The University of Newcastle (UoN) is an Australian public university that was established in 1965 and is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the Newcastle CBD. It cites itself as "a progressive, dynamic institution recognised for research achievement, teaching innovation and access to higher education for disadvantaged groups" and consists of five faculties. The university has enrolled approximately 15,256 full-time students and 15,080 part-time students (including more than 23,948 undergraduates).