University Application Report Summary
Universities spend heavily to get prospective students to click "Apply". Then, at 55% of institutions, the application forgets which course they chose. Not one parses the CV or transcript they upload, and 70% give no indication of how long the form will take.
In July 2026, StudyNext completed real postgraduate applications at 40 Australian institutions. Mandatory fields ranged from 28 to 109 for the same task, and completion time from 4 to 20 minutes.
UTS leads the sector, and the top of the table belongs to technology-focused and regional universities rather than the sector's most prestigious names. Download the full report to see where your institution ranks against the other 39.
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