| University | Motto |
|---|
| Australian Catholic University | Truth in Love. |
| Australian National University | Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum. |
| Bond University | Bringing Ambition To Life. |
| Central Queensland University | Forever Learning. |
| Curtin University of Technology | Look Ever Forward. |
| Deakin University | Worldly |
| Federation University Australia | Learn to Succeed. |
| Flinders University | Inspiring Achievement. |
| Griffith University | Know More. Do More. |
| James Cook University | Light ever increasing. |
| La Trobe University | Whoever seeks, finds. Matthew 7:7 |
| Macquarie University | And Gladly Teche. |
| Monash University | I am still learning - Michelangelo. |
| Queensland University of Technology | A university for the real world. |
| Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | Skilled hand [and] cultivated mind. |
| Swinburne University of Technology | Achievement through learning. |
| University of Adelaide | The light [of learning] under the [Southern] Cross |
| University of Canberra | New Intelligence. |
| The University of Melbourne | We grow in the esteem of future generations. ("I will grow in praise afterwards.") - Horace, Odes, l. III. 30. |
| University of New England | Out Of Wisdom Comes Moderation. |
| University of New South Wales | Knowledge by Hand and Mind. |
| University of Newcastle | I Look Ahead. |
| The University of Notre Dame Australia | In the beginning was the Word. |
| University of Queensland | Through knowledge and hard work. |
| University of Southern Queensland | Through study the mind is made new. |
| University of Sydney | The constellations change, [but] the mind [remains] the same. |
| University of Tasmania | The field is open to talent. |
| University of Technology, Sydney | Think. Change. Do. |
| University of Western Australia | Seek Wisdom. |
| Western Sydney University | Unlimited |
