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(b) TOTAL Curtin Students (excluding non-award Open University Australia (OUA) students
35,050.9
35,504.9
35,711.8
35,419.1
34,202.2
Citizenship code
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Domestic and permanent residents
24,642.9
25,075.4
25,763.8
26,406.0
25,075.8
International onshore
5,303.2
5,350.3
4,954.5
4,025.9
4,038.8
International offshore
5,340.4
5,367.9
5,283.5
5,296.1
5,417.4
Not Defined (predominately OUAs)
1,537.4
1,608.8
1,757.0
1,692.8
1,378.1
(c) Total International
10,643.6
10,718.2
10,238.0
9,321.9
9,456.3
(c/b) Percentage International Students – Excluding non-award OUA students
30.4%
30.2%
28.7%
26.3%
27.6%
(c/a) Percentage International Students – Overall
28.9%
28.7%
27.1%
24.9%
26.3%
Gender
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Female
19,989.9
20,366.4
20,666.2
20,700.5
19,990.6
Male
16,810.4
17,014.7
17,066.6
16,684.9
15,876.1
Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified
23.5
21.4
26.0
35.3
43.6
Study mode
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Internal students
31,059.5
31,259.4
30,629.2
30,132.9
29,090.7
Partially Online
44.8
91.3
160.3
210.5
130.3
Fully Online
1,210.0
1,241.1
1,489.1
1,484.4
1,421.1
External2
4,509.6
4,810.7
5,480.2
5,593.0
5,268.1
Attendance type
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Full-Time
30,211.7
30,612.1
30,582.0
29,817.0
28,305.9
Part-Time
6,612.1
6,790.3
7,176.8
7,603.8
7,604.3
Liability category
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Commonwealth Supported
21,141.0
21,466.1
22,002.9
22,343.9
21,280.8
Contribution Exempt
857.6
977.7
1,051.1
1,036.2
857.2
Domestic Fee Paying
1,287.2
1,283.7
1,274.6
1,343.3
1,211.5
International Onshore Fee Paying
5,071.1
5,107.0
4,760.6
3,925.7
3,890.5
International Offshore Fee Paying
30.3
25.7
37.0
41.9
64.6
Partner Onshore/Outsourced Teaching/Global Online
49.4
52.5
48.9
340.1
489.1
Partner Offshore
4,062.2
4,006.6
3,746.4
3,565.8
3,600.1
Overseas Partner Fee Paying
1,282.0
1,383.8
1,548.6
1,701.5
1,783.6
Research Training Program
708.4
668.0
635.4
646.5
630.7
Fee Exempt (predominately non-award OUAs)
2,334.7
2,431.4
2,653.3
2,475.9
2,102.0
Course level
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Doctorate by Research
1,280.5
1,227.0
1,129.8
1,070.1
1,055.8
Masters by Research
136.2
142.5
152.6
155.6
142.0
Doctorate by Coursework
0.5
Masters by Coursework
3,013.6
3,151.1
3,468.4
3,509.4
3,483.6
Masters Extended
43.4
88.7
84.4
80.4
Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (New Field)
358.8
352.0
360.1
293.3
263.8
Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (Student Field)
0.9
Graduate Certificate
267.9
273.1
394.7
367.5
376.8
Bachelors Honours
3,467.6
3,698.3
3,918.1
4,278.6
4,234.1
Bachelors Pass
24,873.3
24,803.7
24,394.3
23,614.5
22,128.9
Other Undergraduate
7.4
18.0
26.5
305.0
627.5
Enabling Course
1,124.6
1,234.1
1,201.0
1,143.5
1,010.8
Non-Award Course
2,129.4
2,308.2
2,355.4
2,494.8
2,429.3
Cross-Provider Program (Postgraduate)
4.3
3.1
3.5
7.9
2.4
Cross-Provider Program (Undergraduate)
159.1
147.9
133.6
96.1
74.9
Enrolling faculty
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Faculty of Humanities
5,615.4
5,517.1
5,443.3
5,341.7
4,981.4
Faculty of Business and Law
7,748.3
7,819.5
7,545.3
7,110.5
6,665.8
Faculty of Science and Engineering
5,906.5
5,894.7
6,159.8
6,270.8
6,341.8
Faculty of Health Sciences
9,078.1
9,193.2
9,390.2
9,581.7
9,446.0
Centre for Aboriginal Studies
97.1
122.1
88.1
100.1
68.7
Cross Institutional Enrolments
57.9
103.9
106.4
115.8
116.1
Centre for Enabling Pathways
601.4
929.1
982.9
1,263.3
1,236.6
Student Services
4,403.9
4,740.2
5,430.3
5,558.8
5,238.7
Global Curtin Office
195.8
174.9
99.6
36.8
78.3
Curtin English
253.3
228.4
183.7
91.3
131.2
Curtin University Malaysia
2,820.3
2,594.1
2,262.3
1,880.1
1,512.0
Curtin University Dubai
45.9
85.3
67.0
70.0
93.8
By campus or location
Australian Campuses or Education Centres
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Curtin Perth
26,262.7
26,617.6
26,319.7
25,883.7
24,558.7
Curtin Murray Street
416.4
361.4
378.9
372.4
349.5
Curtin Kalgoorlie
194.8
203.8
229.1
255.9
288.8
Muresk Institute
0.0
10.0
16.9
18.6
21.9
Other onshore centres/partners
189.5
20.8
11.3
0.6
0.3
Open Universities Australia
4,409.6
4,781.2
5,493.3
5,614.9
5,300.3
Navitas English Perth
1.5
13.5
9.0
4.0
6.3
edX
0.0
0.3
2.3
1.0
0.6
Overseas Campuses or Education Centres
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Curtin Mauritius
1,154.6
1,229.9
1,342.8
1,320.8
1,307.0
Curtin University Dubai
90.5
263.1
326.9
366.6
410.6
Curtin University Malaysia
2,820.3
2,594.1
2,262.3
1,880.1
1,512.0
Curtin Singapore
1,000.3
1,033.1
1,066.3
1,217.0
1,576.5
Offshore Partners
283.6
273.7
300.2
485.3
577.9
International students in Australia (onshore)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
China
1,337.3
1,273.5
959.0
844.9
740.3
India
510.2
539.4
550.0
401.6
445.8
Malaysia
729.5
697.2
633.3
454.4
382.0
Hong Kong
233.4
229.7
250.8
280.7
314.2
Singapore
298.1
334.2
349.7
292.0
290.8
Nepal
134.7
175.7
199.0
131.3
205.5
Indonesia
239.7
219.0
211.2
181.6
164.7
Vietnam
205.8
184.4
145.5
135.2
143.0
Pakistan
104.6
103.7
133.8
95.3
100.8
Saudi Arabia
111.7
152.9
173.7
156.6
120.2
Sri Lanka
58.2
67.4
79.1
76.5
87.8
Kenya
101.8
90.6
79.9
63.3
71.5
Philippines (the)
44.9
36.8
48.9
45.6
69.9
Bangladesh
59.2
56.9
61.5
51.5
44.6
Thailand
65.2
75.1
82.6
55.7
50.2
By home country – (Top 15, ranked by 2022 Headcount)
International students (offshore)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Malaysia
2,465.5
2,235.4
1,895.2
1,593.6
1,265.1
Mauritius
1,116.9
1,170.1
1,254.5
1,218.6
1,151.7
China
146.4
199.6
303.3
502.1
808.5
Singapore
478.0
472.1
443.2
498.7
525.2
Sri Lanka
137.9
157.6
214.4
383.1
492.0
United Arab Emirates (the)
87.4
231.6
285.6
311.8
331.5
Indonesia
218.6
201.2
195.9
173.3
200.0
Zimbabwe
52.8
67.6
86.4
93.9
102.6
Vietnam
108.2
99.3
88.6
93.5
71.1
India
108.4
118.0
110.9
72.3
69.2
Brunei Darussalam
101.0
105.9
118.0
93.0
74.8
Pakistan
66.4
62.5
51.5
41.2
33.2
Germany
3.5
4.0
2.4
4.0
24.4
Madagascar
9.3
12.1
16.9
16.4
21.4
Hong Kong
36.9
11.4
6.5
5.1
16.0
By home country – (Top 15, ranked by 2022 Headcount)
SOURCE: BI Student Datamart (as at 23 March 2023)
1. Students may have multiple enrolments during the year. 2. Includes the OUA students enrolled in non-award courses. 3. The figures shown here may differ to those published in the 2022 Annual Report due to data revisions occur after the Annual Report was published.
