Annual report

Statistical profile

The statistical profile for the University in 2014.

Table 1: Total student enrolments by course type, 2005–2014

Course type 2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014
HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH
Doctorate by research
Master's degree by research
 
1,474
342
   
1,650
331
   
1,612
319
   
1,676
310
   
1,761
298
   
1,798
306
   
1,767
285
   
1,788
270
   
1,754
241
   
1,757
218
Sub-total higher degree research
% Higher degree research
 
POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK
Doctorate by coursework
Master’s degree extended
Master’s degree by coursework
Higher degree qualifying
Graduate diploma
Graduate certificate
Postgraduate cross-institutional
1,816
10.6%
 
 
 
 
1,503
29
546
187
36
  1,981
11.3%
 
 
3
 
1,364
22
505
184
36
  1,931
10.6%
 
 
4
 
1,440
32
534
187
40
  1,986
10.2%
 
 
16
 
1,612
20
594
213
44
  2,059
9.8%
 
 
26
 
2,043
19
564
162
61
  2,104
9.3%
 
 
46
 
2,345
20
643
156
57
  2,052
8.6%
 
 
57
 
2,417
35
559
175
67
  2,058
8.4%
 
 
58
 
2,406
33
518
178
59
  1,995
8.0%
 
 
21
179
2,410
88
481
151
48
  1,976
7.7%
 
 
22
637
2,623
75
415
169
50
Sub-total postgraduate coursework
% Postgraduate coursework
 
UNDERGRADUATE
Graduate entry bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s honours degree
Bachelor’s pass degree
Diploma
Enabling
Undergraduate cross-institutional
Non-award
2,301
13.5%
 
 
397
552
11,664
62
43
264
4
  2,114
12.1%
 
 
446
421
12,108
61
156
254
2
  2,237
12.3%
 
 
508
425
12,659
55
182
223
33
  2,499
12.8%
 
 
486
445
13,570
66
237
225
6
  2,875
13.6%
 
 
465
439
14,678
78
269
225
3
  3,267
14.5%
 
 
495
468
15,650
85
295
218
8
  3,310
13.9%
 
 
521
424
16,792
84
370
229
10
  3,252
13.3%
 
 
456
515
17,656
99
99
285
15
  3,378
13.5%
 
 
326
558
18,228
148
99
315
0
  3,991
15.5%
 
 
230
617
18,125
231
168
460
8
Sub-total undergraduate
% Undergraduate
12,986
75.9%
  13,448
76.7%
  14,085
77.2%
  15,035
77.0%
  16,157
76.6%
  17,219
76.2%
  18,430
77.5%
  19,125
78.3%
  19,674
78.5%
  19,839
76.9%
GROSS ENROLMENTS
Less dual enrolments
17,103
188
  17,543
268
  18,253
302
  19,520
391
  21,091
398
  22,590
431
  23,792
500
  24,435
218
  25,047
218
  25,806
308
NET ENROLMENTS 16,915   17,275   17,951   19,129   20,693   22,159   23,292   24,217   24,829   25,498

Table 2: Student load (EFTSL) by funding source and broad course type,
actual 2010–2013 and preliminary 2014

Funding source   2010    2011    2012    2013   2014 (a)
COMMONWEALTH-SUPPORTED AND RTS STUDENTS
Higher degree research
Postgraduate coursework
Undergraduate
 
975.6
653.7
12,161.3
   
963.4
626.4
12,957.4
   
982.8
700.7
13,609.3
   
950.6
883.0
13,953.9
   
992.5
1323.5
13,830.4
Sub-total Commonwealth-supported and RTS
% Commonwealth-supported and RTS
 
DOMESTIC FEE-PAYING STUDENTS
Higher degree research
Postgraduate coursework
Undergraduate
13,790.5
72.7%
 
 
0.8
591.8
0.9
  14,547.2
73.0%
 
 
0.5
595.5
1.4
  15,292.8
74.4%
 
 
 
622.1
 
  15,787.6
75.7%
 
 
 
631.5
 
  16,146.4
75.8%
 
 
 
638.4
1.0
Sub-total domestic fee-paying
% Domestic fee-paying
 
ONSHORE INTERNATIONAL FEE-PAYING STUDENTS
Higher degree research
Postgraduate coursework
Undergraduate
593.4
3.1%
 
 
477.4
787.6
2,348.9
  597.4
3.0%
 
 
501.6
835.8
2,505.5
  622.1
3.0%
 
 
518.3
726.6
2,479.9
  631.5
3.0%
 
 
499.0
713.1
2,388.6
  639.4
3.0%
 
 
493.1
802.6
2,411.3
Sub-total onshore international fee-paying
% Onshore international fee-paying
 
OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL FEE-PAYING STUDENTS
Higher degree research
Postgraduate coursework
Undergraduate
3,613.8
19.0%
 
 
37.6
209.5
602.4
  3,842.8
19.3%
 
 
29.8
132.1
645.2
  3,724.8
18.1%
 
 
37.8
60.9
708.5
  3,600.6
17.3%
 
 
26.0
13.6
705.2
  3,707.0
17.4%
 
 
28.3
15.5
696.3
Sub-total offshore international fee-paying
% Offshore international fee-paying
 
TIME-LIMIT AND NON-AWARD STUDENTS
Higher degree research
Undergraduate
849.6
4.5%
 
 
128.3
 
  807.1
4.0%
 
 
139.1
 
  807.1
3.9%
 
 
98.4
 
  744.8
3.6%
 
 
86.6
0.1
  740.1
3.5%
 
 
74.5
0.5
Sub-total time-limit and non-award
% Time-limit and non-award
128.3
0.7%
  139.1
0.7%
  98.4
0.5%
  86.8
0.4%
  75.0
0.4%
TOTAL LOAD (b)  18,975.6    19,933.6    20,545.2    20,851.3    21,307.8
(a) 2014 full-year load as at 12 December 2014.
(b) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.

Table 3: Full-year student load (EFTSL) by faculty and broad course type, preliminary 2014 (a)

Faculty   Higher degree
research
   Postgraduate
coursework
   Undergraduate   Total (b)
Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts
Arts
Business School
Education
Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Law
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
School of Indigenous Studies
Science
Other
27.0
196.1
91.1
65.3
248.5
16.0
289.4
0.0
654.9
0.0
  233.8
88.1
450.6
255.1
381.2
175.0
758.6
18.8
418.2
0.5
  651.3
2,943.5
3,326.0
112.8
2,513.0
1,196.0
1,625.5
134.4
4,536.1
1.1
  912.0
3,227.7
3,767.8
433.2
3,142.7
1,387.0
2,673.5
153.1
5,609.2
1.6
Total (b) 1,588.4    2,780.0    16,939.5    21,307.8 
(a) Data as at 15 December 2014.
(b) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.

Table 4: Degrees and awards conferred by course type, 2005–2014

Course type 2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014
HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH
Higher doctorate
Doctorate by research
Master’s degree by research
 
 
233
73
   
2
219
56
   
1
252
54
   
 
263
66
   
 
262
52
   
1
235
47
   
1
244
55
   
1
276
53
   
 
284
53
   
 
268
59
Sub-total higher degree research
% Higher degree research
 
POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK
Doctorate by coursework
Master’s degree extended
Master’s degree by coursework
Graduate diploma
Graduate certificate
306
7.0%
 
 
 
 
507
291
55
  277
6.4%
 
 
 
 
476
290
68
  307
7.1%
 
 
 
 
554
251
82
  329
7.0%
 
 
 
 
563
335
79
  314
6.3%
 
 
 
 
628
330
139
  283
5.3%
 
 
5
 
798
342
137
  300
5.4%
 
 
11
 
855
345
143
  330
5.5%
 
 
15
 
910
372
109
  337
5.6%
 
 
 
81
741
300
113
  327
5.0%
 
 
 
44
764
336
105
Sub-total postgraduate coursework
% Postgraduate coursework
 
UNDERGRADUATE
Graduate entry bachelor’s degree
Bachelor’s honours degree
Bachelor’s pass degree
Diploma
853
19.6%
 
 
146
825
2,212
19
  834
19.4%
 
 
115
827
2,234
22
  887
20.5%
 
 
101
788
2,236
18
  977
20.8%
 
 
91
701
2,594
14
  1,097
22.0%
 
 
89
790
2,689
11
  1,282
24.1%
 
 
90
823
2,832
17
  1,354
24.5%
 
 
99
842
2,917
23
  1,406
23.3%
 
 
119
910
3,241
16
  1,235
20.7%
 
 
113
905
3,356
22
  1,249
19.1%
 
 
91
967
3,894
24
Sub-total undergraduate
% Undergraduate
3,202
73.4%
  3,198
74.2%
  3,143
72.5%
  3,400
72.2%
  3,579
71.7%
  3,762
70.6%
  3,881
70.1%
  4,286
71.2%
  4,396
73.7%
  4,976
75.9%
TOTAL 4,361   4,309   4,337   4,706   4,990   5,327   5,535   6,022   5,968   6,552

Table 5: Staff FTE (a) by major organisational unit, 2010–2014

  2010 (b)    2011    2012    2013    2014  
ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONAL UNITS
ACADEMIC STAFF
Teaching and research
Total
% Female
 
Teaching only
Total
% Female
 
Research only
Total
% Female
 
 
 
860.8
33.3%
 
 
26.4
55.8%
 
 
534.7
41.5%
   
 
 
806.3
33.0%
 
 
56.7
57.0%
 
 
535.7
41.0%
   
 
 
827.8
34.0%
 
 
67.1
64.5%
 
 
593.7
41.8%
   
 
 
805.8
33.2%
 
 
69.8
58.9%
 
 
633.4
44.7%
   
 
 
812.3
34.3%
 
 
82.8
57.1%
 
 
617.2
44.9%
 
Total academic staff
 Total
% Female
 
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Research only
Total
% Female
 
Other
Total
% Female
 
 1,421.9
36.8%
 
 
 
224.3
70.7%
 
 
842.7
65.1%
   
 1,399.7
37.1%
 
 
 
218.6
75.7%
 
 
879.7
66.6%
 
(c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,488.6
38.5%
 
 
 
195.5
75.0%
 
 
931.2
68.3%
   
 1,510.0
39.2%
 
 
 
195.5
72.8%
 
 
933.3
68.1%
 
(c)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,514.81
39.8%
 
 
 
181.1
74.9%
 
 
930.6
67.6%
 
(d)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total professional staff
Total
% Female
 
1,067.1
66.3%
   
1,098.3
68.4%
   
1,126.7
69.5%
   
1,128.8
68.9%
   
1,111.7
68.8%
 
Total academic organisational units
Total
% Female
 
NON-ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONAL UNITS
Total
% Female
 
2,489.0
49.5%
 
 
1,037.1
60.5%
   
2,498.0
50.8%
 
 
1,055.6
62.4%
   
2,615.3
51.8%
 
 
1,104.7
62.0%
   
2,638.8
51.9%
 
 
1,083.8
62.8%
   
2,626.5
52.1%
 
 
1,130.1
65.0%
 
TOTAL UNIVERSITY (e)
Total
% Female
 
3,526.0
52.7%
   
3,553.6
54.3%
   
3,720.0
54.9%
   
3,722.6
55.1%
   
3,756.6
56.0%
 
(a) Full-time equivalence of full-time and fractional full-time staff. Excludes full-time equivalence of casual staff.
(b) These figures were revised in mid-2011 and January 2012. They replace the figures originally published in 2010.
(c) Total academic staff FTE includes 1.0 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research.
(d) Total academic staff FTE includes 2.5 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Exclude 23.6 FTE academic staff not in academic organisational units. Total academic staff is 1,533.5 FTE.
(e) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding.