Edith Cowan University's flagship undergraduate business degree is the Bachelor of Commerce (course code W23), which replaced the university's former Bachelor of Business. If you're researching "ECU Business" specifically, this is the current, active degree to look for; ECU's old Bachelor of Business listing is now archived and redirects to the Bachelor of Commerce. It's a three-year degree offered primarily at ECU's City campus (with online and limited South West/Sri Lanka options), spanning 16 majors from accounting and finance to international business, marketing, and tourism and hospitality management.
Acceptance Rate
ECU does not publish a specific acceptance rate for the Bachelor of Commerce; like most Australian universities, ECU doesn't report a US-style admit-rate percentage at all. The published entry threshold is an indicative ATAR or Selection Rank (SR, the equivalent measure for international and non-standard applicants) of 70.
Third-party education aggregators put ECU's overall international acceptance rate at roughly 60-70%, describing the university as "moderately selective," though this is a third-party estimate rather than an ECU-published figure. Commerce's 70 ATAR/SR sits close to the national median entry rank, making it one of ECU's more accessible undergraduate programs relative to a course like Civil Engineering Honours (indicative ATAR/SR of 80).
Fees and Cost of Attendance
ECU does not publish one static international tuition figure for the Bachelor of Commerce; the university's official tool for course-specific fee estimates is its online fee calculator (myfees.ecu.edu.au), which factors in citizenship, visa status, and unit selection. We could not verify one fixed official international fee from ECU's own published materials for this specific course.
Third-party aggregators, which should be treated as estimates rather than confirmed ECU data, place ECU's international undergraduate tuition broadly in the AUD $36,000-$45,000 per year range. For reference, ECU's own published domestic Commonwealth-Supported first-year indicative fee for the Bachelor of Commerce is approximately AUD $18,050, a figure not applicable to international students but useful for gauging ECU's fee structure.
Living costs are not separately published by ECU for this course; the Australian Government's financial-capacity requirement for the student visa (subclass 500) for 2026 is AUD $29,710 per year for a single applicant, a regulatory minimum useful as a budgeting floor. ECU's own materials note that Perth's living costs are generally lower than several other major Australian cities.
Admission Requirements
- Completed Year 12 (or equivalent) with an ATAR/Selection Rank of at least 70
- Certified academic transcripts (with certified English translations if not originally in English)
- English proficiency evidence meeting ECU's general undergraduate threshold, or Year 12 English/English Literature at grade C or better, or completed prior study at a recognized university in the UK, Ireland, USA, New Zealand, or Canada
- Completed international application with supporting documents (passport copy, financial documentation for the Confirmation of Enrolment and visa process)
- Non-refundable international application fee of approximately AUD $75 (per third-party reporting; confirm the current fee directly with ECU)
ECU runs two main intakes per year, broadly aligned with Semester 1 and Semester 2; apply well ahead of your target intake to leave enough runway for visa processing.
How to Get Into ECU's Business (Commerce) Program
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Confirm your Selection Rank meets or exceeds 70. Because entry is threshold-based rather than comparative, meeting this bar plus the English proficiency requirement is generally sufficient for an offer, subject to seats being available in your intake.
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Choose your major early, even though it's flexible later. With 16 majors on offer, from accounting and finance to international business and event management, having a target major in mind helps you plan around any elective or prerequisite quirks specific to that specialization.
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Clear the English proficiency requirement well before your intended intake. IELTS 6.0 overall (no individual band below 6.0) is Commerce's standard bar; note that ECU does not accept the IELTS Academic Online test format, only standard test-center delivery.
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Run your specific fee estimate through myfees.ecu.edu.au rather than relying only on third-party aggregator ranges, since ECU's fees vary by unit and by year and the university doesn't publish one fixed static figure per course.
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Apply within one of ECU's two annual intake windows, and build in time for the Confirmation of Enrolment, financial documentation, and Genuine Student assessment ahead of your visa application.
English Proficiency Requirement (IELTS/TOEFL)
The Bachelor of Commerce uses ECU's general undergraduate English proficiency threshold: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (no individual band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 70 overall (no individual score below 17), or PTE Academic 52 overall (no score below 50). Duolingo does not appear on ECU's official published English competency table as of this writing; treat any claim that ECU accepts Duolingo as unverified until confirmed directly with ECU's international admissions team. For ECU's full requirements breakdown, including postgraduate and Engineering-specific thresholds, see Edith Cowan University's complete IELTS/TOEFL/PTE guide.
Career Outcomes
Bachelor of Commerce graduates move into roles across accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing and sales management, international trade, project management, general management, business analysis, policy advising, and entrepreneurship, reflecting the breadth of the degree's 16 majors.
According to the Australian Government's QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey (a third-party government data source, not an ECU-published figure), ECU's undergraduate full-time employment rate sits around 76% within 4 months of graduation, rising to around 93% within 3 years, a figure ECU states is above the national average.
Because the Bachelor of Commerce is a CRICOS-registered qualification, graduates are eligible to apply for Australia's subclass 485 Temporary Graduate visa (Post-Higher Education work stream) after finishing their degree, currently granting 2 years of post-study work rights for bachelor's-level graduates under the rules in place since the 1 July 2024 reform (age limit generally 35 or under at time of application). Always confirm current visa settings directly on homeaffairs.gov.au, since migration policy changes periodically.
FAQ
Does ECU still offer a Bachelor of Business? No, not under that name. ECU's former Bachelor of Business has been replaced by the Bachelor of Commerce (course code W23), which is the current undergraduate business degree international applicants should look for.
What ATAR or Selection Rank do I need for ECU's Bachelor of Commerce? A minimum indicative ATAR/Selection Rank of 70.
Does ECU publish an acceptance rate for Commerce specifically? No. Like most Australian universities, ECU doesn't publish a US-style admit-rate percentage; entry is based on meeting the published ATAR/SR threshold. Third-party aggregators estimate ECU's overall international acceptance rate at roughly 60-70%, but this isn't an ECU-published figure.
How much does the Bachelor of Commerce cost for international students? ECU doesn't publish one fixed international fee for this course; use the official fee calculator (myfees.ecu.edu.au) for a course-specific estimate. Third-party aggregators put ECU's international undergraduate tuition broadly in the AUD $36,000-$45,000 per year range.
What IELTS score do I need for the Bachelor of Commerce? IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, with no individual band below 6.0. TOEFL iBT 70 or PTE Academic 52 are also accepted.
Does a Bachelor of Commerce from ECU qualify for Australia's post-study work visa? Yes. It's a CRICOS-registered qualification, meeting the core eligibility requirement for the subclass 485 Temporary Graduate visa's Post-Higher Education work stream, currently granting 2 years of post-study work rights for bachelor's-level graduates under the rules effective since 1 July 2024.