University of New South Wales | UNSW

UNSW is consistently ranked as one of the Australias leading international universities and attracts superior students from Australia and overseas.

UNSW is a founding member of the prestigious Group of Eight research intensive universities in Australia and a member of the Universitas 21 international consortium.

We are renowned for the quality of our graduates and our commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research.

Our motto - Scientia Manu et Mente ("Knowledge by Hand and Mind") - encapsulates the University's central philosophy of balancing the practical and the scholarly.

Established in 1949, UNSW has expanded rapidly and now has close to 56,000 students, including more than 14,000 international students from over 130 different countries.

UNSW is one of the top 50 universities in the world. In 2017, we were ranked 45th in the QS World University Rankings.

University of New South Wales

Kensington campus
UNSW Sydney
High St
Kensington NSW 2052

Paddington campus
UNSW School of Art & Design
Cnr Oxford St & Greens Rd
Paddington NSW 2021

Canberra campus
UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy
Northcott Drive,
Canberra ACT 2600