# Macquarie at a glance

**Source**: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/mq-story/at-a-glance
**Parent**: https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/mq-story/at-a-glance/reputation-and-rankings?SQ_VARIATION_1173323=0

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## Key facts about the University

Macquarie University combines world-class research and teaching with innovative infrastructure and sustainable natural beauty on our campus.

Macquarie is home to more than 44,000 students and 3000 staff, and awards more than 10,000 degrees each year.

Our main Wallumattagal campus in Macquarie Park includes multi-billion dollar infrastructure, providing cutting-edge learning opportunities. Students, staff and partners benefit from:

- Australia’s most high-tech library
- Australia’s first and only not-for-profit hospital on a university campus
- our location within the Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District, one of the largest business and technology precincts in the Southern Hemisphere.

### The exponential power of our collective

#### Our community

- **44,000+** connected students from 100+ countries
- **238,000+** alumni from 150+ countries
- **10,000** degrees awarded annually
- **190+** partner universities for student exchange in 50+ countries
- **40,000+** workplace or community experiences through our professional experience partnerships

#### Wallumattagal Campus

- [Named for the traditional custodians](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBWLKv1VnPg) of the land on which the campus sits, the Wallumattagal of the Dharug Nation.
- Located in the heart of the [Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District (CMPID)](https://mpid.com.au/)
- More than **300 global companies on campus** or in the Macquarie Park innovation precinct
- Set on **126 hectares** of stunning parkland
- Only **15km away** from the Sydney central business district (CBD)
- **$1 billion** invested in infrastructure and **facilities** in recent years
- Australia’s **first fully integrated health precinct** centred around our [on-campus hospital](https://www.mqhealth.org.au/)
- Only university in Australia with its own [metro station](https://www.sydneymetro.info/)**.**