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.