Southern Cross University is powered by passion.

Our people are driven by excellence and a desire to constantly build on the quality of their teaching and research. We are a university of great collegiality and high achievement.

We are surrounded by ambitious students, amazing and dedicated colleagues and environments of stunning natural beauty. Our campuses, at Lismore in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, on the Gold Coast across from Kirra Beach and in picturesque Coffs Harbour, are the envy of Australia. Whale-watching from a Gold Coast classroom or spotting a koala from a Lismore lab are part of the unique Southern Cross experience.

Southern Cross is deeply rooted in its regional communities and demonstrates that world-class research, teaching and learning thrives outside metropolitan centres. We create and apply knowledge in partnership with our communities in fields that are regionally relevant and globally significant.

We are a world-ranked university, but the greatest measures of our success are the careers we have fostered among 66,000 alumni, who stride a global stage with confidence.

1. THE World University Rankings TOP 250 for Physical Sciences. 
2. THE World University Rankings TOP 400 for Psychology and Life Sciences.
3. THE World University Rankings TOP 500 for Social Sciences.
4. Southern Cross University’s reputation as a leading regional research university is affirmed by the prestigious Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) results. Released through the Australian Research Council (ARC), the 2018 ERA results show Southern Cross University as performing at or above world standard in 23 different areas of research. Of these, 14 received the highest possible classification of 'well above world standard’.
5. In 2022, Southern Cross University has achieved its best ever result in the QS World University Rankings, which list the world’s top universities in 100 locations. Our ranking of 701-750 is outstanding for a non-metropolitan Australian university competing against 1422 universities globally. It continues an upward trajectory since entering the list in 2018.