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2015
2015
at a glance
STUDENT HEADCOUNT
Female24,600
Male20,315
Total*44,918
STUDENT LOAD – EFTSL^
33,668
ACADEMIC STAFF+
1,543
PROFESSIONAL STAFF+
1,813
NUMBER OF COMPLETING STUDENTS
8,973
CAMPUSES
SIZE (HA)
Bankstown23
Blacktown/Nirimba78
Campbelltown127
Hawkesbury1,420
Parramatta27
Penrith192
Westmead 4
Lithgow1
EXPENDITURE
Total Operating Revenue
$ MILLION
755.617
All figures shown are as of 26 May 2016.
* Includes students with no specified gender – Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified
^ Equivalent full-time student load
+ Full-time equivalent for 2015
2015
student headcount
BY BROAD FIELD OF EDUCATION
Architecture And Building
1,424
Creative Arts
1,861
Education3,195
Engineering And Related Technologies
1,990
Health7,960
Information Technology
1,900
Management And Commerce
9,354
Mixed Field Programmes
790
Natural And Physical Sciences
3,750
Society And Culture
12,410
Other284
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY SNAPSHOT
≥ Top 100 Young Universities in the World: Times Higher Education
≥ Top 3 percent of universities worldwide (Times Rankings 2015)
≥ Funding Top 20: National Health and Medical Research Council
(NHMRC)
≥ 70% of Assessed Research is rated at world standard or above:
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) National Report
≥ Australian University Teacher of the year 2011 and 2012
≥ Over 60% are first in their family to attend university
≥ 7 subjects ranked in the world top 200: QS World University Rankings
2015
student headcount
BY RESIDENCY STATUS
Domestic40,315
Overseas4,603
BY COURSE LEVEL
Undergraduate37,033
Postgraduate Coursework
5,625
Higher Degree by Research
1,076
Enabling, Non Award and Other
1,184
BY CAMPUS
Bankstown8,182
Blacktown/Nirimba2,257
Campbelltown7,208
Hawkesbury2,729
Lithgow59
Parramatta14,984
Penrith8,636
Online187
Off Campus, Offshore and Other
676
BY AGE GROUP
Under 25
30,590
25–349,803
35–493,693
50 and above
832
2015
student headcount
DOMESTIC STUDENTS BY PLACE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Auburn970
Bankstown2,785
Blacktown5,585
Blue Mountains
1,592
Camden1,151
Campbelltown1,027
Fairfield2,426
Hawkesbury3,341
Holroyd852
Liverpool2,082
Parramatta4,115
Penrith1,639
The Hills
3,015
Wollondilly321
Total Western Sydney
30,901
Remainder of Sydney
Remainder of NSW (excl Sydney)
Interstate and Other
Total Domestic Students
7,837
1,134
443
40,315
2015
student headcount
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (ON AND OFF SHORE)
BY COUNTRY OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE
India959
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)
719
Vietnam457
Nepal414
Philippines271
Bangladesh196
Hong Kong (SAR of China)
125
Pakistan122
Sri Lanka
109
Saudi Arabia
88
Malaysia72
Korea, Republic of (South)
70
Other Regions
Asia (Remainder)
253
North Africa and the Middle East (remainder)
209
Sub-Saharan Africa
111
Europe94
Americas88
Oceania and Antarctica
33
Other or Unknown
213
Total International Students
4,603
2015
other characteristics
COURSE EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE –
% EXPLICIT SATISFACTION
Overall Satisfaction
WESTERN %
85.3%
STUDENT LOAD BY FUNDING SOURCE
Commonwealth Grants Scheme Research Training Scheme Sub Total Commonwealth Funded Load EFTSL
29,147
491
29,638
Domestic Fee-Paying Students
Onshore Fee-Paying Overseas Students
Offshore Fee-Paying Overseas Students
Domestic Non-award students
Sub Total Fee-Paying Load 589
3,196
130
115
4,030
Western Sydney University Total Load 33,668
2015
staff
STAFF*
Female Male
Total
2,015
1,341
3,356
WORK FUNCTION*
Academic1,543
Research only 95
Teaching only 577
Teaching and Research 843
Other28
Professional1,813
Total3,356
ACADEMIC STAFF BY LEVEL*
Above Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer (Level C)
Lecturer (Level B)
Below Lecturer (Level A)
Total Academic Staff
* Full Time Equivalent and includes estimated casual staff for 2015
312
288
433
510
1,543