Curtin University Student Statistics 2018-2022
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| (a) TOTAL Curtin Students (Distinct Count1) | 56,687 | 36,823.9 | 57,794 | 37,402.4 | 59,199 | 37,758.8 | 59,907 | 37,420.8 | 58,589 | 35,910.2 |
| (b) TOTAL Curtin Students (excluding non-award Open University Australia (OUA) students | 51,467 | 35,050.9 | 51,988 | 35,504.9 | 52,638 | 35,711.8 | 53,538 | 35,419.1 | 53,092 | 34,202.2 |
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| Domestic and permanent residents | 37,920 | 24,642.9 | 38,445 | 25,075.4 | 39,800 | 25,763.8 | 41,724 | 26,406.0 | 40,872 | 25,075.8 |
| International onshore | 7,208 | 5,303.2 | 7,338 | 5,350.3 | 6,638 | 4,954.5 | 5,680 | 4,025.9 | 6,061 | 4,038.8 |
| International offshore | 7,074 | 5,340.4 | 7,142 | 5,367.9 | 6,959 | 5,283.5 | 7,110 | 5,296.1 | 7,271 | 5,417.4 |
| Not Defined (predominately OUAs) | 5,015 | 1,537.4 | 5,469 | 1,608.8 | 6,320 | 1,757.0 | 6,106 | 1,692.8 | 5,215 | 1,378.1 |
| (c) Total International | 14,282 | 10,643.6 | 14,480 | 10,718.2 | 13,597 | 10,238.0 | 12,790 | 9,321.9 | 13,332 | 9,456.3 |
| (c/b) Percentage International Students - Excluding non-award OUA students | 27.7% | 30.4% | 27.9% | 30.2% | 25.8% | 28.7% | 23.9% | 26.3% | 25.1% | 27.6% |
| (c/a) Percentage International Students - Overall | 25.2% | 28.9% | 25.1% | 28.7% | 23.0% | 27.1% | 21.3% | 24.9% | 22.8% | 26.3% |
| BY GENDER | ||||||||||
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| Female | 31,833 | 19,989.9 | 32,542 | 20,366.4 | 33,542 | 20,666.2 | 34,202 | 20,700.5 | 33,838 | 19,990.6 |
| Male | 24,821 | 16,810.4 | 25,210 | 17,014.7 | 25,613 | 17,066.6 | 25,640 | 16,684.9 | 24,651 | 15,876.1 |
| Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified | 47 | 23.5 | 46 | 21.4 | 57 | 26.0 | 76 | 35.3 | 111 | 43.6 |
| BY STUDY MODE | ||||||||||
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| Internal students | 42,003 | 31,059.5 | 42,360 | 31,259.4 | 41,367 | 30,629.2 | 41,835 | 30,132.9 | 41,074 | 29,090.7 |
| Partially Online | 94 | 44.8 | 165 | 91.3 | 256 | 160.3 | 321 | 210.5 | 299 | 130.3 |
| Fully Online | 2,813 | 1,210.0 | 2,886 | 1,241.1 | 3,497 | 1,489.1 | 3,439 | 1,484.4 | 3,411 | 1,421.1 |
| External2 | 12,354 | 4,509.6 | 12,950 | 4,810.7 | 14,666 | 5,480.2 | 14,869 | 5,593.0 | 14,428 | 5,268.1 |
| BY ATTENDANCE TYPE | ||||||||||
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| Full-Time | 36,167 | 30,211.7 | 36,577 | 30,612.1 | 36,443 | 30,582.0 | 36,051 | 29,817.0 | 34,485 | 28,305.9 |
| Part-Time | 20,520 | 6,612.1 | 21,217 | 6,790.3 | 22,576 | 7,176.8 | 23,856 | 7,603.8 | 24,104 | 7,604.3 |
| BY LIABILITY CATEGORY | ||||||||||
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| Commonwealth Supported | 30,636 | 21,141.0 | 30,866 | 21,466.1 | 31,741 | 22,002.9 | 33,037 | 22,343.9 | 32,488 | 21,280.8 |
| Contribution Exempt | 1,623 | 857.6 | 2,033 | 977.7 | 2,323 | 1,051.1 | 2,290 | 1,036.2 | 2,084 | 857.2 |
| Domestic Fee Paying | 3,132 | 1,287.2 | 3,020 | 1,283.7 | 2,981 | 1,274.6 | 3,009 | 1,343.3 | 2,680 | 1,211.5 |
| International Onshore Fee Paying | 6,720 | 5,071.1 | 6,858 | 5,107.0 | 6,286 | 4,760.6 | 5,468 | 3,925.7 | 5,652 | 3,890.5 |
| International Offshore Fee Paying | 82 | 30.3 | 74 | 25.7 | 86 | 37.0 | 71 | 41.9 | 121 | 64.6 |
| Partner Onshore/Outsourced Teaching/Global Online | 248 | 49.4 | 280 | 52.5 | 249 | 48.9 | 1,021 | 340.1 | 1,355 | 489.1 |
| Partner Offshore | 5,452 | 4,062.2 | 5,379 | 4,006.6 | 5,029 | 3,746.4 | 4,871 | 3,565.8 | 4,941 | 3,600.1 |
| Overseas Partner Fee Paying | 1,654 | 1,282.0 | 1,758 | 1,383.8 | 1,919 | 1,548.6 | 2,114 | 1,701.5 | 2,223 | 1,783.6 |
| Research Training Program | 1,254 | 708.4 | 1,140 | 668.0 | 1,159 | 635.4 | 1,137 | 646.5 | 1,097 | 630.7 |
| Fee Exempt (predominately non-award OUAs) | 7,679 | 2,334.7 | 8,139 | 2,431.4 | 9,151 | 2,653.3 | 8,753 | 2,475.9 | 7,787 | 2,102.0 |
| BY COURSE LEVEL | ||||||||||
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| Doctorate by Research | 1,961 | 1,280.5 | 1,808 | 1,227.0 | 1,778 | 1,129.8 | 1,670 | 1,070.1 | 1,665 | 1,055.8 |
| Masters by Research | 289 | 136.2 | 281 | 142.5 | 309 | 152.6 | 312 | 155.6 | 300 | 142.0 |
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| Masters by Coursework | 5,163 | 3,013.6 | 5,401 | 3,151.1 | 5,890 | 3,468.4 | 6,062 | 3,509.4 | 6,170 | 3,483.6 |
| Masters Extended | 66 | 43.4 | 97 | 88.7 | 100 | 84.4 | 96 | 80.4 | ||
| Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (New Field) | 903 | 358.8 | 877 | 352.0 | 889 | 360.1 | 764 | 293.3 | 685 | 263.8 |
| Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (Student Field) | 6 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Graduate Certificate | 971 | 267.9 | 1,020 | 273.1 | 1,331 | 394.7 | 1,372 | 367.5 | 1,353 | 376.8 |
| Bachelors Honours | 4,024 | 3,467.6 | 4,533 | 3,698.3 | 4,788 | 3,918.1 | 5,349 | 4,278.6 | 5,324 | 4,234.1 |
| Bachelors Pass | 35,031 | 24,873.3 | 34,530 | 24,803.7 | 34,070 | 24,394.3 | 33,516 | 23,614.5 | 31,495 | 22,128.9 |
| Other Undergraduate | 20 | 7.4 | 35 | 18.0 | 335 | 26.5 | 903 | 305.0 | 2,159 | 627.5 |
| Enabling Course | 2,143 | 1,124.6 | 2,525 | 1,234.1 | 2,602 | 1,201.0 | 2,503 | 1,143.5 | 2,362 | 1,010.8 |
| Non-Award Course | 6,977 | 2,129.4 | 7,770 | 2,308.2 | 8,358 | 2,355.4 | 8,821 | 2,494.8 | 8,647 | 2,429.3 |
| Cross-Provider Program (Postgraduate) | 32 | 4.3 | 23 | 3.1 | 22 | 3.5 | 55 | 7.9 | 17 | 2.4 |
| Cross-Provider Program (Undergraduate) | 900 | 159.1 | 836 | 147.9 | 712 | 133.6 | 502 | 96.1 | 379 | 74.9 |
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| Faculty of Humanities | 8,166 | 5,615.4 | 7,905 | 5,517.1 | 7,940 | 5,443.3 | 7,956 | 5,341.7 | 7,488 | 4,981.4 |
| Faculty of Business and Law | 10,872 | 7,748.3 | 10,849 | 7,819.5 | 10,472 | 7,545.3 | 9,928 | 7,110.5 | 9,375 | 6,665.8 |
| Faculty of Science and Engineering | 7,985 | 5,906.5 | 7,846 | 5,894.7 | 8,102 | 6,159.8 | 8,481 | 6,270.8 | 8,721 | 6,341.8 |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | 12,793 | 9,078.1 | 13,095 | 9,193.2 | 13,210 | 9,390.2 | 13,661 | 9,581.7 | 13,550 | 9,446.0 |
| Centre for Aboriginal Studies | 153 | 97.1 | 184 | 122.1 | 144 | 88.1 | 173 | 100.1 | 128 | 68.7 |
| Cross Institutional Enrolments | 309 | 57.9 | 471 | 103.9 | 476 | 106.4 | 508 | 115.8 | 483 | 116.1 |
| Centre for Enabling Pathways | 1,235 | 601.4 | 1,904 | 929.1 | 2,123 | 982.9 | 2,910 | 1,263.3 | 3,034 | 1,236.6 |
| Student Services | 12,087 | 4,403.9 | 12,785 | 4,740.2 | 14,545 | 5,430.3 | 14,771 | 5,558.8 | 14,352 | 5,238.7 |
| Global Curtin Office | 547 | 195.8 | 518 | 174.9 | 350 | 99.6 | 189 | 36.8 | 259 | 78.3 |
| Curtin English | 448 | 253.3 | 428 | 228.4 | 331 | 183.7 | 178 | 91.3 | 286 | 131.2 |
| Curtin University Malaysia | 3,379 | 2,820.3 | 3,161 | 2,594.1 | 2,763 | 2,262.3 | 2,365 | 1,880.1 | 1,937 | 1,512.0 |
| Curtin University Dubai | 81 | 45.9 | 147 | 85.3 | 110 | 67.0 | 132 | 70.0 | 167 | 93.8 |
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| Australian Campuses or Education Centres | ||||||||||
| Curtin Perth | 37,128 | 26,262.7 | 37,521 | 26,617.6 | 37,218 | 26,319.7 | 37,618 | 25,883.7 | 36,504 | 24,558.7 |
| Curtin Murray Street | 871 | 416.4 | 752 | 361.4 | 745 | 378.9 | 749 | 372.4 | 694 | 349.5 |
| Curtin Kalgoorlie | 345 | 194.8 | 350 | 203.8 | 370 | 229.1 | 454 | 255.9 | 519 | 288.8 |
| Muresk Institute | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 10.0 | 19 | 16.9 | 24 | 18.6 | 25 | 21.9 |
| Other onshore centres/partners | 399 | 189.5 | 37 | 20.8 | 19 | 11.3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Open Universities Australia | 12,107 | 4,409.6 | 12,925 | 4,781.2 | 14,781 | 5,493.3 | 15,020 | 5,614.9 | 14,612 | 5,300.3 |
| Navitas English Perth | 4 | 1.5 | 43 | 13.5 | 29 | 9.0 | 13 | 4.0 | 16 | 6.3 |
| edX | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
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| Curtin Mauritius | 2,457 | 1,154.6 | 1,573 | 1,229.9 | 1,681 | 1,342.8 | 1,648 | 1,320.8 | 1,644 | 1,307.0 |
| Curtin University Dubai | 157 | 90.5 | 363 | 263.1 | 439 | 326.9 | 500 | 366.6 | 611 | 410.6 |
| Curtin University Malaysia | 3,379 | 2,820.3 | 3,161 | 2,594.1 | 2,763 | 2,262.3 | 2,365 | 1,880.1 | 1,937 | 1,512.0 |
| Curtin Singapore | 1,408 | 1,000.3 | 1,466 | 1,033.1 | 1,481 | 1,066.3 | 1,695 | 1,217.0 | 2,081 | 1,576.5 |
| Offshore Partners | 716 | 283.6 | 581 | 273.7 | 591 | 300.2 | 812 | 485.3 | 898 | 577.9 |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA (ONSHORE) BY HOME COUNTRY - (Top 15, ranked by 2022 Headcount) | ||||||||||
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| China | 1,831 | 1,337.3 | 1,768 | 1,273.5 | 1,442 | 959.0 | 1,230 | 844.9 | 1,171 | 740.3 |
| India | 693 | 510.2 | 763 | 539.4 | 692 | 550.0 | 569 | 401.6 | 682 | 445.8 |
| Malaysia | 926 | 729.5 | 899 | 697.2 | 775 | 633.3 | 603 | 454.4 | 540 | 382.0 |
| Hong Kong | 322 | 233.4 | 314 | 229.7 | 338 | 250.8 | 396 | 280.7 | 439 | 314.2 |
| Singapore | 390 | 298.1 | 439 | 334.2 | 424 | 349.7 | 403 | 292.0 | 407 | 290.8 |
| Nepal | 196 | 134.7 | 254 | 175.7 | 264 | 199.0 | 204 | 131.3 | 343 | 205.5 |
| Indonesia | 308 | 239.7 | 278 | 219.0 | 269 | 211.2 | 253 | 181.6 | 230 | 164.7 |
| Vietnam | 266 | 205.8 | 247 | 184.4 | 189 | 145.5 | 186 | 135.2 | 213 | 143.0 |
| Pakistan | 159 | 104.6 | 150 | 103.7 | 190 | 133.8 | 148 | 95.3 | 185 | 100.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 153 | 111.7 | 198 | 152.9 | 220 | 173.7 | 195 | 156.6 | 158 | 120.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 84 | 58.2 | 90 | 67.4 | 95 | 79.1 | 111 | 76.5 | 132 | 87.8 |
| Kenya | 141 | 101.8 | 119 | 90.6 | 113 | 79.9 | 90 | 63.3 | 100 | 71.5 |
| Philippines (the) | 69 | 44.9 | 58 | 36.8 | 72 | 48.9 | 67 | 45.6 | 100 | 69.9 |
| Bangladesh | 80 | 59.2 | 75 | 56.9 | 79 | 61.5 | 77 | 51.5 | 77 | 44.6 |
| Thailand | 91 | 65.2 | 103 | 75.1 | 102 | 82.6 | 71 | 55.7 | 71 | 50.2 |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN OFFSHORE CAMPUSES AND PARTNERS BY HOME COUNTRY - (Top 15, ranked by 2022 Headcount) | ||||||||||
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| Malaysia | 2,933 | 2,465.5 | 2,689 | 2,235.4 | 2,296 | 1,895.2 | 1,960 | 1,593.6 | 1,593 | 1,265.1 |
| Mauritius | 1,408 | 1,116.9 | 1,488 | 1,170.1 | 1,574 | 1,254.5 | 1,519 | 1,218.6 | 1,429 | 1,151.7 |
| China | 373 | 146.4 | 425 | 199.6 | 525 | 303.3 | 777 | 502.1 | 1,004 | 808.5 |
| Singapore | 811 | 478.0 | 873 | 472.1 | 805 | 443.2 | 908 | 498.7 | 943 | 525.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 207 | 137.9 | 193 | 157.6 | 247 | 214.4 | 476 | 383.1 | 611 | 492.0 |
| United Arab Emirates (the) | 149 | 87.4 | 322 | 231.6 | 377 | 285.6 | 420 | 311.8 | 496 | 331.5 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 218.6 | 223 | 201.2 | 216 | 195.9 | 211 | 173.3 | 221 | 200.0 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 52.8 | 86 | 67.6 | 110 | 86.4 | 117 | 93.9 | 135 | 102.6 |
| Vietnam | 156 | 108.2 | 130 | 99.3 | 140 | 88.6 | 140 | 93.5 | 125 | 71.1 |
| India | 132 | 108.4 | 143 | 118.0 | 131 | 110.9 | 92 | 72.3 | 109 | 69.2 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 123 | 101.0 | 126 | 105.9 | 136 | 118.0 | 113 | 93.0 | 96 | 74.8 |
| Pakistan | 88 | 66.4 | 84 | 62.5 | 77 | 51.5 | 60 | 41.2 | 55 | 33.2 |
| Germany | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 2.4 | 7 | 4.0 | 50 | 24.4 |
| Madagascar | 15 | 9.3 | 21 | 12.1 | 22 | 16.9 | 25 | 16.4 | 31 | 21.4 |
| Hong Kong | 99 | 36.9 | 33 | 11.4 | 14 | 6.5 | 11 | 5.1 | 31 | 16.0 |
SOURCE: BI Student Datamart (as at 23 March 2023)
- 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 2022 Pocket Guide and Annual Report due to data revisions occur after the two documents were published.
