Master's · Engineering · Wollongong

MEng Engineering

University of Wollongong, Wollongong

What a first year actually costs

Tuition is rarely the number that decides anything. This is the whole first year, including the costs that usually surface late.

TuitionPer year, as published by the university	$29,000
Living costsAccommodation, food, transport — a working estimate	$9,800
Student visaGovernment fee, one-off	$1,050
Health insuranceTypically mandatory for international students	$450
First year, all in	$40,300

University of Wollongong publishes this fee as AUD 40,272 a year. The dollar figures above are converted, so treat them as approximate and quote the published amount when you apply.

Getting in

English: IELTS 6.5 overall
Academic: Around a 2.80 GPA equivalent
Application deadline: 31 May 2027
Intake: July 2027 (Spring session)

After you graduate

Graduates of this program are eligible for 2–3 yr post-study visa in Australia. Work rights are set by government policy rather than the university, and they change — check the current rules before you rely on them.

Where these numbers come from

Checked against University of Wollongong’s own published pages on 16 September 2026.

UOW publishes AUD 40,272/yr tuition and ~AUD 14,790/yr living. Living was previously stored as 15000 USD — that was the AUD figure carried across unconverted.

Is this one realistic for you?

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