In 1967, 552 students enrolled at La Trobe University, the third University to open in Victoria. It has grown to accommodate more than 30,000 students including approximately 7,600 international students from over 90 countries. We now have a network of campuses with 21,000 students at our Melbourne campus and over 5,900 at our campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura, Melbourne City and Shepparton.

La Trobe is recognised for its research strengths at a global level. We are Australia’s leading university in biochemistry and cell biology research, rated ‘well above world standard’ in these fields by the Excellence in Research for Australia initiative. La Trobe is also rated at or above world standard in research fields including: