University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas Nova Meridianam Cambria
Former name	The New South Wales University of Technology (1949–1958)[1][2]
Motto	Scientia Corde Manu et Mente (Latin)[3]
Motto in English	Knowledge by Heart, Hand and Mind[3]
Type	Public research university
Established	1 July 1949; 74 years ago (1949-07-01)[2]
Accreditation	TEQSA
Academic affiliations	APRU AACSB AAL ADFA AMC EQUIS GATU Go8 OUA PLuS U21 UA
Endowment	A$3.49 billion (2022)[4]
Budget	A$2.5 billion (2022)[4]
Chancellor	David Gonski AC[5]
President	Prof Attila Brungs FTSE FRSN[5]
Academic staff	3,251 (2022)[6]
Administrative staff	3,750 (2022)[6]
Total staff	7,482 regular (2022)[4] 4,368 casual (2022)[4]
Students	66,540 (2022)[6]
Undergraduates	37,207 (2019)[7]
Postgraduates	20,896 (2019)[7]
Other students	4,343 research (2022)[6]
Address	High Street , Sydney , New South Wales , 2052 , Australia[8]
Campus	Urban, parkland and regional, 38 hectares (0.38 km2)
Colours	Yellow and black[9]
Nickname	Lions[10] Bulldogs[11] Raiders[12] Bees[13] Various others[14]
Sporting affiliations	UniSport EAEN UBL
Mascot	Clancy the Lion[15]
Website	unsw.edu.au

The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities. It is ranked 19th in the world (joint 2nd in Australia) in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.^[16]

Established in 1949, UNSW is a research university and a member of Universitas 21, a global network of research universities. It has international exchange and research partnerships with over 200 universities around the world. UNSW is best known in the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and ranked highly in both domestic and international university-ranking tables.

The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The main campus is in the Eastern Suburbs in the suburb of Kensington, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Sydney central business district (CBD). The creative arts faculty, UNSW Art & Design, is located in Paddington, and subcampuses are located in the Sydney CBD as well as several other suburbs, including Randwick and Coogee. Research stations are located throughout the state of New South Wales.

The university's second largest campus, known as UNSW Canberra at ADFA (formerly known as UNSW at ADFA), abbreviated to UNSW Canberra, is situated in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). ADFA is the military academy of the Australian Defence Force, and UNSW Canberra is the only national academic institution with a defence focus.