As was covered in the last blog titled “University Risk Assessment Level & it’s impact on VISA“, the University Risk Assessment Levels impacts the processing time (priority) and visa success directly through Ministerial Direction 106 & 107.
In the following table, we have listed ALL the university that are currently on the Level 1. These Universities hardly see any refusal and faster processing time. If you can not find the university in this list, it means it falls under Level 2 or Level 3. Based on the recent update as of December 2024, No universities in Australia falls under level 3. So again, the university not mentioned here falls under Level 2 as of December 2024.
The assessment levels are updated by the Department of Home Affairs quarterly.
| University | QS Ranking (2025) | Courses Offered | Location |
| University of Melbourne | 14 | Engineering, Medicine, Business, Arts, Health Sciences | Melbourne, VIC |
| University of Sydney | 18 | Law, Medicine, Nursing, Engineering, Arts, Social Work, Business | Sydney, NSW |
| University of New South Wales (UNSW) | 19 | Engineering, Law, Business, Medicine, Arts, Science | Sydney, NSW |
| Australian National University (ANU) | 34 | International Relations, Engineering, Law, Science, Arts | Canberra, ACT |
| Monash University | 42 | Biomedicine, Business, Law, Engineering, Education, Health | Melbourne, VIC |
| University of Queensland (UQ) | 43 | Medicine, Business, Environmental Sciences, Data Science | Brisbane, QLD |
| University of Western Australia (UWA) | 72 | Business, Marine Biology, Medicine, Law, Engineering | Perth, WA |
| University of Adelaide | 89 | Medicine, Engineering, Arts, Business, Sciences | Adelaide, SA |
| University of Technology Sydney (UTS) | 90 | Computer Science, Nursing, Accounting, Law, Business | Sydney, NSW |
| Macquarie University | 133 | Business, IT, Media, Law, Medicine, Arts | Sydney, NSW |
| RMIT University | 123 | Design, Engineering, IT, Media, Business | Melbourne, VIC |
| Deakin University | 197 | Business, Health Sciences, Engineering, Law, Arts | Victoria |
| University of South Australia (UniSA) | 340 | Business, Arts, Engineering, Data Science, Medicine | Adelaide, SA |
| University of Canberra (UC) | 403 | Health, IT, Education, Business, Arts | Canberra, ACT |
| Bond University | 587 | Business, Health Sciences, Law, IT, Media | Gold Coast, QLD |
| Australian Catholic University (ACU) | 901-950 | Education, Health Sciences, Arts, Business | Multi-state |
| University of Sunshine Coast (USC) | 1001-1100 | Environmental Sciences, Business, Education, Health | Sunshine Coast, QLD |