Highlights
50,000+ students
Due to our expansion, we are able to reach and provide an enriching learning experience to over 50,000 students.
3,000 staff
Our university has over 3,000 expert staff which make Curtin what it is today.
Curtin University Statistics
With our network of campuses across the Indian Ocean rim Curtin University teaches over 50,000 students and employs over 3,000 staff each year.
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
| Student Enrolments (Distinct Count2) 2023 | 61,159 |
| Student Load (EFTSL) 2023 | 38,074 |
| International Student Enrolments 2023 | 15,961 |
| Postgraduate Coursework Enrolments 2023 | 9,739 |
| Higher Degree by Research Enrolments 2023 | 1,935 |
| Undergraduate Enrolments 2023 | 52,070 |
| Award Completions 2023 | 11,514 |
| Total Staff (FTE) 2023 | 3,824 |
| Academic Staff (FTE) 2023 | 1,718 |
| Total Expenses 2023 ($’000) | $1,097,393 |
| Net Operating Result 2023 ($’000) | $-12991 |
| Journal Articles and Reviews 2023 | 3,090 |
1The figures shown here may differ to those published in the 2023 Pocket Guide
and Annual Report due to data revisions which occurred after the two documents were published.
2 Students may have multiple enrolments during the year
| Students | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Students | |||||
| TOTAL Curtin Students (Distinct Count3) | 57,794 | 59,199 | 59,922 | 58,565 | 61,159 |
| TOTAL Curtin Students (excluding non-award Open University Australia (OUA) students | 51,989 | 52,636 | 53,559 | 53,077 | 55,943 |
| GENDER | |||||
| Female | 32,542 | 33,541 | 34,203 | 33,823 | 34,987 |
| Male | 25,210 | 25,614 | 25,637 | 24,642 | 25,910 |
| Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified | 46 | 57 | 93 | 111 | 277 |
| CITIZENSHIP | |||||
| Domestic and permanent residents | 38,447 | 39,801 | 41,746 | 40,863 | 41,119 |
| International students studying onshore | 7,338 | 6,637 | 5,681 | 6,057 | 8,665 |
| International students studying offshore | 7,142 | 6,958 | 7,107 | 7,269 | 7,296 |
| Not Defined (predominantly OUA) | 5,467 | 6,321 | 6,101 | 5,206 | 4,728 |
| STUDY MODE | |||||
| Internal | 42,003 | 42,360 | 41,367 | 41,835 | 41,074 |
| Partially Online | 94 | 165 | 256 | 321 | 229 |
| Fully Online | 2,813 | 2,886 | 3,497 | 3,439 | 3,411 |
| External3 | 12,354 | 12,950 | 14,666 | 14,869 | 14,428 |
| COURSE LEVEL | |||||
| Higher Degree – Research | 2,090 | 2,087 | 1,981 | 1,966 | 1,935 |
| Higher Degree – Coursework | 5,467 | 5,987 | 6,162 | 6,265 | 7,711 |
| Other Postgraduate | 1,920 | 2,242 | 2,191 | 2,055 | 2,028 |
| Bachelor’s – Honours | 4,533 | 4,788 | 5,349 | 5,324 | 5,824 |
| Bachelor’s – Pass | 34,530 | 34,069 | 33,515 | 31,490 | 30,402 |
| Other Undergraduate | 35 | 335 | 903 | 2,151 | 3,364 |
| Non Award Courses | 11,131 | 11,674 | 11,845 | 11,378 | 12,480 |
| CAMPUS | |||||
| Onshore Location | |||||
| Curtin Perth | 37,522 | 37,216 | 37,642 | 36,497 | 38,581 |
| Curtin Murray Street | 752 | 745 | 749 | 694 | 710 |
| Curtin Kalgoorlie | 350 | 370 | 454 | 519 | 661 |
| Muresk Institute | 13 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 32 |
| Other onshore centres/partners | 82 | 52 | 18 | 17 | 70 |
| Open Universities Australia | 12,925 | 14,784 | 15,013 | 14,594 | 14,835 |
| Offshore Location | |||||
| Curtin Mauritius | 1,573 | 1,681 | 1,648 | 1,644 | 1,572 |
| Curtin University Dubai | 363 | 439 | 500 | 611 | 757 |
| Curtin University Malaysia | 3,161 | 2,763 | 2,365 | 1,939 | 1,608 |
| Curtin Singapore | 1,466 | 1,481 | 1,695 | 2,081 | 2,706 |
| Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) | 185 | 239 | 468 | 590 | 521 |
| Offshore Partners | 396 | 352 | 344 | 308 | 287 |
3 Students may have multiple enrolments during the year.
| Faculty/Location/Level | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Students | |||||
| TOTAL Curtin Students | 37,403.3 | 37,757.3 | 37,417.6 | 35,903.1 | 38,074.4 |
| TOTAL Curtin Students (excluding non-award Open University Australia (OUA) students | 35,505.8 | 35,710.8 | 35,417.4 | 34,197.4 | 36,444.2 |
| LIABILITY CATEGORY | |||||
| Commonwealth Supported (incl. Contribution Exempt) | 22,443.9 | 23,053.0 | 23,377.7 | 22,132.5 | 22,299.7 |
| Domestic Fee Paying | 1,283.7 | 1,274.6 | 1,343.4 | 1,210.8 | 1,047.6 |
| International Onshore Fee Paying | 5,107.0 | 4,759.3 | 3,925.4 | 3,889.0 | 5,809.6 |
| International Offshore Fee Paying | 25.5 | 37.2 | 40.2 | 61.3 | 49.0 |
| Partner Onshore/Outsourced Teaching/Global Online | 52.5 | 48.9 | 340.1 | 488.9 | 628.4 |
| Partner Offshore | 4,006.6 | 3,746.4 | 3,565.8 | 3,601.9 | 3,988.3 |
| Overseas Partner Fee Paying | 1,383.8 | 1,548.6 | 1,701.5 | 1,783.6 | 1,579.6 |
| Research Training Program | 668.0 | 635.4 | 646.5 | 630.8 | 642.8 |
| Fee Exempt (predominantly OUA) | 2,432.4 | 2,653.8 | 2,476.9 | 2,104.4 | 2,029.3 |
| ENROLLING FACULTY | |||||
| Faculty of Humanities | 5,517.1 | 5,443.3 | 5,340.9 | 4,979.8 | 5,226.1 |
| Faculty of Business and Law | 7,819.4 | 7,543.6 | 7,111.1 | 6,663.8 | 7,434.6 |
| Faculty of Science and Engineering | 5,894.7 | 6,159.8 | 6,269.9 | 6,341.0 | 7,179.7 |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | 9,194.2 | 9,391.2 | 9,582.8 | 9,447.6 | 9,493.6 |
| Centre for Aboriginal Studies | 122.1 | 88.1 | 99.1 | 68.7 | 77.1 |
| Cross Institutional Enrolments | 103.9 | 106.1 | 115.9 | 116.1 | 153.8 |
| Centre for Enabling Pathways | 929.1 | 982.9 | 1,263.3 | 1,236.6 | 1,392.5 |
| Student Services/OUA/LITEC/Research Excellence | 4,740.2 | 5,429.7 | 5,556.5 | 5,232.9 | 5,339.8 |
| Global Curtin | 174.9 | 99.6 | 36.8 | 78.3 | 166.4 |
| Curtin English | 228.4 | 183.7 | 91.3 | 130.8 | 280.3 |
| Curtin University Malaysia | 2,594.1 | 2,262.3 | 1,880.1 | 1,513.7 | 1,193.5 |
| Curtin University Dubai | 85.3 | 67.0 | 70.0 | 93.8 | 137.0 |
| COURSE LEVEL | |||||
| Higher Degree – Research | 1,370.2 | 1,282.7 | 1,225.0 | 1,199.6 | 1,234.0 |
| Higher Degree – Coursework | 3,194.5 | 3,557.0 | 3,593.3 | 3,562.6 | 4,716.1 |
| Other Postgraduate | 628.3 | 758.3 | 668.6 | 642.9 | 656.6 |
| Bachelor’s – Honours | 3,698.3 | 3,918.1 | 4,278.6 | 4,234.1 | 4,657.1 |
| Bachelor’s – Pass | 24,803.8 | 24,393.3 | 23,613.3 | 22,126.8 | 21,880.4 |
| Other Undergraduate | 18.0 | 158.6 | 305.0 | 624.8 | 1,037.6 |
| Non Award Courses | 3,690.2 | 3,689.3 | 3,733.8 | 3,512.4 | 3,892.6 |
| Cohort | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Research | 326 | 348 | 333 | 304 | 297 |
| Postgraduate Coursework | 2,389 | 2,430 | 2,582 | 2,488 | 2,703 |
| Undergraduate | 7,079 | 7,060 | 7,252 | 7,028 | 6,677 |
| Other4 | 1,193 | 1,204 | 1,184 | 1,111 | 1,837 |
4 Exclude non award and cross institutional/service teaching completions.
| KPI | Measure | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Experience (Graduates) | Overall Satisfaction (CEQ) | 83% | 83% | 80% | 79% | 76% |
| Good Teaching Scale (CEQ) | 64% | 68% | 67% | n/a | n/a | |
| Graduate Qualities Scale (CEQ) | 87% | 87% | 85% | n/a | n/a | |
| Generic Skills Scale (CEQ) | 83% | 83% | 81% | n/a | n/a | |
| Student Experience (Current) | Overall Satisfaction (SES) (undergraduate) | 80% | 72% | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| Teaching Quality (SES) (undergraduate) | 82% | 79% | 78% | 79% | 80% | |
| Skills Development (SES) (undergraduate) | 83% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 80% | |
| Learner Resources (SES) (undergraduate) | 87% | 82% | 75% | 80% | 84% | |
| Freedom of Expression (SES) (undergraduate) | n/a | n/a | 85% | 85% | 84% | |
| Peer Engagement (SES) (undergraduate) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 53% | |
| Student Support and Services (SES) (undergraduate) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 71% | |
| Graduate Outcomes | Graduate employment rate (GOS) (domestic) | 87% | 87% | 88% | 92% | 91% |
| Further study rate (GOS) (domestic) | 17% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 19% |
*Student Experience
- The CEQ & GOS surveys graduates, while the SES surveys current students.
- Two SES scales were retired in 2023Â i Learner Engagement ii Student Support
- Two SES scales were introduced in 2023. i Peer Engagement ii Studenty Support and Services (the new measure has no time series and are not comparable to Learner Engagement or Student Support)
* Graduate Outcomes:
- Employment Rate: Number of graduates working full-time, part-time or casual as a proportion of graduates that are available for work.
- Further Study Rate: Number of graduates who state that they are enrolled in further study (full-time or part-time), as a proportion of all graduates who answered the further study question.
- Domestic status is determined by residency at time of enrolment.
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3815.3 | 3838.5 | 3663.3 | 3695.9 | 3823.6 |
| ACADEMIC | |||||
| Employment Contract | |||||
| Full Time | 1,126.0 | 1,110.0 | 1,072.0 | 1,072.0 | 1,096.0 |
| Fraction Time (Part Time) | 214.4 | 202.5 | 197.5 | 232.6 | 253.3 |
| Casual/Sessional 6 | 385.0 | 383.0 | 382.7 | 369.1 | 369.1 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 883.7 | 872.5 | 845.5 | 856 | 869.2 |
| Female | 840.9 | 822.6 | 805.9 | 816.8 | 847.3 |
| Indeterminate/Intersex/ Unspecified | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Function | |||||
| Teaching only | 675.3 | 661.2 | 654.8 | 657.3 | 682.3 |
| Research only | 449.1 | 434.4 | 429.3 | 429.7 | 433.6 |
| Teaching and Research | 548.7 | 544.7 | 524.2 | 549.4 | 565.4 |
| Other Functions | 52.2 | 55.3 | 43.9 | 37.3 | 37.1 |
| PROFESSIONAL | |||||
| Employment Contract | |||||
| Full Time | 1,561.5 | 1,613.0 | 1,481.0 | 1,420.0 | 1,514.0 |
| Fraction Time (Part Time) | 292.9 | 313.3 | 293.5 | 371.5 | 360.7 |
| Casual/Sessional6 | 235.6 | 216.6 | 236.6 | 230.6 | 230.6 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 754.4 | 765.9 | 747.5 | 750.2 | 797.6 |
| Female | 1332.6 | 1374.3 | 1258.9 | 1265.7 | 1301.3 |
| Indeterminate/Intersex/ Unspecified | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Function | |||||
| Teaching only | |||||
| Research only | 48.1 | 55.8 | 57.9 | 51.5 | 57.4 |
| Teaching and Research | |||||
| Other Functions | 2,041.8 | 2,087.1 | 1,953.2 | 1,970.6 | 2,047.8 |
5All data is the sum of the whole year’s activities;
Staff data excludes offshore campus and partner locations.
6 2023 casual/sessional staff FTE are estimates for the year.
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Articles and Reviews7 | 3,498 | 3,444 | 3,986 | 3,651 | 3,090 |
7 The number of research publications is taken from the Web of Science Database via InCites, and refers to the number of research journal articles and reviews with at least one author affiliated with the University. As results change over time data is a snapshot taken at the end of the year after the publication date.
| Category | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURTIN INCOME | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) |
| Australian Government grants | $361,280 | $366,506 | $428,213 | $410,730 | $414,297 |
| HECS-HELP – Australian Government payments | $168,206 | $175,811 | $159,788 | $159,737 | $170,370 |
| FEE-HELP | $23,764 | $25,776 | $27,040 | $24,894 | $21,727 |
| SA-HELP | $2,896 | $2,198 | $2,413 | $2,102 | $1,928 |
| State and Local Government financial assistance | $17,995 | $11,808 | $11,845 | $28,231 | $31,364 |
| HECS-HELP – student payments | $18,874 | $16,836 | $17,576 | $14,738 | $19,790 |
| Fees and Charges | $207,285 | $195,546 | $172,270 | $170,628 | $239,045 |
| Investment revenue | $78,788 | $11,086 | $89,530 | -$20,485 | $52,472 |
| Royalties, trademarks and licences | $21,407 | $20,622 | $18,871 | $21,466 | $27,571 |
| Consultancy and contracts | $30,949 | $38,517 | $31,537 | $44,491 | $42,431 |
| Other revenue | $38,500 | $38,009 | $36,979 | $58,313 | $63,407 |
| Total Revenue from continuing operations | $969,944 | $902,715 | $996,062 | $914,845 | 1,084,402 |
| CURTIN EXPENDITURE | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) | ($ ‘000) |
| Employee related expenses | $540,836 | $571,747 | $531,221 | $531,430 | $611,679 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $70,959 | $73,867 | $75,016 | $77,765 | $75,513 |
| Repairs and maintenance | $12,842 | $12,354 | $13,336 | $13,255 | $14,940 |
| Finance Cost | $3,175 | $3,871 | $3,454 | $15,341 | $15,369 |
| Impairment of assets | $367 | $641 | $1,408 | $363 | $23,151 |
| Net (Gain) / Loss on disposal of non-current assets | $1,015 | $176 | $-94 | $516 | $212 |
| Deferred superannuation expense | $269 | $292 | $239 | $168 | $117 |
| Other expenses | $258,427 | $240,865 | $258,171 | $312,127 | $356,412 |
| Total Expenses from continuing operations | $887,890 | $903,813 | $882,751 | $950,965 | $1,097,393 |
| Net Operating Result for year | $82,054 | $-1,098 | $113,311 | $-36,120 | $-12,991 |
| Total Comprehensive Income | $82,054 | $-1,098 | $113,311 | $-36,120 | $-12,991 |