Universities must declare the actual ATARS that get people into courses next year but some institutions have started already, publishing their real ranges for 2017 rather than just declaring the most flattering figures. A learned reader investigated a range of courses at a cross-section of universities and discovered some substantial gaps between what they like to get and what they will accept.
| Charles Sturt | Murdoch | |||
| Lowest | Clearly-in | Lowest | Clearly-in | |
| Bachelor of Engineering | NA | NA | 70.3 | 98.5 |
| Bachelor of Science | 60 | 70 | 60 | 78.3 |
| Bachelor of Business | 54 | 65 | 61 | 73.6 |
| Bachelor of Arts | 50 | 65 | 60.25 | 73.6 |
| Bachelor of Laws | < 5 offers made | 85 | 80.45 | |
| Bachelor of Education | 55 | 65 | 60.15 | |
| La Trobe | UWA | |||
| Lowest | Clearly-in | Lowest | Clearly-in | |
| Bachelor of Engineering | NA | NA | 76.30 (Masters) | 92 |
| Bachelor of Science | NA | 60 | 67.6 | 80 (75 for Broadway schools) |
| Bachelor of Business | 34.9 | 50.05 | 70.55 (B Commerce) | 80 |
| Bachelor of Arts | 31.2 | 50 | 68.35 | 80 (75.00 for Broadway schools) |
| Bachelor of Laws | 70.5 | 90.15 | 93.30 (Law – Juris Doctor) | 96 |
| Bachelor of Education | 50.5 (Secondary Education) | 60.15 | 88.45 (M Teaching) | 92 |
| Monash | Deakin | |||
| Lowest | Clearly-in | Lowest | Clearly-in | |
| Bachelor of Engineering | 80.35 | 91 | 62.55 (Mechanical Eng) | 70.5 |
| Bachelor of Science | 75 | 85 | 50 | 66.95 |
| Bachelor of Business | 75 | 82 | 50.7 | 65.25 |
| Bachelor of Arts | 71.3 (Caulfield) | 81.05 (Caulfield) | 57.05 | 64 |
| Bachelor of Laws | 94.75 (Honours) | 98 | 80.75 | 91.15 |
| Bachelor of Education | 66.3 | 75 | 51.50 (Primary Education) | 60.8 |