The University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany and various other facilities elsewhere.

UWA was established in 1911 by an act of the Parliament of Western Australia, and began teaching students two years later. It is the sixth-oldest university in Australia, and was Western Australia's only university until the establishment of Murdoch University in 1973. Because of its age and reputation, UWA is classed one of the "sandstone universities", an informal designation given to the oldest university in each state. The university also belongs to several more formal groupings, including the Group of Eight and the Matariki Network of Universities. In recent years, UWA has generally been ranked either in the bottom half or just outside the world's top 100 universities, depending on the system used.

• Rank first in Western Australia and place in the Top 100 of universities globally by Academic Ranking Of World Universities, 2016
• Ranked 96th in the Top 100 of universities around the world
• University has more than 5000 international students from more than 109 different countries
• UWA staff are involved in more than 75 research and training centres ,  institutes, joint venture centres, outreach centres and major national research facilities
• University has been rated 5 Stars+ in the QS World Rankings, the highest possible
• University graduates consistently exceed the national average starting salaries and State graduate employment rates
• University has been first overall for student demand, research intensity and research grants, according to the Good Universities Guide 2016 
• Ranked 3rd in Australia and 49th for graduate employability by QS 2016