In 1989, Bond was established with the vision of delivering educational excellence that satisfied the highest international standards. 

Decades later, this remains at the forefront of the University's ethos, paired with our commitment to offer a student experience that benefits and transforms every graduate. Today, students, their experiences, and their ambitions remain at the heart of the University’s every decision, action and innovation.

Over the past 30 years, Bond has re-imagined the university experience. We are Australia’s first private, not-for-profit university, and the first to offer a genuine three-semester-per-year timetable. We have one of Australia’s lowest student-to-staff ratios. The smallest class sizes. State-of-the-art facilities. Full integration with industry. And a truly global outlook and network.

Every decision we make, every support service we offer, and every opportunity we create for our students is based on doing the very best that we can to help them achieve their dreams.

From this foundational belief, we have identified the values that define Bond as an international centre of learning and a training ground for our future leaders. It’s the starting point of the 30,000-plus life journeys that are forever changed by being a Bondy.

Values:

• Respect and concern for students and colleagues
• Truth, inquiry, and the pursuit of advanced knowledge
• Excellence in everything we do and pride in achievements
• Effective collaboration and teamwork
• Accountability for performance, actions, and learning
• Productive engagement between students and staff

We’re #1

#1 in Australia for student experience 16 years in a row*
#1 for employer satisfaction in Australia in 2017, 2019 and 2020**
#1 in Australia for learner engagement*

5 stars in every category †*

• Teaching
• Employability
• Academic Development
• Internationalisation
• Facilities
• Inclusiveness
• Learning Resources
• Overall Experience
• Skills Development
• Student Support
• Teaching Quality

Student to teacher ratio

10:1 

The lowest in Australia

* 2022 Good Universities Guide. The Good
Universities Guide is a trusted independent
consumer guide providing ratings, rankings and
comment about all Australian higher education
institutions.

** 2020 Quality Indicators for Learning and
Teaching (QILT) Employer Satisfaction Survey.
QILT is an independent survey by the Australian
Government’s Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.

† 2020-2022 QS Star ratings. QS Stars is a
global rating system that provides a detailed
overview of a university’s excellence, rating
educational institutions all over the world. It is
internationally recognised as one of a few truly
global rating systems.