澳大利亚教育由联邦政府及州政府负责。
澳大利亚现有39所大学，分布在州和地区。除两所私立大学外，其余为公立大学。澳大利亚大学及高等教育机构执行全国统一的学历学位及高等教育文凭体系。
39所大学:
1. University of Adelaide
2. Australian Catholic University
3. Australian National University
4. University of Ballarat
5. Bond University
6. University of Canberra
7. Central Queensland University
8. Charles Sturt University
9 . Curtin University of Technology
10. Deakin University
11. Edith Cowan University
12. Flinders University of South Australia
13. Griffith University
14. James Cook University
15. La Trobe University
16. Macquarie University
17. University of Melbourne
18. Monash University
19. Murdoch University
20. University of New England
21. University of New South Wales
22. University of Newcastle
23. Northern Territory University
24. University of Notre Dame Australia
25. University of Queensland
26. Queensland University of Technology
27. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
28. Southern Cross University
29. University of South Australia
30. University of Southern Queensland
31. Swinburne University of Technology
32. University of Sydney
33. University of Tasmania
34. University of Technology , Sydney
35. University of the Sunshine Coast
36. Victoria University of Technology
37. University of Western Australia
38. University of Western Sydney
39. University of Wollongong