According to the QS World University Rankings in 2020, Swinburne was 43rd for Art and Design, making it one of the top art and design school in Australia and the globe. Student Experience Survey in 2019 recorded Swinburne's 11th highest student satisfaction rating out of all Victorian universities with an overall satisfaction rating of 80.5. Located in Melbourne, Swinburne University of Technology simply called Swinburne is a public research university. Was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne is as to serve those without access to further education in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. The main Campus is based 7.5 km from Melbourne Central business district. Apart from Hawthorn campus as the main campus, it has campuses in the Melbourne metropolitan area at Wantirna and Croydon as well as campuses in Sarawak, Malaysia, and Sydney