Created to drive social, cultural and economic prosperity and Australia's international standing through research of the highest quality by an act of Federal Parliament in 1946, The Australian National University (ANU) is one of the world's most highly respected universities.
For decades, ANU staff have earned national and international acclaim for expanding the horizons of knowledge.
Distinguished by a relentless dedication to achieving excellence, ANU attracts leading academics and outstanding students from Australia and around the world.
ANU is consistently ranked as Australia's top university. It has been ranked ahead of every university in the southern hemisphere two years in a row by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute of Higher Education and in 2004 was ranked 16th in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement.
The University is located on a beautiful 145-hectare campus in the heart of Canberra, the nation's capital.
Australia's national university has a unique, research-driven environment where bright, ambitious students thrive, and world class facilities including the most powerful computer in Australia, modern laboratories and lecture theatres and two million volumes lining the shelves of several libraries.
The ANU has forged close links with government, business and research institutions in Australia and abroad and is involved in collaborative projects with organisations ranging from NASA to the European Union.

Staff and Students

The University has over 3,500 staff. This figure includes 500 academic research and teaching staff and more than 800 academic staff whose time is devoted entirely to research.
There are more than 12,000 students enrolled at ANU, including 3,600 postgraduates, of whom 1,400 are studying for a PhD. The University has more than 2,000 overseas students, representing nearly 100 countries.

http://www.anu.edu.au