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{{Short description|Public university in Melbourne, Australia}}
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 | name                   = Deakin University
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|Gordon Institute of Technology<ref name="History">{{Cite web |title=History of Deakin |url=https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/our-antecedents |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925174002/https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/our-antecedents |archive-date=25 September 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>{{br}}(1887–1977)
|Geelong State College<ref name="History" />{{br}}(1950–1977)
|Victoria College and antecedent institutions<ref name="History" />{{br}}(1921–1991)
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|1887 (antecedent)<ref name="History" />
|1974 (as university)<ref name="History" />
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 | motto_lang             = eng
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 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
 | accreditation          = [[Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency|TEQSA]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deakin University |url=https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/deakin-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108151659/https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/deakin-university |archive-date=8 November 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=[[Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | affiliation            = [[Australian Technology Network]] (ATN)
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 | budget                 = {{AUD}}1.37 [[1,000,000,000|billion]] (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | visitor                = [[Governor of Victoria]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2018 |title=Deakin University Act 2009 |url=https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/88d12c2f-b618-305a-8100-a72fa1eff3cc_09-71aa007%20authorised.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115143239/https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/88d12c2f-b618-305a-8100-a72fa1eff3cc_09-71aa007%20authorised.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=15 November 2024 |website=Victorian Legislation |publisher=[[Victoria State Government|State Government of Victoria]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | chancellor             = John Stanhope<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors |url=https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/chancellors-and-vice-chancellors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925174004/https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/chancellors-and-vice-chancellors |archive-date=25 September 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | vice_chancellor        = Iain Martin<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vice-Chancellor |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/leadership-and-governance/vice-chancellor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003075000/https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/leadership-and-governance/vice-chancellor |archive-date=3 October 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | total_staff            = 6,051 (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | students               = 58,853 (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | undergrad              = 38,815 (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | postgrad               = 17,198 coursework (2023){{br}}2,236 research (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | doctoral               = 
 | other                  = 604 non-award (2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023">{{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=Annual Report 2023 |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/2767478/Deakin-University-Annual-Report-2023.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622230333/https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/2767478/Deakin-University-Annual-Report-2023.pdf |archive-date=22 June 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | address                = 221 Burwood Highway
 | city                   = [[Melbourne]]
 | state                  = [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]
 | postalcode             = 3125
 | country                = [[Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Burwood |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/melbourne-burwood |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926151115/https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses/melbourne-burwood |archive-date=26 September 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | campus                 = [[Suburban area|Suburban]] and [[Rural area|regional]] with multiple sites
 | campus_size            = (All campuses) {{convert|450|ha|km²|1}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability Commitments 2020 - 2030 |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/2350702/Deakin-University-Sustainability-Commitments.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003075258/https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/2350702/Deakin-University-Sustainability-Commitments.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
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 | website                = {{URL|https://www.deakin.edu.au/|deakin.edu.au}}
 | faculty                = 1,880 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | administrative_staff   = 2,639 ([[Full-time equivalent|FTE]], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />
 | colours                = Turquoise, teal and pink<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colours |url=https://developer-reference.ucd.deakin.edu.au/?path=/docs/get-started-colours--docs |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
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 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist |[[UniSport]] |[[Australian Institute of Sport#Elite Athlete Education Network|EAEN]] }}
 | sports_nickname        = Dragons<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Sport |url=https://www.dusa.org.au/sports/representative-sport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241014053301/https://www.dusa.org.au/sports/representative-sport |archive-date=14 October 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Deakin University Student Association |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
 | mascot                 = Dextor the Dragon<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=17 October 2018 |title=Dexter's Conga Line - How It All Started |url=https://melbourneboomers.com.au/news/dexters-conga-line-how-it-all-started/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241030162736/https://melbourneboomers.com.au/news/dexters-conga-line-how-it-all-started/ |archive-date=30 October 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Melbourne Boomers |publisher=Deakin University |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]}}</ref>
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'''Deakin University''' is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The university was named after [[Alfred Deakin]], the early three-time [[Prime Minister of Australia]] and a founding father of Australian Federation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Deakin · Our namesake · Deakin History |url=https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/our-namesake |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Deakin University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=National Museum of Australia - Alfred Deakin | url=https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/features/prime-ministers/alfred-deakin }}</ref>

The university's foundation dates back to the opening of the Gordon Memorial Technical College in 1887, later renamed as the Gordon Institute of Technology in 1921. It would then merge with the Geelong State College in 1974 to form Deakin University.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of Deakin · Our antecedents · Deakin History | url=http://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/our-antecedents }}</ref> Its main campuses are in [[Burwood, Victoria|Melbourne's Burwood]] suburb, [[Geelong]] [[Waurn Ponds, Victoria|Waurn Ponds]], [[Geelong]] Waterfront, and [[Warrnambool, Victoria|Warrnambool]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Deakin University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Campuses |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/locations/campuses |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Deakin University |language=en}}</ref>

{{As of|2024|post=,}} Deakin University is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2020 |website=Shanghai Ranking |access-date=14 August 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010194251/https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> with some of its disciplines ranked within the world's top 100.<ref>{{cite web | title=ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities | url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/news/grsssd/2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=QS World University Rankings for Nursing 2025 | url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-subject-rankings/nursing?search=Deakin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=QS World University Rankings for Education & Training 2025 | url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-subject-rankings/education-training?search=Deakin }}</ref> Deakin Business School has accreditation from the [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business]] and [[EQUIS]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Deakin University, Deakin Business School |url=https://bestbizschools.aacsb.edu/school-search/d/deakin-university-faculty-of-business-and-law |website=Best Business Schools |publisher=Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |access-date=14 August 2021 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814142052/https://bestbizschools.aacsb.edu/school-search/d/deakin-university-faculty-of-business-and-law |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=EQUIS Accredited Schools | date=20 September 2018 | url=https://www.efmdglobal.org/accreditations-assessments/business-schools/equis/equis-accredited-schools/ }}</ref>

Deakin University consistently ranks highly in student satisfaction. Deakin has had the highest undergraduate student satisfaction ratings and in the top two for highest postgraduate student satisfaction out of all Victorian universities every year since 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Satisfaction |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/life-at-deakin/why-study-at-deakin/student-satisfaction |website=Deakin University |access-date=19 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604030734/https://www.deakin.edu.au/life-at-deakin/why-study-at-deakin/student-satisfaction |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==

[[Image:GordonTAFE Opening 1910.jpg|left|thumb|The Gordon Technical College circa 1910, the predecessor of Deakin University]]

Deakin University was established as a merger between State College of Victoria, Geelong (formerly Geelong Teachers College), and the higher education courses of the [[Gordon Institute of Technology]], which originally opened in 1887 as the Gordon Memorial Technical College. The vocational part of the Gordon Institute of Technology continues separately as the Gordon Institute of TAFE nowadays.

Deakin University was formally established with the passage of the Deakin University Act 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ACT 1974|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/repealed_act/dua1974211/|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|access-date=29 October 2013|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103225516/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/repealed_act/dua1974211/|url-status=live}}</ref> Deakin University's first campus was established at [[Waurn Ponds]], previously a campus of the Gordon Institute of Technology.

The Burwood campus is on the site of the former Burwood Teachers' College, and also takes in the former sites of the Bennettswood Primary School and the Burwood Secondary School. The teachers' college conducted two-year training courses for Primary School teachers, and three year courses for Infant Teachers (females only). It provided live-on-site accommodation for country students.

[[Image:Alfred_Deakin_-_Melhuish.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia – The Namesake of the University]]

As part of the [[Dawkins Revolution|Dawkins education reforms]] that were announced in 1988 by the Commonwealth government, a merger with [[Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education]] took place in 1990,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Deakin · Our antecedents · Deakin History |url=https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/our-antecedents |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Deakin University}}</ref> which was followed by a merger with most of [[Victoria College, Melbourne|Victoria College]] in 1991, with its campuses in Burwood, Rusden and Toorak.<ref name="DeakinHist4">{{cite web|title=1981–1991 Victoria College (Toorak)|url=http://deakin.edu.au/alumni/chapters-networks/toorak/victoria-college.php|publisher=Deakin University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322064101/http://deakin.edu.au/alumni/chapters-networks/toorak/victoria-college.php|archive-date=22 March 2012}}</ref>

The Rusden Campus was closed in 2003 and all courses were transferred to the Melbourne Burwood campus. Rusden was subsequently acquired by [[Monash University]] for its student accommodation purposes.

The former Toorak Campus, located in [[Malvern, Victoria|Malvern]], was offered for sale in 2006 as the university considered the campus surplus to its requirements.<ref name="DeakinHist5">{{cite web|title=1991–2007 Deakin University|url=http://deakin.edu.au/alumni/chapters-networks/toorak/deakin.php|publisher=Deakin University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322061848/http://deakin.edu.au/alumni/chapters-networks/toorak/deakin.php|archive-date=22 March 2012}}</ref> The courses and resources were relocated to the Melbourne Burwood campus in November 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title=History of Deakin · Timeline · Deakin History | url=https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/timeline }}</ref> As a Deakin campus, it was home to the [[Deakin Business School]], Deakin University English Language Institute (DUELI), and the [[Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology]],<ref name="DeakinHist5" /> which have now become the Deakin College.

The main building on the site was the 116-year-old [[Stonnington Mansion]]<ref name="protest" /> The sale of [[Stonnington Mansion]] by Deakin provoked public outrage as it involved the mansion which was at risk of redevelopment by property developers.<ref name="protest" /> The Stonnington Stables art gallery and the university's contemporary art collection were located here,<ref name="DeakinHist5" /> but has since relocated to the Deakin University Art Gallery at the Melbourne Burwood campus. The Deakin University Art Gallery has a wide collection of work by Australian artists including the Sydney based artist [[Rox De Luca]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deakin University Art Collection |title=Deakin University Art Collection |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2192259/deakin_university_art_collection_artists.pdf |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=Deakin University}}</ref> The university's action of offering the campus, including the mansion, provoked public outrage over the potential privatization of what had been public space.<ref name="protest">{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/preserve-historic-mansion-cry-defiant-residents/2006/10/29/1162056867320.html|title=Preserve historic mansion, cry defiant residents|date=30 October 2006|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121172458/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/preserve-historic-mansion-cry-defiant-residents/2006/10/29/1162056867320.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2006, the three-mansion was sold for $33 million to a joint venture between Hamton Property Group and Industry Superannuation Property Trust.<ref name="home">Elder, John, [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/a-place-to-call-home-maybe-prime-minister/2007/06/16/1181414613194.html "A place to call home? Maybe, prime minister"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908153427/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/a-place-to-call-home-maybe-prime-minister/2007/06/16/1181414613194.html |date=8 September 2017 }}, ''[[The Age]]'', 17 June 2007. Accessed 31 August 2007.</ref>

== Campuses and buildings ==

=== Melbourne Burwood Campus ===
[[File:Deakin University's Building BC.jpg|thumb|Building BC in Burwood]]
[[File:Deakin College Panorama 0322 BT.jpg|thumb|Deakin College panorama with Box Hill and Melbourne CBD on the horizon (March 2022)]]

The university's largest campus is in [[Burwood, Victoria|Burwood]] {{nowrap|({{coord|-37.8479|145.1143|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline|name=Deakin University, Melbourne Campus}}),}} about 45 minutes by tram ([[Melbourne tram route 75|route 75]]) from the Melbourne CBD. Located alongside Gardiner's Creek parklands between Elgar Road on the north-west border and [[Mount Scopus Memorial College]] on the east border. The campus has around 31,975 (2020) undergraduate and postgraduate on-campus students. A recent addition to the Burwood campus in 2021 was the law building, designed by Australian architecture firm [[Woods Bagot]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-04 |title=Deakin Law School by Woods Bagot features zinc cladding and fluted concrete towers |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2021/10/04/woods-bagot-deakin-law-building-university-melbourne-architecture/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Dezeen |language=en}}</ref> This building was awarded first place, gold at the 2022 WAN Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results 2022 |url=https://www.wanawards.com/results-2022 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=WAN Awards |language=en}}</ref>

=== Waurn Ponds Campus ===
The original campus of Deakin University {{nowrap|({{coord|-38.1979|144.2973|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline,title|name=Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus}})}} is located in the regional city of [[Geelong]] in the suburb of [[Waurn Ponds, Victoria|Waurn Ponds]], 72 kilometres south west of [[Melbourne]]. The campus, serviced by the Princes Highway and the Geelong Ring Road. It has a student population of more than 8,382 (2020).

The campus is home to the Geelong Technology Precinct, which provides research and development capabilities and opportunities for university–industry partnerships and new enterprises in the region. The [[Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct|Elite Sports Precinct]] is home to the [[Deakin Ducks Football Club]], and is used by the [[Geelong Football Club]] as an alternate training facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/deakin-welcomes-cats-as-mcg-blockbuster-looms|title=Deakin welcomes Cats as MCG blockbuster looms|work=Deakin University|date=19 May 2016|access-date=3 May 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806021247/http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/deakin-welcomes-cats-as-mcg-blockbuster-looms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Waurn Ponds Deakin Residence houses 800 students in shared dorms, shared units, town houses and studio apartments.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deakin University|title=Residence Handbook 2016|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/699966/handbook16.pdf|access-date=2 November 2017|date=2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The residence is made up of [[Alfred Deakin College (Deakin University)|Alfred Deakin College]], [[Barton College (Deakin University)|Barton College]], and [[Parkes College (Deakin University)|Parkes College]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deakin University|title=Accommodation Guide 2012|url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/8655/accommguide2012.pdf|access-date=2 November 2017|date=2012|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820112433/https://www.deakin.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/8655/accommguide2012.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Deakin Medical School opened in 2008 and is the first regional-focused medical school in Victoria. Deakin's Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) is a four-year, graduate-entry program which prepares students for practice in a range of health care settings.<ref>{{cite web | title=Deakin Medical School Opens | url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/news-and-media-releases/articles/2008/deakin-medical-school-opens }}</ref>

=== Warrnambool Campus ===
The [[Warrnambool]] Campus {{nowrap|({{coord|-38.3906|142.5373|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline|name=Deakin University, Warrnambool campus}})}} was created in 1990 when the university absorbed the [[Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education]].<ref name="Houlihan 2019">{{cite web | last=Houlihan | first=Rachael | title=Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education celebrates 50th anniversary | website=The Standard | date=27 July 2019 | url=https://www.standard.net.au/story/6293172/institutes-lasting-mark-warrnambool-education-provider-celebrating-50-years/ | access-date=8 October 2020 | archive-date=16 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016043907/https://www.standard.net.au/story/6293172/institutes-lasting-mark-warrnambool-education-provider-celebrating-50-years/ | url-status=live }}</ref> It is situated on the banks of the Hopkins River in the coastal city of [[Warrnambool, Victoria|Warrnambool]], close to local surf beaches and popular tourist attractions in close proximity to the [[Great Ocean Road]] and [[The Twelve Apostles (Victoria)|The Twelve Apostles]]. The {{convert|94|adj=on|ha}} site is approximately {{convert|5|km}} from the Warrnambool CBD, serviced by the [[Princes Highway]] and by its own railway station, and bus services from Melbourne and Geelong, as well as locally in Warrnambool between the campus and the city.

There is an on-campus student population of more than 520 (2020) pursuing courses in arts, business, education, environment, health sciences, law, management, marine biology, nursing and psychology.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

=== Geelong Waterfront Campus ===
[[File:Deakinuniwaterfront.jpg|464x464px|thumb|Geelong Waterfront Campus, with [[Waterfront Geelong|Cunningham Pier]] in the foreground]]
The [[Geelong Waterfront|Geelong Waterfront Campus]] {{nowrap|({{coord|-38.1439|144.3603|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline|name=Deakin University, Waterfront Campus}})}} is Deakin's newest campus, located on [[Corio Bay]], in the central business district of [[Geelong]]. Originally built as the Dalgety's Woolstores in 1893, the buildings have been extensively renovated.

More than 5,362 (2020) students are based at the Geelong Waterfront Campus, which hosts the schools of Architecture and Built Environment, Health and Social Development, Psychology, and Nursing and Midwifery, as well as the Faculty of Business and Law.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

A $37 million redevelopment of the Dennys Lascelles Building has increased the capacity of this campus, allowing the university to provide an expanded range of courses. The building houses the Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/special-collections|title=The Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706093922/http://www.deakin.edu.au/library/special-collections|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Alfred Deakin Institute]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

This campus houses Costa Hall, a 1422-seat concert auditorium, which is used for the university's graduation ceremonies and is part of [[Geelong Arts Centre]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

==Governance and structure==

=== University Council ===

[[File:Aerial photo of Deakin University's Building C.jpg|thumb|Aerial photo of Deakin University's Building C in Burwood]]
The Deakin University Council is the governing body of the university and is chaired by the [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]], [http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/leadership-and-governance/university-council/mr-john-stanhope John Stanhope AM]. The council is responsible for the general direction and oversight of the university and is publicly accountable for the university's actions. The vice-chancellor is the chief executive officer of the university and is responsible to the council. Professor Iain Martin is vice-chancellor and president of Deakin University and is Deakin's 7th vice-chancellor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/deakin-university-announces-new-vice-chancellor|title=Deakin University announces new Vice-Chancellor|website=www.deakin.edu.au|language=en|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806124555/https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/deakin-university-announces-new-vice-chancellor|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor====
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors |url=https://history.deakin.edu.au/s/hd/page/chancellors-and-vice-chancellors |publisher=Deakin University |access-date=20 February 2025}}</ref>

===== Chancellors =====
* 1978-1982 – [[Peter Thwaites]]
* 1983-1986 – [[Austin Asche]]
* 1987-1996 – [[Jim Leslie (businessman)|Jim Leslie]]
* 1997–2005 – [[Richard Searby]]
* 2006–2016 – David M. Morgan
* 2016–present – John Stanhope

===== Vice-Chancellors =====
* 1977–1985 – [[Frederic Jevons]]
* 1986–1991 – [[Malcolm Skilbeck]]
* 1992–1996 – [[John A. Hay]]
* 1997–2002 – [[Geoff Wilson (professor)|Geoff Wilson]]
* 2003–2010 – [[Sally Walker (academic)|Sally Walker]]
* 2010–2019 – [[Jane den Hollander]]
* 2019–present – Iain Martin

=== Faculties and departments ===
The university is divided into four faculties, covering arts and education, business and law, health, and science, engineering and built environment.<ref>"[http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/structure Structure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010171425/http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/structure |date=10 October 2016 }}", ''Deakin University''. Retrieved 10 October 2016.</ref> Within the Faculty of Arts and Education the three schools cover education, social sciences, humanities, communication and the creative arts.<ref>"[http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed Faculty of Arts and Education] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120155628/http://www.deakin.edu.au/arts-ed/ |date=20 January 2008 }}", ''Deakin University''. Retrieved 10 October 2016.</ref> The Institute of Koorie Education also falls under the Faculty of Arts and Education. The Faculty of Health has the School of Medicine, along with schools covering nursing and midwifery, exercise and nutrition sciences, psychology, and incorporates subjects such as occupational therapy, social work, and health economics into the School of Health and Social Development.<ref>"[http://www.deakin.edu.au/health Faculty of Health] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803041122/http://www.deakin.edu.au/health |date=3 August 2016 }}", ''Deakin University''. Retrieved 10 October 2016.</ref> The [[Deakin University School of Law]] and the [[Deakin Business School]] both fall under the Faculty of Business and Law,<ref>"[http://www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw Faculty of Business and Law] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524085302/http://www.deakin.edu.au/buslaw/ |date=24 May 2006 }}", ''Deakin University''. Retrieved 10 October 2016.</ref> and the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment encompasses architecture, information technology, engineering, and life and environmental sciences.<ref>"[http://www.deakin.edu.au/sebe Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809235247/http://www.deakin.edu.au/sebe |date=9 August 2016 }}", ''Deakin University''. Retrieved 10 October 2016.</ref>

==== Constituent schools ====
* [[Deakin Business School]]
* [[Deakin Law School]]
* [[Deakin University School of Medicine]]
* School of Nursing and Midwifery
* School of Architecture and Built Environment
* School of Engineering
* School of Information Technology
* School of Life and Environmental Sciences
* School of Communication and Creative Arts
* School of Education
* School of Humanities and Social Sciences<ref>{{Cite web|title=Faculties and schools|url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-groups/faculties-and-schools|access-date=2021-03-24|website=www.deakin.edu.au|language=en|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309162523/https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-groups/faculties-and-schools|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Academic profile==

===Research divisions===
[[File:Deakin University Burwood Campus.jpg|thumb|right|The Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization (ADI) is housed in Building C of Deakin University's Burwood Campus]]
The university has seven research institutes:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-groups/institutes-and-centres|title=Institutes and centres|website=www.deakin.edu.au|language=en|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317015525/https://www.deakin.edu.au/research/research-groups/institutes-and-centres|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization (ADI);<ref>{{cite web | title=Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation | website=Deakin | date=1 January 2016 | url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/adi | access-date=17 September 2020 | archive-date=22 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922173437/https://www.deakin.edu.au/adi | url-status=live }}</ref>
*Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²);<ref>{{Cite web |title=A2I2 |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/a2i2 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013036/https://www.deakin.edu.au/a2i2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM);<ref>{{cite web |date=20 July 2022 |title=Institute for Frontier Materials |url=https://ifm.deakin.edu.au/ |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=Deakin |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720042036/https://ifm.deakin.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Institute for Health Transformation (IHT);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for Health Transformation |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/iht |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013035/https://www.deakin.edu.au/iht |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/iisri |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013350/https://www.deakin.edu.au/iisri |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/impact |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013034/https://www.deakin.edu.au/impact |url-status=live }}</ref> and the
*Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/ipan |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307213342/https://www.deakin.edu.au/ipan |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
There are also 6 Strategic Research and Innovation Centres (SRICs):<ref>[http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/institutes-and-centres Institutes and centres] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055442/http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/institutes-and-centres |date=11 October 2016 }}, ''Deakin University''. Retrieved 10 October 2016.</ref>
* Centre for Integrative Ecology (CIE);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Integrative Technology (CIE) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/cie |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013951/https://www.deakin.edu.au/cie |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/csri |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013950/https://www.deakin.edu.au/csri |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development (SEED) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/seed |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725013953/https://www.deakin.edu.au/seed |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/cerrf |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725014204/https://www.deakin.edu.au/cerrf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Centre for Sports Research (CSR);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Centre for Sport Research (CSR) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/csr |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725014202/https://www.deakin.edu.au/csr |url-status=live }}</ref> and
* Research for Educational Impact (REDI).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Research for Educational Impact (REDI) |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/redi |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.deakin.edu.au |language=en |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821061220/https://www.deakin.edu.au/redi |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Libraries and archives ===
The Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library is named after the early Australian Prime Minister and statesman, Alfred Deakin (1856–1919), and provides opportunities for research and learning.<ref name=":0" />

=== Academic reputation ===
{{Infobox Australian university ranking|QS_W==207|USNWR_W==173|ARWU_W=201–300|type=University|ARWU_W_year=2025|CWTS_W=230{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_W_year=2024|QS_W_year=2026|THE_W=201–250|THE_W_year=2026|USNWR_W_year=25/26|ARWU_N=9–13|ARWU_N_year=2025|CWTS_N=9{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_N_year=2024|QS_N=14|QS_N_year=2026|THE_N=11–13|THE_N_year=2026|USNWR_N=11|USNWR_N_year=25/26|AFR_N=11|AFR_N_year=2024}}
In the 2024 ''Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities'', which measures aggregate performance across the QS, THE and ARWU rankings, the university attained a position of #196 (12th nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Results |url=https://research.unsw.edu.au/artu/artu-results |website=Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities |publisher=[[University of New South Wales]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]}}</ref>
; National publications
In the [[Australian Financial Review|''Australian Financial Review'' Best Universities Ranking]] 2024, the university was ranked #11 amongst Australian universities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Universities Ranking |url=https://www.afr.com/lists-and-awards/best-universities-ranking |website=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=13 June 2025 |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]}}</ref>

; Global publications

In the 2026 ''[[Quacquarelli Symonds]]'' [[QS World University Rankings|World University Rankings]] (published 2025), the university attained a tied position of #207 (14th nationally).<ref>{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings: Top Global Universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |website=[[QS World University Rankings]] |publisher=[[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|''Times Higher Education'' World University Rankings]] 2026 (published 2025), the university attained a position of #201–250 (tied 11–13th nationally).<ref>{{cite web |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings |work=[[Times Higher Education]] |publisher=Inflexion |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the 2025 ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'', the university attained a position of #201–300 (tied 9–13th nationally).<ref name="ARWU Rankings">{{cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings |website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] |publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy |language=en |publication-place=[[Shanghai]], [[China]]}}</ref>

In the 2025–2026 [[U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Ranking|''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Global Universities]], the university attained a tied position of #173 (11th nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Global Universities Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |language=en-US |publication-place=[[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]}}</ref>

In the ''[[CWTS Leiden Ranking]]'' 2024,{{efn|The [[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] is based on P (top 10%).|name=a}} the university attained a position of #230 (9th nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking |url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2024/list |website=[[CWTS Leiden Ranking]] (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) |publisher=[[Leiden University]] |language=en |publication-place=[[Leiden]], [[Netherlands]]}}</ref>

=== Student outcomes ===
The Australian Government's QILT{{Efn|Abbreviation for Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.<ref name="About QILT" />}} conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.<ref name="About QILT" /> These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction<ref name="About QILT">{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224528/https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref> than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.<ref name="Bridgestock 2024">{{Cite web |last=Bridgestock |first=Laura |date=19 April 2021 |title=World University Ranking Methodologies Compared |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224525/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=[[Quacquarelli Symonds]] |language=en-GB |publication-place=[[London]], [[United Kingdom]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 84.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224527/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref>

In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 80.1% for undergraduates and 90% for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023">{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey: National Report |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220062418/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref> The initial full-time salary was {{AUD|69300}} for undergraduates and {{AUD|98100}} for postgraduates.<ref name="GOS Survey 2023" />

In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 81.1% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 81.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224530/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |language=en-AU |publication-place=[[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Main list|List of Deakin University people}}

=== Notable alumni ===
* [[Emma Alberici]], journalist/presenter with the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Phillip Aspinall]], [[Primate (bishop)|Primate]] of the [[Anglican Church]] in Australia: MBA<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-20 |title=Archbishop Aspinall - Anglican Church Southern Queensland |url=http://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/begin/being-anglican/anglican-church-southern-queensland/bishops/archbishop-aspinall |access-date=2024-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020054207/http://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/begin/being-anglican/anglican-church-southern-queensland/bishops/archbishop-aspinall |archive-date=20 October 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Julie Attwood]], Member of [[Legislative Assembly of Queensland]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Jimmy Bartel]], 2007 [[Brownlow Medal]]list and triple [[Australian Football League|AFL]] Premiership Player in 2007, 2009 and 2011 with the [[Geelong Football Club]]. 2011 [[Norm Smith]] medallist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Geelong footballer Jimmy Bartel invests own money in XBlades Australia footy boots |url=https://xblades.com.au/blogs/news/jimmy-bartel-moves-into-the-football-boot-business |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=XBlades |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mark Blake (Australian rules footballer)|Mark Blake]], 2009 [[Australian Football League|AFL]] Premiership player with the [[Geelong Football Club]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Campbell Brown (footballer)|Campbell Brown]], 2008 [[Australian Football League|AFL]] Premiership player with [[Hawthorn Football Club]] and inaugural [[Gold Coast Football Club]] player: BCom (Sports Management){{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[John Brumby]], former [[Premier of Victoria]]: Dip Ed ([[Victoria College, Melbourne|Victoria College Rusden Campus]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Former Member Profile - Hon John Mansfield Brumby |url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/218 |access-date=2024-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417110011/https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/re-member/details/24/218 |archive-date=17 April 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Burge]], founder of [[Emojipedia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olding |first=Rachel |date=2017-11-30 |title=How Jeremy Burge turned his curiosity with emojis into a six-figure salary |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-jeremy-burge-turned-his-curiosity-with-emojis-into-a-sixfigure-salary-20171128-gztz5v.html |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mark Butler]] MP, Federal Member for [[Electoral district of Port Adelaide|Port Adelaide]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Tim Callan]], [[Australian Football League|AFL]] footballer with the [[Western Bulldogs]]: BCom{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Briony Cole]], Gold medalist, [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], & Silver medalist, [[2008 Summer Olympics]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Neil Comrie]], former Chief Commissioner of [[Victoria Police]]: BA (Police Studies)
* [[Rodger Corser]], Australian actor: BA (Hons) (Media Studies){{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Adinda Cresheilla]], Indonesian [[2022 G20 Bali summit|G20 Ambassador]], actress, fashion model, [[Puteri Indonesia 2022|Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022]], [[Miss Supranational 2022|Miss Supranational Indonesia 2022]] and 3rd Runner-up of [[Miss Supranational 2022]] beauty pageant: BA in Communication{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Trish Crossin]], [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Northern Territory]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Peter Daniel (Australian footballer)|Peter Daniel]], former footballer for [[Essendon Football Club]], AFL: DipTeach{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Benito T. de Leon|Colonel Benito Antonio Templo De-León]], Military Officer, [[Philippine Army]]: MA (Strategic Studies){{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Oliver Feltham]], contemporary philosopher and English translator of [[Alain Badiou]]'s ''Being and Event'' (2006){{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Ben Graham (footballer)|Ben Graham]], former [[Geelong Football Club]] star, now a [[Punter (football)|punter]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League]]; first Australian to play in the [[Super Bowl]]: BCom{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Rachel Griffiths]], [[actress]] ([[Victoria College, Melbourne|Victoria College Rusden Campus]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clohesy |first=Interviews by Bernadette |date=2012-12-14 |title=Two of us: Kate Kennedy and Rachel Griffiths |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/two-of-us-kate-kennedy-and-rachel-griffiths-20121210-2b4as.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Peter Gutwein]], [[Premier of Tasmania]]: DipFP, GradCertBusAdmin{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Tom Harley]], Dual Premiership Captain of [[Geelong Football Club]] in 2007 and 2009: BCom{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Geoff Hunt]], World Champion squash player: Grad Dip (Nutrition){{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Mark Kelly (Australian general)]] Officer of the [[Australian Army]]: Grad.Dip. Defence Studies{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Arthur Vivian Lucas Jones]], Bishop of the Anglican Church in Australia{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[James Kilgore]], as Charles William Pape, member of the [[Symbionese Liberation Army]]: PhD<ref>{{cite web|title=Century of 'servants' : domestic workers in Zimbabwe 1890–1990|url=http://dro.deakin.edu.au/view/DU:30027575|website=Deakin University|access-date=6 March 2017|date=1992|archive-date=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132920/http://dro.deakin.edu.au/view/DU:30027575|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2003/jan/26/features.magazine57 | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Gavin | last=Evans | title=A life on the run | date=26 January 2003 | access-date=17 December 2016 | archive-date=17 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817111524/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2003/jan/26/features.magazine57 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Michael Klinger]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web|last1=Greig|first1=Fiona|title=Star cricketer and Deakin student Michael Klinger shares his amazing story|url=https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/deakinlife/2016/05/04/star-cricketer-and-deakin-student-michael-klinger-shares-his-amazing-story/|publisher=Deakin University|access-date=22 May 2016|archive-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504182622/https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/deakinlife/2016/05/04/star-cricketer-and-deakin-student-michael-klinger-shares-his-amazing-story/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Christopher Lynch (businessman)|Christopher Lynch]], former Chief Financial Officer & Former Director of [[BHP]], CEO of [[Transurban]]: [[BCom]], [[MBA]]
* [[Mat McBriar]], [[Punter (football)|punter]] for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] of the [[National Football League]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Bridget McKenzie]], Senator for Victoria, former Deputy Leader of the [[National Party of Australia]]
* [[Michael Malouf]], former Chief Executive Officer, [[Carlton Football Club]]: MBA{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Carmen Marton]], Australia's first ever world taekwondo champion{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Lindsay Maxsted]], Chairman [[Westpac]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Denis Napthine]], [[Premier of Victoria]]: MBA{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Livinia Nixon]], [[Nine Network]] weather presenter: BCom, BA{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Henry Playfair]], [[Australian Football League|AFL]] footballer with the [[Sydney Swans]]: BCom{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Isabella Rositano]], rapper and multi-sport athlete{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Jeff Rowley]], surfer and celebrity speaker: [[MBA]] in leadership and communications.<ref name="Jeff Rowley – Big Wave Surfer">{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffrowley.com/|title=Jeff Rowley – Big Wave Surfer|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-date=16 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716075005/http://www.jeffrowley.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Peter Rowsthorn (actor)|Peter Rowsthorn]], actor([[Victoria College, Melbourne|Victoria College Rusden Campus]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stefanoff |first=Ben |date=2024-07-02 |title=Interview: Peter Rowsthorn - Set to Razzle Dazzle his way to Adelaide |url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/interview-peter-rowsthorn-set-to-razzle-dazzle-his-way-to-adelaide/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Glam Adelaide |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* [[Mahmoud Saikal]], Permanent representative of Afghanistan to the [[United Nations]] [https://afghanistan-un.org/permanent-representative/biography/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075346/https://afghanistan-un.org/permanent-representative/biography/ |date=11 February 2017 }}
* [[Leigh Sales]], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] journalist, anchor of [[7.30]] and book writer: Master of International Relations, Brisbane Writers Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bwf.org.au/|title=Brisbane Writers Festival|author=Studio None|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-date=4 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704175349/http://bwf.org.au/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]] (director), Pollywood and Bollywood director{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Tommy Smith (racing driver)|Tommy Smith]], international racing driver{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Matt Stevic]], AFL umpire<ref>{{cite web|title=Best on ground – AFL Grand Final, 2012|url=https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/deakinlife/2012/09/28/best-on-ground-afl-grand-final-2012-2/|website=Deakin Life|publisher=Deakin University|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820103110/https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/deakinlife/2012/09/28/best-on-ground-afl-grand-final-2012-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jim Stynes]] OAM, businessman and Chairman of [[Melbourne Football Club]]: BEd{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Nathan Templeton (journalist)|Nathan Templeton]] (deceased), former ''[[10 News First]]'' sports reporter and Melbourne correspondent on ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-templeton-85bb868a/|title=Nathan Templeton|publisher=[[LinkedIn]]|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>
* [[Stella Young]], comedian, journalist and disability rights activist: BA{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Mandawuy Yunupingu]], indigenous musician, community leader and [[Australian of the Year]] (1992): BA{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* [[Mohammad Tawih]], [[commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces]]: MA ([[Strategic studies|Strategic Studies]])<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=MINDEF – Deputy Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces |url=https://mindef.gov.bn/SitePages/Deputy%20Commander%20of%20Royal%20Brunei%20Armed%20Forces.aspx |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=mindef.gov.bn}}</ref>

=== Academics and staff ===
*[[Anurag Singh (director)|Anurag Singh]], filmmaker{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Kevin Anderson (cinematographer)|Kevin Anderson]], filmmaker{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Nick Birbilis]],  Materials engineer and authority in the field of corrosion science.
*[[Kate Buchanan]] ARC Future Fellow{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[John Jonas]], Birks Professor of Metallurgy, [[McGill University]]: Visiting Professor.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Fethi Mansouri]], Distinguished Professor of migration and multicultural studies<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Deakin’s Professor Fethi Mansouri: Australia’s Leading Expert in Human Migration |url=https://adi.deakin.edu.au/professor-fethi-mansouri-migration-expert-australia/ |website=Deakin University |access-date=22 October 2025 |date=11 February 2025}}</ref>
*[[Caryl Nowson]], Chair in Nutrition and Ageing{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Ross Oakley]], former [[Australian Football League]] CEO: Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[David Parkin]], former coach of [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] and [[Hawthorn Football Club]]s: Lecturer in Exercise Science.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Mark Weinberg (judge)|Mark Weinberg]], Chief Justice of Norfolk Island: Adjunct Professor, School of Law.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Jim Kennan]], former politician, Adjunct Professor of Law{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Svetha Venkatesh]], Co-Director of the Artificial Applied Intelligence Initiative A2I2 {{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Jodi McAlister]], Australian author and Senior Lecturer{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

==== Notable associates ====
* [[Frank Costa]], ''Businessman and Philanthropist{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}''
* [[Lindsay Fox]], ''Businessman and Philanthropist''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/university-development/|title=- Donate and Support Education, Research, Scholarships|access-date=5 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203222210/http://www.deakin.edu.au/university-development/|archive-date=3 December 2008}}</ref>
* [[Brett Lee]], ''Australian Cricketer and Deakin India Research Institute (DIRI) associate''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/stories/dynamic.php?story_id=49|title=Brett Lee joins Deakin in India|author=Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) Office|date=18 October 2007|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223025/http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/stories/dynamic.php?story_id=49|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Denis Napthine]], ''Victorian Premier and Politician{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}''
* [[Jeff Rowley]], ''Big Wave Surfer, Adventure Waterman, and Celebrity Speaker''<ref name="Jeff Rowley – Big Wave Surfer"/>

==Controversies==

===Reports of on-campus sexual assault and harassment===
Between 2011 and 2016 the university reported there were 40 officially cases of sexual abuse and harassment on campus, resulting in 12 staff members being disciplined or sacked for sexual misconduct and no student expulsions or suspensions.<ref name="foi_sexual_assault">{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/full-list-of-universities-exposed-by-sexual-assault-investigation/news-story/f7c39dcacce8a9c839bc8b881172173b|title=Full list of universities exposed by sexual assault investigation|last=Funnell|first=Nina|date=10 October 2016|work=News Limited|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802075917/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/full-list-of-universities-exposed-by-sexual-assault-investigation/news-story/f7c39dcacce8a9c839bc8b881172173b|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2017 [[Australian Human Rights Commission]] report on sexual assault and harassment surveyed 649 Deakin students,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/values/respect-now-always/ahrc-report-on-sexual-assault-and-sexual-harassment|title=Australian Human Rights Commission report on sexual assault and sexual harassment|last=University|first=Deakin|website=www.deakin.edu.au|language=en|access-date=10 August 2017|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903001356/http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/values/respect-now-always/ahrc-report-on-sexual-assault-and-sexual-harassment|url-status=live}}</ref> and reported somewhat higher figures than this, finding that 2.8% of those surveyed claimed to have been assaulted on campus, and 21% had been sexually harassed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/uni-sexual-assault-hrc-report-released/8762638#searchable1x3x5|title=Unis urged to act as 'shocking' survey reveals half of all students face sexual harassment|date=1 August 2017|work=ABC News|access-date=7 August 2017|language=en-AU|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808120011/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/uni-sexual-assault-hrc-report-released/8762638#searchable1x3x5|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.deakin.edu.au/ Official website]
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