We're well known as 'the university for the real world' because of our close links with industry and our relevant teaching and applied research. Industry representatives and professionals contribute to our course development, adding a practical perspective to theoretical education.
Our academic staff consult in industry and work on industry projects which often involve students. Staff and students have access to the latest teaching technology.
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Multi-year statistics
Data on our student and staff numbers, graduates, alumni, finances and research activity.
Total students
Enrolments
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total enrolments |
48,833
|
49,847
|
50,804
|
52,511
|
52,662
|
53,253
|
---|
Commencing students |
18,854
|
19,202
|
19,455
|
19,862
|
19,243
|
19,001
|
---|
Continuing students |
29,979
|
30,645
|
31,349
|
32,649
|
33,419
|
34,252
|
---|
Attendance mode
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Full-time |
36,611
|
37,977
|
38,649
|
39,744
|
37,364
|
36,527
|
---|
Part-time |
12,222
|
11,870
|
12,155
|
12,767
|
15,298
|
16,726
|
---|
Course level
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Undergraduate |
36,480
|
37,792
|
39,039
|
39,871
|
39,156
|
39,695
|
---|
Postgraduate coursework |
8,939
|
8,660
|
8,527
|
9,426
|
10,378
|
10,773
|
---|
Research (higher degree research) |
2,655
|
2,652
|
2,518
|
2,512
|
2,467
|
2,467
|
---|
Non-award |
759
|
743
|
720
|
702
|
661
|
318
|
---|
Faculty enrolments from 2021
| 2021 |
---|
Business and Law |
11,043
|
---|
Creative Industries, Education, Social Justice |
9,428
|
---|
Science |
4,710
|
---|
Health |
11,639
|
---|
Engineering |
4,396
|
---|
QUT College |
527
|
---|
University wide |
11,510
|
---|
Faculty enrolments from 2016 - 2020
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
---|
QUT Business School |
8,878
|
8,679
|
8,459
|
8,370
|
10,943
|
---|
Creative Industries |
5,584
|
5,699
|
5,639
|
5,823
|
11,901
|
---|
Education |
3,656
|
3,833
|
3,679
|
3,985
|
3,958
|
---|
Health |
10,399
|
10,417
|
11,048
|
11,485
|
4,442
|
---|
Law |
3,921
|
4,045
|
3,991
|
3,982
|
5,863
|
---|
Science and Engineering |
10,212
|
10,565
|
11,041
|
11,523
|
8,495
|
---|
Interfaculty |
5,545
|
5,843
|
6,010
|
6,399
|
6,437
|
---|
QUT International College (QUTIC) |
558
|
696
|
872
|
911
|
623
|
---|
Other divisions |
80
|
70
|
65
|
33
|
0
|
---|
Diversity
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Female students |
26,451
|
26,955
|
27,355
|
28,243
|
28,534
|
29,188
|
---|
Male students |
22,361
|
22,852
|
23,390
|
24,209
|
24,037
|
23,886
|
---|
Other |
21
|
40
|
59
|
59
|
91
|
179
|
---|
Indigenous students |
711
|
759
|
825
|
825
|
860
|
1022
|
---|
Domestic students |
40,986
|
41,489
|
41,860
|
42,742
|
44,220
|
46,108
|
---|
International students |
7,847
|
8,358
|
8,944
|
9,769
|
8,442
|
7,145
|
---|
International students
Enrolments
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total international students |
7,847
|
8,358
|
8,944
|
9,769
|
8,442
|
7,145
|
---|
Course level
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Undergraduate |
4,199
|
4,621
|
5,060
|
5,462
|
4,978
|
4,512
|
---|
Postgraduate coursework |
2,276
|
2,346
|
2,491
|
2,794
|
2,384
|
1,677
|
---|
Research (higher degree research) |
893
|
939
|
952
|
1023
|
939
|
917
|
---|
Non-award |
479
|
452
|
441
|
490
|
132
|
39
|
---|
Faculty enrolments from 2021
| 2021 |
---|
Faculty of Business and Law |
1,628
|
---|
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice |
761
|
---|
Faculty of Engineering |
678
|
---|
Faculty of Health |
1,350
|
---|
Faculty of Science |
898
|
---|
QUT College |
382
|
---|
University Wide | 1,488 |
---|
Faculty enrolments from 2016 – 2020
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
---|
QUT Business School |
2,669
|
2,659
|
2,547
|
2,572
| 2,075 |
---|
Creative Industries |
595
|
620
|
697
|
862
| 928 |
---|
Education |
110
|
141
|
174
|
228
| 245 |
---|
Health |
1,440
|
1,536
|
1,693
|
1,952
| 1,814 |
---|
Law |
140
|
143
|
135
|
118
| 109 |
---|
Science and Engineering |
2,183
|
2,392
|
2,650
|
2,967
| 2,541 |
---|
Interfaculty |
144
|
166
|
176
|
159
| 164 |
---|
QUT International College |
556
|
696
|
871
|
911
| 566 |
---|
Other divisions |
10
|
5
|
1
|
0
| 0 |
---|
Completions
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total completions |
11,543
|
11,942
|
11,588
|
12,059
|
10,972
|
12,289
|
---|
Course level
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Undergraduate |
7,143
|
7,546
|
7,603
|
7,852
|
7,061
|
7,754
|
---|
Postgraduate coursework |
3,969
|
3,971
|
3,548
|
3,791
|
3,619
|
4,092
|
---|
Research (higher degree research) |
431
|
425
|
437
|
302
|
292
|
443
|
---|
Faculty graduates from 2021
| 2021 |
---|
Faculty of Engineering |
948
|
---|
Faculty of Health |
2,817
|
---|
Faculty of Science |
1,035
|
---|
QUT College |
389
|
---|
University Wide |
1,642
|
---|
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice |
2,300
|
---|
Faculty of Business and Law | 3,133 |
---|
Retired Faculties |
25
|
---|
Faculty graduates from 2016 - 2020
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
---|
QUT Business School |
2,690
|
2,927
|
2,710
|
2,737
|
2,351
|
---|
Creative Industries |
1,199
|
1,230
|
1,109
|
1,152
|
1,051
|
---|
Education |
992
|
967
|
753
|
809
|
955
|
---|
Health |
2,525
|
2,512
|
2,533
|
2,625
|
2,461
|
---|
Law |
955
|
944
|
982
|
881
|
761
|
---|
Science and Engineering |
1,949
|
2,017
|
2,063
|
2,154
|
1,905
|
---|
Interfaculty |
731
|
827
|
803
|
1,259
|
1,187
|
---|
QUT International College |
422
|
485
|
620
|
681
|
301
|
---|
Other divisions |
80
|
32
|
15
|
33
|
0
|
---|
Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice |
853
|
1244
|
1387
|
1,677
|
1,765
|
---|
University wide |
1,242
|
1336
|
1338
|
1,458
|
1,388
|
---|
Diversity
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Female graduates |
6,551
|
6,750
|
6,519
|
6,890
|
6,235
|
7,133
|
---|
Male graduates |
4,992
|
5,189
|
5,059
|
5,163
|
4,728
|
5,120
|
---|
Other | |
<5
|
10
|
6
|
9
|
36
|
---|
Indigenous graduates |
109
|
136
|
158
|
147
|
136
|
161
|
---|
Domestic graduates |
8,822
|
9,027
|
8,510
|
8,732
|
8,427
|
9,492
|
---|
International graduates |
2,721
|
2,915
|
3,078
|
3,327
|
2,545
|
2,797
|
---|
Total new alumni
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total alumni |
14,018
|
14,647
|
14,502
|
14,105
|
10,549
|
12,871
|
---|
Course level
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Undergraduate |
6,987
|
7,037
|
6,965
|
7,886
|
5,459
|
7,757
|
---|
Postgraduate coursework |
4,076
|
4,213
|
4,213
|
3,755
|
3,433
|
4,136
|
---|
Research (higher degree research) |
419
|
430
|
456
|
404
|
409
|
431
|
---|
Non-award |
2,535
|
2,967
|
2,868
|
2,060
|
1,248
|
547
|
---|
Diversity
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Female alumni |
7,948
|
8,295
|
8,056
|
8,004
|
6,158
|
7,460
|
---|
Male alumni |
6,070
|
6,348
|
6,438
|
6,096
|
4,384
|
5,380
|
---|
Other | |
<5
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
31
|
---|
Domestic alumni |
8,418
|
8,610
|
8,224
|
8,357
|
6,207
|
9,107
|
---|
International alumni |
5,600
|
6,037
|
6,264
|
5,746
|
4,301
|
3,760
|
---|
Chapters |
22
|
25
|
24
|
18
|
13
|
3
|
---|
Total staff
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total staff (full-time equivalent) |
4,802.3
|
4,713.1
|
4,721.4
|
4,886.3
|
4,854.7
|
4,616.1
|
---|
Academic staff |
2,173.7
|
2,110.9
|
2,145.4
|
2,259.0
|
2,180.4
|
2,177.1
|
---|
Professional staff |
2,628.6
|
2,602.2
|
2,576.0
|
2,626.6
|
2,674.3
|
2,438.9
|
---|
Full-time or fractional full-time staff |
3,929.6
|
3,825.8
|
3,791.1
|
3,885.9
|
4,048.5
|
3,770.0
|
---|
Casual staff |
872.7
|
887.3
|
930.2
|
999.7
|
806.2
|
846.1
|
---|
Academic staff
Level of academic staff
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Professor |
312.1
|
294.1
|
283.4
|
303.0
|
321.7
|
321.6
|
---|
Associate Professor |
188.2
|
178.5
|
177.3
|
195.1
|
194.9
|
222.1
|
---|
Senior Lecturer |
400.0
|
386.1
|
383.2
|
379.7
|
391.2
|
390.5
|
---|
Lecturer |
516.1
|
475.5
|
477.4
|
506.1
|
514.3
|
474.2
|
---|
Associate Lecturer |
757.3
|
776.8
|
824.2
|
875.1
|
758.2
|
768.8
|
---|
Diversity of academic staff
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Female academic staff |
1,070.7
|
1,027.3
|
1,057.6
|
1,132.4
|
1,086.7
|
1,104.9
|
---|
Male academic staff |
1,102.6
|
1,083.0
|
1,086.2
|
1,124.9
|
1,090.7
|
1,069.7
|
---|
Other |
<5.0
|
<5.0
|
<5.0
|
<5.0
|
<5.0
|
<5.0
|
---|
Australian citizen academic staff (estimated) |
1,279.2
|
1,199.4
|
1,187.4
|
1,250.3
|
1,261.6
|
1,239.3
|
---|
Overseas citizen academic staff (estimated) |
894.5
|
911.5
|
958.0
|
1008.7
|
918.7
|
937.8
|
---|
Function of academic staff
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Teaching and research |
1,064.3
|
943.0
|
975.9
|
1,057.1
|
1,053.8
|
1,047.5
|
---|
Research only |
393.1
|
376.2
|
365.5
|
364.6
|
368.3
|
395.2
|
---|
Teaching-intensive |
673.2
|
748
|
748.2
|
777.7
|
691.8
|
668.0
|
---|
Other |
43.0
|
43.7
|
55.8
|
59.6
|
66.5
|
66.4
|
---|
Revenue ($'000)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total revenue |
$992,519
|
$1,063,605
|
$1,059,016
|
$1,160,763
|
$1,054,164
|
$1,163,401
|
---|
Australian Government grants |
$382,832
|
$385,489
|
$385,601
|
$386,026
|
$387,795
|
$436,796
|
---|
Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
$254,762
|
$265,045
|
$268,186
|
$276,216
|
$282,758
|
$276,077
|
---|
Fees and charges |
$219,490
|
$239,161
|
$264,504
|
$296,359
|
$260,844
|
$218,530
|
---|
Other revenue |
$135,435
|
$173,910
|
$140,725
|
$202,162
|
$122,767
|
$231,998
|
---|
Expenses ($'000)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total expenses |
$940,928
|
$963,185
|
$1,026,415
|
$1,072,372
|
$1,028,946
|
$1,023,526
|
---|
Salary and wage expenses |
$563,139
|
$565,551
|
$578,048
|
$621,298
|
$623,156
|
$605,299
|
---|
Other expenses |
$377,789
|
$397,634
|
$448,367
|
$451,074
|
$405,790
|
$418,227
|
---|
Income ($'000)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total research income |
$93,431
|
$100,114
|
$96,232
|
$92,322
|
$109,399
| $121,917 |
---|
Australian competitive grants |
$32,871
|
$32,112
|
$32,018
|
$32,056
|
$43,102
| $46,214 |
---|
Other public sector research funding |
$30,832
|
$33,897
|
$28,921
|
$27,514
|
$31,382
| $28,354 |
---|
Industry and other funding for research |
$24,612
|
$27,480
|
$29,953
|
$27,312
|
$27,201
| $36,508 |
---|
Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) funding |
$5,115
|
$6,625
|
$5,341
|
$5,440
|
$7,714
| $10,842 |
---|
Publications
*Research Income and Research Outputs for 2021 not available at time of publication
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Research outputs (unweighted) |
3,624
|
3,515
|
3,176
|
2,954
|
3,341
| |
---|
Books |
21
|
20
|
21
|
19
|
20
| |
---|
Book chapters |
238
|
233
|
261
|
229
|
181
| |
---|
Journal articles |
2,821
|
2,775
|
2,579
|
2,589
|
2,792
| |
---|
Conference papers |
426
|
354
|
303
|
306
|
237
| |
---|
NTRO creative works |
42
|
49
|
58
|
78
|
29
| |
---|
NTRO research reports |
76
|
84
|
92
|
74
|
81
| |
---|
Graduates
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total research graduates |
431
|
425
|
437
|
302
|
292
|
443
|
---|
PhD graduates |
303
|
330
|
322
|
335
|
239
|
323
|
---|
Masters by research graduates |
128
|
95
|
115
|
91
|
53
|
120
|
---|
Research student enrolments (higher degree research students)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
---|
Total research student enrolments |
2,655
|
2,652
|
2,518
|
2,512
|
2,467
|
2,467
|
---|
Domestic research students |
1,762
|
1,713
|
1,566
|
1,489
|
1,528
|
1,550
|
---|
International research students |
893
|
939
|
952
|
1,023
|
939
|
917
|
---|
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