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University of South Australia - Key Statistics

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Number of Students

Whole Year Enrolments - Summary Five Year Trend 2004-2008
 

Resident Status	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Domestic	22,636	22,342	23,193	23,028	23,077
International	3,471	4,177	4,654	4,875	5,355
Transnational	6,844	5,747	5,833	6,700	7,724
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Program Level Group	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Higher Degree Research	1,096	1,021	993	1,084	1,088
Higher Degree Coursework	5,573	5,193	5,325	5,213	5,475
Other Postgraduate	2,091	2,237	2,462	2,701	2,633
Undergraduate	23,527	23,111	24,138	24,929	26,960
Other	664	704	762	676	0
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Division/Portfolio	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
BUE	11,207	10,000	10,413	11,317	12,501
EAS	10,521	10,581	11,169	11,393	11,407
HSC	5,067	5,254	5,754	6,175	6,102
IEE	5,373	5,649	5,568	5,561	5,996
RCH	86	83	80	83	79
ALS	697	699	696	74	71
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Campus	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
City East	5,294	6,350	6,875	7,029	7,264
City West	8,319	8,669	8,868	9,129	9,708
Magill	5,922	6,001	6,280	6,095	5,980
Mawson Lakes	3,384	4,868	5,171	5,116	5,120
Underdale	2,569	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
Whyalla	608	552	522	384	208
Mt Gambier	n/a	78	114	142	151
Offshore	6,855	5,748	5,850	6,708	7,724
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Commencement Status	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Commencing	12,025	12,232	13,519	13,417	14,076
Continuing	20,926	20,034	20,161	21,186	22,080
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Attendance Type and Mode	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Full-Time	20,055	19,578	20,833	21,657	22,557
Part-Time	8,583	8,778	8,670	8,440	8,763
External	4,313	3,910	4,177	4,506	4,836
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Gender	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Female	18,751	18,538	19,469	19,868	20,602
Male	14,200	13,728	14,211	14,735	15,554
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Age Group	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Less than 25 Years Old	16,280	16,634	17,637	18,456	19,282
25 Years and Older	16,671	15,632	16,043	16,147	16,874
Total	32,951	32,266	33,680	34,603	36,156

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Equity Participation	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Equity Scope Domestic Students	21,328	21,742	22,637	22,521	22,156
Students in one or more equity groups	8,809	9,072	9,569	9,657	9,793
Indigenous Students	296	315	330	309	325
Disability	1,258	1,387	1,574	1,604	1,617
Low socioeconomic Status	4,941	5,084	5,479	5,581	5,619
Non-English speaking background	572	603	674	710	762
Rural	2,710	2,797	2,878	2,862	2,883
Isolated	211	241	243	229	230

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Notes

Enrolment figures in these tables are consistent with the reporting year head count methodology used by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (formerly Department of Education, Science and Training).

Definitions

Scope of student data

• 2001: includes students who were enrolled and consumed load during the reporting year as at 31 March.
• 2002-2004: includes students who were enrolled and consumed load during the reporting year as at 31 August.
• 2005 on: includes students who were enrolled and consumed load during the reporting year as at 31 December.

Resident Status

• Domestic: students who are Australian citizens, are New Zealand citizens or hold a permanent residence visa.

• International: non-domestic students enrolled in programs operated on Australian campuses, including students studying by external mode.
• Transnational: non-domestic students enrolled in programs operated on offshore campuses.

Program Level

Higher Degree Research: Doctorate by research and Masters by research programs.

Higher Degree Coursework: Doctorate by coursework and Masters by coursework programs.

Other Postgraduate: Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs.

Undergraduate: Bachelor's Graduate Entry, Bachelor's Honours, Bachelor's Pass, Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma and Diploma programs.

Other: Enabling courses, cross-institutional undergraduate, cross-institutional postgraduate and non-award courses.

 

Commencing Students

A student enrolling in a program for the first time during the reporting year.

Equity Participation

Equity scope students are Australian students in award or enabling programs.

• Indigenous: students who identify as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.
• Disability: students who identify as having a disability (hearing, learning, mobility, visual, medical or other).
• Low socioeconomic status: students whose home postcode falls within the lowest quartile of the national population as determined by the ABS Index of Education and Population
• Non-English speaking background: students born overseas who arrived in Australia less than ten years ago and who speak a language other than English at home.
• Rural, Isolated: students whose home residence postcode is identified as rural or isolated according to the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification (RRMA) updated by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Acronyms

BUE    Division of Business
EAS    Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
HSC    Division of Health Sciences
IEE     Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
RCH    Research and Innovation Portfolio
ALS    Academic Portfolio

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