The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Their culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Their graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Their research is inventive and adventurous and they create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Ideas: They are creating new knowledge and developing new ideas for current world issues.

Solutions: They are taking on the challenges of tomorrow by finding solutions through their world class research today.

Connections: They are partnered globally and nationally with academic, research and industry leaders to help build a vibrant and successful society.

They are a university for the 21st century.

They offer degree programs across a wide range of subjects including business, law, education, arts and social sciences, health sciences, information technology, engineering and the environment.

- they deliver for students the best possible start for their future careers;
- they produce graduates who are capable of identifying opportunities and contributing to a vibrant and successful society;
- they partner with industry and the professions to conduct research that’s cutting-edge and relevant; and
- they engage meaningfully with the community.

They believe a university's reputation is determined largely by the quality of its graduates, and they are proud that more than 90 per cent of their graduates now in full-time work are employed in professional occupations within four months of completing their degrees.