Admissions to the University of Wollongong are based on admissions policy issued annually. Students wishing to enrol in a program can apply online through their online application system. This online service allows students to complete the online application at their own pace.

A reference letter is required explicitly by an academic programme and should be sent directly to the University of Wollongong by the professor or employer without you seeing it. But personal statements and supplementary applications at UOW are not always required.

Students can apply to up to two different programs at no additional cost at University of Wollongong, but this is not applicable for all the courses. Therefore, you should see what course you are going to be admitted to.

The University of Wollongong offers scholarships, fellowships, and graduate assistantships to all national and international students. Moreover, you must have a Bachelor's Degree. A cumulative Grade Point Average i.e. CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent, in all undergraduate work whenever needed for the course for obtaining scholarship.

The average tuition fees for an undergraduate program in the University of Wollongong are around 20,000 to 35,000 AUD. For postgraduate programs it is around 29,000 to 35,000 AUD.

The University of Wollongong allows international students to work up to 20 hours per week or 40 hours per fortnight.

The International English Language Testing Systems, Pearson Test of English, and Test of English as a Foreign Language are all standardised language exams that are required to be taken to take admission into University of Wollongong.