The Australian National University
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Coat of arms of ANU
Motto Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum (Latin)
First to learn the nature of things
Type Public
Established 1946
Endowment A$1.13 billion[1]
Chancellor The Hon Gareth Evans AC
Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt AC
Administrative staff
3,753
Undergraduates 10,052
Postgraduates 10,840
Location Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Campus Urban, 1.45 square kilometres (358 acres)
Affiliations IARU, Group of Eight, APRU, AURA, ASAIHL
Website anu.edu.au
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The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Located in the suburb of Acton, the main campus encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national institutes.
Founded in 1946, it is the only university to have been created by the Parliament of Australia. Originally a postgraduate research university, ANU commenced undergraduate teaching in 1960 when it integrated the Canberra University College, which had been established in 1929 as a campus of the University of Melbourne.[3] ANU enrolls 10,052 undergraduate and 10,840 postgraduate students and employs 3,753 staff.[4] The university's endowment stood at A$1.13 billion in 2012.
ANU is consistently ranked among the world's top universities. ANU is ranked co-equal 19th in the world (first in Australia) with King's College London by the 2015/16 QS World University Rankings,[5] and 45th in the world (second in Australia) by the 2014/15 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[6] In the 2014 Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking, an annual ranking of university graduates' employability, ANU was ranked 20th in the world (first in Australia).[7] ANU is ranked 89th (first in Australia) in the 2015 Leiden ranking.[8] ANU is ranked first in the 4 Palmes category in the Eduniversal ranking.[9] ANU is positioned in the Top 10% in teaching, Top 10% in international outlook and Top 10% in research in the world in 2016.
ANU counts six Nobel laureates among its faculty and alumni.[11] 94% of ANU research is rated as "above world standard" by Australian Government's Excellence in Research for Australia Report 2012.[12] Students entering ANU in 2013 had a median Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 93,[13][14] the equal-highest among Australian universities.[15] ANU was named the world's 7th most international university in a 2014 study by Times Higher Education
Australian National University crest.png
Coat of arms of ANU
Motto Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum (Latin)
First to learn the nature of things
Type Public
Established 1946
Endowment A$1.13 billion[1]
Chancellor The Hon Gareth Evans AC
Vice-Chancellor Brian Schmidt AC
Administrative staff
3,753
Undergraduates 10,052
Postgraduates 10,840
Location Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Campus Urban, 1.45 square kilometres (358 acres)
Affiliations IARU, Group of Eight, APRU, AURA, ASAIHL
Website anu.edu.au
Australian National University logo.png
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Located in the suburb of Acton, the main campus encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national institutes.
Founded in 1946, it is the only university to have been created by the Parliament of Australia. Originally a postgraduate research university, ANU commenced undergraduate teaching in 1960 when it integrated the Canberra University College, which had been established in 1929 as a campus of the University of Melbourne.[3] ANU enrolls 10,052 undergraduate and 10,840 postgraduate students and employs 3,753 staff.[4] The university's endowment stood at A$1.13 billion in 2012.
ANU is consistently ranked among the world's top universities. ANU is ranked co-equal 19th in the world (first in Australia) with King's College London by the 2015/16 QS World University Rankings,[5] and 45th in the world (second in Australia) by the 2014/15 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[6] In the 2014 Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking, an annual ranking of university graduates' employability, ANU was ranked 20th in the world (first in Australia).[7] ANU is ranked 89th (first in Australia) in the 2015 Leiden ranking.[8] ANU is ranked first in the 4 Palmes category in the Eduniversal ranking.[9] ANU is positioned in the Top 10% in teaching, Top 10% in international outlook and Top 10% in research in the world in 2016.
ANU counts six Nobel laureates among its faculty and alumni.[11] 94% of ANU research is rated as "above world standard" by Australian Government's Excellence in Research for Australia Report 2012.[12] Students entering ANU in 2013 had a median Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 93,[13][14] the equal-highest among Australian universities.[15] ANU was named the world's 7th most international university in a 2014 study by Times Higher Education