The Australian National University is a public university in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Located in the suburb of Acton, the main campus encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national institutes.Founded in 1946, it is the only university to have been created by the Parliament of Australia. Originally a postgraduate research university, ANU commenced undergraduate teaching in 1960 when it integrated the Canberra University College, which had been established in 1929 as a campus of the University of Melbourne. ANU currently enrols 10,359 undergraduate and 9,674 postgraduate students and employs 3,958 staff. The university's endowment stood at A$1.237 billion in 2010.ANU is ranked 1st nationally by the 2013 QS World University Rankings, 2nd nationally by the 2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 2nd nationally by the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities. ANU was named the world's 7th most international university in a 2014 study by Times Higher Education.
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