Find your path at Melbourne
With a broad range of undergraduate courses available, you can explore your passions, discover new strengths and forge a career with lasting impact.
2024 indicative entry standards for domestic applicants
Bachelor of Biomedicine
Interested in a career in medicine or professional health? Study in one of the world's leading biomedical precincts, gaining expertise in modern clinical practice, health delivery and research.
Lowest selection rank: 92.00*
Guaranteed ATAR: 95.00^
Indicative minimum WAM (%): TBC+
Bachelor of Design
Bring to life your boldest ideas to help solve tomorrow's problems. As a Bachelor of Design student, you’ll apply innovative design thinking and creativity to determine solutions for a better future.
Lowest selection rank: 85.10*
Guaranteed ATAR: 88.00^
Indicative minimum WAM (%): TBC+
Bachelor of Music
A range of selection criteria is used for selection in the Bachelor of Music.
Only the Performance specialisation is open to applicants applying for mid-year entry.
Please note that the Composition, Interactive Composition, Jazz and Improvisation, Musicology/Ethnomusicology, and Music Studies specialisations are not open for mid-year applications.
Bachelor of Science (Nuclear-Powered Submarine Student Pathways)
Ready to join Australia's next generation of expert scientists? Bachelor of Science students have the opportunity to participate in the Australian Government's Nuclear-Powered Submarines program.
Lowest selection rank: 89.90*
Guaranteed ATAR: 88.00^
Indicative minimum WAM (%): TBC+
*Guaranteed ATAR: Domestic school-leaver applicants who: completed an Australian Year 12 qualification or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in 2023 (or will complete an Australian Year 12 qualification or the IB Diploma by mid-year 2024); apply for their preferred undergraduate course in VTAC; satisfy course prerequisites; achieve the Guaranteed ATAR (or notional ATAR), and preference appropriately to receive an offer will be certain of a place in their chosen degree. Please note that you will not be classified as a school-leaver applicant if you have completed any tertiary studies since completing the Australian Year 12 or the IB Diploma (or equivalent).
^Lowest selection rank: Domestic school-leaver applicants who satisfy course prerequisites and achieve the lowest selection rank (2024 start year intake) will still be considered for a place but are not guaranteed. The lowest selection rank published here is from the 2024 start year intake (January round) and should be used as a guide only for the 2024 mid-year intake. The lowest selection ATAR to which a domestic offer is made may be higher than the minimum ATAR, depending on demand for the course and the number of places available. Only domestic applicants eligible for special entry schemes may be admitted below the lowest selection rank.
+Indicative minimum WAM (%): Final entry standards in our mid-year intake depend upon the demand for our available places, which means that meeting the indicative minimum weighted average mark (WAM) published here does not guarantee a place.
An alternative entry pathway
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Diploma in General Studies
Whether you’re finishing high school and want to explore your options, or you’re already in the workforce and looking to advance your career, the Diploma in General Studies provides a great foundation for tertiary study. If eligible, you'll then get guaranteed entry into select Melbourne undergraduate courses.
A range of criteria is used for selection. The lowest selection rank for this course (for school-leaver applicants) in the 2024 start year intake was 52.00.
Graduate Degree Packages
Discover the range of career and study pathways available and entry requirments.
Follow your career ambitions from day one
Do you want to become an architect or engineer? You can secure your place in the Bachelor of Design or Science and Master of Architecture or Engineering now.
Our Graduate Degree Packages for school leavers bundle your undergraduate degree offer with an offer for a place in one of our many specialised, professional entry graduate school programs.
Each Graduate Degree Package has its own unique VTAC code. Domestic students are eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place for both your undergraduate and graduate studies, while international students may receive a full fee paying place in one of our programs.
How to apply
VTAC applications
All domestic applicants, current undergraduate students wanting to transfer courses, those completing an Australian Year 12 qualification (worldwide) and those completing an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Australia or New Zealand must apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC). VTAC applications are open from 8 April to 7 June 2024.
Direct applications
International applicants with an international secondary school qualification are required to apply directly to the University of Melbourne for mid-year entry. Completed applications should be submitted online by 31 May 2024.
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The Melbourne curriculum enabled Helen (a Bachelor of Music student) to develop expertise in her chosen discipline, while exploring interests and developing skills in complementary or contrasting areas of study.
“You have the flexibility to study what you’re really interested in, and you become a more well-rounded student in that sense. You learn more about how the world works, because the university is full of so many different types of people.”