Editing Adelaide (section)

=== Tertiary education ===
[[File:Torrens Building, Wakefield St, Adelaide.JPG|thumb|Historic Torrens Building in [[Victoria Square, Adelaide|Victoria Square]] houses campuses of several international universities operating in South Australia]]
There are three public universities local to Adelaide, as well as one private university and three constituent colleges of foreign universities. [[Flinders University of South Australia]], the [[University of Adelaide]], the [[University of South Australia]] and [[Torrens University Australia]]—part of the [[Laureate International Universities]] are based in Adelaide. The University of Adelaide was ranked in the top 150 universities worldwide. Flinders ranked in the top 250 and Uni SA in the top 300. Torrens University Australia is part of an international network of over 70 higher education institutions in more than 30 countries worldwide. 
<!--The historic Torrens Building in [[Victoria Square, Adelaide|Victoria Square]]<ref>The historic Torrens Building in Victoria Square was beautifully restored at (considerable) taxpayer expense not long before SA Premier [[Mike Rann]] announced that it would be used as the core of Adelaide's international university precinct.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}</ref> houses [[Carnegie Mellon University]]'s [[Heinz College Australia]], and [[University College London]]'s School of Energy and Resources (Australia), and constitute the city's international university precinct.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/SA/CarnegieMellonUniversity.htm |work=GoingToUni.gov.au |publisher=Government of South Australia |title=Carnegie Mellon University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123015458/http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/ProvidersAndCourses/HigherEducationProviders/SA/CarnegieMellonUniversity.htm |archive-date=23 November 2011}}</ref>-->

The [[University of Adelaide]], with 25,000 students,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaide.edu.au/uni/facts/ |title=Facts & Figures |publisher=University of Adelaide |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721020522/http://www.adelaide.edu.au/uni/facts/}}</ref> is Australia's third-oldest university and a member of the leading "[[Group of Eight (Australian universities)|Group of Eight]]". It has five campuses throughout the state, including two in the city-centre, and a campus in Singapore. The [[University of South Australia]], with 37,000 students,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://w3.unisa.edu.au/news/facts.asp |title=Facts about UniSA |publisher=University of South Australia |access-date=1 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516160441/http://w3.unisa.edu.au/news/facts.asp |archive-date=16 May 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> has two North Terrace campuses, three other campuses in the metropolitan area and campuses in the regional cities of [[Whyalla]] and [[Mount Gambier]]. The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia have had multiple proposals to merge into a single university. A proposal in 2018 failed due to uncertainty as to the new name and leadership of the merged university.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-21/documents-shed-light-on-university-of-adelaide-sa-failed-merger/12960276|title=University of Adelaide, UniSA merger proposal failed after uncertainty over name and leadership|last=Siebert|first=Bension|date=21 January 2021|access-date=23 December 2022|website=ABC News}}</ref> In 2022, the universities announced a new merger proposal, with the name and leadership issues settled and support from the South Australian government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-07/universities-of-adelaide-and-south-australia-move-to-merge/101746396|title=University of Adelaide and UniSA revive merger talks, with new combined uni pitched for 2026|date=7 December 2022|access-date=23 December 2022|website=ABC News}}</ref>

[[Flinders University]], with 25,184 students,<ref>[https://www.flinders.edu.au/about/fast-facts/student-staff-numbers Student and staff numbers, 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211709/https://www.flinders.edu.au/about/fast-facts/student-staff-numbers |date=26 February 2018 }} Flinders University, 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.</ref> is based in the southern suburb of [[Bedford Park, South Australia|Bedford Park]], alongside the [[Flinders Medical Centre]], with additional campuses in neighbouring [[Tonsley]] and in Victoria Square in the city centre.

In 2024, the [[University of the Sunshine Coast]] opened a new campus in Adelaide where undergraduate and master's courses in [[Information and communications technology|ICT]] and business are offered.<ref name="p920">{{cite web | title=UniSC announces Adelaide campus | website=UniSC | date=2024-04-23 | url=https://www.usc.edu.au/about/unisc-news/news-archive/2024/may/unisc-announces-adelaide-campus | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref><ref name="d156">{{cite web | title=UniSC Adelaide | website=UniSC | url=https://www.usc.edu.au/study/life-at-unisc/study-locations/unisc-adelaide | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref>

The [[Adelaide College of Divinity]] is at [[Brooklyn Park, South Australia|Brooklyn Park]].

There are several South Australian [[TAFE South Australia|TAFE]] (Technical and Further Education) campuses in the metropolitan area that provide a range of vocational education and training. The [[Adelaide College of the Arts]], as a school of TAFE SA, provides nationally recognised training in visual and performing arts.

StudyAdelaide, a collaboration between the South Australian government and the tertiary education sector, maintains an on-line list of schools, universities, and higher education institutions in SA.<ref>[https://studyadelaide.com/study/institutions Institutions]. StudyAdelaide. Retrieved 30 March 2025.</ref>