Public university in Melbourne, Australia
La Trobe University Motto Motto in English
Whoever seeks shall find Type Public research university Established 9 December 1964; 60 years ago (1964-12-09 ) [ 2] Accreditation TEQSA [ 3] Academic affiliation
Innovative Research Universities (IRU)Budget A$ 863.7 million (2023)[ 4] Visitor Governor of Victoria [ 2] Chancellor John Brumby [ 5] Vice-Chancellor Theo Farrell[ 6] Academic staff
1,244 (FTE , 2023)[ 4] Administrative staff
1,647 (FTE , 2023)[ 4] Total staff
3,662 (2023)[ 4] Students 36,128 (2023)[ 4] Undergraduates c. 19,170 (EFTSL , 2023)[ 4] Postgraduates c. 5,367 coursework (EFTSL , 2023)c. 883 research (EFTSL , 2023)[ 4] Address Plenty Road
, , , 3086
, 37°43′18″S 145°02′52″E / 37.72179°S 145.047909°E / -37.72179; 145.047909 Campus Surburban , parkland and regional with multiple sites, 235 hectares (2.4 km2 ) (Melbourne campus)[ 7] Named after Charles La Trobe [ 8] Colours Red, white and black[ 9] Nickname La Trobians and Old Charlie [ Note 1] Sporting affiliations
Mascot Wedge-tailed eagle [ 10] Website latrobe.edu.au
La Trobe University Bundoora Campus aerial panorama, facing south towards the city skyline. September 2023.
La Trobe University is a public research university based in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . Its main campus is located in the suburb of Bundoora . The university was established in 1964, becoming the third university in the state of Victoria and the twelfth university in Australia. La Trobe is one of the Australian verdant universities [ 11] and also part of the Innovative Research Universities group.[ 12]
La Trobe's original and principal campus is located in the Melbourne metropolitan area, within the northern Melbourne suburb of Bundoora. It is the largest metropolitan campus in the country, occupying over 267 hectares (660 acres).[ 13] It has two other major campuses located in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo and the twin border cities of Albury-Wodonga . There are two smaller regional campuses in Mildura and Shepparton and a city campus in Melbourne's CBD on Collins Street and in Sydney on Elizabeth Street .
La Trobe offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses across its ten schools.
^ a b "Our history" . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018 .
^ a b "La Trobe University Act 2009" (PDF) . Victorian Legislation . Melbourne , Victoria : State Government of Victoria . 15 October 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2023 .
^ "La Trobe University" . Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2023" (PDF) . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . 22 March 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024 .
^ "Membership" . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024 .
^ "Vice-Chancellor" . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024 .
^ "About the Melbourne Campus" . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024 .
^ Ellinghaus, Katherine; Roch, Gerald (October 2024). "Who was Charles La Trobe?" (PDF) . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024 .
^ "Visual Identity Guidelines: Version 2.0" (PDF) . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024 .
^ "The evolution of our brandmark" . La Trobe University . Melbourne , Victoria . Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2018 .
^ "La Trobe University" . AIDH . Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023 .
^ "Our Universities" . Innovative Research Universities . Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023 .
^ La Trobe University, "University Handbook 2014" Archived 20 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , La Trobe University website, Accessed 20 January 2015.
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