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. 

According to QS subject rankings 2025, a few of RMIT University courses are placed among Top 50, Top 100, Top 150, and Top 200. The rankings of the courses of these courses are given below:

Subjects	Rankings
Top 50
Architecture / Built Environment	#21
Art and Design	#26
Top 100
Materials Science	#77
Communication and Media Studies	#51-100
Geography	#51-100
Engineering – Civil & Structural	#51-100
Top 150
Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing	#110
Accounting & Finance	#101-150
Top 200
Business & Management Studies	#149
Statistics & Operational Research	#155

Note: This is not the whole list and students can check the official website to know all the subject rankings.

The tuition fees at the RMIT University vary as per the level of course and the department of study; from undergraduate to graduate level, the tuition fee is different as per the degree offered. To know the tuition fee for most of the courses offered at the university, check the table mentioned below:

Moreover, students can also look for the RMIT University scholarship options to reduce the tuition fee and manage the study cost at the university.

RMIT University Australia is a world leader in Arts & Design; Engineering; Education; Computer Science and Information Systems; Business and Management; Communication and Media Studies, etc. The popular courses of this university among international students are MBA and Bachelor of Nursing. A few of this university's subjects that are ranked among the Top 50 in the world in 2024 as per a top-ranking subject are:

• Art and Design: #18
• Architecture & Built Environment: #18
• Communication & Media Studies: #45

According to the Times Higher Education, the No. 1 university in Australia for 2023 is the University of Melbourne. Some of the other top universities to study in Australia are Monash University, the University of Queensland, the University of Sydney, Australian National University, the University of Adelaide, etc. The Times Higher Education states that Australia has the third-the highest number of international students in the world, behind the UK and US.

For international students, RMIT University tuition fees is AUD 44,160. The duration of the MBA course is 2 years. While studying this course, students can gain hands-on, practical experience analyzing data in a Business setting. Also, here students can learn from guest lecturers, industry experts and dedicated academics. For admission to this course, the students should have a Bachelor's degree in Science, Computing, Engineering, Health or Statistics with a GPA of 2.0 or equivalent. 

The annual RMIT University fees for UG courses is between INR 6.5 Lacs - INR 2.35 Cr. For the PG courses, the average tuition fees is around INR 8.45 Lacs - INR 30.4 lakh. The course-wise tuition fees are given below: 

• MS: INR 18 L - INR 28 L
• MBA: INR 14 L - INR 30 L
• MA: INR 17 L - INR 24.2 L
• MArch: INR 22 L - INR 30.4 L

In Australia rankings, RMIT University ranks at #10 in 2026. Whereas, in Times Higher Education rankings, this university is ranked among the Top 15 Universities in Australia. Even as per Shiksha Popularity rankings, RMIT ranks among the Top 15 universities in Australia. 

RMIT University has three campuses and two sites in Australia. There are two campuses in Vietnam and a research and industry collaboration centre in Spain. 

• Melbourne City Campus is in the cosmopolitan heart of world;s most liveable cities. This campus is surrounded by restaurants, theatres, cafes, galleries, parks, etc. 
• Bundoora Campus is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
• Brunswick Campus is 6 kms north of the city and is part of the creative and multi-cultural Sydney road

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