ANU Adjustment Factors
Every ANU program has minimum admissions requirements that you need to meet or exceed to be considered for that program. Adjustment factors can contribute to your ANU selection rank, which will be used when assessing your eligibility for a program at ANU. Note that all applications to ANU are on a competitive basis, and meeting the minimum admissions requirements does not guarantee entry to the program.
You need to know that:
- Your selection rank is your school result (ATAR or equivalent) plus adjustments factors.
- Adjustments do not change your school result (ATAR or equivalent); they change your selection rank for a particular program preference.
- Adjustment factors are program specific, therefore your selection rank can differ between different program preferences.
- The maximum number of adjustment factors you may receive is 15, cumulative across all schemes. For excluded programs, the maximum is 5 adjustment factors.
- Adjustment factors through the Elite Athlete Friendly University Entry Scheme, the Subject Adjustment Scheme, and the Performer Scheme have a shared cap of 5 adjustments within the overall maximum of 15. Excluded programs do not accept adjustment factors from these three schemes.
For early offer applicants:
- Your early offer application will be assessed using a selection rank based on your Year 11 results, together with any applicable adjustment factors. Subject adjustment factors are not applied at the early offer stage.
- Your application for a final offer will be assessed using a selection rank based on the better of your Year 11 or Year 12 results, combined with any applicable adjustment factors.
To be eligible for adjustment factors:
- You are applying to an undergraduate coursework program/s.
- Your school results (ATAR or equivalent), or Year 11 results (for early offer applicants), must be equal to a rank of 70 or higher (before adjustment factors are applied).
- If you have undertaken higher (tertiary) education, you have completed less than one year full-time equivalent study.
- Your selection rank must be based on results from an accepted qualification and meet all requirements outlined in the Admissions Procedure.
Applicants can be considered for adjustment factors through the following schemes:
Education Access Scheme (EAS)
For applicants who have encountered circumstances outside of their control that may have had a negative impact on their secondary school results during Year 11 and Year 12.
Diversity Scheme
For applicants identified as belonging to a group that may be eligible for additional support to help achieve a more balanced student cohort at ANU.
This scheme also includes portfolio-based adjustment factors for selected programs. Click to learn more about this.
Elite Athlete Friendly University Entry Scheme
For applicants who are registered with a National Sporting Organisation as recognised by the Australian Sports commission, have competed in a sport at a state, national, or international level, and that their participation has impacted their secondary study.
Subject Adjustment Scheme
For applicants who have achieved high results in particular secondary school subjects.
Performer Scheme
For applicants who have completed the Australian Music Examinations Board Grade 8 qualification (discontinued for 2027 commencement onwards).
How to Apply for Adjustment Factors - Early Offer Applications
If you are applying directly to ANU through the Early Offer Application, you can manage your adjustment factors within your application.
- Log in to your ANU application
- Click 'Adjustment factors'
- Read the criteria of each category of adjustment factor and answer the relevant questions to determine your eligibility.
- If you are eligible, download the UAC coversheet, which includes information about the documentation you need to provide. Please indicate your Early Offer application number where the form asks for your application number.
- Upload the required documents, together with the coversheet, to your application before the application deadline.
You will automatically be assessed for Subject Adjustments once you complete Year 12. If eligible, you will also automatically be assessed for the Diversity Scheme. However, portfolio-based adjustment factors require you to submit the required documentation.
How to Apply for Adjustment Factors - UAC Applications
If you are applying to ANU through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC):
- You will automatically be assessed for Subject Adjustments and the Diversity Scheme.
- Portfolio-based adjustment factors require you to submit the necessary documentation.
- Apply to the Education Access Scheme, Elite Athlete Scheme and Performer scheme under the correct category on your UAC application, and submit supporting documents there.
Please review the requirements for each adjustment scheme carefully.
Excluded Programs
These programs may only receive a maximum of 5 adjustment factors overall, and only from the Education Access Scheme and the Diversity Scheme.
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Humanities and Social Sciences
- Bachelor of Finance, Economics and Statistics (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Research & Development) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Research & Development) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- Flexible Double Law
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) – Science
Documentation Requirements
- All documents must be legible and easy to read.
- All documents must be uploaded as PDFs to your application. No hardcopy documents will be accepted.
- If you have documents under a previous name: Supply evidence of your change of name, such as a marriage certificate, deed poll registration or other registration with the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. The documentation must show your previous and current names.
- If your documents are not in English: You must supply a copy of:
- the document in the original language
- an English translation of the document. You can find the University’s translation requirements here.
