Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

About the university

RMIT University, also known as the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887, RMIT started as a night school offering classes in art, science, and technology, evolving into a public university in 1992 after merging with the Phillip Institute of Technology. It boasts an enrollment of approximately 95,000 higher and vocational education students, making it the largest dual-sector education institution in Australia. With an annual revenue of about A$1.5 billion, RMIT is considered one of the wealthiest universities in Australia. The university is highly regarded, rated as a five-star institution by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and ranked 15th globally for art and design subjects in the QS World University Rankings. RMIT's main campus is located in the heart of Melbourne, with additional campuses in Brunswick, Bundoora, Point Cook, Bendigo, and Hamilton in Australia, as well as branches and partnerships in Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Spain.