The
University of Wollongong (informally known as
Wollongong University or
Wollongong), abbreviated as
UOW, is a
public research university located in the coastal city of
Wollongong,
New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of
Sydney. As of 2014 the University has an enrolment of over 30,000 students (including over 12,800 international students from 134 countries), an alumni base of over 112,000, and over 2,000 academic related staff. As of 2015 Wollongong consistently ranks among the top 2% of universities in the world.