Bachelor of Information Technology
at Adelaide University, South Australia.
A three-year IT degree at the Adelaide City and Mawson Lakes campuses, provisionally accredited at professional level by the Australian Computer Society. Adelaide University took its first students in 2026, so only the Semester 1, 2026 lowest selection rank is published. The 2027 guaranteed entry ATAR is 70. No SACE prerequisites or assumed knowledge.
Lowest selection rank
The lowest selection rank (LSR) is the lowest ATAR plus adjustment factors (equity, subject and regional bonuses) that received an offer to the Adelaide University Bachelor of Information Technology for that intake. Universities publish it in their admissions student profiles. Only intakes with a published figure are listed.
| Intake | Lowest selection rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65.30 | adelaide.edu.au |
A lowest selection rank describes a past intake, not a guaranteed entry score. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page before you apply through SATAC.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Foundational IT courses lead towards a preferred major, taught by academics and industry experts in collaborative, purpose-built workspaces. Separate IT degrees are offered in data analytics, games development, networking and cyber security, and software development.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as software developers, data analysts and cybersecurity analysts across financial services, government and technology firms.
- Common destinations include graduate developer programmes at the major banks, Atlassian, Canva and federal-government technology agencies.
- Many alumni progress into product management, solutions architecture and engineering management roles within five years.
Professional accreditation
- Australian Computer Society (provisional accreditation at professional level)
Typical first jobs
- Graduate software developer or programmer
- Data analyst or junior data scientist
- Cybersecurity analyst
- Systems or network administrator
- IT support or business analyst
- Web or applications developer
- Defence or government technology graduate
Graduate starting salary
$65,000 - $78,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Subject to full accreditation, graduates will be eligible for ACS membership and recognised internationally through the Seoul Accord.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who enjoy logical problem-solving and coding
- Those comfortable with mathematics and abstraction
- People who like building working software and systems
- Students keen on teamwork and client-facing projects
- Self-directed learners who keep skills current
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike maths, logic or sustained debugging
- Those wanting a low-screen, hands-off-keyboard career
- People uncomfortable with rapidly changing tools and languages
- Students seeking a single regulated profession at graduation
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Adelaide University website and on SATAC before applying.