Fast facts
Established in 1971, the University is named in honour of Sir Samuel Griffith (1845-1920), a former Premier and Chief Justice of Queensland and the first Chief Justice of Australia.
Griffith's Queensland College of Art was established in Brisbane in 1881, followed in 1957 by the Queensland Conservatorium.
- Opened
- 1975 - read more about our history
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
- Student Population
- 37786*
- International Students
- 8847 (from 119 countries)*
- Staff population
- 3563 FTE*
- Campuses
- 5 - Nathan, Gold Coast, Mt Gravatt, Logan, South Bank
- Research Centres
- 38 - see a list of our research centres
- Undergraduate Programs
- 268* - browse all of our programs
- Postgraduate Programs
- 382* - go to our postgraduate site
- Research Programs
- 104* - visit our Research higher degrees website
* 2007 Full year record
Media contacts
Griffith has many world-leading research experts who can be contacts for the media.
We also have communications staff to assist journalists and representatives of media organisations with enquiries about research, teaching, learning, and our people.
Visitor Information
- Campus maps
- Contact information
- Transport
- Parking
- Events calendar
- Places to eat
- Library
- Faculties, schools and centres
- Administrative areas
- Quality
Vice Chancellor Professor Ian O'Connor and Griffith's leadership