University of Canberra
www.canberra.edu.au (official website)
About University of Canberra
The University of Canberra is a public university in the Australian Capital Territory, with its main campus at Bruce in Canberra's Belconnen district. It grew out of the Canberra College of Advanced Education, which was established in 1967, and it gained university status in 1990. A foundation stone for the college site was unveiled in 1968.
The university describes itself as a university for the professions, with an emphasis on work placements, internships and clinical placements, and on employability. It is organised into five faculties and has applied research centres such as the Institute for Applied Ecology. As well as the Bruce campus, it lists teaching locations in Sydney and Queensland alongside international arrangements, and it has stayed closely tied to Canberra and the surrounding region.
- Founded
- 1967
- Campuses
- Canberra Bruce (ACT), Sydney (NSW)
- Network
- Innovative Research Universities
- Known for
- University for the professionsWork placements and clinical practiceApplied ecology researchCanberra regional ties
Written by us from the university's own website and public sources; check details with the university. As at October 2026. Sources: canberra.edu.au, en.wikipedia.org. Report an inaccuracy.
World ranking history
| Ranking | Edition | World rank | In Australia | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE | 2027 | 401–450 | 26 | THE profile |
| 2026 | 401–500 | 26 | THE profile | |
| ARWU | 2026 | Not ranked | – | ARWU 2026 table |
| 2025 | Not ranked | – | ARWU 2025 table | |
| QS | 2027 | Not in top 300* | – | QS 2027 table |
| 2026 | =494 | 27 | QS profile |
Ranks as published; bands such as 301–350 are not exact places, and "=" marks a tie. "In Australia" is the position among Australian universities in the same edition; universities sharing a band or a tie share a position. Each ranking measures different things, mostly research, and none of them is combined here. *Our copy of QS 2027 covers ranks 1–300 only.
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings (timeshighereducation.com). Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy (shanghairanking.com). Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (www.qs.com). Copyright © QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. Rank figures are reproduced as single facts with attribution; copyright stays with each publisher and we will remove them on request. See data sources.
About this profile
University category: TEQSA National Register (Australian University). State and public/private status: Department of Education list of higher education institutions. Students: total enrolled students, all levels of course, 2024, Department of Education Higher Education Statistics (© Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0).