You are more than a number at Murdoch University

A close-knit community. A campus unlike any other in Perth. A degree with real purpose.

Here's what makes us different

A group of students relax on the grass beneath large trees on a sunlit university campus.

A place where you belong

In smaller classes, you get to know your lecturers and they get to know you. We're proudly one of Perth's most diverse student communities.

A group of students socialise and study together outdoors on a sunny university campus

Our campus is in bushland

With a working farm, extensive green spaces, and a community feel that's hard to find at a larger university, it's a place you'll be glad to spend time.

Murdoch Ecology students looking upwards during outdoor fieldwork

A purpose beyond the degree

Our programs are designed around careers that contribute to something bigger than a pay cheque. It's the idea our whole university is built on.

Where our graduates land

A degree should do more than look good on paper. Here's what the data says about ours.

Our courses are built around real industries and real careers. More time with your lecturers means more time learning the skills employers want.

$73,000

Median starting salary for our graduates

Above the national average of $70,400

Student Experience Survey 2022-24

81.6%

of students rated their teaching experience positively

Highest among Perth's major universities

Student Experience Survey 2022-24

in WA for social equity and a five star rating for student support

Rated by Good Universities Guide 2026

Good Universities Guide 2026

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More than you'd expect from a university

Scholarships that go beyond academic merit

We have scholarships for students from regional and remote WA, students making a positive impact in their communities, and students from a wide range of backgrounds.

Facilities you won't find anywhere else in WA

An on-campus vet hospital. A chiropractic clinic open to the public. A law moot court. These aren't just teaching spaces, they're where our students do real work before they graduate.

More ways into university than you'd expect

We were the first university in Australia to introduce flexible admissions. Enabling programs, mature-age entry, and alternative pathways mean more students can get here than they realise.

Our graduates say it better than we can

I use what I learned at Murdoch University every day. The field visits taught us how the industry really works – not just the technology, but what employers look for in people.

Student presenting a sustainable building model to classmates in a Murdoch engineering classroom

Two Murdoch nursing students practising clinical skills on a simulation mannequin in the on-campus ward

I definitely wouldn't have chosen rural work if I didn't have the opportunity to do rural placements. A lot of the other universities don't really offer that as well as Murdoch.

Student releasing a quenda into bushland as part of her wildlife conservation work at Murdoch

Murdoch prepared me incredibly well, not just for the science, but for the reality of the work.

Two Murdoch students studying together in the library

I think if you want to make change, then you need to be looking for places that enable you to show that you care. And Murdoch did that. Murdoch did that for me.

Law student smiling with classmates in a Murdoch lecture theatre

Murdoch felt different from the outset...there was a really big genuine emphasis on ethics of social justice, on critical thinking as something you actually practice rather than study.