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AAustralian National University
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia · Public · Founded 1946
- World ranking
- #29QS 2027Source
About Australian National University
ANU was created by an act of the Australian Parliament in 1946 as a national, research-only university in Canberra, and it began undergraduate teaching after it merged with Canberra University College in 1960. It runs the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring observatories through its Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. It is known for research on Asia and the Pacific and on public policy.
At a glance
- International
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Founded
- 1946
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Canberra, Australia-35.283, 149.128
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#29World · 2027Source
- THETHE=73World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#97World · 2026Australia #6Source
- CWURCWUR#93World · 2026Australia #3Source
- ARWUARWU101-150World · 2026Source
- URAPURAP#193World · 2025Australia #10Source
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