澳大利亚国立大学是世界领先的公立大学，以小班教学和卓越的教学和研究水平知名。大学校园位于澳大利亚首都堪培拉的中心地带，校园充满活力，人才汇聚。堪培拉是世界第五大最健康城市（2021年英国调查报告)。

澳大利亚国立大学在澳大利亚排名第1；世界排名第30(QS世界大学排名2023)，学校教职工和校友中的诺贝尔奖获奖者比本国任何其他大学都多。学校有来自澳大利亚和世界各地大约1万名本科生和1.1万名研究生。

该校主校区位于澳大利亚第一民族Ngunnawal和Ngambri人的土地上，提供全面丰富的学位课程，并为国际学习社区提供会议场所。

在澳大利亚国立大学就读使学生掌握有用的知识和技能，为职业成功奠定了基础。他们与世界领先的专业学者密切合作，通过研究、辅导和在现实环境中的实操，探索学生的兴趣，开发学生的潜力。

经验和服务包括学者社团、俱乐部和社团、交换项目和实习，学生参加后都可获得学分。澳大利亚国立大学在澳大利亚毕业生就业能力排名中位列第一(泰晤士高等教育2021)

大多数学生在阿克顿的住宅区生活和学习，该区毗邻堪培拉的中央商务区。学生可以步行或骑车前往学校教室、图书馆、健身房、游泳池、超市和咖啡厅，也可以进城去逛商店、吃餐馆和享受夜生活。

校园为学生提供多种服务，包括医疗、咨询和残疾服务、宣传咨询和经济援助。

堪培拉是一座可持续发展的世界学生城市，充满活力，氛围友好，交通便利。这座城市是澳大利亚议会和其他重要文化机构所在地。

1. 诺贝尔奖得主

Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS，2011，Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics;

 Professor Peter Doherty AC FAAS，1996，Winner of Nobel Prize in Medicine;

Professor Rolf Martin Zinkernagel AC HonDSc FAAS，1996，Winner Nobel Prize in Medicine;

Professor John Harsanyi，1994，Winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences;

Sir John Eccles AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAAS， 1963，Winner Nobel Prize in Medicine;

Lord Howard Florey OM FRS FRCP，1945，Winner Nobel Prize in Medicine;

2. Research Center

ANU Centre for European Studies;

ANU Centre for Gambling Research;

ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods;

ANU Cybercrime Observatory;

Arndt-Corden Department of Economics; 

Asia and the Pacific Policy Society;

Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy;

Asia Pacific Network for Environmental Governance; 

Australia South Asia Research Centre;

Australia-Japan Research Centre; 

Australian Centre for Biosecurity and Environmental Economics; 

Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health;

Australian Centre for Federalism;

Australian Centre for Indigenous Genomics;

Australian Centre for Indigenous History;

Australian Centre on China in the World;

Australian Data Archive;

Australian Dictionary of Biography;

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies;

Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research;

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies;

Australian National Dictionary Centre;

Australian National Internships Program;

Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute;

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research;

Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis; 

Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies;

Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies;

Centre for Art History and Art Theory;

Centre for Biodiversity Analysis;

Centre for Classical Studies;

Centre for Climate Economics and Policy; 

Centre for Climate Law and Policy; 

Centre for Consciousness;

Centre for Democratic Institutions;

Centre for Digital Humanities Research;

Centre for Economic History

Centre for Economic Policy Research

Centre for Environmental History;

Centre for European Studies;

Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies;

Centre for Moral, Social and Political Theory;

Centre for Native Title Anthropology;

Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; 

Centre for Research on Ageing, Health & Wellbeing;

Centre for the Study of Australian Politics;

Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy; 

Children's Policy Centre; 

China Economy Program; 

Development Policy Centre; 

East Asian Bureau of Economic Research 

Energy Change Institute;

Humanities Research Centre;

Indonesia Project;

Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts;

International Relations;

Lowitja Institute;

Mathematical Sciences Institute;

Menzies Centre for Health Policy;

National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health;

National Centre for Indigenous Genomics;

National Centre of Biography;

National Security College ;

Political and Social Change;

Poverty Research Centre;

Resources, Environment and Development Group; 

澳大利亚国立大学的主校区位在澳洲首都堪培拉的阿克顿（Acton）社区，校园总面积约150公顷，超过200栋建筑与 10,000棵树木，邻近黑山（Black Mountain）、伯利•格里芬湖（Lake Burley Griffin）与堪培拉市中心。堪培拉属于亚热带季风性湿润气候。十二月至二月是夏季， 日间阳光充沛, 温度约为摄氏26度。九月至十一月是春季, 天气晴朗。三月至五月是秋季。 六月至八月是冬季。堪培拉的气温在夏季有时可达40°C ，但一般夏季平均气温为27°C ；冬季平均气温为11°C ，冬季气温可以降到0°C 左右。