University of Pretoria. Statistics at a Glance 2014

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1 University of Pretoria Statistics at a Glance 2014

2 ii UP Statistics at a Glance 2014 About the University The University of Pretoria was established in 1908 as the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The College became a fully-fledged university in The University s colloquial name Tuks, or Tukkies, was derived from the acronym TUC for the Transvaal University College. UP's current facilities portfolio consists of more than 790 buildings and structures spread over 33 sites located on six campuses that cover hectares of land. In the 106 years of existence the University has produced more than alumni. 9 Faculties and a business school 230 Qualifications 141 Academic departments 166 Undergraduate programmes 100 Centres, institutes and bureaux Postgraduate programmes Key facts Student headcount enrolments increased from in 2011 (excluding distance education) to in 2014, registering an annual growth rate of 2.5%. The percentage of black undergraduate and postgraduate contact students increased from 43.4% and 52.1% in 2011 to 48.2% and 55.3% in 2014, respectively. The percentage of international contact students increased from 8.2% in 2011 to 9.0% in The number of graduates in science, engineering and technology (SET) fields increased from 3818 in 2011 to 4365 in 2013, registering an annual growth rate in graduates of 6.9%.

3 Contents University of Pretoria Number of study programmes (with registrations) and student registrations...2 Number of student registrations per study programme level...2 Number of student registrations per faculty Number of graduates per population group (contact and distance)...7 Number of graduates per faculty...8 Headcount of instruction/research professionals with permanent appointment according to highest most relevant qualification (HEMIS figures) Number of student registrations per population/gender group Headcount of personnel with permanent appointment according to personnel category (HEMIS figures) Number of international contact students registered per country...4 Number of student registrations per home language...5 Number of graduates per study mode...7 Number of honours, masters and doctoral graduates Headcount of personnel with permanent appointment according to personnel category and gender group...10 National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers...11 Accredited research publication units (journal articles only)...12

4 2 UP Statistics at a Glance 2014 Students 1 Number of study programmes (with registrations) and student registrations Level Contact undergraduate Contact postgraduate Distance undergraduate Distance postgraduate Programmes with registrations Headcount Grand total Number of student registrations per study programme level Headcount Undergraduate certificate Undergraduate diploma Undergraduate baccalaureus Postgraduate diploma Honours Master s Doctorate Other, including postgraduate certificate Grand total Number of student registrations per faculty Faculty First-time entering students Total student registrations Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Economic and Management Sciences Education Gordon Institute of Business Science Health Sciences Humanities Law Natural and Agricultural Sciences Theology Veterinary Science Grand total

5 University of Pretoria 3 4 Number of student registrations per population/gender group Population group Headcount % of total African ,5% 40,8% 42,1% 42,7% Coloured ,1% 2,2% 2,2% 2,3% Contact Indian ,5% 4,6% 4,8% 5,3% White ,9% 52,5% 50,9% 49,7% Unspecified ,0% 0,0% 0,1% 0,0% Contact total African ,3% 98,1% 98,0% 97,6% Coloured ,6% 0,7% 0,7% 0,7% Distance Indian ,4% 0,5% 0,5% 0,6% White ,7% 0,8% 0,9% 1,1% Unspecified 2 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% Distance total Grand total University total (contact and distance) Headcount % of total African ,1% 55,8% 56,3% 54,8% Coloured ,7% 1,8% 1,8% 2,0% Indian ,2% 3,5% 3,7% 4,2% White ,9% 38,9% 38,2% 39,0% Unspecified ,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% Grand total

6 4 UP Statistics at a Glance : Number of student registrations per population/gender group (continued) Contact Headcount Gender % of total Female ,0% 55,0% 55,1% 54,9% Male ,0% 45,0% 44,9% 45,1% Unknown 4 1 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% Contact total Female ,7% 67,8% 68,4% 68,0% Distance Male ,2% 32,3% 31,6% 32,1% Unknown 31 0,2% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% Distance total Headcount University total (contact and distance) % of total Female ,8% 58,3% 58,5% 57,8% Male ,1% 41,7% 41,5% 42,2% Unknown ,1% 0,0% 0,0% 0,0% Grand total Number of international contact students registered per country Country group Country SADC Angola Botswana Congo, The Democratic Republic Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles Swaziland Tanzania, United Republic of Zambia Zimbabwe SADC total

7 University of Pretoria 5 5: Number of international contact students registered per country (continued) Country group Country Other Africa Nigeria Kenya Uganda Cameroon Ethiopia Ghana Sudan Rwanda Eritrea Gabon Egypt Sierra Leone Cote d Ivoire Liberia Other Other Africa total Other Netherlands United States Germany Korea, Republic of India United Kingdom Iran, Islamic Republic of China France Italy Canada Australia Belgium Norway Other Other total Grand total

8 6 Number of student registrations per home language* Home language English Afrikaans Sepedi IsiZulu Setswana Sesotho IsiXhosa Xitsonga SiSwati Tshivenda Afrikaans/English IsiNdebele German French Dutch Portuguese Chinese Korean Spanish Other languages Grand total * Note: Home language refers to first language

9 University of Pretoria 7 Graduates 7 Number of graduates per study mode Contact - undergraduate Contact - postgraduate Distance - undergraduate Distance - postgraduate Grand total Number of honours, master s and doctoral graduates Honours Master s Doctoral Grand total Number of graduates per population group (contact and distance) total total 2013 Undergraduate Postgraduate Undergraduate Postgraduate Undergraduate Postgraduate African Coloured Indian White Unspecified Grand total otal

10 8 UP Statistics at a Glance Number of graduates per faculty Faculty 2011 Undergraduate Postgraduate 2011 Total 2012 % postgraduate Undergraduate Postgraduate 2012 Total 2013 % postgraduate Undergraduate Postgraduate % postgraduate 2013 Total Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Economic and Management Sciences ,5% ,4% ,1% ,5% ,7% ,2% Education ,8% ,9% ,6% Gordon Institute of Business Science ,0% ,0% ,0% 304 Health Sciences ,6% ,2% ,3% Humanities ,9% ,4% ,3% Law ,1% ,5% ,6% 455 Natural and Agricultural Sciences ,0% ,1% ,8% Theology ,5% ,3% ,8% 190 Veterinary Science ,5% ,3% % 220 Grand total ,6% ,2% ,0%

11 Personnel University of Pretoria 9 Headcount of instruction/research professionals with permanent appointment according to highest most relevant qualification (HEMIS* figures) Doctoral Master s Honours Headcount of personnel with permanent appointment according to personnel category (HEMIS* figures) Category description Instructional/ research professional employees Year % ,9% Other qualification Grand total * HEMIS - Higher Education Management Information System Executive/ administration/ management professional employees ,7% Specialised/support professional employees ,9% Technical employees ,8% Non-professional administration employees Crafts/trades employees ,1% ,6% Service employees ,1% Grand totals ,0% * HEMIS - Higher Education Management Information System

12 13 Headcount of personnel with permanent appointment according to personnel category and gender group (HEMIS* figures) Category description Female Male Total Female Male Total Female Male Total Instructional/research professional employees Executive/administration/ management professional employees Specialised/support professional employees Technical employees Non-professional administration employees Crafts/trades employees Service employees Total * HEMIS - Higher Education Management Information System

13 Research University of Pretoria National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers Faculty Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology Economic and Management Sciences Education Gordon Institute of Business Science Health Sciences Humanities Law Natural and Agricultural Sciences Theology Veterinary Science Other centres/units Grand total Note: The NRF-rating of researchers is based primarily on the quality and impact of their research outputs as evaluated by local and international peers.

14 12 UP Statistics at a Glance Accredited research publication units (journal articles only) Faculty Humanities 164,7 150,9 142,8 115,7 132,0 129,4 160,6 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 235,3 303,8 282,9 295,8 319,1 309,3 354,3 Law 72,3 72,0 61,8 69,8 72,0 101,5 126,3 Theology 130,0 117,1 119,2 108,8 146,5 113,0 157,7 Economic and Management Sciences 57,6 57,7 79,7 60,7 78,9 93,6 96,9 Veterinary Science 62,7 81,6 82,0 83,7 77,7 89,7 112,1 Education 25,5 25,7 29,6 41,1 39,5 47,0 37,4 Health Sciences 139,8 121,6 156,9 154,0 139,7 193,0 172,0 Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology 173,5 154,8 150,4 145,6 161,4 184,4 184,8 Gordon Institute of Business Science 10,8 4,5 6,2 9,3 11,3 13,2 10,5 Other 2,3 2,5 5,0 3,5 3,4 4,6 2,4 Grand total 1 074, , , , , , ,9

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