Key Info
Main campuses: Acton Campus, Canberra, Kioloa Coastal Campus Research Centre based in New South Wales
Student population: 17,300
QS rank in Australia: 1
QS Global rank 30 in the world and 3 in Philosophy, 6 in Anthropology, 7 in Geography, 11 in Politics and International Studies, 11 in Archaeology, and 12 in History
QS score of 80% or more for overall performance, academic reputation, citations per faculty, international faculty ratio, international students ratio, and international research network
CRICOS reference: 00120C
Overview
Australia’s flagship university, Australian National University (ANU) counts more Nobel laureates among its staff and alumni than any other university in the country, and QS is just one of many rating services that honour it as the top university in Australia. The university’s particular strengths include biodiversity, climate change, renewable energy, and regional security. It also conducts important research in medical research, engineering, physics, law, and the arts and humanities.
From its origins in 1929 as the Canberra University College, ANU has grown to offer a comprehensive portfolio of degrees, including a flexible system of double degrees. More than 3,000 academic and professional staff support more than 26,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from Australia and 196 countries around the world. ANU takes seriously its role as a contributor to the world’s scholarly and civic conversations, and both undergraduate and postgraduate students are important participants in its research mission.
Its main campus extends across more than 350 acres, most of them woods and parkland, in Acton, an inner suburb of the nation’s capital, Canberra. The city’s aboriginal custodians, the Ngunnawal people, have lived in and around modern-day Canberra for more than 20,000 years. Today, the city is a diverse hub of culture and entertainment. The forests, bushlands, and mountains surrounding Canberra offer its residents a chance to enjoy life at a more relaxed pace, contributing to Canberra’s ranking as the world’s fifth-healthiest city (and Australia’s healthiest) in a report published by money.co.uk.
ANU is the only Australian member of the International Alliance of Research Universities, and a founding member of the Group of Eight, a consortium of Australia’s top universities.
Location
- Acton Campus, Canberra
- Kioloa Coastal Campus, New South Wales
- Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian Capital Territory
- North Australia Research Unit campus, Northern Territory
- Siding Spring Observatory, New South Wales
Top Courses
Society and Culture
- Master of Asian and Pacific Studies – unique course benefitting from Australia’s close proximity to the region. Taught by work-leading experts in the field CRICOS Course Code: 093286M
Environmental
- Master of Climate Change – Very topical and specialised degree CRICOS Course Code: 082373C
- Master of Environmental Management and Development – lots of options to specialise across a variety of fields CRICOS Course Code: 082296M
Banking and Finance
- Master of Actuarial Practice CRICOS Course Code: 79658E
Health
Master of Culture Health and Medicine - #1 in Australia for graduate employability - the only interdisciplinary program of its kind in Australia, bringing important anthropological perspectives and social science research methodologies to the study of health. CRICOS Course Code: 082283E