Southern Cross University

Southern Cross University
Latin: Universitas Crucis Australis
Former name
List
Motto
Transforming tomorrow[2]
TypePublic research university
Established1970 (tertiary college)[1]
1994 (university status)[3]
AccreditationTEQSA
Academic affiliation
BudgetA$285.6 million[4]
ChancellorSandra McPhee[5]
Vice-ChancellorTyrone Carlin[5]
Academic staff
295 (FTE, 2022)[6]
Administrative staff
596 (FTE, 2022)[6]
Total staff
891 (FTE, 2022)[6]
Students17,350 (2022)[6]
Location, ,
CampusUrban, parkland and regional with multiple sites
ColoursBlue Gold
Sporting affiliations
Websitescu.edu.au

Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2019, it was ranked in the top 100 young universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "The early years - Southern Cross University".
  2. ^ "About - Southern Cross University".
  3. ^ "Our history - Southern Cross University".
  4. ^ https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/3bfa872a-39af-e811-a962-000d3ad24a0d/documents/f7ca3b5a-4c15-ee11-9cbe-00224893b261
  5. ^ a b "Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors - Southern Cross University".
  6. ^ a b c d https://www.scu.edu.au/media/scu-dep/about/documents/Annual-Report-2022.pdf
  7. ^ "Times Higher Education World University Rankings". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Times Higher Education. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.