西澳大学是西澳各院校中唯一八校联盟（由澳洲最好的八所大学组成）的大学，也是西澳唯一五星级大学。以其出色的教学和研究而著称，并连续几年被评为五星级大学。西澳大学拥有一流的国际化教学师资，其教员在国际上享有盛誉，曾获得诺贝尔医学奖以及各种教学奖项。西澳大学的土木工程研究在世界上处于领先地位。
目前，西澳大学有来自80多个国家的海外留学生，为学校营造了一个多元化的文化氛围，使其成为一所真正的国际化大学。西澳大学的课程设置适合工业发展的需要，并与许多大型的政府机构以及私营企业（如摩托罗拉、雪佛龙等）建立了长期的毕业生供给关系。一直以来，良好的专业培训使其毕业生就业率成为西澳同类院校中最高的。
奖学金
本科奖学金
UWA Scholarships for All Students(Commencing & Enrolled)
Commonwealth Scholarships
UWA SWANS Scheme Scholarships
UWA Scholarships for High School Leavers(Commencing student)
Diversity and Merit Awards
Excellence Awards
Group of Eight Scholarships
Humanitarian Excellence Awards
UWA Fogarty Foundation City & Regional Scholarships
Vice-Chancellor‘s Awards of Distinction
Other General Scholarships
Australian Defence Force Sponsored Undergraduate Scheme
Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust
Freemasons WA Education Grants
Governor-General‘s Undergraduate Essay Competition
研究生奖学金
可供国际研究生申请的全额奖学金和部分奖学金：
Full Scholarships
International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) and
Scholarships for International Research Fees (SIRFs)
China SIRF Scholarships
Australian Leadership Awards Scholarships (ALA)
Australian Development Scholarships (ADS)
CFH and EA Jenkins Postgraduate Research Scholarships
(Environmental Science)
Endeavour Australia Postgraduate & Postdoctoral Awards
Endeavour Australia-Asia Postgraduate Student Awards
Prime Minister’s Australian Asia Endeavour Awards
Tethyan Copper Scholarship
WA CSIRO University Postgraduate Scheme
Supplementary/Top-Up Scholarships
Scholarships for International Research Fees - SIRF Completion
Scholarships (Current UWA PhD students only)
American Australian Association Fellowships (for postgraduate
or postdoctoral research)
Benthic Geotech Scholarship
Completion Scholarships (Current UWA PhD students only)
Prime Research/Acil Tasman PhD Top-Up Scholarship
SKA Top-Up Scholarships (Astronomy & Astrophysics)
