Pocket Statistics 2005 Students-Staff-Finance-Library
About RMIT From its beginnings as the Working Men s College in 1887, RMIT University today stands as one of Australia s leading educational institutions. Both nationally and internationally, it has a reputation for highly practical and relevant educational programs and innovative research and development. RMIT was granted university status in 1992. Today, its main Australian campuses are in Melbourne, Brunswick and Bundoora. RMIT International University Vietnam opened in 2001. As a dual sector tertiary institution, RMIT offers more than 500 TAFE and higher education programs. Students can progress from apprenticeship and traineeship training to doctorate programs within the university. The strong professional and vocational orientation of RMIT s programs prepares graduates for employment and active participation in their communities. The university is also focused on ensuring excellence in research. Ranked within the top 100 universities in the world by The Times Higher Education Supplement in 2005, RMIT has also been awarded a five-star rating in Australia s Good University Guide for cultural diversity, academic services and international enrolments. It received the 2004 and 2005 Governor of Victoria Export Award for outstanding achievement in the field of education services, facilities, expertise and curriculum. RMIT University GPO Box 2476V Melbourne Australia 3001 Tel +61 3 9925 2000; Fax +61 3 9663 2764 Prepared by the Statistics and Reporting Unit, March 2006
At a Glance Student Enrolments (headcount) (2005) Higher Education (HE) 1 34,107 Vocational Education & Training (VET) 22,357 Total 56,464 Student Load (2005) Student Load (EFTSL) HE 28,370 Student Contact Hours (SCH) VET 7,825,162 Program completions (2004) Higher Education 7,692 VET 4,479 Total 12,171 Foundation Studies (2005) Student Enrolments (headcount) 785 Student Load (EFTSL) 703 Staff (2005) 2 Staff (headcount) 3,467 Staff (FTE) 3,226 Finance (2004) Operating Revenue Net Assets $474.7m $934.1m Library (2005) Physical visits 1,833,193 Electronic visits 5,168,337 Loans 2,036,964 1 Higher Education enrolments (headcounts) as at 31-March DEST Submission while EFTSL is full-year student load. 2 Excludes casuals; FTE = Full Time Equivalent.
Enrolments 2003 2004 2005 By Gender Female 28,242 28,430 27,382 Male 29,836 28,181 29,082 By Citizen Status 3 Australian/Perm Res 43,304 41,332 40,560 International 14,774 15,279 15,904 By Attendance/Mode Full-time 29,579 30,136 30,227 Part-time 24,943 22,218 23,833 Distance/Fully Online 3,556 4,257 2,404 By Level Higher Education Postgraduate Research 1,691 1,593 1,526 Postgraduate C/work 7,523 7,407 6,898 Undergraduate 25,989 26,413 25,683 VET AQF 5-6 4 10,941 10,862 11,184 AQF 3-4 5 8,812 7,307 8,318 AQF 1-2 6 1,691 1,454 1,480 VCE/VCAL 549 563 554 Other 7 882 1,012 821 Total 58,078 56,611 56,464 3 New Zealand citizens included in Australian/Perm Res. 4 Advanced Diploma, Diploma, and above. 5 Certificates III and IV. 6 Certificates I and II. 7 Non-award programs / programs not elsewhere classified.
Enrolments (con t) HE VET Total By Portfolio (2005) Science, Engineering and Technology 11,580 7,504 19,084 Design and Social Context 10,349 9,314 19,663 Business 11,468 5,535 17,003 University Programs 710 4 714 By Campus (2005) City 20,945 16,219 37,164 Bundoora 5,336 253 5,589 Brunswick 215 2,266 2,481 Regional Victoria 204 260 464 Off-campus Australia 973 1,322 2,295 Offshore 5,613 2,037 7,650 Vietnam 821 0 821 By Home Residence (2005) Total Australia 21,542 19,018 40,560 Victoria 20,650 18,427 39,077 Inter-state 892 591 1,483 Total Overseas 12,565 3,339 15,904 South East Asia 8,313 917 9,230 North East Asia 2,034 1,505 3,539 Southern/Central Asia 1,033 129 1,162 Europe 302 96 398 Africa 504 426 930 The Americas 208 30 238 Middle East 148 29 177 Oceania 15 5 20 Not available 8 202 210 Total 34,107 22,357 56,464
Student Load HE VET Total By Broad Field of Study (2005 load in EFTSL/EFTS) Natural and Physical Sciences 1,820 134 1,954 Information Technology 2,793 1,018 3,811 Engineering and Related Technologies 3,611 2,955 6,567 Architecture and Building 2,081 738 2,820 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 213 77 290 Health 2,328 616 2,944 Education 1,171 128 1,299 Management and Commerce 9,069 2,640 11,709 Society and Culture 1,914 840 2,753 Creative Arts 3,213 1,022 4,234 Food, Hospitality and Personal Services 42 0 42 Mixed Field Programs 8 116 700 817 Total 28,370 10,868 39,238 Student Fee Type (2005 Load in %) Government Funded 49.8% 69.4% 55.2% Australian Fee Paying 8.6% 9.1% 8.8% International 40.6% 19.7% 34.8% Other 1.0% 1.7% 1.2% 8 Includes Study Abroad / Exchange Students for HE and VCE/VCAL for VET.
Enrolments/Load - Time Series 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Enrolments HE 10,875 13,837 26,306 31,604 34,107 VET 17,293 16,481 16,804 23,911 22,357 RMIT 28,168 30,318 43,110 55,515 56,464 Student Load (EFTSL/EFTS) 9 RMIT 14,023 16,714 28,415 36,762 39,238 60,000 Load/Enrolments 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 Year Load Enrolments 9 EFTSL - Equivalent Full Time Student Load SCH - Student Contact Hours EFTS - SCH/720
Student Diversity HE VET Total All Students (2005) % Female 50.0% 46.2% 48.5% % International 36.8% 14.9% 28.2% By Age Group % Young People 15-19 9.7% 27.8% 16.9% % Aged 20-24 48.7% 31.6% 41.9% % Mature Age 25-44 37.1% 32.0% 35.1% % Mature Age 45+ 4.6% 8.6% 6.2% Domestic Students (2005) 10 % School Leavers 11 45.8% 15.2% 24.2% % VET Articulation 12 20.6% N/a N/a % Born Overseas 20.9% 24.5% 22.9% % Non-English Speaking Background 4.5% 6.9% 5.8% % Rural/Remote 10.3% 13.1% 11.8% % Low Socio-economic Status 14.9% 18.7% 17.0% % Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 0.2% 1.8% 1.1% 10 Only undergraduate for HE. 11 Commencements only. 12 Commencements only.
Student Outcomes Graduation Year: 2002 2003 2004 Course Completions Postgraduate research 225 241 253 Postgraduate Coursework 1,668 1,734 1,766 Undergraduate 5,934 5,056 5,673 VET 4,742 4,341 4,479 Total 12,569 11,372 12,171 Graduate Outcome 13 Higher Education 14 In full-time employment 15 82% 82% 82% In further full-time study 16 20% 17% 17% Enterprise formation 5% 6% 5% VET In employment 78% 79% * 83% In further study 44% 37% * 35% Enterprise formation 5% 6% * 6% 13 Sources: GCA Graduate Destination Survey (HE); NCVER Student Outcomes Survey (VET). 14 Some graduates may be included in more than 1 activity. 15 Domestic bachelor graduates only available for FT work. 16 Domestic bachelor graduates only. * Data adjusted to account for over-sampling of females by NCVER contractor.
Staff Female Male Total Staff FTE by Function (2005) 17 Academic 399 688 1,087 Teaching & Research 346 591 937 Research only 53 97 150 VET/TAFE 208 269 477 Executive 39 52 91 General 914 656 1,570 Portfolio/School Support 430 282 712 Central Support 484 374 858 Total 1,561 1,665 3,226 Teaching & Research Research only VET/TAFE Executive Portfolio/School Support Central Support 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% FTE Staff 17 Data as at 30th September 2005. Excludes casuals (RMIT casual staff in 2005: 428 FTE academic, 153 FTE teaching and 112 FTE general).