The average annual cost of attendance for Undergraduate Programs is 1,446,120 INR / Year, and the cost of attendance for Post Graduate Programs is roughly 1,477,787 INR / Year for overseas students. The amount may vary depending on the course chosen, the type of lodging, and the candidate's personal spending habits.

Students at Victoria University have two housing options: on-campus housing and off-campus housing. The University offers a Unilodge for VU student lodging that provides a first-rate living environment to its students. The Unilodge is a modern 12-story structure with over 500 beds divided into Studio Apartments, 2 Bedroom Apartments, and 6 Bedroom Shared Apartments. On-campus accommodation costs about $11,828 for a single room for six months.

The university is home to over 40,000 students including around 14,000 international students. Victoria University of Wellington is a moderately competitive university with an acceptance rate 64%. 

The University has tobacco and smoke-free campuses in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as in other overseas locations. The main campus of the University is in Footscray, Melbourne, near to parklands along the Maribyrnong River. Restaurants, cafes, science facilities, bookshops, pool, gym, Laboratories, learning places, libraries, beauty treatments, massage, osteopathy, music agency, child care services, security operation Center, counselling services, and so on are available on campus. There are different student clubs and organisations that stimulate extracurricular activity among students, such as leadership groups, sports clubs, social Sports, volunteering opportunities, spiritual and religious clubs, social clubs, cultural clubs, and so forth.

Victoria University of Wellington's School of Government was the first in the southern hemisphere to receive NASPAA accreditation. NASPAA is widely recognised as the global standard in public service education.

The career centre at Victoria University assists students by offering workshops on writing job applications, mentorship, networking events, career guidance, job search techniques, and so forth. The Learning Hub operates an online employment portal to assist students and graduates in finding relevant jobs in Australia. Ernst and Young, Siemens, Accenture, British Petroleum, IBM, and other leading corporations recruit Victoria University students. The average salary for Victoria University employees in Australia is AU$97490 per year.