University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a leading Australian research university and has an international reputation for excellence, innovation and enterprise. It is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network and the Matariki Network of Universities as well as a member of the Australian ‘Group of Eight’ research universities. UWA is one of Australia’s leading research universities, and is responsible for over half of the university-based research and development in Western Australia. UWA is ranked very highly in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate programs. It has the highest quality undergraduates of any university in Australia attracting Western Australia’s top-achieving school leavers and high-calibre undergraduate and postgraduate students from around Australia and the world, particularly South-East Asia.

To advance, transmit and sustain knowledge and understanding through the conduct of teaching, research and scholarship at the highest international standards, for the benefit of the Western Australian, Australian and international communities.

Foundation year: 1911
Short name: UWA
Type: Public research
Students: 18710
Faculty: 850
Faculty/Students Ratio: 22:1
Region: Oceania
Location: Crawley, WA