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Student Facts & Figures

Equivalent Full-time Students (EFTS) 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Commerce 3,220 3,526 3,586 3,471 3,406
Health Sciences 5,761 5,620 5,310 5,150 5,122
Humanities 5,910 5,971 5,646 5,449 5,481
Sciences 4,418 4,490 4,318 4,094 4,085
Other University* 36 55 43 31 64
Subtotal 19,344 19,661 18,903 18,195 18,158
Other Group EFTS** 224 257 269 134 129
Total 19,568 19,918 19,172 18,330 18,287

* Other University EFTS comprise continuing education EFTS not allocated to departments within the four academic divisions

** Other Group EFTS comprise domestic EFTS enrolled in the Foundation Studies programme of the University Subsidary Foundation Studies Limited, law professional EFTS and from 2002-2003 students in the Overseas Trained Doctors Bridging Programme.

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Enrolment By Qualification Type 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
PhD 1,259 1,258 1,206 1,104 1,048
Professional Doctorates 68 67 64 48 29
Masters - by thesis 969 979 921 874 838
Masters - by coursework 251 207 196 209 223
Postgraduate Diplomas 1,068 1,134 1,095 1,101 1,104
Postgraduate Certificates 473 526 525 535 383
Graduate Diplomas 475 487 405 383 577
Bachelor Honours 873 854 843 797 829
Bachelors 15,593 15,780 15,359 14,947 14,812
Undergraduate Diplomas 91 121 121 156 251
Undergraduate Certificates 25 31 48 28 63
Certificate of Proficiency 1,326 1,450 1,419 1,402 1,339
Interest Only 0 223 150 138 153
Foundation Studies 254 273 282 120 132
Other 17 20 25 17 16
Total 21,728
 22,139 21,507 20,752 20,665

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Full-time & Part-time Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Full-time 15,595 16,077 15,394 14,574 14,481
Part-time 6,133 6,062 6,113 6,178 6,184
Total 21,728 22,139 21,507 20,752 20,665

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Female & Male Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Female 12,282 12,623 12,197 11,810 11,886
Male 9,446 9,516 9,310 8,942 8,779
Total 21,728 22,139 21,507 20,752 20,665

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First Year & Returning Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
First Year 3,832 4,458 4,453 4,167 4,371
Returning 17,896 17,681 17,054 16,585 16,294
Total 21,728 22,139 21,507 20,752 20,665

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Ethnicity of Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
European/Pakeha 75.0% 75.6% 75.7% 76.8% 73.6%
Māori 7.6% 7.6% 7.5% 7.3% 7.4%
Asian 17.9% 17.2% 16.9% 16.0% 16.8%
Pacific Islanders 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8% 2.8%
Other / unknown 2.9% 2.5% 5.3% 4.4% 7.0%

Note: Ethnic data is expressed as a percentage because students may identify with more than one ethnic group.

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Home Area of Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Dunedin 5,266 5,486 5,380 5,214 5,218
Otago/Southland 2,240 2,216 2,162 2,123 2,195
Remainder of South Island 3,380 3,567 3,380 3,322 3,295
North Island 7,864 7,891 7,667 7,480 7,293
Overseas (including NZ Citizens Overseas) 2,823 2,791 2,674 2,446 2,658
Unknown 154 188 244 167 6
Total 21,728 22,139 21,507 20,752 20,665

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International Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Undergraduate 2,036 1,873 1,829 1,764 2,019
Postgraduate 762 776 643 588 527
Total 2,798 2,649 2,472 2,352 2,546

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International Students by Home Country 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
USA 652 578 524 487 549
Malaysia 483 473 383 303 279
China 267 232 237 301 436
Germany 101 127 138 161 161
Canada 131 99 112 94 79
Saudi Arabia 82 90 63 62 60
India 97 74 69 53 42
England 84 69 44 46 48
Korea (South) 64 70 86 96 89
Brunei 64 63 60 59 46
Japan 45 60 82 84 97
Hong Kong 61 58 57 50 65
France 47 45 49 47 46
Thailand 36 37 36 35 39
Singapore 31 33 35 39 54
Oman 25 28 25 19 17
Vietnam 26 25 22 21 23
Taiwan 21 22 26 26 30
Iran 28 20 12 9 9
Spain 20 15 10 9 10
Pakistan 20 15 17 18 23
Fiji 20 19 24 28 28
Total 2,798 2,649 2,472 2,352 2,546

Note: Australian,Tokeluan and Cook Islands' students - whether resident in their home country or New Zealand prior to commencing study - are not counted as international students, and so are not included in the above figures.

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Students' Accommodation Status 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Own home (including renting) 3,281 3,302 3,128 3,185 3,231
At parents' home 1,432 1,459 1,385 1,422 1,409
Hall or college 3,275 3,265 3,240 3,201 3,012
Private board 349 307 326 283 330
Sharing (flatting) 12,369 12,120 11,741 11,430 11,456
Other 554 576 546 553 558
Unknown 468 1,110 1,141 678 669
Total 21,728 22,139
 21,507 20,752 20,665

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Home Area of First Year Students 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Dunedin 668 901 891 873 920
Otago/Southland 530 577 549 556 695
Remainder of South Island 675 808 758 768 803
North Island 1,665 1,772 1,780 1,726 1,672
Overseas (including NZ Citizens Overseas) 273 355 424 227 281
Unknown 21 45 51 17 0
Total 3,832 4,458 4,453 4,167 4,371

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Staff Profile

Full time Equivalent (FTE) Academic & Research Staff 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Females 491 487 476 485 458
Males 669 680 699 695 687
Total 1,160 1,167 1,175 1,180 1,145
Full time Equivalent (FTE) Research-Only Staff 2011 2010
 2009 2008 2007
Females 266 264 240 228 206
Males 189 169 172 179 164
Total 455 432 412 407 370
Full time Equivalent (FTE) General Staff 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Females 1,385 1,411 1,373 1,414 1,331
Males 748 741 723 736 697
Total 2,133 2,152 2,096 2,150 2,028
Total Staff 3,749 3,751 3,683 3,737 3,543

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Land & Buildings

Land (hectares) 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Land owned by the University 33 33 31 29 26
Land in Crown title for the University 11 11 8 8 8
Endowment Leasehold 22,246 22,235 25,585 25,585 25,585
Total Land Controlled by the University 22,289 22,279 25,624 25,622 25,620

Notes: Endowment land is tied up in long term pastoral leases

University of Otago Nett Assignable Space (floor space in square metres) 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Commerce 8,929 8,870 9,079 9,021 9,019
Health Sciences 65,105 65,904 66,229 65,902 64,485
Humanities 2,533 20,600 19,773 21,167 21,903
Science 41,943 42,020 39,013 38,046 37,627
Administration & Other 62,672 59,013 58,416 50,494 49,387
Corporate 3,030 3,033 2,923 4,439 4,492
Information Services 16,106 15,793 15,950 16,479 16,320
Total 218,318 215,233 211,383 205,548 203,233

Notes: University-owned flats and Residential Colleges total a further 56,190sqm, Unipol and Clubs & Societies 5658 sq m (approx).

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Library

Library Collection 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Books (volumes) 1,109,344 1,096,807 1,094,165 1,091,174 975,752
Serials (volumes) 536,242 526,937 525,512 517,738 502,252
Microfilms 229,493 232,546 224,052 229,582 230,947
Non-book materials 1,221,442 1,221,570 1,218,520 1,215,442 1,196,244
Total 3,096,521 3,077,860 3,062,249 3,053,936 2,905,195
Print Serials received 6,030 6,210 6,813 7,143 6,964
Electronic Serials received 229,336 174,844 111,919 73,359 72,224
Total 235,366 181,054 118,732 80,502 79,188