Master of Data Science 

at RMIT University, Melbourne

The acceptance rate at RMIT Australia is 22%. This acceptance rate specifies that this university is selective at the time of admission. Indian students who want to take admission to UG courses of RMIT should have passed Class 12th with minimum 65%. Those students who are planning to take PG courses of RMIT must have a Bachelor's degree. A proof of English language proficiency has to be submitted too. 

Yes, RMIT University requires interviews for some of its higher programs, including programs in postgraduate courses, as a part of the admission process. Students whose application are filtered and selected for the admission are called for the interview round or asked for the portfolio for some of the courses .

Interviews are the major part of the admission process and compulsory for most of the programs, students can access to the interview with the help of video conferences and respond to the general questions asked to evaluate the motive and the experience of the student.

• RMIT University has excellent people with liberal thoughts and a scope of better career and personal growth
• Another review of the university is that RMIT is great and helps students build professional life.  
• The coursework at the university is quite decent and the campus has a lot of things to do
• RMIT University courses are based on direct application in the real world

With an RMIT University acceptance rate of 65% (taken from an unofficial source), it cannot be considered very difficult to get into this university.  

Please refer to the list of documents given below: 

• Academic transcripts and certificates (10th, 12th, bachelor's degree if applicable)

• Proof of English proficiency (IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE)

• A valid passport copy

• Statement of Purpose (if required)

• Curriculum Vitae/Resume (for some postgraduate courses)

• Passport-size photographs

The duration of RMIT University Master of Data Science course is 2 years. The 2025 annual course fee is AUD 41,280 (Around INR 41.2 lakh) for international students. Reasons to study Master of Data Science course are:

• Gain hands-on practical experience analyzing data in business setting via a capstone project conducted alongside industry
• While studying this course, students can learn from dedicated academics, industry experts, guest lecturers with research backgrounds and industry links
• Through this course, students can build their network. Students can use RMIT's Centre for Information Discovery and Data Analytics to connect with Data Scientists, Project Partners and Researchers in the field

The duration of RMIT University Master of IT is 2 years. The tuition fees for international students is AUD 41,280 (Around INR 22.3 lakhs). After studying this course students can graduate with a strong theoretical base and technical proficiency to keep pace with rapid changes in Technology and Business. A few of the career paths after pursuing this course are Cloud Architect, IT Consultant, Mobile Application Developer, Web Developer, etc. Applicants are required to have an Australian Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 2.0.

The average salary of RMIT University's graduates is AUD 66,000 per year (Around INR 36 lakh). On the other hand, the annual tuition fees of this university's PG courses is around INR 8 Lacs – INR 27 Lakh. This means doing a PG course from this university would lead to great ROI. A few of the top recruiters of this university's graduates are NAB, EY, Deloitte, Microsoft, Google, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, etc.

According to Shiksha Populairy rankings, Macquarie University ranking is better in Australia and it ranks at #10 in 2025.A comparison of MQ University along with Deakin and RMIT is given below: 

Macquarie University ranks at #178 and RMIT University ranks at #251-300 in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025. This shows that MQU ranks better. A comparison of these two universities over the years is given as follows: