Facts & Figures
Student Statistics
| Student Category |
Persons |
| 2007* |
2006 |
| Total Students |
20,478 |
19,652 |
| Enrolments |
| Commencing Students |
7,532 |
7,126 |
| Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Students |
134 |
123 |
| International Students - onshore |
4,739 |
4,196 |
| International Students - offshore |
731 |
730 |
| By Level of Program |
| Postgraduate Research |
1,853 |
1,846 |
| Postgraduate Coursework |
3,913 |
3,775 |
| Bachelor Degrees |
13,820 |
13,086 |
| Other |
892 |
945 |
| By Faculty |
| Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences |
3,744 |
3,444 |
| Health Sciences |
2,999 |
2,887 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences |
3,776 |
3,711 |
| Sciences |
2,949 |
2,933 |
| Professions |
6,580 |
6,203 |
| Central Areas |
430 |
474 |
| By Gender |
| Female |
9,886 |
9,416 |
| Male |
10,592 |
10,236 |
| By Attendance Type |
| Full Time |
15,298 |
14,511 |
| Part Time |
5,180 |
5,141 |
*Preliminary Figures based on 2007 Student Submissions
Source: DEEWR 2006-2007 Student Data Collection
Staff Statistics
| Staff Category |
Persons |
| 2007 |
2006 |
| Total Staff |
2,803 |
2,665 |
| By Type |
| Academic |
1,255 |
1,207 |
| General |
1,548 |
1,458 |
| Academic Staff by Faculty |
| Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences |
187 |
176 |
| Health Sciences |
327 |
327 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences |
190 |
174 |
| Sciences |
380 |
361 |
| Professions |
143 |
141 |
| Central Areas |
28 |
28 |
| Academic Staff by Function |
| Teaching & Research |
828 |
815 |
| Research only |
416 |
381 |
| Teaching only |
2 |
2 |
| Other |
9 |
9 |
Academic Staff by Gender |
| Female |
438 |
405 |
| Male |
817 |
802 |
Source: DEEWR 2006 & 2007 Staff Data Collection
Research Activity
Research Income
| Scheme/Grant |
2006 ($,000) |
2005 ($,000) |
2004 ($,000) |
2003 ($,000) |
2002 ($,000) |
| Australian Competitive Grants |
62,038 |
56,264 |
50,920 |
47,763 |
41,333 |
| Other Public Sector Research Income |
27,462 |
25,887 |
19,781 |
16,612 |
12,401 |
| Industry & Other Research Income |
18,169 |
13,016 |
17,090 |
17,454 |
20,623 |
| Cooperative Research Centres |
6,813 |
6,684 |
6,193 |
5,049 |
4,117 |
| Total University Research Income |
114,482 |
101,851 |
93,984 |
86,878 |
78,474 |
Source: DEEWR 2002-2006 Higher Education Research Data Collection
Research Block Funding
| Scheme/Grant |
2008 ($,000) |
2007 ($,000) |
2006 ($,000) |
2005 ($,000) |
2004 ($,000) |
| Institutional Grant Scheme |
16,232 |
16,500 |
16,371 |
16,311 |
15,951 |
| Research Infrastructure Block Grant |
13,641 |
13,820 |
14,248 |
13,773 |
12,194 |
| Research Training Scheme |
28,127 |
28,989 |
29,757 |
29,640 |
29,161 |
Source: DEEWR
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