Admissions student profile

2026

International students sitting together and talking

2026 undergraduate student profile

Adelaide University has a strong commitment to equity and access, and we believe in providing clear and relevant information to help you choose your degree. We believe that people should have equal opportunities for further education and, as such, you will benefit from studying with people from a range of educational, work and experience backgrounds.

The student profile below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new undergraduate students at Adelaide University. It provides data of students who enrolled in an undergraduate study across all degrees in Semester 1, 2026.
It is categorised by ‘applicant groups’ which are based on the highest level of study.

Applicant background	Number of students	Percentage of all students
Applicant background (A) Higher education study Includes a bridging or enabling course. May also include students who have transferred between degrees (including those who have been transferred as a result of a program change)	Number of students 2996	Percentage of all students 29.18%
Applicant background (B) Past vocational education and training (VET) study	Number of students 432	Percentage of all students 4.21%
Applicant background (C) Work and life experience Admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories	Number of students 320	Percentage of all students 3.12%
Applicant background (D)(i) Recent secondary education Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or ATAR adjustments)	Number of students 4069	Percentage of all students 39.63%
Applicant background (D)(ii) Recent secondary education Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra offer conditional or minimum ATAR)	Number of students 181	Percentage of all students 1.76%
Applicant background (D)(iii) Recent secondary education Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement)	Number of students 998	Percentage of all students 9.72%
Applicant background International students	Number of students 1271	Percentage of all students 12.38%
Applicant background All Students	Number of students 10267	Percentage of all students 100.00%