Macquarie University
| Motto | Middle English: And gladly teche | ||||||
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| Type | Public research university | ||||||
| Established | 1964 | ||||||
| Accreditation | TEQSA | ||||||
| Budget | A$1.25 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Visitor | Governor of New South Wales (ex officio) | ||||||
| Chancellor | Martin Parkinson | ||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | S Bruce Dowton | ||||||
Academic staff | 1,636 (FTE, 2023) | ||||||
Administrative staff | 1,948 (FTE, 2023) | ||||||
Total staff | 3,585 (FTE, 2023) | ||||||
| Students | 44,015 (2023) | ||||||
| Undergraduates | 33,184 (2023) | ||||||
| Postgraduates | 8,785 (2023) | ||||||
| 1,331 (2023) | |||||||
Other students | 715 (2023) | ||||||
| Location | , , Australia 33°46′31″S 151°06′46″E / 33.77528°S 151.11278°E | ||||||
| Campus | Suburban and parkland | ||||||
| Named After | Lachlan Macquarie | ||||||
| Colours | Maroon, red and black
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| Mascot | MacWarrior | ||||||
| Website | mq.edu.au | ||||||
Macquarie University (/məˈkwɒri/ mə-KWORR-ee) is a public research university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area.
Established as a verdant university, Macquarie has four faculties, as well as the Macquarie University Hospital, which are on the university's main Wallumattagal campus in the suburb of Macquarie Park.
The university is the first in Australia to fully align its degree system with the Bologna Accord.