Southern Cross University
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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.[8]
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Latin: Universitas Crucis Australis | |||||||||
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Type | Public research university | ||||||||
Established | 1970 (tertiary college)[1] 1994 (university status)[3] | ||||||||
Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||||
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Endowment | A$304 million[4] | ||||||||
Budget | A$285.6 million[4] | ||||||||
Chancellor | Sandra McPhee AM[5] | ||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Prof Tyrone Carlin[5] | ||||||||
Academic staff | 295 (FTE, 2022)[6] | ||||||||
Administrative staff | 596 (FTE, 2022)[6] | ||||||||
Total staff | 1,039 regular (2022)[4] 433 casual (2022)[4] | ||||||||
Students | 17,350 (2022)[6] | ||||||||
Location | , , | ||||||||
Campus | Urban, parkland and regional with multiple sites | ||||||||
Colours | Blue and gold
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Nickname | Marlines[7] | ||||||||
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Website | scu.edu.au | ||||||||
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