
Deakin University School of Law[18] Victoria Burwood, Melbourne and Geelong, Melbourne 1992 LL.B.,[19] J.D.,[20] LL.M.,[21] and Ph.D.[22]
Edith Cowan University School of Business and Law Western Australia Perth/Online[23] 2005 LL.B.,[23] LL.M.,[24] and Ph.D.[25]
Flinders University College of Business, Government and Law South Australia Adelaide 1992 Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice[26]
Griffith University Law School Queensland Brisbane/Gold Coast 1992 LL.B., and J.D.[27] ~800 (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
James Cook University School of Law Queensland Cairns/Townsville 1989 LL.B.[28]
La Trobe University Law School Victoria Melbourne 1992 LL.B.,[29] J.D.,[30] and LL.M.[31]
Macquarie University Law School New South Wales Sydney/External 1972 LL.B.,[32] J.D,[33] LL.M.[34] and Ph.D.,[35]
Monash University Faculty of Law Victoria Clayton 1963 LL.B.,[36] LL.M.,[36] J.D.,[37] M.Phil.[38] and Ph.D.[38] 457[39]
Murdoch University School of Law Western Australia Perth 1992 LL.B.,[40] and LL.M.[41][42]
Queensland University of Technology School of Law Queensland Brisbane/External 1977 LL.B. (Hons)[43] 837
RMIT University School of Law Victoria Melbourne/Online[44] 2007 J.D,[44] LL.B.(from 2021)
Southern Cross University Faculty of Business, Law and Arts New South Wales Gold Coast/Lismore/Online[45] 1994 LL.B.,[45], LL.M.,[46] and Ph.D.,[47]
Swinburne University of Technology Law School[48] Victoria Melbourne 2015 LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[49]
University of Adelaide Law School South Australia Adelaide 1883 LL.B.,[50] and LL.M.[51] 288[52]
University of Canberra Law School Australian Capital Territory Canberra 1993 LL.B.,[53] and LL.M.[54]
University of Melbourne Law School Victoria Melbourne 1857 LL.M.,[55] J.D.,[56] M.Phil.,[57] and Ph.D.[58] N/A
University of New England School of Law New South Wales Armidale/Online 1993 LL.B., and LL.M.[59]
University of Newcastle Law School New South Wales Newcastle 1992 LL.B.,[60] LL.M., and J.D.[61]
University of New South Wales Faculty of Law New South Wales Sydney 1971 LL.B.,[62] LL.M.,[63] J.D.,[63] and Ph.D.[64] ~330[65] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
University of Notre Dame Law School Western Australia Fremantle/Sydney[66] 1997 LL.B.[66]
University of Queensland Law School Queensland Brisbane 1936 LL.B.,[67] LL.M.,[68] M.Phil.,[69] Ph.D.,[70] MICLaw,[71] and MIL.[71] 210[72]
University of South Australia School of Law South Australia Adelaide 2007 LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D.[73] 156[74]
University of Southern Queensland School of Law and Justice Queensland Toowoomba/Online/External[75][76][77][78] 2005 LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[79]
University of the Sunshine Coast School of Law and Criminology Queensland Sunshine Coast 2012 LL.B., and Ph.D.[80]
University of Sydney Law School New South Wales Sydney 1855 LL.B., LL.M., J.D. and Ph.D.[81] 323[82]
University of Tasmania College of Arts, Law and Education Tasmania Hobart 1893 LL.B., LL.M. and Ph.D.[83]
University of Technology, Sydney Faculty of Law New South Wales Sydney 1975 LL.B.,[84] LL.M., J.D., and Ph.D.[85][86] ~400[87] (rough estimate due to nonspecific number of 2019 student intake)
University of Western Australia Law School[88] Western Australia Perth 1927 B.A.,[88] LL.M.,[89] J.D.,[90] and S.J.D.[88] N/A
University of Wollongong School of Law New South Wales Wollongong 1990 LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[91]
Victoria University, Australia College of Law and Justice Victoria Melbourne 2001 LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D.[92]
Western Sydney University School of Law[93] New South Wales Sydney 1993 LL.B., and LL.M.[94]

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

University Law school State / territory Est. Undergrad law intake 2019 ATAR selection threshold 2020
Australian National University College of Law Australian Capital Territory 1960 400~[96] 98[97]
University of Sydney Law School New South Wales 1855 323[98] 99.5[99]
University of Melbourne Law School Victoria 1857 N/a N/a
University of New South Wales Faculty of Law New South Wales 1971 400~[100] ATAR & Law Admission Test (LAT)[101]
University of Queensland Law School Queensland 1936 203[102] 98[103]
Monash University Faculty of Law Victoria 1963 457[104] 98[105]
University of Adelaide Law School South Australia 1883 288[106] 95[107]
University of Western Australia Law School Western Australia 1927 N/a N/a

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