About Us
From our beginnings as a free-thinking university to the global centre for learning, teaching, research and industry we are today, we have never lost sight of our purpose.
With more than 23,000 students and 1,700 staff from across 90 different countries, we are proud to be recognised for the impact that our free-thinking graduates, life-changing research, and innovative campus and industry developments have made – both in Western Australia and around the world.
The only education out of which good can come is the education which teaches you to think for yourself, instead of swallowing whatever the fashion of the moment may prescribe.
Sir Walter Murdoch, 1926

Work at Murdoch
You’ll have the opportunity to excel professionally and personally, being part of a team that dedicated to furthering our academic endeavours.
Our locations
Murdoch University has Australian campuses in Perth, Mandurah and Rockingham, and offshore campuses in Singapore and Dubai. Explore our campuses.
Our vibrant campuses offer real life learning and teaching environments, research centres that facilitate collaboration and discovery, and a range of facilities and support services for use by broader communities. View our interactive campus maps.
Our partners
We partner with business, industry, governments, and other education institutions to solve modern-day challenges for communities locally and globally.
With our research expertise, thought-leadership and position as a gateway to the Asian and Indo-Pacific regions, we serve through education, research and community engagement to make an impact in the world.
Our commitment
Murdoch University will adapt and grow in the free-thinking tradition from which we were born, into ongoing investments in teaching, learning and research.
Murdoch is a place where business, industry, research, students, alumni and the broader community come together to learn, innovate, and collaborate.
Publication based rankings
World standard or above in 81% of research disciplines
Global top 100
Ranked amongst Times Higher Education's top 100 young universities.
International student satisfaction
90% overall satisfaction with the student experience.
2019 International Student Barometer
Five-star rating
In overall experience, student support, teaching quality and student to staff ratios.
Diverse student community
Top 5 home countries: UAE, Malaysia, Bhutan, India and Singapore.
Over 25,000 student enrolments in 2019.
Explore Murdoch
Take an interactive tour of our Perth campus and immerse yourself in its beautiful, natural surrounds and vibrant culture and community. Tour Perth Campus