International Student Enrolments to be Capped at 270,000 from 2025

Date: 08 September 2024

The Albanese Government is set to reduce its intake of international students by nearly 20,000 starting in 2025 (subject to the passing of legislation).

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has announced their plans to set a new National Planning Level (NPL) for new international student enrolments of 270,000 from 2025 onwards. The NPL will distribute these planning levels between higher education and vocational education and training (VET) sectors.

National Planning Level (NPL)

Under this cap, the NPL will allow 145,000 new students to be admitted to publicly funded universities, 30,000 for private universities and non-university higher education providers, and 95,000 for VET courses.

Level of Study	Allocations
Public Universities	145,000
Private Universities and Non-University Higher Education Providers	30,000
VET Courses	95,000

International Student Caps for Every University

Department of Education figures made public on 06th September, show 23 universities will be able to enrol more international students than they had in 2023 while 15 will have their numbers slashed.

Universities	Onshore international proportion of enrolments (2023)	2019 number of overseas student commencements	2023 number of overseas student commencements	Indicative 2025 cap	Percentage change
Australian Catholic University	13%	1273	1580	1700	7.50%
Australian National University	40%	2807	3972	3400	-14.50%
Central Queensland University	23%	3752	2948	3000	2%
Charles Darwin University	26%	523	1997	2200	10%
Charles Sturt University	2%	2994	162	1000	517%
Curtin University	17%	2118	3646	3500	-4%
Deakin	21%	5768	5448	5800	6.50%
Edith Cowan University	25%	2488	3722	3600	-3%
Federation University Australia	35%	4019	2306	1100	-52%
Flinders University	21%	1306	2692	3000	11%
Griffith University	20%	2830	3817	3700	-3%
James Cook University	23%	1135	1962	2200	12%
La Trobe University	21%	3660	4095	4100	0.10%
Macquarie University	23%	4036	4556	4500	-1%
Monash University	33%	9998	8310	10000	20%
Murdoch University	39%	1780	5272	3500	-34%
Queensland University of Technology	19%	3124	4618	4500	-2.50%
RMIT	29%	6599	6409	6600	3%
Southern Cross University	20%	2109	939	1300	38%
Swinburne University of Technology	24%	2397	4681	4500	-4%
The University of Adelaide	30%	3314	3155	3800	20%
The University of Melbourne	41%	8600	10000	9300	-7%
The University of New South Wales	39%	7883	11075	9500	-14%
The University of Newcastle	13%	1271	1565	1600	2%
The University of Notre Dame Australia	5%	26	292	700	140%
The University of Queensland	39%	6888	7040	7050	0.10%
The University of Sydney	46%	11027	12790	11900	-7%
The University of Western Australia	25%	1536	2742	3000	9%
University of Canberra	22%	912	1422	1500	5%
University of New England	6%	354	681	700	3%
University of South Australia	17%	2566	2676	3050	14%
University of Southern Queensland	10%	792	998	1000	0.20%
University of Tasmania	14%	2155	1746	2200	26%
University of Technology Sydney	25%	4548	4779	4800	0.40%
University of Wollongong	29%	2980	4042	3700	-8%
University of the Sunshine Coast	10%	1188	578	1200	108%
Victoria University	33%	2652	4046	3600	-11%
Western Sydney University	20%	2640	3461	3400	-2%