Facts About Australia Macquarie University Australia

Macquarie University, established in 1964 by the new South Wales Government, is a Public teaching and Research University located in Sydney with its main campus at Macquarie Park, a suburb of Sydney. Spread over 126-hectare area, Macquarie University is set in a park like surrounding and situated within the high technology corridor of North-West. With approximately 35,000 students and over 2220 academic and professional staff, Macquarie University is the fourth largest University in Sydney.





Macquarie University offers 87 undergraduate courses and 124 post graduate courses to students. In 2009, Macquarie University was listed at 7th rank among the Australian Universities by Academic Ranking of World Universities. Moreover, it is also among the top five universities in Australia that receive research income. Macquarie University has affiliations with several universities, schools, institutes and research centers including Macquarie University Research Park, Macquarie University Hospital, Macquarie University Graduate School of Management, Institute of Human Cognition and Brain Science and Australian Proteome Analysis Facility. The Linguistic Department of the University has also published Macquarie Dictionary, dictionary of Australian English.