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(b) TOTAL Curtin Students (excluding non-award Open University Australia (OUA) students
51,467
51,988
52,638
53,538
53,092
Citizenship code
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Domestic and permanent residents
37,920
38,445
39,800
41,724
40,872
International onshore
7,208
7,338
6,638
5,680
6,061
International offshore
7,074
7,142
6,959
7,110
7,271
Not Defined (predominately OUAs)
5,015
5,469
6,320
6,106
5,215
(c) Total International
14,282
14,480
13,597
12,790
13,332
(c/b) Percentage International Students – Excluding non-award OUA students
27.7%
27.9%
25.8%
23.9%
25.1%
(c/a) Percentage International Students – Overall
25.2%
25.1%
23.0%
21.3%
22.8%
Gender
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Female
31,833
32,542
33,542
34,202
33,838
Male
24,821
25,210
25,613
25,640
24,651
Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified
47
46
57
76
111
Study mode
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Internal students
42,003
42,360
41,367
41,835
41,074
Partially Online
94
165
256
321
299
Fully Online
2,813
2,886
3,497
3,439
3,411
External2
12,354
12,950
14,666
14,869
14,428
Attendance type
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Full-Time
36,167
36,577
36,443
36,051
34,485
Part-Time
20,520
21,217
22,576
23,856
24,104
Liability category
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Commonwealth Supported
30,636
30,866
31,741
33,037
32,488
Contribution Exempt
1,623
2,033
2,323
2,290
2,084
Domestic Fee Paying
3,132
3,020
2,981
3,009
2,680
International Onshore Fee Paying
6,720
6,858
6,286
5,468
5,652
International Offshore Fee Paying
82
74
86
71
121
Partner Onshore/Outsourced Teaching/Global Online
248
280
249
1,021
1,355
Partner Offshore
5,452
5,379
5,029
4,871
4,941
Overseas Partner Fee Paying
1,654
1,758
1,919
2,114
2,223
Research Training Program
1,254
1,140
1,159
1,137
1,097
Fee Exempt (predominately non-award OUAs)
7,679
8,139
9,151
8,753
7,787
Course level
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Doctorate by Research
1,961
1,808
1,778
1,670
1,665
Masters by Research
289
281
309
312
300
Doctorate by Coursework
1
Masters by Coursework
5,163
5,401
5,890
6,062
6,170
Masters Extended
66
97
100
96
Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (New Field)
903
877
889
764
685
Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma (Student Field)
6
Graduate Certificate
971
1,020
1,331
1,372
1,353
Bachelors Honours
4,024
4,533
4,788
5,349
5,324
Bachelors Pass
35,031
34,530
34,070
33,516
31,495
Other Undergraduate
20
35
335
903
2,159
Enabling Course
2,143
2,525
2,602
2,503
2,362
Non-Award Course
6,977
7,770
8,358
8,821
8,647
Cross-Provider Program (Postgraduate)
32
23
22
55
17
Cross-Provider Program (Undergraduate)
900
836
712
502
379
Enrolling faculty
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Faculty of Humanities
8,166
7,905
7,940
7,956
7,488
Faculty of Business and Law
10,872
10,849
10,472
9,928
9,375
Faculty of Science and Engineering
7,985
7,846
8,102
8,481
8,721
Faculty of Health Sciences
12,793
13,095
13,210
13,661
13,550
Centre for Aboriginal Studies
153
184
144
173
128
Cross Institutional Enrolments
309
471
476
508
483
Centre for Enabling Pathways
1,235
1,904
2,123
2,910
3,034
Student Services
12,087
12,785
14,545
14,771
14,352
Global Curtin Office
547
518
350
189
259
Curtin English
448
428
331
178
286
Curtin University Malaysia
3,379
3,161
2,763
2,365
1,937
Curtin University Dubai
81
147
110
132
167
By campus or location
Australian Campuses or Education Centres
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Curtin Perth
37,128
37,521
37,218
37,618
36,504
Curtin Murray Street
871
752
745
749
694
Curtin Kalgoorlie
345
350
370
454
519
Muresk Institute
0
13
19
24
25
Other onshore centres/partners
399
37
19
2
1
Open Universities Australia
12,107
12,925
14,781
15,020
14,612
Navitas English Perth
4
43
29
13
16
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0
2
4
3
1
Overseas Campuses or Education Centres
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Curtin Mauritius
2,457
1,573
1,681
1,648
1,644
Curtin University Dubai
157
363
439
500
611
Curtin University Malaysia
3,379
3,161
2,763
2,365
1,937
Curtin Singapore
1,408
1,466
1,481
1,695
2,081
Offshore Partners
716
581
591
812
898
By home country – (Top 15, ranked by 2022 Headcount)
International students in Australia (onshore)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
China
1,831
1,768
1,442
1,230
1,171
India
693
763
692
569
682
Malaysia
926
899
775
603
540
Hong Kong
322
314
338
396
439
Singapore
390
439
424
403
407
Nepal
196
254
264
204
343
Indonesia
308
278
269
253
230
Vietnam
266
247
189
186
213
Pakistan
159
150
190
148
185
Saudi Arabia
153
198
220
195
158
Sri Lanka
84
90
95
111
132
Kenya
141
119
113
90
100
Philippines (the)
69
58
72
67
100
Bangladesh
80
75
79
77
77
Thailand
91
103
102
71
71
By home country – (Top 15, ranked by 2022 Headcount)
International students (offshore)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Malaysia
2,933
2,689
2,296
1,960
1,593
Mauritius
1,408
1,488
1,574
1,519
1,429
China
373
425
525
777
1,004
Singapore
811
873
805
908
943
Sri Lanka
207
193
247
476
611
United Arab Emirates (the)
149
322
377
420
496
Indonesia
255
223
216
211
221
Zimbabwe
67
86
110
117
135
Vietnam
156
130
140
140
125
India
132
143
131
92
109
Brunei Darussalam
123
126
136
113
96
Pakistan
88
84
77
60
55
Germany
7
8
6
7
50
Madagascar
15
21
22
25
31
Hong Kong
99
33
14
11
31
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.
