SAE Creative Media Institute

SAE University College is a specialist creative media and technology institution with campuses across Australia, offering bachelor's and postgrad programs in audio, film, games, and design.

SAE University College (formerly SAE Creative Media Institute) is a specialist higher education provider focused entirely on creative media and technology. Established in Sydney in 1976 by Tom Misner, it operates 47 campuses across 20 countries and is owned by Navitas Group. In December 2023, Australia's Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) formally recognised it as a University College, the highest designation for a specialist institute of higher education.

The Brisbane campus occupies a four-storey facility in the West End creative precinct at the corner of Jane Street and Riverside Drive. It offers programs across ten disciplines: Animation, Audio Engineering, Computer Science, Creative Industries, Design, Film, Games, Information Technology, Music, and VFX & Virtual Production. A distinguishing feature is the accelerated trimester model, most bachelor's degrees are completed in two years rather than three. The campus houses six large digital and analog recording studios, five live recording rooms, an industry-standard cyclorama film studio, and an AVID S6 post-production suite configured for 5.1 surround sound.

SAE is not ranked in QS, Times Higher Education, or Shanghai rankings, which assess broad research universities rather than specialist creative colleges. Its reputation rests on industry outcomes: alumni work at studios such as Netflix, Ubisoft, Sony Music, and Warner Bros, and the institution has produced Grammy and Oscar-winning professionals. Approximately 2,500 students study across SAE's six Australian campuses, with around 290 international students enrolled nationally according to IDP data.