Facts, figures and rankings

Enrolments at a glance

Student Enrolments HE and VE 5-year Snapshot (headcount)

	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020
Higher Education	10,875	13,837	26,306	31,604	39,301	53,350	62,138	77,015
Vocational Education	17,293	16,481	16,804	23,911	22,357	20,554	15,179	14,558
Total	28,168	30,318	43,110	55,515	61,658	73,904	77,317	91,573

Student Enrolment by Sector/Entity (headcount)

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Higher Education (HE)	71,903	75,361	77,015	78,644	74,715
Vocational Education (VE)	14,936	15,750	14,558	14,146	12,772
Foundation Studies (FS)	1,387	1,344	1,119	672	512
Open Universities Australia (OUA)	2,847	2,459	2,180	1,915	1,692
ELICOS	2,515	2,281	1,253	536	596
Total RMIT	93,588	97,193	96,125	95,913	90,287

Student Load (EFTSL/EFTS)

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Higher Education	51,701	54,004	52,491	53,644	51,467
Vocational Education	9,427	9,999	9,064	7,815	8,232
Foundation Studies	1,008	970	793	469	334
Open Universities Australia	782	686	578	529	492
ELICOS	396	364	214	77	81
Total RMIT	63,314	66,022	63,140	62,535	60,606

Note: EFTS as Equivalent Full Time Student is a VE measurement of a standard load based on SCH/720. SCH - Student Contact Hours

Enrolments

Fee-type

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
HE Domestic	39,141	40,202	42,242	44,239	41,091
HE International Onshore	16,830	18,901	16,884	14,529	12,585
HE International Offshore	9,146	8,470	8,133	7,946	6,847
HE Vietnam	6,670	7,732	9,345	11,884	14,192
VE Domestic	13,365	13,857	13,074	13,113	12,034
VE International Onshore	1,431	1,797	1,417	1,011	731
VE International Offshore	140	96	67	22	7

Attendance Type/Mode

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Full-time	58,257	60,423	59,788	61,324	60,482
Part-time	21,088	22,059	26,294	23,665	25,366
Distance/Online	3,535	4,357	5,029	6,584	6,942

Level of Education

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Doctorate by Research	2,165	2,237	2,249	2,210	2,273
Master's by Research	212	222	232	235	185
Master's by Coursework	11,238	12,478	12,175	11,283	9,342
Other Postgraduate	2,836	3,355	5,025	5,120	3,974
Bachelor	48,736	50,399	51,200	53,981	54,330
Other Undergraduate	310	237	228	167	136
Enabling Courses	26	30	39	36	34
Non-award Courses	1,433	1,372	1,076	934	182
Diploma and Advance Diploma (AQF 5-6)	8,212	8,221	8,046	8,055	6,861
Certificates III and IV (AQF 3-4)	4,713	5,235	4,767	5,171	4,832
Certificates I an II (AQF 1-2)	332	301	157	114	101
VCE/VCAL	569	500	476	295
Other	1,110	1,493	1,112	511	979

College/Location

2022	Onshore	Offshore	Total
STEM College	19,421	3,048	22,469
College of Design and Social Context	17,373	4,321	21,694
College of Business and Law	13,231	13,160	26,391
College of Vocational Education	16,303	446	16,749

2021	Onshore	Offshore	Total
STEM College	20,835	2,875	23,710
College of Design and Social Context	18,852	3,819	22,671
College of Business and Law	15,417	11,890	27,307
College of Vocational Education	17,684	483	18,167

Note: Total for COVE will not match the sector total for VE

Campus

	HE 2021	VE 2021	Total 2021
City	42,874	13,200	56,074
Bundoora	2,183	287	2,470
Brunswick	7,250	610	7,860
Off-campus	6,393	28	6,421
Vietnam	11,918	N/A	11,918
Other Offshore	8,026	21	8,047

Student Load

Broad Discipline Group (EFTSL/EFTS)

2022	HE	VE	Total
Natural and Physical Sciences	2,478	222	4,823
Information Technology	4,8019	559	4,578
Engineering and Related Technologies	7,653	1,354	9,007
Architecture and Building	3,405	1,386	4,791
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies	298	99	397
Health	2,724	1,041	3,765
Education	811	199	1,010
Management and Commerce	18,012	860	18,872
Society and Culture	3,955	868	4,823
Creative Arts	8,043	1,400	9,443
Mixed Field Programs	0	243	243
Unclassified	73	0	73
Total	51,471	8,231	59,702

2021	HE	VE	Total
Natural and Physical Sciences	3,950	356	4,305
Information Technology	4,888	354	5,241
Engineering and Related Technologies	7,087	1,072	8.159
Architecture and Building	3,416	1,205	4,622
Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies	359	60	419
Health	2,513	961	3,474
Education	920	117	1,038
Management and Commerce	13,826	1,270	15,096
Society and Culture	8,562	978	9,540
Creative Arts	8,053	982	9,035
Food, Hospitality and Personal Services	70	0	70
Mixed Field Programs	0	460	460
Total	53,644	7,815	61,460

Fee Type (EFTSL/EFTS)

2022	HE	VE	Total
Government Supported	50%	90%	55%
Australian Fee Paying	5%	2%	40%
International	45%	8%	5%

2021	HE	VE	Total
Government Supported	51%	89%	56%
Australian Fee Paying	6%	1%	6%
International	43%	9%	39%

Level of Education (EFTSL/EFTS)

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Doctorate by Research	1,511	1,554	1,510	1,510	1,574
Master's by Research	114	126	125	129	107
Master's by Coursework	7,525	8,074	7,708	6,645	5,297
Other Postgraduate	1,064	1,275	1,799	1,614	1,246
Bachelor	37,604	38,943	37,790	40,357	40,367
Sub Degree	3,337	3,510	3,159	3,076	2,763
Other Undergraduate	57	44	51	46	36
Enabling Courses	6	7	9	8	7
Non-award Courses	483	471	336	197	73
Diploma and Advance Diploma (AQF 5-6)	5,665	5,742	5,360	5,211	4,751
Certificates III and IV (AQF 3-4)	2,218	2,676	2,320	2,297	2,496
Certificates I an II (AQF 1-2)	142	141	59	51	43
VCE/VCAL	382	353	333	202
Other	77	87	85	54	119

Students, Diversity and Inclusion

Home Country/Region

2022	HE	VE	Total
Australia - Victoria	36,946	11,532	48,478
Australia - Interstate	3,939	450	4,389
South East Asia	20,739	176	20,915
North East Asia	8,422	353	8,775
Southern Asia	2,704	94	2,798
Middle East	532	42	574
Europe	360	17	377
Americas	221	21	242
Africa	216	18	234
Oceania	39	8	47
Antarctica	1	0	1
Unknown	104	0	104
Total	74,247	12,713	86,960

2021	HE	VE	Total
Australia - Victoria	39,446	12,752	52,198
Australia - Interstate	4,590	358	4,948
South East Asia	19,447	185	19,632
North East Asia	9,942	610	10,552
Southern / Central Asia	3,530	110	3,640
Middle East	711	44	755
Europe	307	29	336
Americas	271	31	302
Africa	235	18	253
Oceania	164	5	169
Antarctica	1	2	3
Not available	0	2	2
Total	78,644	14,146	92,790

Age Group

2022	HE	VE	HE%	VE%	TOTAL
Young People 15 to 19 Years	11,308	2,461	16%	21%	16%
Aged 20 to 24 Years	39.386	4,938	54%	41%	52%
Mature Aged 25 to 44 Years	19,713	3,616	27%	30%	28%
Mature Aged 45+	2,405	901	3%	8%	4%

2021	HE	VE	TOTAL
% Age Group of Young People 15 to 19 Years	14%	18%	16%
% Age Group 20 to 24 Years	53%	43%	48%
% Age Group for Mature Students 25 to 44 Years	30%	30%	30%
% Age Group for Mature Students 45 and over	4%	8%	6%

Gender

By All Sectors	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Male	48,567	50,450	49,659	48,812	45,409	39,327
Female	41,785	43,426	43,567	43,929	41,849	36,903
Unspecified/Other	95	147	180	220	262	294
Grand Total	90,447	94,023	93,406	92,961	87,520	76,524

HE	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Male	36,485	38,332	39,007	39,328	37,291	32,754
Female	33,105	34,593	35,736	36,772	35,366	31,275
Unspecified/Other	65	86	106	152	154	280
Grand Total	69,655	73,011	74,849	76,252	72,811	64,209

VE	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Male	8,195	8,541	7,914	7,543	6,402	5,885
Female	5,857	6,355	6,039	5,991	5,418	5,078
Unspecified/Other	26	52	70	63	96	110
Grand Total	14,078	14,948	14,023	13,597	11,916	11,073

Completions and graduate outcomes

Completions 5-year Snapshot

	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020
Higher Education	1603	4024	5656	6933	7780	13762	16432	18642
Vocational Education	1065	1229	2589	3950	5820	6497	5659	4480
Total	2668	5253	8245	10883	13600	20259	22091	23122

Program Completions

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
HE Doctorate by Research	305	260	326	334	340
HE Master's by Research	37	36	31	21	36
HE Master's by Coursework	3057	3407	3684	3542	4337
HE Other Postgraduate	961	1318	1517	1954	3846
HE Bachelor	11642	12001	12063	11284	12000
HE Sub Degree	1042	1051	1018	983	1184
HE Other Undergraduate	755	664	774	524	13
VE Diploma and Advance Diploma (AQF 5-6)	3078	2930	2926	2072	2749
VE Certificates III and IV (AQF 3-4)	1880	1668	1712	1441	1642
VE Certificates I an II (AQF 1-2)	156	136	182	49	55
VE Other	605	875	1200	918	389

Graduate Outcomes

Higher Education	2020	2021	2022
Graduate in overall employment	84.1%	83.4%	86.9%
Graduate in full-time employment ⁴	69.6%	69.6%	77.9%
Graduate in part-time employment ⁴	29.8%	26.6%	24.5%
Graduate in further full-time study	14.2%	15.6%	13.2%
Graduate in enterprise formation	5.2%	5.1%	4.6%
Overall satisfaction	81.9%	77.7%	75.5%
Generic skills	83%	79.1%	79.8%

Vocatonal Education	2020	2021	2022
Graduate in overall employment	60.1%	61.3%	70.3%
Graduate in further study	54.8%	60%	52.1%
Graduate in enterprise formation	8.1%	6.7%	5.9%
Overall satisfaction	83.1%	84.7%	83.7%
Generic skills (problem solving)	81.7%	80.9%	78.1%

Notes:

⁴ From Graduate Outcomes Survey

Alumni

Alumni Numbers
Total Alumni Globally	504,000
Australia	377,096	74.8%
Singapore	57,126	11.3%
Vietnam	17,658	3.5%
China	12,066	2.4%
Hong Kong	12,176	2.4%
Indonesia	3,226	0.6%
India	2,021	0.4%
Europe	3,275	0.6%
Other	18,921	3.6%

Alumni Engagement
Channel	Members/Followers	2022 Interactions
Official Alumni Facebook	35,000	192,000
LinkedIn Group	9,500	159,000
Alumni Instagram	3,200	157,000
RMIT Alumni Website	N/A	56,000

Research impact

Research

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Number of Peer-reviewed Research Outputs ²²	3,584	3,831	4,121	4,187	4,111
International Collaboration ²³	0.53	0.561	0.575	0.582	0.593
Field-Weighted Citation Impact ²⁴	1.7	1.9	1.6	1.5	1.4
Publications in top 25% most-cited in the world ²⁵	0.365	0.375	0.383	0.387	0.396
Research Income ²⁶	$52.7m	$54.1m	$66.4m	$74.2m	$94.4m
% Research Income from Australian Competitive Grants	0.407	0.405	0.317	0.375	0.34
% Research Income from Industry and other Sources (Category 2 - 4) ²⁶	0.623	0.629	0.683	0.625	0.66
Higher Degree by Research Completions ²⁷	342	296	357	355	377
Provisional Patent Applications ²⁸	7	12	14	12	15
Number of Countries with Funded Research Projects ¹	29	30	26	25	27
Collaborative Research Training Agreements ²	13	22	34	34	31
HDR Industry Engagement ³	N/A	12	22	36	75

Notes:

²² Number of peer-reviewed research outputs affiliated to RMIT University including reported outputs being verified.

²³ Proportion of RMIT-affiliated Scopus publications with an international co-author by publication year.

²⁴ The ratio of citations received relative to the expected world average for the subject field, publication type and publication year.

²⁵ Proportion of Scopus publications in the top 25% most-cited in the world (field-weighted) affiliated to RMIT across the latest available rolling 5 year publication period.

²⁶ Total Research Income excludes Higher Degrees Research student fees.

²⁷ Excludes Higher Doctorate completions.

²⁸ Numbers of patent applications for new inventions at RMIT.

¹ Number of funding countries for research projects in budget year 2021

² Collaborative PhD agreements with foreign universities where enrolments are through RMIT Melbourne programs

³ Industry Engagement for HDR candidates to embed within or work alongside industry while completing their MR or PhD research program. Data is not available prior to 2018

Rankings

QS World University Rankings

	2021	2022	2023
Overall Global Rank	223	206	190
Overall Australia Rank	15	14	11

QS World University Rankings by Indicator

	Global Rankings			Australian Rankings
	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023
Academic Reputation	220	227	234	11	11	11
Employer Reputation	130	122	146	8	8	8
Citations per faculty	381	268	167	25	21	18
Faculty per student	601	601	601	18	22	23
International Faculty	33	34	35	3	3	1
International Students	89	83	91	16	16	15

QS World University Rankings by Subject (RMIT)

	World Rankings			Australian Rankings
	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023
Architecture / Built Environment	28=	31	25	3/15	3	1
Art & Design	15=	15	19	1/12	1	1
Computer Science & Information Systems	141=	151-200	151-200	10/22	10=	9=
Engineering - Chemical	151-200	151-200	151-200	8/10	8=	8=
Engineering - Civil & Structural	51=100	51-100	51-100	9/14	6=	6=
Engineering - Electrical & Electronic	127=	150=	133=	9/21	10	8
Engineering - Mech, Aero & Manual	134	140=	124	=6/19	7	6
Engineering - Mineral & Mining	51-60	n.r.		10/11
Agriculture & Forestry	151-200	100	101-150	11/23	7	7=
Biological Sciences	451-500	351-400	351-400	21/24	17=	14=
Medicine	401-450	401-450	401-450	23/26	21	19=
Pharmacy & Pharmacology	n.r.	351-360	n.r.		17
Psychology	251-300	301-350	301-350	23/23	23	22=
Chemistry	251-300	251-300	201-250	13/22	13	10=
Environmental Sciences	151-200	101-150	151-200	13/24	9=	11=
Geography	101-150	51-100	51-100	7/15	4=	5=
Materials Science	101-150	87=	82=	7/16	7	4=
Mathematics	251-300	301-350	201-250	15/17	15	10=
Physics & Astronomy	301-350	201-250	251-300	11/17	10=	11
Accounting & Finance	101-150	98=	101-150	11/18	9	9=
Business & Management Studies	151-200	151-200	151-200	10/23	8=	8=
Communication & Media Studies	41	40=	42	3/17	4	4
Development Studies	51-100	51-100	51-100	7/7	4=	5=
Economics & Econometrics	301-350	201-250	201-250	16/21	13=	11=
Education	101-150	151-200	201-150	=16/29	15=	18=
Law	301-320	301-340	301-350	18/20	20	19
Library & Information Management	40=	49=	29=	=2/3	3	2
Politics & International Studies			201-230			8=
Sociology	151-200	201-250	201-250	14/21	15=	15=
Statistics & Operational Research	151-200	201-230	201-240	11/12	11	11=

Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings

World University Rankings	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Overall Global WUR Rank	451	391	340	322	310
Overall Australian WUR Rank	25	25	23	23	23

Impact Ranking	2020	2021	2022
Overall rank	10	3	22
Qualifying SDGs for overall score in 2022
SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation	12	23	13
SDG8: Decent Work and Economic Growth	5	5	5
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities	1	2	3
SDG 17: Partnership for the goals	15	3	89
Other SDGs for which we submitted data and evidence
SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy			37
SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	21	13	42
SDG12: Responsible Consumption and Production	53	84	62
SDG13: Climate Action	101-200 band	90	74

Sustainability, Building and Space

Sustainability

Australian Resource Usage *	2019	2020	2021
Net Greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2-e) ³⁷	40,540	29,853	20,338
Greenhouse gas emissions intensity (tCO2-e/GFA)	0.083	0.061	0.042
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction since 2007 (%)	-0.481	-0.62	-0.739
End-Use Energy consumption (GJ) ³⁸	298,515	233,742	245,659
End-Use Energy intensity per floor area (GJ/GFA)	0.611	0.481	0.506
Water consumption (kL)	220,310	136,265	119,625
Water consumption per student (kL/ETSFL)	4.1	2.7	2.4
Waste to Landfill (tonnes) ⁴⁰	948	383	436
Recycling (tonnes) ⁴¹	304	115	102
Vietnam Resource Usage *	2019	2020	2021
Net Greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2-e) ³⁷	3,533	2,412	2,599
End-Use Energy consumption (GJ) ³⁸	28,588	24,207	20,707
Water consumption (kL)	56,033	69,587	53,860

Notes:

GFA = Gross Floor Area

EFTSL = Equivalent Full-time Student Load

* Emissions and energy consumption figures may alter due to retrospective changes from retailers and may differ slightly from future publications and reports.

³⁷ Emissions calculated from building electricity and gas consumption

³⁸ End-use energy consumption calculated from grid electricity, on-site generated electricity and on-site gas use (excluding gas used for electricity generation)

³⁹ Waste data excludes construction and demolition waste

⁴⁰ Recycling data includes co-mingled, paper/cardboard and organics

Building and Space

Campus (2021) ⁴²	Building	Space m2	UFA m2	GFA m2	GFA m2
Onshore
City	66	80400	216360	354434	0.643833
Bundoora	35	556648	79455	111184	0.201967
Brunswick	6	38949	15384	21369	0.038817
Other sites	12	74110	3902	5577	0.010131
Offshore
Barcelona	1	0	264	273	0.000496
Saigon South	12	124314	30835	47460	0.086212
Saigon North	0	0	0	0	0
DaNang City	1	0	543	945	0.001717
Hanoi	1	0	5533	9264	0.016828
Total	134	874421	352276	550506	1

Amount of Floor Area (m2) per EFTSL (2020) ⁴³			UFA	GFA
Onshore			6.435624	10.06013
Offshore (Vietnam)			4.885639	7.669358

Notes:

⁴² Amount of space occupied by RMIT University campuses and sites in 2021

Space = Land Holdings, UFA = Usable Floor Area, GFA = Gross Floor Area

Other sites includes Dromana, Hamilton, Point Cook & Bendigo Airport

⁴³ Amount of floor area (m2) per EFTSL at RMIT onshore and offshore campuses in 2021

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

		RMIT Measure	2019	2020	2021
SDG1	No Poverty	Number of Students receiving scholarship and assistance packages	4,822	4,843
SDG2	Zero Hunger	Number of Active Research Projects Contributing to the SDG2	50	76	74
SDG3	Good Health and Well-being	Number of Active Research Projects Contributing to the SDG3	142	157	191
SDG4	Quality Education	Students Participating in Global Leadership Programmes	5,236	7,190
		HE Graduates satisfaction (%)	0.799	0.819	0.777
		VE Graduates satisfaction (%)	0.839	0.831	0.847
SDG5	Gender Equality	Females Commencing a First Degree	0.457	0.457
		Women in Leadership Roles	0.54	0.559
SDG6	Clean Water and Sanitation	Potable Water consumption (kL)	220310	136265	119625
		Potable Water consumption per student (kL/EFTSL)	4.1	2.7	2.4
SDG7	Affordable and Clean Energy	End-Use Energy Consumption (GJ)	298515	233742	245659
		Renewable energy consumed (generated and purchased) (%)	0.1613	0.1528	0.2866
SDG8	Decent Work and Economic Growth	HE Graduates in Employment	0.747	0.696	0.696
		VE Graduates in Employment	0.642	0.601	0.613
SDG9	Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	Research Commercialisation - invention disclosures Postgraduate research completions	47357	45355
SDG10	Reduced Inequalities	First Generation Students Starting a First Degree	0.614	0.574
		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Staff (headcount)	34	39	54
		% of commencing students from Low socio-economic backgrounds (access to HE)	0.139	0.125
		% of commencing students from Low socio-economic backgrounds (access to VE)	0.183	0.178
SDG11	Sustainable Cities and Communities	Number of Active Research Projects Contributing to the SDG11	82	101	185
SDG12	Responsible Consumption and Production	Operational Waste Recycled (%)	0.24	0.231	0.19
		Construction and Demolition Waste Recycled (%)	NA	0.903	0.9764
SDG13	Climate Action	Net Greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2-e)	40,540	29,853	20,338
		Greenhouse gas emissions reduction since 2007 (%)	-0.481	-0.62	-0.739
SDG14	Life Below Water	Number of Active Research Projects Contributing to the SDG14	29	47	55
SDG15	Life On Land	Number of Active Research Projects Contributing to the SDG15	62	89	92
SDG16	Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	Number of Active Research Projects Contributing to the SDG16	64	91	92
SDG17	Partnership for the Goals	Active Research projects in partnership with developing countries	23	32	29
	Partnership for the Goals	International co-authored publications (co-authored from developing countries)	0.364	0.377	0.25

Staff

Staff FTE

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
HE Academic	2187	2416	2180	2151	2126.91
VE Education	593	753	704	477	541.78
Professional	2765	3807	3227	2706	2925.76
All	5545	6976	6111	5334	5594.45

Staff FTE (Australia) 2022

	Female	Male	Other	Total
Academic Higher Education
Teaching and Research	578.43	679.86	3.8	1262.09
Research only	178.33	270.74	2.8	451.87
Casual	204.97	202.42	5.56	412.95
VE Education
Teachers	190.9	198.8	1	390.7
Casuals	78.29	71.82	0.97	151.08
Professional
Executive and College / School Support	655.38	371.88	10.7	1037.96
Central Support	1092.08	615.71	6	1713.79
Casual	97.05	73.96	3	174.01

Staff FTE (Vietnam) 2022

	Female	Male	Other	Total
HE Academic	75.75	136.25	0	211
English Teaching	11	41	0	52
Industry Fellow	0	0.75	0	0.75
Professional	396.3	171	0	567.3
Casual	34.68	55.09	0.02	89.79
Total	517.73	403.09	0.02	920.84

Staff Profile

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Academic Staff born outside Australia	46%	44%	43%	41%	43%	41%
HE Academic Staff holding PhDs	80%	80%	84%	84%	71%	77%

Finance

Finance

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total Revenue	$1,433m	$1,519m	$1,459m	$1,555m	$1.463m
Total Assets	$3,394m	$3,661m	$4,052m	$4,122m	$3,936m

Library

Library

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Spotlight Series Attendees				1,217	923
Micro-credential badges issued			11,507	19,034	14,050
Reading lists views			625,880	308,017	458,489
Learning Lab views		1,235,313	1,210,455	1,331,824	1,280,989
Skills for Higher Degree Research Candidates views		6,558	9,565	14,930	15,226
eJournal usage		4,923,951	6,048,920	3,624,352	4,227,240
Searches in Databases	1,157,195	1,195,366	1,178,174	1,733,882	1,605,025
Streaming Media Viewed	687,175	829,975	1,094,404	876,540	1,007,133

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