The university houses over 26,000 students and more than 2,600 staff members. The institution holds the membership of Innovative Research Universities (IRU) and the International Network of Universities. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked among the nation's top 10. The university is ranked within the world's top 500 institutions in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

 Flinders University offers numerous research, graduate, and postgraduate programs in various fields like business, creative arts, education, engineering, environment, government, health sciences, humanities, information technology, law, medicine, nursing, psychology, public health, science, social sciences, and social work. Flinders University has many sports teams that compete in social and competitive competitions. 

The Bedford Park campus is the university's main campus situated at a distance of 12 km from the center of Adelaide. It offers numerous academic facilities like ample study spaces, a huge library, uninterrupted Wi-Fi connection, and computer labs. It also offers outstanding sports and fitness facilities like weights rooms, cardio rooms, well-equipped gyms, a cricket pitch and football, soccer, and baseball fields.