Facts and Figures about the University
Following are key statistical figures from to The University of Melbourne in the last five years.
A PDF version of the data below is available here.
Further detailed statistics are also available through the Historical Statistics page.
Category |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Median Enters (Victorian School Leaver) |
95 |
94.8 |
94.8 |
94.5 |
94.3 |
Student Enrolments (EFTSL) (Full-Year) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Total Load (EFTSL) |
31,912 |
32,870 |
33,612 |
34,008 |
33,934 |
Research Higher Degree |
2,785 |
2,925 |
3,160 |
3,159 |
3,122 |
Postgraduate Coursework |
4,555 |
4,882.30 |
5,324 |
5,263 |
5,558 |
Undergraduate |
24,572 |
25,063 |
25,129 |
25,585 |
25,255 |
% Female Enrolment |
56.10% |
56.70% |
56.60% |
56.50% |
55.90% |
International Load (EFTSL) |
6,701.1 |
7,619 |
8,021 |
8,335.4 |
8,804 |
% International |
21.00% |
23.20% |
23.90% |
24.50% |
25.90% |
Award Completions |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Research Higher Degree (Total) |
668 |
700 |
734 |
750 |
747 |
PG Coursework |
3,417 |
3,736 |
4,045 |
3,968 |
4,220 |
Undergraduate |
7,174 |
7,902 |
7,809 |
8,133 |
8,186 |
Total |
11,259 |
12,338 |
12,588 |
12,851 |
13,153 |
Staff (FTE) (March, including casuals & excluding TAFE) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Academic (All) |
2,672 |
2,819 |
2,971 |
3,168 |
3,258 |
General (All) |
3,016 |
3,175 |
3,330 |
3,517 |
3,619 |
Total |
5,688 |
5,993 |
6,301 |
6,685 |
6,877 |
Student: Staff Ratio (Full-Year Load) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
T&R Faculty Staff |
18 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
16.2 |
16.5 |
All Academic Staff |
12.1 |
11.7 |
11.4 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
Research |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Research Expenditure ($ million) |
363 |
408 |
429 |
469 |
499 |
Research Performance Indicators |
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Research Income |
158.8 |
198.7 |
208.3 |
254.4 |
279.7 |
Research Publications |
2,855 |
2,857 |
3,299 |
3,878 |
3,936 |
Research Load (EFTSL) |
2,785 |
2,925 |
3,160 |
3,159 |
3,122 |
Research Completions (eligible)* |
663 |
694 |
724 |
739 |
736 |
* Eligible completions means included in RTS formula, excludes Higher Doctorates by publication. |
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Financial Data ($million) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Consolidated Income |
954.5 |
1,006.6 |
1,166.3 |
1,211.9 |
1,282.6 |
Consolidated Expenditure |
885.9 |
944.3 |
1,072.8 |
1,134.9 |
1,192.6 |
Operating Result before Income Tax |
68.6 |
62.3 |
93.5 |
77 |
90 |
Operating Result after Income Tax |
66.5 |
64.4 |
93.4 |
77 |
90 |
Sources of Income (%) |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Australian Government Recurrent Financial Assistance |
24.6 |
24.1 |
22.7 |
22.6 |
23.5 |
Other Australian Government Financial Assistance ** |
12.3 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
16.7 |
16.8 |
HECS-HELP |
9.2 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
State Government Financial Assistance |
5.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
Investments, Fees and Charges |
42.5 |
41.7 |
45.4 |
43.7 |
42.3 |
Grants, Donations and Bequests |
6 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| ** Includes FEE-HELP (formerly Post Graduate Loans Scheme) | |||||