UNSW Canberra at University of New South Wales

Through our experience in education and our achievements in research, we excel in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral research students across arts, business, engineering, IT and science. Our undergraduate programs are tailored to the educational needs of members of the Australian Defence Force, while our graduate and doctoral research programs are available to all students.

UNSW Canberra is the only national academic institution with an integrated defence focus. Its strength is in defence related, security and engineering research. UNSW Canberra has the highest teacher to student ratio in Australian higher education. UNSW Canberra graduates almost double of postgraduate students compare to undergraduate students, reflecting our growth and strength as an excellent, full service university campus.

Approximately 46% of UNSW Canberra undergraduates are the first in their immediate family to study at a university. For UNSW as a whole the figure is 42%- both figures are higher than typical for Go8 universities, demonstrating the real impact of education in social change.