Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia.
Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool, as well as the online Cloud Campus. Deakin also has learning centres in Dandenong and Werribee, all in the state of Victoria.
As of 2021, Deakin University is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world,is ranked one of the top 26 young universities in the world,[3] is the 3rd highest ranked university in the world for Sport Science,is one of the top 29 universities in the world for Nursing,[5] is one of the top 32 universities in the world for Education,and is among fewer than 5% of Business Schools worldwide with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation.
Deakin's research activities are growing.100% of Deakin research was rated at or above world standard in the 2018 Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) ratings.Its combined research funding increased from A$4.5 million in 1997 to A$47.2 million in 2015.In 2020, the university's research income was $87.6 million, with 247 Higher degree by Research completions.
Deakin University consistently ranks highly in undergraduate student satisfaction; in the 2019 Student Experience Survey, Deakin had the fourth highest student satisfaction rating nationally, the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Australian public universities and the highest student satisfaction rating out of all Victorian universities.Deakin has had the highest undergraduate student satisfaction ratings out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010 and has consistently placed in the top two for highest postgraduate student satisfaction out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010
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