Deakin University

Deakin University is a public research university in Victoria, Australia. The university was named after Alfred Deakin, the early three-time Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Federation.

The university's foundation dates back to the opening of the Gordon Memorial Technical College in 1887, later renamed as the Gordon Institute of Technology in 1921. It would then merge with the Geelong State College in 1974 to form Deakin University.

Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, and Warrnambool. Deakin also has a learning centre in Werribee.

Deakin University is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world, is the 3rd-highest-ranked university in the world for Sport Science, is one of the top 29 universities in the world for Nursing, is one of the top 32 universities in the world for Education, and is among fewer than 5% of Business Schools worldwide with Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation.

Deakin University consistently ranks highly in student satisfaction. Deakin has had the highest undergraduate student satisfaction ratings and in the top two for highest postgraduate student satisfaction out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010. Provided by Wikipedia