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To advance, transmit and sustain knowledge and understanding, through the conduct of teaching, research, and scholarship at the highest international standards, for the benefit of the international and national communities and the State of Western Australia.
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The University of Western Australia
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The University of Western Australia is a high quality, medium-sized university with a broad and balanced coverage of disciplines in the arts, sciences and the major professions. It is characterised by a strong research and postgraduate emphasis, linked to a high quality undergraduate education across the range of its disciplines; by selected areas of research concentration; and by an international focus for its activities and standards.
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The University of Western Australia, the state's first university, opened in March 1913 with 184 students in three faculties : Arts, Engineering and Science. Today the university enrols over 14,000 students, in 8 faculties : Agriculture, Arts, Economics and Commerce, Education, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Law, Medicine and Dentistry, and Science.
The quality of the University's teaching and research in higher education has been recognised by the Committee for Quality Assurance which has given the University top ratings in the three quality assurance rounds conducted.
The University consistently attracts high calibre students with approximately 70% of the State's top 1000 school-leavers who seek admission to Western Australian universities, enrolling at UWA.
The University's success in research is indicated by its ability to win competitive research grants, to publish in international outlets, to attract and retain staff of high quality, and to attract graduate research students.
The 65 hectare Crawley campus is widely acclaimed for the beauty of its setting beside the Swan River and for its grounds and buildings, which are listed in the Register of the Australian National Estate. There are over 200 species of plants and trees whose exotic variety and rich profusion enhance the tranquillity and beauty of the grounds, and support over 55 species of birds.
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Interesting Facts
- UWA has proportionally the highest intake of school-leavers nationally. School-leavers represented 76% of its commencing undergraduate students in 1996, while the national average was 48%.
- School-leavers with TEE scores greater than 400 represent the top 7% of the State’s TEE candidates and each year approximately 70% of these top students who enter WA institutions enrol at UWA.
- UWA’s pass rates are among the highest nationally. UWA has the second lowest crude drop out rate of all institutions reported by DEETYA.
- Higher degree research enrolments have grown by 29% since 1993, and currently represent 11.5% of total enrolments in 1997, as compared with 10.0% in 1993. DEETYA reported that 10.6% of UWA's enrolments in 1996 were in higher degree research as compared with a national average of 5.3%.
- UWA recorded the fourth highest number (3.2) of higher degree by research completions per FTE in 1995; significantly higher than the national average of 1.9.
- UWA obtained 7.1% of the National Competitive Grant funds allocated to Australian higher education institutions in 1995. This allocation was the nation's highest on a per capita basis.
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Statistical Summary
| Student Enrolments 1997 |
14,114 |
| Student Load (EFTSU) 1997 |
12.154 |
| Commencing Students 1997 |
4,832 |
| Academic Staff (FTE) 1997 |
976 |
| Total Staff (FTE) 1997 |
2,413 |
| Course Completions 1996 |
3,123 |
| Weighted Research Quantum Publications 1996 |
1,112 |
| Operating Revenue 1996 ($’000) |
286,184 |
| Operating Expenses 1996 ($’000) |
254,265 |
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Student Enrolments (as at 31 March)
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1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
| Total Number of Enrolments |
14,114 |
13,653 |
13,022 |
| Total Student Load (EFTSU) |
12,154 |
11,807 |
11,255 |
| Commencing Enrolments |
4,832 |
4,821 |
4,469 |
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| Full-Time Enrolments (No.) |
10,976 |
10,664 |
10,107 |
| % Full-Time (of total) |
78% |
78% |
78% |
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| Postgraduate Enrolments (No.) |
2,910 |
2,727 |
2,543 |
| % Postgraduate (of total) |
21% |
20% |
20% |
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| Higher Degree Research Enrolments (No.) |
1,623 |
1,474 |
1,373 |
| % Higher Degree Research (of total) |
11% |
11% |
11% |
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| Fee-Paying Overseas Enrolments (No.) |
1,628 |
1,532 |
1,345 |
| % Fee-Paying Overseas (of total) |
12% |
11% |
10% |
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| Female Enrolments (No.) |
7,045 |
6,724 |
6,358 |
| % Female (of total) |
50% |
49% |
49% |
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| Total Operating Grant Load (EFTSU) |
10,483 |
10,256 |
9,866 |
| Commencing Operating Grant Load (EFTSU) |
3,597 |
3,606 |
3,405 |
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| School Leavers (Op. Grant No.) |
2,140 |
2,137 |
2,079 |
| School Leavers % of UG Com. (Op. Grant No.) |
68% |
69% |
69% |
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Student Load (EFTSU) by Faculty and Course Type Group, 2001
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Higher
Degree -
Research |
Masters
Coursework |
Other
Postgraduate |
Undergraduate |
Total |
| Agriculture |
143.5 |
0.2 |
6.7 |
220.4 |
370.8 |
| Arts |
243.4 |
15.4 |
35.1 |
2,162.6 |
2,456.5 |
| Econ & Com, Edu & Law |
181.5 |
260.4 |
258.6 |
2,718.2 |
3,418.7 |
| Eng. & Math Sciences |
179.7 |
20.3 |
11.5 |
1,904.1 |
2,115.7 |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
231.4 |
36.0 |
23.1 |
1,035.9 |
1,326.4 |
| Science |
291.5 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
2,071.9 |
2,455.4 |
| Other |
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10.5 |
10.5 |
| Total (a) |
1,271.0 |
378.3 |
381.0 |
10,123.6 |
12,153.9 |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Course Completions
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1996 |
1995 |
1994 |
| Higher Doctorate |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| Doctorate |
144 |
113 |
114 |
| Master’s by Research |
69 |
75 |
65 |
| Master’s by Coursework |
198 |
199 |
215 |
| Higher Degree Qualifying |
27 |
32 |
30 |
| Postgraduate Diploma |
258 |
165 |
191 |
| Graduate Certificate |
13 |
7 |
7 |
| Graduate Entry Bachelor’s |
84 |
67 |
48 |
| Bachelor’s Honours |
628 |
519 |
579 |
| Bachelor’s Pass |
1,701 |
1,671 |
1,761 |
| Total |
3,123 |
2,853 |
3,013 |
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Graduate Destinations
(as at 30 April 1996, bachelor degrees and undergraduate diplomas completed in 1995)
| Full-time study |
28% |
| Full-time work |
51% |
| Unemployed seeking full-time work |
6% |
| Part-time seeking full-time work |
4% |
| Working part-time or seeking part-time work only |
7% |
| Unavailable for full-time study or work |
4% |
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Staff (a)
(Full-time equivalence of staff, excluding casual staff as at 31 March)
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1997 |
1996 |
1995 |
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FTE |
% |
FTE |
FTE |
| Academic |
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| Teaching & Research |
703 |
29% |
693 |
679 |
| Research Only |
273 |
11% |
243 |
214 |
| Total |
976 |
40% |
935 |
893 |
| Non-Academic |
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| Research Only |
241 |
10% |
239 |
221 |
| Other |
1,195 |
50% |
1,245 |
1,242 |
| Total |
1,437 |
60% |
1,485 |
1,463 |
| Total Staff |
2,413 |
100% |
2,420 |
2,355 |
| % Female Academic (of total Academic) |
29% |
27% |
24% |
| % Female Non-Academic (of total Non-Academic) |
56% |
56% |
55% |
(a) Discrepancies between the sums of component items and totals are due to rounding
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Research Activity
Research Expenditure ($’000) (a)
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1995 |
1994 |
| By Funding Source |
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| National Competitive Grants |
28,299 |
21,532 |
| State, Local & Commonwealth Government |
9,404 |
4,507 |
| Business Enterprise |
4,680 |
1,352 |
| Donations |
6,074 |
8,011 |
| General Funds (a) |
39,792 |
52,482 |
| Other |
2,339 |
1,791 |
| By Type of Expenditure |
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| Staff |
50,482 |
47,911 |
| Equipment, Land & Buildings |
10,220 |
19,517 |
| Scholarships |
7,968 |
4,831 |
| Other Expenditure |
21,918 |
17,415 |
| By Faculty |
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| Agriculture |
10,271 |
17,506 |
| Arts |
6,573 |
6,033 |
| Economics & Commerce, Education & Law |
7,674 |
6,788 |
| Engineering & Mathematical Sciences |
15,724 |
18,294 |
| Medicine & Dentistry |
29,007 |
22,278 |
| Science |
21,339 |
18,771 |
| Total Research Expenditure |
90,589 |
89,674 |
(a) Estimated research component reported in the ABS Higher Education R&D Survey.
Research Publications (b)
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1996 |
1995 |
| Books – Authored Research |
18.21 |
12.67 |
| Book Chapters |
114.62 |
103.78 |
| Articles in Scholarly Refereed Journals |
730.13 |
686.10 |
| Full Written Conference Paper – Refereed Proceedings |
176.19 |
188.63 |
| Weighted Total (c) |
1,111.99 |
1,041.86 |
(b) As reported in the DETYA Financial & Publications Research Data Collection
(c) Weighted using a ratio of 5:1:1:1
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Finance ($’000)
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1996 |
1995 |
| Operating Revenue |
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| Commonwealth Government Grants |
128,985 |
118,866 |
| Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
20,883 |
21,167 |
| Other Research Grants & Contracts |
25,048 |
21,594 |
| Scholarships & Prizes |
16 |
29 |
| Donations & Bequests |
3,717 |
2,100 |
| Investment Income |
48,048 |
44,393 |
| Fees & Charges |
23,729 |
19,942 |
| Trading Income |
4,353 |
4,892 |
| Other |
31,405 |
30,844 |
| Total Operating Revenue |
286,184 |
263,827 |
| Operating Expenses |
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| Academic Activities |
178,559 |
157,250 |
| Libraries |
13,450 |
10,459 |
| Other Academic Support Services |
6,403 |
6,958 |
| Student Services |
3,972 |
3,674 |
| Public Services |
12,061 |
12,236 |
| Admin. & Other General Institutional Services |
22,981 |
22,929 |
| Buildings & Grounds |
15,783 |
12,958 |
| Other |
1,056 |
2,796 |
| Total Operating Expenses |
254,265 |
229,260 |
| Assets |
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| Current Assets |
65,657 |
50,249 |
| Non-Current Assets |
994,717 |
962,225 |
| Total Assets |
1,060,374 |
1,012,474 |
| Liabilities |
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| Current Liabilities |
50,651 |
43,251 |
| Non-Current Liabilities |
19,789 |
25,254 |
| Total Liabilities |
70,440 |
68,505 |
| Net Assets |
989,934 |
943,969 |
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Comparative Statistics
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Total
Enrolment
1996 (b) |
%
Postgrad.
1996 (c) |
%
Overseas
1996 (d) |
% Higher
Degree
Research
1996 (e) |
% Comm.
School
Leavers
1996 (f) |
($) Research
Income (g)
per Acad.
FTE 1995 (h) |
HD Research
Completed
per 10
Academic
FTE (h) 1995 |
| UWA |
13,132 |
19.3% |
11.2% |
10.6% |
76.4% |
$37,347 |
3.2 |
| ANU |
9,925 |
23.6% |
9.3% |
12.1% |
53.8% |
$10,264 (i)
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| Sydney |
30,369 |
24.7% |
6.3% |
10.5% |
64.3% |
$22,783 |
2.5 |
| UNSW |
27,348 |
30.4% |
14.5% |
8.3% |
65.6% |
$29,532 |
2.9 |
| Melbourne |
31,499 |
27.5% |
6.3% |
9.0% |
68.6% |
$31,846 |
3.8 |
| Monash |
39,516 |
20.7% |
13.8% |
6.2% |
50.4% |
$17,367 |
3.1 |
| Queensland |
26,407 |
20.6% |
5.3% |
10.7% |
71.7% |
$26,987 |
3.2 |
| Adelaide |
13,647 |
20.5% |
7.6% |
9.3% |
63.3% |
$34,975 |
2.6 |
| Curtin |
21,240 |
19.4% |
18.5% |
4.0% |
45.7% |
$7,725 |
1.7 |
| Edith Cowan |
18,458 |
15.0% |
6.2% |
2.8% |
34.8% |
$894 |
0.9 |
| Murdoch |
8,524 |
19.4% |
12.6% |
6.6% |
46.4% |
$13,124 |
1.6 |
| Australia |
634,094 |
20.9% |
8.4% |
5.3% |
48.2% |
$14,607 |
1.9 |
(a) For the Group of 8 leading Australian research universities and Western Australian universities
Source: Selected Higher Education Student Statistics, 1996 unless otherwise indicated.
(b) DEETYA total enrolment data exclude time-limit students and various other categories
(c) All postgraduate enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(d) Number of Overseas student enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(e) Number of Doctorate and Masters by research enrolments as a % of total enrolments
(f) Number of commencing undergrad school leaver enrolments as a % of commencing undergrad enrolments,
excluding cross-institutional enrolments
(g) Source: DEETYA spreadsheet used to calculate the Research Quantum allocation (ALLOC97C.XLS)
(h) Full-time equivalence of academic staff, with a level B or above appointment, excluding casual staff
(i) ANU Research Income excludes the Institute of Advanced Studies
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