Data Science at Deakin University: ATAR needed

In the December 2025 offer round the lowest selection rank to receive an offer for Data Science at Deakin University (Melbourne Burwood Campus) was 67.30 — up 1.00 from 66.30 in 2024. An ATAR of 67.30 means the last student offered a place was in about the top 32.70% of students in their age group.

The lowest selection rank is the lowest rank (your ATAR plus any adjustment factors) that received an offer in the December round. January rounds often go lower, so treat it as a guide to the selection standard, not a cut-off. VTAC course code 1400511361.

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What it takes to reach 67.30Using VTAC's official aggregate to ATAR table.

You need an aggregate of about 116.7 (out of a possible 210): your best English plus three other scaled study scores, plus 10% of your fifth and sixth. If your scaled scores were all about equal, that is roughly 27.8 in each study.

Scaled scores depend on the study: see how each VCE subject scales, and use the calculator to estimate yours from SAC and exam marks.

Data Science: 2024 to 2025

A rise means the course was harder to get into, a fall means easier — but a single round can move for many reasons (offers made, intake size, adjustment factors).

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Data Science questions

What ATAR do I need for Data Science at Deakin University?

The lowest selection rank to receive an offer for Data Science at Deakin University (Melbourne Burwood Campus) in the December 2025 round was 67.30 — up 1.00 from 66.30 in 2024. That rank is your ATAR plus any adjustment factors, so you may need a little more or less than your ATAR alone.

Can I get into Data Science at Deakin University with a lower ATAR?

Possibly. The figure above is the lowest rank offered a place in the December round, and further offers are made in January. Many institutions also add adjustment factors (for example for disadvantage, or for subject results) and some have special entry schemes. Check VTAC CourseSearch for course code 1400511361 and the institution's own admissions page.

Where is Data Science easiest and hardest to get into?

Among the 3 institutions that listed Data Science with a published rank, the lowest was 66.75 at Swinburne University of Technology (Hawthorn) and the highest was 76.35 at RMIT University (City). Rank is only one thing to weigh: campus, teaching, placements and fit matter too.