澳大利亚国立大学(ANU)是世界研究型大学联盟(International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU))中唯一一所澳洲大学。世界研究型大学联盟由10所世界领先的研究密集型大学组成，这10所大学分别是：澳大利亚国立大学(ANU)，新加坡国家大学(National University of Singapore)，伯克利加利福尼亚大学(University of California, Berkeley)，丹麦哥本哈根大学(University of Copenhagen)，东京大学(University of Tokyo)，苏黎世理工学院(ETH Zürich)，北京大学(Peking University)，剑桥大学(University of Cambridge)，牛津大学(University of Oxford)，耶鲁大学(Yale University)。

　　The ANU is the only Australian university to be a member of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) - a select group of ten of the worlds leading research intensive universities, who share similar values, a global vision and a commitment to educating future leaders. Members of the IARU: ANU; National University of Singapore; University of California, Berkeley; University of Copenhagen; University of Tokyo; ETH Zürich; Peking University; University of Cambridge; University of Oxford; Yale University.