Apply for university through UAC
Apply for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at more than 30 Australian universities and colleges with a UAC application. Whether you're a Year 12 student, a non-school leaver or an eligible international applicant, UAC makes it easy to apply for multiple courses, manage your preferences, upload supporting documents and track your offers.
Choose the application that's right for you to get started.
Undergraduate: domestic students
Domestic Year 12s and non-school leavers (such as mature-age students) can apply for:
- bachelor degrees
- diplomas
- associate degrees
- undergraduate certificates
- uni preparation programs.
Undergraduate: international students
International students can apply through UAC for undergraduate study if, in the last two years, they have completed:
- an International Baccalaureate
- an Australian Year 12 qualification
- a New Zealand NCEA Level 3.
Postgraduate: domestic students
Apply for postgraduate courses through UAC and access a wide range of coursework:
- master degrees
- graduate diplomas
- graduate certificates.
How a UAC application works
- Apply using the buttons above. For more information about each type of application, go to Current Applicants.
- Follow the prompts to start your application, then enter your details.
- Select your course preferences.
- Pay for your application.
- Log in to your application to keep track of its progress, change your preferences if you want to and check your offers.
Why you should apply through UAC
- Save time: One application covers many universities and courses, saving you on life admin.
- Gain flexibility: Change your preferences as often as you like, for free.
- Enjoy big benefits: UAC runs Australia's largest early offer scheme for Year 12 students (called the Schools Recommendation Scheme) and a bunch of other programs to aid your access to tertiary study.
- Rest assured: UAC is an Australian not-for-profit founded to make applying to uni easy. More than 80,000 applicants trust UAC with their future each year.
How to get started FAQs
UAC (Universities Admissions Centre) is an Australian not-for-profit organisation that processes applications for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at more than 30 universities and colleges. Instead of applying to each university separately, you submit one UAC application covering multiple courses and institutions. UAC manages your course preferences, supporting documents and offers in one place. More than 80,000 applicants use UAC each year.
Use UAC's online course search tools to browse courses by institution, study area or keyword:
- Start your application at apply.uac.edu.au by entering your personal email address.
- Follow the prompts and select your course preferences
- Pay the application fee to be in the running for offers.
Once you've submitted your application, log in at apply.uac.edu.au using your registered email address and password. From there you can:
- check the status of your course preferences and qualifications
- update your personal details
- change your course preferences at any time, for free
- upload additional documents
- view your offers when they are released in each offer round.
Most international students will need to apply directly to universities.
However, the following international students can apply through UAC if, in the last two years, they have completed one of the following:
- an International Baccalaureate
- an Australian Year 12 qualification
- a New Zealand NCEA Level 3.
You can search for available courses using the international course search.