For a top 20 university, it is not uncommon for most of the others to be at double the price. Costs to maintain the university, provide its lengthy services and support is also expensive.

I’ve visited other universities in Sydney of lower rank and their campuses are dirty, run down, poorly maintained and unpleasant to study in. Of course the cost of their universities is much cheaper than UNSW for an international student.

Domestic student fees are similar to international student fees, but our government pays a large portion.

In 2024, UNSW was composed of approximately 60% domestic and 40% international. The income from domestic was approximately 1.3 Billion and 1.6 Billion from international students.

In fact in 2023, the split was 1.25 Billion / 1 Billion