Skip to content
The University of Adelaide
About the University of Adelaide

Statistics

Student Category Persons
2009 2008 2007 2006
Total Students 22,511 21,312 20,472 19,652
Enrolments
Commencing Students 9,083 7,785 7,539 7,126
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Students 177 167 134 123
International Students - onshore 5,758 5,187 4,738 4,196
International Students - offshore 549 667 731 730
By Level of Program
Postgraduate Research 1,901 1,815 1,851 1,846
Postgraduate Coursework 4,342 4,218 3,913 3,775
Bachelor Degrees 15,532 14,342 13,816 13,086
Other 1,210 937 892 945
By Faculty
Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences 4,303 3,922 3,744 3,444
Health Sciences 3,756 3,326 2,999 2,887
Humanities & Social Sciences 4,105 3,791 3,772 3,711
Sciences 2,997 2,841 2,948 2,933
Professions 7,748 6,928 6,579 6,203
Central Areas 549 504 430 474
By Gender
Female 10,972 10,361 9,884 9,416
Male 11,539 10,951 10,588 10,236
By Attendance Type
Full-Time 17,092 16,102 15,295 14,511
Part-Time 5,419 5,210 5,177 5,141

Source: DEEWR 2008-2009 Student Data Collection

Staff Category Persons
2009 2008 2007 2006
Total Staff 3,047 2,884 2,803 2,665
By Type
Academic 1,353 1,293 1,255 1,207
General 1,694 1,591 1,548 1,458
Academic Staff by Faculty
Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences 221 197 187 176
Health Sciences 395 359 327 327
Humanities & Social Sciences 173 176 190 174
Sciences 373 378 380 361
Professions 162 155 143 141
Central Areas 29 28 28 28
Academic Staff by Function
Teaching & Research 879 857 828 815
Research only 463 424 416 381
Teaching only 1 2 2 2
Other 10 10 9 9

Academic Staff by Gender
Female 496 467 438 405
Male 857 826 817 802

Note: Full-time and Fractional Full-time Staff Statistics. Casual staff figures for calendar year.
Source: DEEWR 2008 & 2009 Staff Data Collection

Scheme/Grant 2009*
($'000)		 2008
($'000)		 2007
($'000)		 2006
($'000)		 2005
($'000)		 2004
($'000)		 2003
($'000)		 2002
($'000)
Australian Competitive Grants 74,062 69,890 60,699 62,038 56,264 50,920 47,763 41,333
Other Public Sector Research Income 40,004 41,005 28,649 27,462 25,887 19,781 16,612 12,401
Industry & Other Funding for Research 28,907 28,141 20,413 18,169 13,016 17,090 17,454 20,623
Cooperative Research Centres 4,854 6,027 6,011 6,813 6,684 6,193 5,049 4,117
Total University Research Income 147,827 145,063 115,772 114,482 101,851 93,984 86,878 78,474

Source: DEEWR 2006-2008 Higher Education Research Data Collection
*2009 figures are preliminary based on 2009 financial statements.

Research Block Funding

Scheme/Grant 2010
($'000)		 2009
($'000)		 2008
($'000)		 2007
($'000)		 2006
($'000)		 2005
($'000)		 2004
($'000)
Research Training Scheme 28,072 27,809 28,127 28,989 29,757 29,640 29,161
Research Infrastructure Block Grants (RIBG) 12,838 12,961 13,641 13,820 14,248 13,773 12,194
Institutional Grants Scheme (IGS)   15,744 16,232 16,500 16,371 16,311 15,951
Joint Research Engagement (JRE) 15,271  
Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) 4,551  

Source: DEEWR Research Block Grants funding announcements
IGS replaced by JRE in 2010. SRE started in 2010.

For further information, visit the Statistics web site.

Life Impact | The University of Adelaide Top

The University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 Australia. CRICOS Provider Number 00123M

Telephone: +61 8 8313 4455

Coordinates: -34.920843, 138.604513

Authorised by:Director, Marketing & Strategic Communications
Maintained by:Marketing & Strategic Communications
Last updated: 19 Jul 2011