Located on a 100 acre site just eleven miles outside of Sydney’s central business district, Macquarie University provides a stimulating educational environment on a park like campus replete with native trees and a sculpture park featuring works by some of Australia’s leading artists. The university is organized into three colleges offering a wide range of course options for prospective students. The college of commerce offers courses in the fields of business, economics, and finance, while the college of science and technology allows students to take courses in biological sciences, earth sciences, chemistry, geography, and psychology. Macquarie’s college of humanities and social sciences offers a plethora of options in English, history, politics, sociology, philosophy, and communications. With an enrollment of over 30,000 students and over 40 years of academic excellence to its credit, there is little wonder why Macquarie University is considered Australia’s innovative university.           Admission Requirements & Recommendations  Must be at least 18 years of age  2.5 cumulative GPA  Must submit an unofficial high school or college transcript                  University Facts  Originally founded in 1964, with the first students enrolled in 1967  Current enrollment of 30,000 students from over 70 countries  Over 30 percent of students are non-Australian citizens Just 11 miles from the center of downtown Sydney  Most popular courses are in departments of accounting, economics, and finance