It is the largest regional university in Australia,[15] offering a multidisciplinary spectrum of courses in collaboration with various partners across the country.

According to Charles Sturt's website, the Brisbane Study Centre is closed, and courses at the Sydney and Melbourne locations are in teach-out mode.

The Sturt's desert pea flower (Swainsona formosa) was stylised and made prominent, with the full name of the university as part of its logo.

[31] In 2013, the university implemented a gas engine cogeneration power plant to help minimise fuel costs and carbon emissions.

The second stage was completed in 2020 and included a New South Wales emergency services training room, an innovation hub, and student support facilities.

The crest's design includes patterns that draw on the culture and symbolism of First Nations Australians and echo the landscapes of regional New South Wales.

Students can also study a range of animal and veterinary sciences, education, business, allied health, information technology, and humanities degrees.

[citation needed] Campus features: Charles Sturt University is governed by a 16-member Council, whose members include the chancellor and vice-chancellor.

Dr. Michele Allan, a company director, food industry, and agribusiness specialist with an academic background in biomedical science, management, and law, is the current and third chancellor of the university since 3 December 2014; and Professor Renée Leon became the fifth vice-chancellor on 1 September 2021.

The justice side of the faculty covers policing, security, law, customs, excise and border management.

Schools and centres include: The science faculty is one of the most broadly based scientific academic concentrations in Australasia.

[64] The Australian Government's QILT[c] conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment.

[65] These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction[65] than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.

[citation needed] Members of Charles Sturt University alumni include notable TV presenters Andrew Denton, Amanda Keller, Latika Bourke and Hamish Macdonald.

[71] Craig Steven Wright, who has falsely claimed himself to be the inventor of Bitcoin,[72][73] has several degrees from Charles Sturt University.