NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN MEMBER UNIVERSITIES …...This handy data snapshot gives a sense of the...
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DATA SNAPSHOT | 2019
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NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN MEMBER UNIVERSITIES = 39
1DATA SNAPSHOT | 2019
Australia has one of the best higher
education systems in the world.
This handy data snapshot gives a sense of the profound economic, social and cultural contributions of Australia’s world class universities.
Catriona JacksonUniversities AustraliaChief Executive
University education added an estimated $140 billion to the Australian
economy in 2014. Our universities educated almost 1.4 million
Australian and international students in 2017 and directly employed 130,000 full-time equivalent staff.
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ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS 2017 = 1,513,383
Domestic students 1,081,945International students 431,438
Bachelor 971,664Other Undergraduate 65,709Postgraduate coursework 361,540Postgraduate research 66,145Enabling 28,901Non-Award 19,424
Commencing students619,084Continuing students 894,299
COMMONWEALTH FUNDED STUDENT PLACES IN 2017 623,217
Source: DET, Selected H
igher Education Statistics - 2017 Student D
ata
Source: DET, uCube
outstanding universities are members of Universities Australia.
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<10,000 10,001- 20,000
20,001- 30,000
30,001- 40,000
40,001- 50,000
50,001- 60,000
>60,000
UNIVERSITY SIZE BY NUMBER OF ENROLLED STUDENTS
AVERAGE COMMONWEALTH GRANT SCHEME FUNDING PER STUDENT PLACE (EFTSL) $11,240
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Australia has 41 local universities (including a small specialist university) and two overseas institutions that operate here. All 37 of Australia’s public universities are UA members, as are two of the four private universities.
Australia has a diverse mix of 1.5 million students in our world class higher education system - 1.4 million of them at UA member universities.
DOMESTIC STUDENT PROPORTIONS BY CATEGORY 2017
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0% 100%
Commonwealth supported students (EFTSL) 83.5%
Studying bachelor degree 71.1%
Studying on-campus 64.6%
Studying full-time 65.1%
Younger than 25 years old 60.9%
Female 58.3%
Source: DET, Selected Higher Education Statistics - 2017 student data and uCube
Local and international students pursue a wide range
of academic disciplines.
COMMONWEALTH SUPPORTED AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PLACES, BY FIELD OF EDUCATION, 2017
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Natural and Physical SciencesInformation TechnologyEngineering and Related TechnologiesArchitecture and BuildingAgriculture Environmental and Related studiesHealthEducationManagement and CommerceSociety and CultureCreative ArtsFood Hospitality and Personal ServicesMixed Field Programs
Commonwealth supported student
places 623,217
Overseas studentsplaces 325,583
Source: DET, uCube
Australian universities make it possible to study part-time around work and family responsibilities.
STUDENT ENROLMENTS AND EQUIVALENT FULL-TIME STUDENT LOAD (EFTSL)
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1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,0002002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total studentsEFTSL
Source: DET, uC
ube
2016 2017
60%OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM LOW SES BACKGROUNDS HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN
GROWTH IN DOMESTIC UNDERGRADUATE ENROLMENTS BY EQUITY GROUP
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123% increase in
students with a disability
105% increase in Indigenous
students
66% increase in
students from low SES*
50% increase in
regional and remote students**
** Definition changes from 2006 MCEETYA to 2016 ASGS* Definition changes from 2006 SEIFA to 2016 SEIFA
Source: DET, Selected H
igher Education Statistics - 2017 Student Data2008 2017 2008 2017 2008 2017 2008 2017
24,311
54,265
7,03814,429
90,467
110,124
150,063
165,387
More than 340,000 higher education students graduated in 2017.
NUMBER OF AWARD COURSE COMPLETIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS, BY COURSE LEVEL
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0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
20162003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Undergraduate Postgraduate
2017
AUSTRALIA’S UNIVERSITY COMPLETION RATES REMAIN HIGH.
NUMBER OF AWARD COURSE COMPLETIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS, BY CITIZENSHIP CATEGORY
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20172003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
Domestic students International students
2016
39.7% OF 25-34 YEAR OLDS IN AUSTRALIA
NOW HAVE A BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER.
PROPORTION OF PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA AGED 25-34 WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20160.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
40.0%39.7%
29.2% 30.6%31.9%
34.6% 34.0% 35.0%36.8%
35.2%36.8% 37.3% 37.1%
Source: ABS 6227.0, Education and Work, May 2018
29.2%
2018
39.4%
2017
Source: ABS 6227.0, Education and Work, May 2016
People from major cities are twice as likely to hold a degree than those from regional and remote areas.
PROPORTION OF PEOPLE AGED 25-34 WITH A BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER, BY REMOTENESS AREA
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0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
Major Cities Inner Regional Outer Regional Remote and Very Remote
39.6%
44.6%
18.8%
23.1%
16%
22.4%
14.5%
19.7%
39.7% Australian average 2018
20102018
Source: ABS 6227.0, Education and Work, May 2018
WITH A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE, AUSTRALIA IS ONE OF THE TOP
DESTINATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENROLMENTS
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0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162003
Undergraduate Postgraduate Enabling Non-Award
Source: DET, uC
ube
500,000
2017
Our universities welcome students from all around the world.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY COUNTRY OF PERMANENT HOME RESIDENCE
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North-E
ast
AsiaSouth-E
ast
AsiaSouthern
and
Central A
siaAmeric
as
North Afric
a
and the M
iddle East
Sub-Saharan
Africa
North-W
est
Europe
Southern and
Eastern
Europe
Oceania and
Antarctica
Country not
known
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
0
2008 2017
Source: DET, Selected H
igher Education Statistics - 2008 and 2017 Student D
ata
160,000
THE EDUCATION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS AUSTRALIA’S 3RD LARGEST EXPORT BEHIND IRON ORE AND COAL.
THE VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXPORTS
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2015-162014-152013-142012-132011-122010-112009-10 2017-182007-08 2016-17$0.0
$5.0
$10.0
$15.0
$20.0
$25.0
$ bi
llion
sSource: AB
S 5368.0, International Trade in Goods and Services,
Australia, September 2018
$18.0$19.5
$33.0
$18.8
$17.6 $17.3
$19.0$21.9
$24.7
$28.6$30.0
$35.0
AUSTRALIA’S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SECTOR IS VALUED AT
$33 BILLION A YEAR
GDP CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SECTOR, BY STATES (2017 - 18)
31Source: ABS International trade: Supplementary Information, Financial Year, 2017-18 (Cat. No 5368.0.55.003)
Note: O
nly includes the value of education-related travel exports.
Source: DET 2018, Research Income Data 2004 to 2017 and Research Block Grants Allocations 2001 to 2019
AUSTRALIA’S WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INCREASINGLY ATTRACTS GLOBAL AND INDUSTRY FUNDING.
SOURCES OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INCOME (IN 2017 DOLLARS)
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20172002 200320010
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
$ m
illio
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Research block grant funding (SRI Source)Australian Government competitive grantsAustralian Government - other public sector
Australian Government - CRCState and local government
International fundingIndustry and other funding
2016
International student fees 20.7%
Other fees and charges 5.7%State and local governments 2.2%
Investment income 3.2%
Australian universities have diversified their sources of INCOME in recent years.
2016 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE ($30.1 BILLION)
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Australian Government grants 38.6%
HELP payments 17.5%Upfront student contributions 1.7%
International student fees 20.7%
Other fees and charges 5.7%State and local governments 2.2%
Investment income 3.2%Consultancy and contract research 4.0%
Other income 6.3%
Source: DET, Financial Report of Higher Education Providers, 2016
Other expenses 32.3%
Payroll tax 2.7%Depreciation and amortisation 7.2%
Repairs and maintenance 2.7%Finance cost 0.7%
UNIVERSITIES ALSO INVEST HEAVILY IN THEIR
PEOPLE
2016 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE ($28.6 BILLION)
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Non-academic staff expenses 25.8%
Other expenses 32.3%
Academic staff expenses 28.6%
Payroll tax 2.7%Depreciation and amortisation 7.2%
Repairs and maintenance 2.7%Finance cost 0.7%
Source: DET, Financial R
eport of Higher Education P
roviders, 2016
AS STUDENT ENROLMENTS HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST DECADE, SO HAVE
STAFF NUMBERS.
TOTAL ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, INCLUDING CASUAL STAFF (FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT)
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1996 2006 2017 1996 2006 2017
Academic Staff Professional Staff
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000 Below Lecturer(Level A)Lecturer(Level B)Senior Lecturer(Level C)Above Senior Lecturer(Level D & above)Non-academic classification level group
Source: DET, Selected Higher Education Statistics - Staff Data (various years)
SOME STAFF SPECIALISE IN
TEACHING OR RESEARCH
BUT MANY COMBINE BOTH
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT ACADEMIC STAFF, BY FUNCTION
41
1996 2006 2017 1996 2006 2017 1996 2006 2017
Teaching only function Research only function Teaching and Research
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
6,8338,566
17,383
8,246
12,262
15,937
25,045 25,27127,680
Source: DET, Selected H
igher Education Statistics - 2018 Staff Data
These figures are a reminder of the many ways in which our universities drive Australia’s economic growth, extend the frontiers of human knowledge, make life-saving breakthroughs and help the nation to transition in an era of digital disruption.
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Data as of 4 February 2019
The student data reported in this publication includes all higher education providers reporting their student data to Department of Education and Training (DET) through the Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS). In 2017, 92 per cent of these higher education students studied at 39 UA member universities.
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