1. Who are we and what do we do?
About RMIT
Sue Bolt - Director, Planning, Quality and Performance

2. Who are our students?
There were more than 57,000 enrolments in This is almost twice as many students as in 1990.
RMIT received the most first preference applications in Victoria in
Source Statistics and Reporting Pocket Stats 2003
In 2002 there were there were 9045 postgraduate and 25,680 UG students.
A large proportion of RMIT study part time - in HE 31.38% in VET 47.18%
More growth in HE
% change from 1990 HE is 150%
% change from 1990 VET is 37%

3. Who are our students?
Enrolments by Home Residence (excluding Australian locations)
Source Statistics and Reporting Pocket Stats 2003
Note: Total enrolments (HE and VET)
This chart demonstrates that after considering Australian students, the second largest proposition of students are from Asian regions
This is in part because of RMIT’s increasingly internationalisation initiatives.
RMIT leads the HE in the proportion of international enrolments; 31% of total HE enrolments. In VET international enrolments are approx 15% of total VET enrolments.

4. What are students studying?
Student enrolments by program level
Source Statistics and Reporting Pocket Stats 2003 : Student Load at 31 August HE and 31 Dec TAFE
RMIT is an increasingly internationalising institution.
RMIT leads the HE in the proportion of international enrolments; 31% of total HE enrolments. In VET international enrolments are approx 15% of total VET enrolments.

5. What are students studying?
Broad Field of Education (Load) (2002)
Source Statistics and Reporting Pocket Stats 2003 Student Load at 31 August HE and 31 Dec TAFE
Proportion of female students at RMIT in 2002 was HE 50.5% and VET46%.
There are a large proportion of young people (15-19) enrolled in VET (19.2% in 2002), and over 46% of HE students are mature aged (25+).

6. Who are our staff? Source Snapshot report October 2002
There currently 3392 staff employed at RMIT.
Academic 1,050 (ie HE)
Teaching 536 (ie VET)
General 1,716
Executive 89

7. Who are our staff?
Highest level of qualification level by staff category
Source: Snapshot Report Oct 2002
Note: Total postgraduate includes masters by coursework.

8. Where are we located? Total enrolments by campus Regional Campuses:
Source OPIS 2002
Note Hamilton and Vietnam not included -
Three main campuses:
Total No’s enrolled at CBD, over 37,500 (66% of total enrolments)
Total No’s enrolled at Brunswick, 2662 (5%)
Total No’s enrolled at Bundoora, 6436 (11%)
Regional Campuses:
Total 2048 (4%)
Off campus (Aust ) 1895 (3%)
off shore 6513 (11%)

9. Who funds RMIT students?
Student Load by broad funding source (EFTS) 2002
Source OPIS
RMIT leads other Australian institutions in the proportion of overseas fee paying students
Note: EFTS = SCH (VET School Contact Hours)/720

10. How do we perform? Graduate Destinations 2002 - VET Percent
Source Institutional Research Consultancy Unit Key Stats.
Note: Employment and further study in HE is fulltime
Employment and further study in VET includes part time.
2001 HE Destinations: RMIT slightly higher than national average for full time employment, lower for % in further study (this is a common trend for vocationally focussed, new research university).
2001 VET destinations: RMIT performs slightly higher than national average in relation to grads in employment, is at the national average for grads in further study

11. How do we perform? Graduate Destinations 2002 – Higher Education
Percent
Source Institutional Research Consultancy Unit Key Stats.
Note: Employment and further study in HE is fulltime
Employment and further study in VET includes part time.
2001 HE Destinations: RMIT slightly higher than national average for full time employment, lower for % in further study (this is a common trend for vocationally focussed, new research university).
2001 VET destinations: RMIT performs slightly higher than national average in relation to grads in employment, is at the national average for grads in further study

12. Who are our students? Where are we located? How do we perform?
Find out more?
Who are our students?
Statistics and Reporting OPIS website
Institutional Research Consultancy Unit
Where are we located?
How do we perform?
Triple Bottom Line Performance Reports
Who are our staff?
Staff Profile website

13. Planning Web Portal
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