Southern Cross University
Former name | List
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|---|---|
| Motto | Transforming tomorrow |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1970 (tertiary college) 1994 (university status) |
| Accreditation | TEQSA |
Academic affiliation | |
| Budget | A$321.84 million |
| Visitor | Governor of New South Wales (ex officio) |
| Chancellor | Sandra McPhee |
| Vice-Chancellor | Tyrone Carlin |
Academic staff | 310 (FTE, 2022) |
Administrative staff | 644 (FTE, 2022) |
Total staff | 955 (FTE, 2022) |
| Students | 17,729 (2023) |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban, parkland and regional with multiple sites |
| Colours | Blue Gold |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Website | scu.edu.au |
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.