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You want campus in Sydney's Macquarie Park tech precinct and life in Sydney.
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Macquarie vs QUT
Macquarie University and Queensland University of Technology are close in cost for Indian students. Here's how they compare on fees, living costs, programs and funding.
- Macquarie: ₹93 lakh – ₹1.08 crore
- QUT: ₹93 lakh – ₹1.05 crore
- QUT cheaper by ≈ ₹1.3 lakh
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Macquarie or QUT: which is better for Indian students?
QUT costs less: about ₹93 lakh – ₹1.05 crore in total versus ₹93 lakh – ₹1.08 crore for Macquarie — a difference of roughly ₹1.3 lakh. Macquarie is known for campus in Sydney's Macquarie Park tech precinct; QUT for Brisbane tech university with a large business school. Both offer Computer Science, Data Science and Business Analytics, so compare those program pages side by side.
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Macquarie vs QUT
- Total cost
- Macquarie: ₹93 lakh – ₹1.08 crore · QUT: ₹93 lakh – ₹1.05 crore
- Location
- Macquarie: Sydney, NSW · QUT: Brisbane, QLD
- Type
- Macquarie: Public · QUT: Public
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You want Brisbane tech university with a large business school and life in Brisbane.
Cost
QUT saves about ₹1.3 lakh over the program on our figures.
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QUT, by about ₹1.3 lakh in total on our figures (₹93 lakh – ₹1.05 crore vs ₹93 lakh – ₹1.08 crore).
Neither is better for everyone. Macquarie is known for campus in Sydney's Macquarie Park tech precinct; QUT for Brisbane tech university with a large business school. Compare the specific program, location and cost.
Yes — lenders fund both. Most families borrow 70–90% of the total cost.
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