At the heart of Charles Sturt University’s approach to education is the Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha — ‘the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in’.

Charles Sturt is Australia’s leading regional university, offering more than 250 courses delivered on a network of regional campuses and online. Charles Sturt is also Australia’s most experienced online university and the nation’s online university of choice.

Charles Sturt has a proud history of partnering with industry and businesses to benefit our students and the local community.

Students
Charles Sturt has been Australia’s leading public university for undergraduate full-time employment for the last eight years, and has an outstanding record of graduating First Nations students and those from rural and remote backgrounds. The University’s strong links to industry connect students with relevant, real-world experience.

Research
Charles Sturt University has a social responsibility to use its expertise to support and deliver outcomes that foster prosperous and resilient regional communities. Our goal is to influence and contribute to the economic, social, and environmental sustainability and wellbeing of our regional, national, and global spheres.

People
Central to the University’s strategy is the goal to instil a culture of excellence across all aspects of the University’s operations, fostering mutual support, empowerment and inspiration to collectively achieve excellence.

Social responsibility
Charles Sturt is a leader in sustainable practices, becoming the first Australian carbon-neutral university and ranking in the top five per cent of universities globally for climate action in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings in 2024.