Table 1
Total student enrolments by course type, 2008–2018
Course type | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Higher degree research | |||||||||||
Doctorate by research | 1,676 | 1,761 | 1,798 | 1,767 | 1,788 | 1,754 | 1,757 | 1,782 | 1,809 | 1,748 | 1,758 |
Master's degree by research | 310 | 298 | 306 | 285 | 270 | 241 | 218 | 196 | 210 | 200 | 172 |
Subtotal higher degree research | 1,986 | 2,059 | 2,104 | 2,052 | 2,058 | 1,995 | 1,976 | 1,978 | 2,019 | 1,949 | 1,930 |
% Higher degree research | 10.2% | 9.8% | 9.3% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.1% |
Postgraduate coursework | |||||||||||
Doctorate by coursework | 16 | 26 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 21 | 22 | ||||
Master's degree extended | 179 | 22 | 993 | 1,423 | 1,711 | 1,716 | |||||
Master's degree by coursework | 1,612 | 2,043 | 2,345 | 2,417 | 2,406 | 2,410 | 2,623 | 3,340 | 4,202 | 5,003 | 5,051 |
Higher degree qualifying | 20 | 19 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 88 | 75 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Graduate diploma | 594 | 564 | 643 | 559 | 518 | 481 | 415 | 420 | 496 | 508 | 233 |
Graduate certificate | 213 | 162 | 156 | 175 | 178 | 151 | 169 | 199 | 256 | 271 | 286 |
Postgraduate cross-institutional | 44 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 50 | 72 | 56 | 74 | 70 |
Subtotal postgraduate coursework | 2,499 | 2,875 | 3,267 | 3,310 | 3,252 | 3,378 | 3,991 | 5,046 | 6,541 | 7,587 | 7,378 |
% Postgraduate coursework | 12.8% | 13.6% | 14.5% | 13.9% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 20.6% | 26.4% | 31.2% | 31.0% |
Undergraduate | |||||||||||
Graduate entry bachelor's degree | 486 | 465 | 495 | 521 | 456 | 326 | 230 | 154 | 81 | 17 | 5 |
Bachelor's honours degree | 445 | 439 | 468 | 424 | 515 | 558 | 617 | 687 | 726 | 705 | 657 |
Bachelor's pass degree | 13,570 | 14,678 | 15,650 | 16,792 | 17,656 | 18,228 | 18,125 | 16,008 | 14,439 | 13,350 | 13,083 |
Diploma | 66 | 78 | 85 | 84 | 99 | 148 | 231 | 220 | 270 | 269 | 281 |
Enabling | 237 | 269 | 295 | 370 | 99 | 99 | 168 | 45 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
Undergraduate cross-institutional | 225 | 225 | 218 | 229 | 285 | 315 | 460 | 405 | 406 | 384 | 369 |
Non-award | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Subtotal undergraduate | 15,035 | 16,157 | 17,219 | 18,430 | 19,125 | 19,674 | 19,839 | 17,523 | 16,000 | 14,791 | 14,457 |
% Undergraduate | 77.0% | 76.6% | 76.2% | 77.5% | 78.3% | 78.5% | 76.9% | 71.4% | 65.4% | 60.8% | 60.8% |
Gross enrolments | 19,520 | 21,091 | 22,590 | 23,792 | 24,435 | 25,047 | 25,806 | 24,547 | 24,470 | 24,327 | 23,765 |
Less dual enrolments | 391 | 398 | 431 | 500 | 218 | 218 | 308 | 253 | 309 | 236 | 262 |
Net enrolments | 19,129 | 20,693 | 22,159 | 23,292 | 24,217 | 24,829 | 25,498 | 24,294 | 24,161 | 24,091 | 23,503 |
Enrolments at 31 March each year
Table 2
Student load (EFTSL) by funding source and broad course type, actual 2013–2017 and 2018 preliminary
Funding source | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 2018 full-year load as at 9 November 2018. |
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Commonwealth-supported and Research Training Scheme (RTS) students | ||||||
Higher degree research | 950.6 | 995.0 | 1008.8 | 995.7 | 949.9 | 892.5 |
Postgraduate coursework | 883.0 | 1,323.2 | 2,172.2 | 2,941.8 | 3,294.9 | 2,914.5 |
Undergraduate | 13,953.9 | 13,818.5 | 11,750.7 | 10,613.8 | 9,750.5 | 9,746.9 |
Subtotal Commonwealth-supported and RTS | 15,787.5 | 16,136.7 | 14,931.7 | 14,551.3 | 13,042.0 | 12,661.4 |
% Commonwealth-supported and RTS | 75.7% | 75.8% | 75.0% | 73.4% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
Domestic fee-paying students | ||||||
Higher degree research | ||||||
Postgraduate coursework | 631.5 | 638.0 | 791.5 | 921.9 | 946.4 | 896.4 |
Undergraduate | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | ||
Subtotal domestic fee-paying | 631.5 | 639.0 | 791.5 | 921.6 | 948.9 | 899.1 |
% Domestic fee-paying | 3.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.0% |
Onshore international fee-paying students | ||||||
Higher degree research | 499.0 | 493.6 | 467.4 | 458.4 | 324.5 | 321.0 |
Postgraduate coursework | 713.0 | 803.3 | 965.9 | 1,311.9 | 1,843.5 | 1,895.6 |
Undergraduate | 2,388.6 | 2,410.9 | 2,105.1 | 2,151.9 | 2,161.5 | 2,199.0 |
Subtotal onshore international fee-paying | 3,600.6 | 3,707.8 | 3,538.4 | 3,922.2 | 4,329.5 | 4,415.6 |
% Onshore international fee-paying | 17.3% | 17.4% | 17.8% | 19.8% | 23.3% | 24.3% |
Offshore international fee-paying students | ||||||
Higher degree research | 26.0 | 28.5 | 29.8 | 22.0 | 27.8 | 31.3 |
Postgraduate coursework | 13.6 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Undergraduate | 705.2 | 695.4 | 520.6 | 320.5 | 187.5 | 56.9 |
Subtotal offshore international fee-paying | 744.8 | 739.4 | 560.5 | 348.6 | 218.3 | 89.1 |
% Offshore international fee-paying | 3.6% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
Time-limit and non-award students | ||||||
Higher degree research | 86.6 | 76.8 | 79.6 | 72.0 | 67.3 | 82.1 |
Postgraduate coursework | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 5.8 | ||
Undergraduate | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
Subtotal time-limit and non-award | 86.8 | 77.3 | 79.9 | 74.3 | 72.9 | 92.8 |
% Time-limit and non-award | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Total Load Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding. | 20,851.3 | 21,300.3 | 19,902.0 | 19,818.1 | 18,611.6 | 18,158.0 |
Table 3
Full-year student load (EFTSL) by faculty and broad course type 2018 2018 full-year load as at 10 December.
Faculty | Higher degree research | Postgraduate coursework | Undergraduate | Total Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding. |
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Arts, Business, Law and Education | 346.1 | 2,080.1 | 6,051.5 | 8,477.8 |
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences | 320.1 | 1,329.1 | 1,921.8 | 3,571.1 |
Health and Medical Sciences | 271.8 | 1,525.5 | 927.5 | 2,724.7 |
Indigenous Studies | 18.9 | 122.8 | 141.6 | |
Office of the DVC E | 3.3 | 19.4 | 22.7 | |
Science | 570.7 | 756.4 | 2,970.3 | 4,297.4 |
Total Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding. | 1,508.7 | 5,713.3 | 12,013.4 | 19,235.3 |
Full-year student by faculty, 2018
Arts, Business, Law and Education | 44.5% |
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences | 18.6% |
Health and Medical Sciences | 14.2% |
Indigenous Studies | 0.7% |
Office of the DVCE | 0.1% |
Science | 22.3% |
Table 4
Degrees and awards conferred by course type, 2008–2018
Course type | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH | |||||||||||
Higher doctorate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Doctorate by research | 263 | 262 | 235 | 244 | 276 | 284 | 268 | 259 | 328 | 273 | 264 |
Master's degree by research | 66 | 52 | 47 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 49 |
Subtotal higher degree research | 329 | 314 | 283 | 300 | 330 | 337 | 327 | 314 | 380 | 318 | 315 |
% Higher degree research | 7.0% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% |
POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK | |||||||||||
Doctorate by coursework | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||
Master's degree extended | 81 | 44 | 21 | 74 | 161 | 101 | |||||
Master's degree by coursework | 563 | 628 | 798 | 855 | 910 | 741 | 764 | 747 | 1,139 | 1,403 | 1,635 |
Graduate diploma | 335 | 330 | 342 | 345 | 372 | 300 | 336 | 285 | 313 | 327 | 323 |
Graduate certificate | 79 | 139 | 137 | 143 | 109 | 113 | 105 | 103 | 130 | 188 | 157 |
Subtotal postgraduate coursework | 997 | 1,097 | 1,282 | 1,354 | 1,406 | 1,235 | 1,249 | 1,156 | 1,656 | 2,079 | 2,216 |
% Postgraduate coursework | 20.8% | 22.0% | 24.1% | 24.5% | 23.3% | 20.7% | 19.1% | 15.5% | 20.4% | 29.3% | 35.0% |
UNDERGRADUATE | |||||||||||
Graduate entry bachelor's degree | 91 | 89 | 90 | 99 | 119 | 113 | 91 | 87 | 133 | 6 | 7 |
Bachelor's honours degree | 701 | 790 | 823 | 842 | 910 | 905 | 967 | 935 | 772 | 537 | 426 |
Bachelor's pass degree | 2,594 | 2,689 | 2,832 | 2,917 | 3,241 | 3,356 | 3,894 | 4,893 | 5,086 | 4,105 | 3,298 |
Diploma | 14 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 51 | 85 | 57 | 73 |
Subtotal undergraduate | 3,400 | 3,579 | 3,762 | 3,881 | 4,286 | 4,396 | 4,976 | 5,966 | 6,076 | 4,705 | 3,804 |
% Undergraduate | 72.2% | 71.7% | 70.6% | 70.1% | 71.2% | 73.7% | 75.9% | 80.2% | 74.9% | 66.2% | 60.0% |
TOTAL | 4,706 | 4,990 | 5,327 | 5,535 | 6,022 | 5,968 | 6,552 | 7,436 | 8,112 | 7,102 | 6,335 |
Table 5
Staff FTE Full-time equivalence of full-time and fractional full-time staff. Excludes full-time equivalence of casual staff. by major organisational unit, 2013–2018
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||
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ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONAL UNITS (AOUs) | ||||||||
ACADEMIC STAFF | ||||||||
Teaching and research | ||||||||
Total | 805.8 | 812.3 | 782.4 | 778.9 | 707.5 | 716.2 | ||
% Female | 33.2% | 34.3% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.3% | 35.1% | ||
Teaching only | ||||||||
Total | 69.8 | 82.8 | 79.7 | 73.3 | 108.3 | 118.6 | ||
% Female | 58.9% | 57.1% | 61.0% | 61.0% | 54.5% | 53.8% | ||
Research only | ||||||||
Total | 633.4 | 617.2 | 607.4 | 568.0 | 529.5 | 487.2 | ||
% Female | 44.7% | 44.9% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 43.9% | 44.1% | ||
Total academic staff | ||||||||
Total | 1,510.0 Total academic staff FTE includes 1.0 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 23.6 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,533.5 FTE. | 1,514.8 Total academic staff FTE includes 2.5 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 23.2 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,538.0 FTE. | 1,472.1 Total academic staff FTE includes 2.6 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 24.2 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,496.3 FTE. | 1,421.9 Total academic staff FTE includes 1.7 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 23.0 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,422.7 FTE. | 1,351.6 Total academic staff FTE includes 6.3 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 22 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,373.6 FTE. | 1,327.9 Total academic staff FTE includes 5.9 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 21.5 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,349.4 FTE. | ||
% Female | 39.2% | 39.8% | 39.7% | 39.2% | 39.6% | 40.0% | ||
PROFESSIONAL STAFF | ||||||||
Research only | ||||||||
Total | 195.5 | 181.1 | 185.3 | 163.3 | 163.3 | 151.9 | ||
% Female | 72.8% | 74.9% | 73.9% | 73.9% | 70.9% | 73.5% | ||
Other | ||||||||
Total | 933.3 | 930.6 | 916.1 | 875.6 Recategorisation occured from academic to non-academic professional between 2016 and 2017. | 348.1 Recategorisation occured from academic to non-academic professional between 2016 and 2017. | 300.6 | ||
% Female | 68.1% | 67.6% | 68.2% | 68.5% | 70.0% | 68.7% | ||
Total professional staff | ||||||||
Total | 1,128.8 | 1,111.7 | 1,101.5 | 1,038.9 | 511.4 | 452.5 | ||
% Female | 68.9% | 68.8% | 69.2% | 69.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | ||
Total academic organisational units | ||||||||
Total | 2,638.8 | 2,626.5 | 2,573.5 | 2,460.8 | 1,863.0 | 1,780.4 | ||
% Female | 51.9% | 52.1% | 52.3% | 51.9% | 48.0% | 47.7% | ||
NON-ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONAL UNITS | ||||||||
Total | 1,083.8 | 1,130.1 | 1,103.3 | 1,098.2 | 1,401.2 | 1,526.5 | ||
% Female | 62.8% | 65.0% | 64.3% | 64.5% | 65.0% | 66.9% | ||
TOTAL UNIVERSITY Total academic staff FTE includes 5.9 FTE of staff with a function other than teaching and/or research. Excludes 21.5 FTE academic staff not in AOUs. Total academic staff is 1,349.4 FTE. | ||||||||
Total Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding. | 3,722.6 | 3,756.6 | 3,676.8 | 3,558.0 | 3,242.1 | 3,306.9 | ||
% Female | 55.1% | 56.0% | 55.9% | 55.8% | 55.3% | 56.6% |
Staff FTE by major organisational unit, 2018 Total may not add to 100 per cent due to rounding.
Academic teaching and research staff in AOUs | 21.7% |
Academic teaching only staff in AOUs | 3.6% |
Academic research only staff in AOUs | 14.7% |
Academic other staff in AOUs | 0.2% |
Professional research only staff in AOUs | 4.6% |
Professional other staff in AOUs | 9.1% |
Staff in non-academic organisational units | 46.2% |