Colleges in Australia

International students whose first language is not English must meet below English language requirement to get admission to the university:

Charles Darwin University application is free for international students. Applicants are not required to pay an application fee to submit the application. They must complete the application and submit it by the deadline without an application fee.

Charles Darwin University tuition fees for international students vary from INR 4 L to INR 21 L for first-year. The university is among the top affordable universities in Australia. The table below includes the CDU fees in Indian rupees:

Charles Darwin University acceptance rate is around 59%, which means out 100 applications only 59 are admitted. Therefore, it may be difficult for international students to get admission to the university because of moderatly high acceptance rate.

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: 

MQ University is recognised globally for its pre-eminence in key research disciplines and for producing graduates who are among the most sought-after professionals in the world. Furthermore, this university is placed among the Top 1% of the Universities Globally. Also, the university is placed at #8 position in Australia for the Employment Outcomes as per a top-ranking publisher. On top of this, many study area options are available for international students at this university. A few of the study fields are Law, Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering, Science, etc.

To take admission to Macquarie University, international students are required to submit ELP test scores. For the same purpose, IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, OET scores are accepted. However, these scores vary as per the courses and level of admission such as proficient, advanced and competent.