ENVISION

La Trobe University snapshot  

  • La Trobe is just over 50 years old having enrolled its first students in 1967
  • La Trobe University has been ranked in the world’s top 1.1 per cent of the world’s universities in the Times Higher Education Universities Rankings, and is one of the world’s best young universities
  • La Trobe University is now ranked in the world’s top 250 universities by Times Higher Education World University rankings 2021 - Rankings & Ratings 
  • La Trobe has more than 36 000 students and over 3 000 staff, with many courses on offer including numerous double degree options
  • La Trobe has a number of campuses and residential facilities
  • Over 55% of students who study at the Bendigo campus come from outside of Bendigo - La Trobe - Bendigo with over 500 students living on campus - La Trobe Bendigo Accommodation 
  • La Trobe offers many scholarships including access and equity scholarships, as well as academic merit scholarships
  • Student Exchange opportunities are extensive at La Trobe
  • La Trobe ensures that there are opportunities for students to develop skills beyond the knowledge they are gaining at university through work experience, volunteering, and student exchange opportunities, etc.  The excellent Accelerator Program provides mentoring, workshops, legal and grant application assistance, financial assistance, and co-working spaces for entrepreneurial students who hope to start a business
  • La Trobe has two colleges: Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce (ASSC) and Science, Health and Engineering (SHE) - La Trobe Colleges:
  • The College of Arts Social Sciences and Commerce (ASSC) is made up of 4 schools and 12 departments, and offers a range of specialised study options across all of La Trobe's campuses - La Trobe ASSC Schools & Departments 
  • The College of Science, Health and Engineering (SHE) contains nine schools and offers a range of general and specialist undergraduate and postgraduate courses across La Trobe's multi-campus operations - La Trobe SHE Schools & Departments
  • La Trobe’s Student Excellence Academy provides life changing support and enrichment opportunities that expand current study and employment advantages to students.
  • La Trobe also offers an Early Admissions program called Aspire.  This program is designed to acknowledge secondary students who work hard to make positive changes in their schools and communities through volunteering.   The Aspire Early Admissions Program acknowledges a student’s volunteering efforts when they apply.  As a successful applicant, students receive an offer into their course in September before they receive their ATAR - Aspire Early Admissions Program and are eligible for one of 40 Aspire Scholarships
  • Recently introduced courses include archaeology, business analytics, innovation and technology, languages and linguistics, sports analytics.
  • There has also been a recent restructure of some courses offered in Allied Health - Health 
  • The Carlton College of Sport offers a unique tertiary program in partnership with La Trobe University, which provides the ultimate learning experience in a high-performance environment.