Charles Sturt University

Public university in Australia

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2024 In the CWTS Leiden Ranking, the university achieved a global ranking of #1306 and was placed 27th nationally.
2024 In the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university achieved a global ranking of #901-1000 and was placed 31st nationally.
2024 In the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, the university achieved a global ranking of #917 and was placed 33rd nationally.
2024 In the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, the university achieved a global ranking of #851-900 and was placed 34th nationally.
2024 In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the university achieved a global ranking of #801-1000 and was placed 37th nationally.
2024 Charles Sturt University was ranked #39 in the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking for 2024.
2023 Leslie Weston was awarded a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, highlighting a significant academic achievement by a Charles Sturt University alumni.
2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey revealed a 91.2% full-time employment rate for undergraduates and 93.4% for postgraduates.
2023 Student Experience Survey showed undergraduates rated their entire educational experience at 77.1%, while postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 78.6%.
2023 Charles Sturt University conducted the Employer Satisfaction Survey, with graduates achieving an 85.8% overall employer satisfaction rate.
2021 Charles Sturt University began phasing out bachelor degrees in creative industries, stage and screen, and creative arts and design from the School of Social Work and Arts.
September 1 2021 Professor RenĂ©e Leon is appointed as the fifth vice-chancellor of Charles Sturt University.
March 2021 First medical students commenced study at the Orange campus as part of the Joint Program in Medicine with Western Sydney University.
May 29 2019 Joined the Regional Universities Network (RUN) as its seventh member.
May 9 2018 Announced a partnership with Western Sydney University to establish the Murray-Darling Medical School, with teaching base at the Orange campus.
2016 The Canberra Student Representative Committee (St Mark's Canberra) was disbanded.
July 28 2016 Declared Australia's First Official Carbon Neutral University, certified by the Government of Australia's Carbon Neutral Program.
April 18 2016 Staff and students at the Port Macquarie campus moved into the first stage of their purpose-built campus.
December 3 2014 Dr. Michele Allan becomes the third chancellor of Charles Sturt University, bringing expertise in company direction, food industry, agribusiness, and academic backgrounds in biomedical science, management, and law.
2013 Implemented a gas engine cogeneration power plant to minimize fuel costs and carbon emissions.
May 1 2012 Opened its first coastal regional campus in Port Macquarie, making higher education accessible to the Port Macquarie-Hastings region.
February 14 2011 Charles Sturt University changed its logo, featuring a stylised Sturt's desert pea flower and the full university name.

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