The University of Newcastle serves a combined regional community of more than 750,000 and has a student population of just over 23,000, of which over 3,500 are international students from more than 80 countries studying on and off-shore and online. Undergraduate and postgraduate programs are delivered through five faculties - Business and Law; Education and Arts; Engineering and Built Environment; Health; and Science and Information Technology.

With Centres of Excellence, two Federation Fellows, and highly cited researchers in many disciplines, the University of Newcastle is a dynamic, research intensive university ranked in Australia's top 10.

The University also has an international reputation for expertise in innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Problem-based learning, pioneered by Newcastle some 25 years ago, forms the core of our programs in medicine, engineering, architecture, construction management, nursing and law. Newcastle was one of the first Australian universities to introduce the Master of Business Administration as well as the first integrated Professional Program for Law students.

There are two main campuses, both of which have won national awards for architecture and sympathetic environmental management. The larger campus at Callaghan lies about 12 kilometres from the centre of Newcastle on a 140 hectare natural bushland site, and this is where the great majority of our students study. The other main campus is at Ourimbah on the Central Coast, about half way between Newcastle and Sydney. It is part of an innovative joint venture between the University, the Hunter Institute (TAFE NSW) and the Central Coast Community College.

We also have a significant presence within the Newcastle central business district. Our Conservatorium School of Music and Drama are located in the Civic Theatre precinct, while the University of Newcastle Legal Centre and Graduate School of Business are located in University House, a landmark art-deco sandstone building directly opposite Civic Park.