Latin: Universitas Melburniensis[1][2][3] | |
Motto | Postera Crescam Laude (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "May I grow in the esteem of future generations" |
Type | Public |
Established | 1853 |
Endowment | AU$1.335 billion |
Academic staff | 4,631[4] |
Students | 52,475[4] |
Undergraduates | 26,751[4] |
Postgraduates | 22,543[4] |
3,451[4] | |
Location | , , 37°47′47″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7963°S 144.9614°E |
Campus | Urban (Parkville Campus) 36 hectares (0.4 km2)[5] |
Affiliations | Universitas 21, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy[6] etc. |
Website | unimelb |
The University of Melbourne is in Melbourne, Victoria. Opened in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria. The main campus is in Parkville, just north of the Melbourne CBD. It has several other campuses across Victoria. It has one of the largest financial endowments of any Australian university, standing at $1.105bn as of 2008.[7]