Curtin University Student Statistics 2017-2021
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| (a) TOTAL Curtin Students (Distinct Count1) | 56,646 | 36,660.9 | 56,686 | 36,823.2 | 57,789 | 37,401.8 | 59,203 | 37,759.4 | 59,930 | 37,432.3 |
| (b) TOTAL Curtin Students (excluding non-award Open University Australia (OUA) students | 51,823 | 35,121.9 | 51,465 | 35,049.7 | 51,984 | 35,504.8 | 52,639 | 35,711.7 | 53,553 | 35,429.9 |
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| Domestic and permanent residents | 37,801 | 24,393.4 | 37,918 | 24,641.8 | 38,440 | 25,072.8 | 39,802 | 25,763.2 | 41,738 | 26,409.4 |
| International onshore | 7,554 | 5,532.4 | 7,208 | 5,303.2 | 7,338 | 5,352.3 | 6,638 | 4,955.1 | 5,670 | 4,024.0 |
| International offshore | 7,121 | 5,421.3 | 7,074 | 5,340.4 | 7,142 | 5,367.9 | 6,958 | 5,283.5 | 7,124 | 5,304.3 |
| Not Defined (predominately OUAs) | 4,700 | 1,313.8 | 5,016 | 1,537.9 | 5,469 | 1,608.8 | 6,323 | 1,757.6 | 6,114 | 1,694.7 |
| (c) Total International | 14,675 | 10,953.7 | 14,282 | 10,643.6 | 14,480 | 10,720.2 | 13,596 | 10,238.6 | 12,794 | 9,328.3 |
| (c/b) Percentage International Students - Excluding non-award OUA students | 28.3% | 31.2% | 27.8% | 30.4% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 25.8% | 28.7% | 23.9% | 26.3% |
| (c/a) Percentage International Students - Overall | 25.9% | 29.9% | 25.2% | 28.9% | 25.1% | 28.7% | 23.0% | 27.1% | 21.3% | 24.9% |
| BY GENDER | ||||||||||
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| Female | 31,620 | 19,767.0 | 31,833 | 19,990.1 | 32,540 | 20,367.1 | 33,545 | 20,666.9 | 34,214 | 20,704.9 |
| Male | 25,014 | 16,880.7 | 24,820 | 16,809.7 | 25,208 | 17,013.5 | 25,614 | 17,066.4 | 25,651 | 16,692.1 |
| Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified | 22 | 13.2 | 47 | 23.5 | 45 | 21.1 | 57 | 26.0 | 76 | 35.3 |
| BY STUDY MODE | ||||||||||
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| Internal students | 42,473 | 31,220.7 | 42,009 | 31,063.8 | 42,368 | 31,264.3 | 41,371 | 30,631.7 | 41,853 | 30,137.9 |
| Partially Online | 105 | 53.8 | 94 | 44.8 | 165 | 91.3 | 256 | 160.3 | 322 | 210.6 |
| Fully Online | 2,891 | 1,197.9 | 2,808 | 1,204.6 | 2,880 | 1,236.1 | 3,500 | 1,486.6 | 3,455 | 1,488.0 |
| External2 | 11,685 | 4,188.6 | 12,355 | 4,510.1 | 12,949 | 4,810.2 | 14,670 | 5,480.8 | 14,876 | 5,595.8 |
| BY ATTENDANCE TYPE | ||||||||||
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| Full-Time | 35,836 | 30,011.6 | 36,168 | 30,212.3 | 36,583 | 30,615.2 | 36,446 | 30,583.8 | 36,072 | 29,833.3 |
| Part-Time | 20,810 | 6,649.4 | 20,518 | 6,610.9 | 21,206 | 6,786.6 | 22,757 | 7,175.5 | 23,858 | 7,599.0 |
| BY LIABILITY CATEGORY | ||||||||||
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| Commonwealth Supported | 30,184 | 20,832.1 | 30,636 | 21,141.6 | 30,866 | 21,466.3 | 31,746 | 22,004.6 | 33,044 | 22,349.3 |
| Contribution Exempt | 1,570 | 796.6 | 1,623 | 857.6 | 2,032 | 977.5 | 2,323 | 1,051.1 | 2,290 | 1,036.2 |
| Domestic Fee Paying | 3,263 | 1,312.5 | 3,132 | 1,287.2 | 3,020 | 1,283.7 | 2,982 | 1,274.9 | 3,010 | 1,343.4 |
| International Onshore Fee Paying | 6,891 | 5,157.3 | 6,720 | 5,071.1 | 6,858 | 5,109.0 | 6,286 | 4,761.2 | 5,455 | 3,924.5 |
| International Offshore Fee Paying | 97 | 34.6 | 82 | 30.3 | 74 | 25.7 | 85 | 36.5 | 82 | 49.2 |
| Partner Onshore/Outsourced Teaching/Global Online | 671 | 234.1 | 248 | 49.4 | 280 | 52.5 | 249 | 48.9 | 1,020 | 339.6 |
| Partner Offshore | 5,501 | 4,142.9 | 5,452 | 4,062.2 | 5,379 | 4,006.6 | 5,029 | 3,746.9 | 4,872 | 3,566.9 |
| Overseas Partner Fee Paying | 1,633 | 1,279.4 | 1,654 | 1,282.0 | 1,758 | 1,383.8 | 1,919 | 1,548.6 | 2,114 | 1,702.0 |
| Research Training Program | 1,321 | 762.2 | 1,254 | 708.4 | 1,140 | 668.0 | 1,159 | 635.4 | 1,136 | 646.9 |
| Fee Exempt (predominately non-award OUAs) | 7,363 | 2,109.3 | 7,678 | 2,333.5 | 8,135 | 2,428.7 | 9,150 | 2,651.5 | 8,765 | 2,474.4 |
| BY COURSE LEVEL | ||||||||||
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| Doctorate by Research | 2,051 | 1,348.2 | 1,959 | 1,278.7 | 1,805 | 1,224.9 | 1,773 | 1,128.0 | 1,665 | 1,070.8 |
| Masters by Research | 325 | 154.7 | 289 | 136.2 | 280 | 142.5 | 309 | 152.1 | 310 | 153.8 |
| Doctorate by Coursework | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Masters by Coursework | 5,301 | 3,052.4 | 5,163 | 3,013.6 | 5,401 | 3,151.1 | 5,891 | 3,468.7 | 6,065 | 3,511.4 |
| Masters Extended | 66 | 43.4 | 97 | 88.7 | 100 | 84.4 | ||||
| Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (New Field) | 1,101 | 500.9 | 903 | 358.8 | 877 | 352.0 | 889 | 360.1 | 764 | 293.3 |
| Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (Student Field) | 9 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Graduate Certificate | 1,022 | 277.1 | 971 | 267.9 | 1,020 | 273.1 | 1,331 | 394.7 | 1,372 | 367.8 |
| Bachelors Honours | 3,099 | 2,672.8 | 4,024 | 3,467.6 | 4,533 | 3,698.3 | 4,789 | 3,918.6 | 5,349 | 4,278.9 |
| Bachelors Pass | 36,016 | 25,643.1 | 35,031 | 24,873.9 | 34,530 | 24,805.9 | 34,072 | 24,395.4 | 33,521 | 23,621.6 |
| Other Undergraduate | 30 | 9.5 | 20 | 7.4 | 35 | 18.0 | 336 | 158.9 | 906 | 306.0 |
| Enabling Course | 2,025 | 1,034.3 | 2,143 | 1,124.6 | 2,524 | 1,233.9 | 2,602 | 1,201.0 | 2,503 | 1,143.5 |
| Non-Award Course | 6,616 | 1,811.9 | 6,978 | 2,129.9 | 7,769 | 2,307.7 | 8,361 | 2,356.1 | 8,834 | 2,496.8 |
| Cross-Provider Program (Postgraduate) | 36 | 5.6 | 32 | 4.3 | 23 | 3.1 | 22 | 3.5 | 55 | 7.9 |
| Cross-Provider Program (Undergraduate) | 860 | 147.8 | 900 | 159.1 | 836 | 147.9 | 713 | 133.7 | 502 | 96.1 |
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| Faculty of Humanities | 8,477 | 5,728.9 | 8,166 | 5,616.0 | 7,905 | 5,517.3 | 7,942 | 5,443.9 | 7,956 | 5,343.7 |
| Faculty of Business and Law | 11,229 | 7,889.5 | 10,872 | 7,748.3 | 10,849 | 7,819.6 | 10,472 | 7,545.0 | 9,929 | 7,112.3 |
| Faculty of Science and Engineering | 8,162 | 6,054.5 | 7,983 | 5,904.7 | 7,843 | 5,892.5 | 8,098 | 6,157.9 | 8,475 | 6,269.0 |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | 12,595 | 8,887.8 | 12,793 | 9,078.1 | 13,095 | 9,195.2 | 13,211 | 9,390.7 | 13,662 | 9,584.2 |
| Centre for Aboriginal Studies | 143 | 97.1 | 153 | 97.1 | 184 | 122.1 | 144 | 88.1 | 174 | 101.1 |
| Cross Institutional Enrolments | 352 | 65.2 | 309 | 57.9 | 471 | 103.9 | 476 | 106.4 | 520 | 117.6 |
| Centre for Enabling Pathways | 1,084 | 520.0 | 1,235 | 601.4 | 1,903 | 928.9 | 2,123 | 982.9 | 2,909 | 1,262.8 |
| Student Services | 11,278 | 4,021.4 | 12,088 | 4,404.4 | 12,784 | 4,739.7 | 14,550 | 5,431.4 | 14,780 | 5,562.4 |
| Curtin International Office | 628 | 191.7 | 547 | 195.8 | 518 | 174.9 | 350 | 99.6 | 189 | 36.8 |
| Curtin English | 496 | 237.0 | 448 | 253.3 | 428 | 228.4 | 331 | 183.7 | 178 | 91.3 |
| Curtin Malaysia | 3,605 | 2,962.5 | 3,379 | 2,820.3 | 3,161 | 2,594.1 | 2,763 | 2,262.8 | 2,366 | 1,881.1 |
| Curtin Dubai | 10 | 5.4 | 81 | 45.9 | 147 | 85.3 | 110 | 67.0 | 132 | 70.0 |
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| Australian Campuses or Education Centres | ||||||||||
| Curtin Perth | 37,493 | 26,316.6 | 37,126 | 26,261.6 | 37,517 | 26,617.4 | 37,216 | 26,318.4 | 37,626 | 25,889.6 |
| Curtin Murray Street | 1,017 | 455.4 | 871 | 416.4 | 752 | 361.4 | 746 | 379.1 | 749 | 372.6 |
| Curtin Kalgoorlie | 439 | 245.9 | 345 | 194.8 | 350 | 203.8 | 370 | 229.1 | 454 | 255.9 |
| Muresk Institute | 13 | 10.0 | 19 | 16.9 | 24 | 18.6 | ||||
| Other onshore centres/partners | 411 | 192.7 | 403 | 191.0 | 82 | 34.5 | 52 | 22.5 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Open Universities Australia | 11,273 | 4,021.1 | 12,108 | 4,410.1 | 12,924 | 4,780.7 | 14,786 | 5,494.4 | 15,029 | 5,618.8 |
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| Curtin Mauritius | 1,398 | 1,127.0 | 2,457 | 1,154.6 | 1,573 | 1,229.9 | 1,681 | 1,342.8 | 1,648 | 1,321.3 |
| Curtin University Dubai | 10 | 5.4 | 157 | 90.5 | 363 | 263.1 | 439 | 326.9 | 500 | 366.6 |
| Curtin Malaysia | 3,605 | 2,962.5 | 3,379 | 2,820.3 | 3,161 | 2,594.1 | 2,763 | 2,262.8 | 2,366 | 1,881.1 |
| Curtin Singapore | 1,372 | 1,028.1 | 1,408 | 1,000.3 | 1,466 | 1,033.1 | 1,481 | 1,066.3 | 1,695 | 1,217.0 |
| Offshore Partners | 783 | 306.2 | 716 | 283.6 | 581 | 273.7 | 591 | 300.2 | 812 | 485.3 |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA (ONSHORE) BY HOME COUNTRY - (Top 15, ranked by 2021 Headcount) | ||||||||||
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| China | 1,887 | 1,341.1 | 1,831 | 1,337.3 | 1,768 | 1,273.5 | 1,442 | 959.0 | 1,227 | 841.3 |
| Malaysia | 988 | 785.6 | 926 | 729.5 | 899 | 697.2 | 775 | 633.3 | 603 | 455.6 |
| India | 827 | 602.2 | 693 | 510.2 | 763 | 539.4 | 692 | 550.0 | 570 | 402.9 |
| Singapore | 372 | 293.7 | 390 | 298.1 | 439 | 334.3 | 424 | 349.7 | 403 | 292.5 |
| Hong Kong | 311 | 232.2 | 322 | 233.4 | 314 | 229.7 | 338 | 250.8 | 396 | 281.0 |
| Indonesia | 365 | 278.3 | 308 | 239.7 | 278 | 219.0 | 269 | 211.2 | 251 | 181.1 |
| Nepal | 151 | 106.6 | 196 | 134.7 | 254 | 177.6 | 264 | 199.0 | 204 | 131.3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 173 | 121.6 | 153 | 111.7 | 198 | 152.9 | 220 | 173.7 | 195 | 156.6 |
| Vietnam | 474 | 202.0 | 266 | 205.8 | 247 | 184.4 | 189 | 145.5 | 186 | 135.2 |
| Pakistan | 166 | 111.6 | 159 | 104.6 | 150 | 103.7 | 190 | 133.8 | 148 | 95.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 94 | 73.6 | 84 | 58.2 | 90 | 67.4 | 95 | 79.1 | 111 | 76.5 |
| Kenya | 142 | 102.5 | 141 | 101.8 | 119 | 90.6 | 113 | 79.9 | 90 | 63.3 |
| Bangladesh | 88 | 65.7 | 80 | 59.2 | 75 | 56.9 | 79 | 61.5 | 77 | 51.5 |
| Thailand | 86 | 65.9 | 91 | 65.2 | 103 | 75.1 | 102 | 82.6 | 71 | 55.7 |
| Korea (the Republic of) | 68 | 29.0 | 84 | 66.3 | 82 | 58.9 | 77 | 57.8 | 67 | 45.6 |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN OFFSHORE CAMPUSES AND PARTNERS BY HOME COUNTRY - (Top 15, ranked by 2021 Headcount) | ||||||||||
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| Malaysia | 3,127 | 2,605.8 | 2,933 | 2,465.5 | 2,689 | 2,235.4 | 2,296 | 1,895.7 | 1,961 | 1,594.2 |
| Mauritius | 1,360 | 1,097.1 | 1,408 | 1,116.9 | 1,488 | 1,170.1 | 1,574 | 1,254.5 | 1,519 | 1,219.1 |
| Singapore | 836 | 515.1 | 811 | 478.0 | 873 | 472.1 | 805 | 443.2 | 908 | 498.7 |
| China | 298 | 130.4 | 373 | 146.4 | 425 | 199.6 | 525 | 303.3 | 783 | 506.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 242 | 161.8 | 207 | 137.9 | 193 | 157.6 | 247 | 214.4 | 475 | 382.6 |
| United Arab Emirates (the) | 22 | 10.4 | 149 | 87.4 | 322 | 231.6 | 377 | 285.6 | 420 | 311.8 |
| Indonesia | 268 | 249.5 | 255 | 218.6 | 223 | 201.2 | 216 | 195.9 | 213 | 174.1 |
| Vietnam | 153 | 78.6 | 156 | 108.2 | 130 | 99.3 | 140 | 88.6 | 140 | 93.3 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 38.6 | 67 | 52.8 | 86 | 67.6 | 110 | 86.4 | 117 | 93.9 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 99 | 87.4 | 123 | 101.0 | 126 | 105.9 | 136 | 118.0 | 113 | 93.0 |
| India | 128 | 97.3 | 132 | 108.4 | 143 | 118.0 | 131 | 110.9 | 92 | 71.8 |
| Pakistan | 77 | 57.8 | 88 | 66.4 | 84 | 62.5 | 77 | 51.5 | 60 | 41.2 |
| Bangladesh | 42 | 31.9 | 44 | 36.6 | 54 | 41.8 | 46 | 31.5 | 33 | 24.3 |
| Madagascar | 12 | 7.8 | 15 | 9.3 | 21 | 12.1 | 22 | 16.9 | 25 | 16.4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | 18.6 | 24 | 19.5 | 30 | 28.2 | 30 | 24.5 | 22 | 19.0 |
SOURCE: BI Student Datamart (as at 23 March 2022)
- Students may have multiple enrolments during the year.
- Includes the OUA students enrolled in non-award courses.
- The figures shown here may differ to those published in the 2021 Pocket Guide and Annual Report due to data revisions occur after the two documents were published.
