University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales is a public research university in Sydney, established in 1949 as the New South Wales University of Technology and renamed in 1958. It was founded to expand engineering and applied science education in New South Wales after the Second World War. The main campus is at Kensington in the city's east; UNSW Canberra operates at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

Faculties include Arts, Design and Architecture; Business, including the Australian Graduate School of Management; Engineering; Law and Justice; Medicine and Health; and Science. Engineering, photovoltaics, quantum engineering, and business are central strengths. The Lowy Cancer Research Centre and the adjoining Prince of Wales Hospital precinct serve medical and biomedical graduate students.

About 60,000 students are enrolled, and international students are around one-third of the student body, from more than 130 countries. Academic staff number in the several thousands, including research-only appointments. Alumni include former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.

Graduate study includes large taught master's cohorts in engineering, information technology, and management, together with research master's and Ph.D. programs. Supervision follows the Australian thesis model, with stipend scholarships for many research students. The calendar is two semesters. Kensington is a dense campus next to Randwick's hospitals, with on-campus housing and light rail into central Sydney.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of New South Wales lists 41 graduate programs across 24 subjects: 34 master's programs and 5 doctoral programs, with the widest choice in computer science, finance & financial economics and materials science & engineering. University of New South Wales holds rank 51 in the GSN Overall University Ranking.