Student facts and figures
Equivalent full-time students (EFTS) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commerce | 2,910 | 2,768 | 2,811 | 2,829 | 2,885 |
Health Sciences | 6,554 | 6,409 | 6,435 | 6,483 | 6,267 |
Humanities | 5,167 | 4,799 | 4,901 | 4,825 | 4,712 |
Sciences | 4,720 | 4,532 | 4,543 | 4,435 | 4,334 |
Subtotal | 19,351 | 18,508 | 18,689 | 18,572 | 18,198 |
Other group EFTS* | 252 | 215 | 226 | 268 | 260 |
Total | 19,603 | 18,722 | 18,915 | 18,840 | 18,457 |
Enrolment by qualification type | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PhD | 1,397 | 1,368 | 1,402 | 1,399 | 1,383 |
Professional Doctorates | 196 | 180 | 177 | 142 | 118 |
Master's | 1,664 | 1,549 | 1,469 | 1,360 | 1,261 |
Postgraduate Diplomas | 985 | 832 | 942 | 1,063 | 1,072 |
Postgraduate Certificates | 687 | 595 | 649 | 628 | 690 |
Graduate Diplomas | 192 | 185 | 192 | 215 | 243 |
Bachelor Honours | 478 | 400 | 396 | 404 | 366 |
Bachelor's | 15,429 | 14,782 | 14,728 | 14,677 | 14,448 |
Undergraduate Diplomas | 21 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
Undergraduate Certificates | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Certificate of Proficiency | 730 | 1,151 | 1,1576 | 1,455 | 1,492 |
Interest Only | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
Foundation Studies | 299 | 236 | 263 | 298 | 305 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 21,549 | 20,721 | 21,240 | 21,108 | 20,838 |
Gender of students | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 13,094 | 12,501 | 12,711 | 12,588 | 12,272 |
Male | 8,398 | 8,187 | 8,510 | 8,519 | 8,565 |
Gender Diverse | 57 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 21,549 | 20,721 | 21,240 | 21,108 | 20,838 |
First-year and returning students | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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First year | 4,459 | 4,018 | 4,025 | 4,023 | 3,770 |
Returning | 17,090 | 17,215 | 17,085 | 17,068 | 16,812 |
Total | 21,549 | 20,721 | 21,240 | 21,108 | 20,838 |
Ethnicity of students | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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European / Pākehā | 74.7% | 72.9% | 71.5% | 71.4% | 72.4% |
Māori | 11.7% | 11.0% | 10.3% | 9.9% | 9.3% |
Asian | 19.3% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 20.5% | 19.8% |
Pacific | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
Other / unknown | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% |
Home area of students | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunedin | 3,116 | 2,968 | 3,078 | 2,999 | 3,043 |
Otago / Southland | 2,018 | 1,869 | 1,853 | 1,858 | 1,860 |
Remainder of South Island | 3,901 | 3,651 | 3,662 | 3,796 | 3,813 |
North Island | 10,300 | 9,368 | 9,180 | 8,946 | 8,737 |
Overseas (including NZ citizens overseas) | 2,200 | 2,852 | 3,448 | 3,482 | 3,348 |
Unknown | 14 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 37 |
Total | 21,549 | 20,721 | 21,240 | 21,108 | 20,838 |
International students | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Undergraduate | 790 | 1,256 | 1,833 | 1,819 | 1,807 |
Postgraduate | 900 | 1,099 | 1,139 | 1,096 | 1,030 |
Total | 1,690 | 2,355 | 2,972 | 2,915 | 2,837 |
International students by home country | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
China | 464 | 445 | 525 | 507 | 500 |
Malaysia | 136 | 198 | 263 | 301 | 241 |
United States of America | 114 | 440 | 804 | 772 | 798 |
India | 87 | 150 | 149 | 133 | 130 |
Vietnam | 55 | 57 | 52 | 40 | 27 |
Indonesia | 45 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 39 |
Singapore | 44 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 52 |
Sri Lanka | 42 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 23 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40 | 43 | 50 | 52 | 55 |
Oman | 38 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 27 |
Korea, Republic of | 38 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 30 |
United Kingdom | 36 | 64 | 64 | 85 | 89 |
Canada | 35 | 68 | 59 | 71 | 67 |
Fiji | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Pakistan | 30 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 27 |
Japan | 28 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 37 |
Thailand | 26 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 31 |
Samoa | 25 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 24 |
Kuwait | 23 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
Nepal | 22 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 16 |
Bangladesh | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Other | 310 | 423 | 520 | 491 | 472 |
Total | 1,690 | 2,353 | 2,972 | 2,915 | 2,837 |
Home area of first-year students | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunedin | 654 | 575 | 577 | 573 | 578 |
Otago / Southland | 479 | 435 | 414 | 462 | 428 |
Remainder of South Island | 842 | 769 | 717 | 745 | 714 |
North Island | 2,329 | 2,023 | 2,015 | 1,950 | 1,794 |
Overseas (including NZ citizens overseas) | 154 | 216 | 302 | 293 | 255 |
Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 4,459 | 4,018 | 4,025 | 4,023 | 3,770 |
Academic attainment | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Number of programme completions | |||||
Undergraduate diplomas and certificates |
92 | 104 | 97 | 130 | 143 |
Undergraduate degrees | 3,596 | 3,693 | 3,517 | 3,395 | 3,368 |
Postgraduate diplomas and certificates | 947 | 903 | 912 | 940 | 969 |
Postgraduate degrees | 1,312 | 1,183 | 1,044 | 1,054 | 1,056 |
Total University | 5,947 | 5,833 | 5,570 | 5,519 | 5,536 |
Commerce graduates | 764 | 775 | 709 | 724 | 700 |
Health Science graduates | 1,831 | 1,835 | 1,691 | 1,768 | 1,674 |
Humanities graduates | 1,279 | 1,289 | 1,237 | 1,099 | 1,275 |
Science graduates | 1,639 | 1,579 | 1,566 | 1,541 | 1,494 |
Interdivisional graduates | 434 | 405 | 367 | 387 | 393 |
Total University | 5,947 | 5,883 | 5,570 | 5,519 | 5,536 |
Staff profile
Full-time equivalent (FTE) academic and research staff | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Females | 778 | 814 | 888 | 792 | 743 |
Males | 772 | 817 | 857 | 804 | 810 |
Total FTE academic and research staff | 1,552 | 1,631 | 1,746 | 1,596 | 1,552 |
Full-time equivalent (FTE) professional staff | |||||
Females | 1,618 | 1,635 | 1,434 | 1,612 | 1,604 |
Males | 867 | 881 | 812 | 872 | 872 |
Total FTE professional staff |
2,493 | 2,523 | 2,246 | 2,484 | 2,476 |
Total staff | 4,044 | 4,154 | 3,996 | 4,080 | 4,029 |
Research activities
Research activities (revised for previous years) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Research outputs produced |
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Total publications | 5,309 | 5,559 | 5,375 | 5,837 | 5,354 |
Land and buildings
Land (hectares) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Land owned by the University (other than endownment land) | 35.43 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 33 |
Land in Crown title for the University | 10.81 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
Endowment land | 22,243 | 22,243 | 22,243 | 22,243 | 22,243 |
Total Freehold Land |
22,289 | 22,287 | 22,288 | 22,288 | 22,287 |
University of Otago net assignable space (floor space in square metres) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 221,350 | 221,750 | 223,565 | 220,495 | 219,784 |
Library
Library collection | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Books (volumes) | 1,232,823 | 1,237,274 | 1,235,974 | 1,231,268 | 1,224,672 |
Print serials subscriptions | 867 | 944 | 1,093 | 2,776 | 2,855 |
Hocken pictures and photographs | 1,143,779 | 1,142,817 | 1,141,358 | 1,137,522 | 1,136,251 |
Hocken linear meters of archives | 10,551 | 10,538 | 10,518 | 10,415 | 10,272 |
Electronic serials available | 254,918 | 233,395 | 199,772 | 163,586 | 169,530 |
Electronic books available | 1,607,631 | 1,118,416 | 1,037,433 | 953,812 | 850,783 |
Seating places available | 4,629 | 4,681 | 4,419 | 4,584 | 4,500 |