UC Key Facts Summary
UC at a Glance
| University of Canterbury | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Students | 17,299 |
| Staff | 1,909 |
| International staff | 50% |
| Alumni | 142,000 |
| QS Rated University | 5 Star |
| Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking | Top 301-350 |
| Colleges | 5 |
| Courses | Over 2,000 |
| Research Centres/Institutes | Over 35 |
| Assets | $1.5b |
Audited figures 2018
Student numbers
| Head Count | August 2019 |
|---|---|
| Domestic Fee | 15720 |
| New to UC | 4639 |
| Returning | 11081 |
| International Fee paying | 2336 |
| New to UC | 1141 |
| Returning | 1195 |
| Total | 18044 |
| % International Fee Paying | 13% |
UC Students – Equity and Diversity
| Head Count | August 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Females | 9176 | |
| % of Females | 51% | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Maori | 1126 | |
| Pasifika | 446 | |
| Asian | 2512 | |
| European | 10872 | |
| MELAA | 405 | |
| Other | 388 | |
| Not Stated | 529 |
Students may choose to identify with up to three different ethnic groups, so the sum will add to more that the total headcount.
Staff numbers
| August 2019 | |
|---|---|
| All Full Time Equivalent | |
| Permanent | 564 |
| Temporary | 250 |
| Total Academic | 814 |
| General | |
| Permanent | 931 |
| Temporary | 220 |
| Total General | 1151 |
| Total Academic and General | 1965 |
| Demographics | |
| Female % | 49% |
| Maori % | 4% |
| Pasifika % | 1% |
| Number of Nationalities | 82 |
| Academic SSR | 18 |
Qualifications and courses with enrolments
| August 2019 | |
|---|---|
| MoE Qualifications with active enrolments | |
| Bachelors (including intermediate) | 30 |
| Bachelors with Honours | 12 |
| Certificates and Diplomas | 11 |
| Doctorates | 3 |
| Graduate Certificates and Diplomas | 11 |
| Masters | 52 |
| Post Graduate Certificates and Diplomas | 33 |
| Total | 152 |
| Courses with active enrolments | |
| Pre degree | 14 |
| Stage 1 UG (NZQF 5) | 213 |
| Stage 2 UG (NZQF 6) | 395 |
| Stage 3 UG (NZQF 7) | 473 |
| Honours (NZQF 8) | 437 |
| Masters (NZQF 9) | 379 |
| Doctorate (NZQF 10) | 75 |
| Total | 1986 |
Voluntary academic staff turnover
| 2019 Rolling | |
|---|---|
| Turnover Ratio | 3.1% |
| Resignation Ratio | 1.9% |
Current year includes terminations from past 12 months rolling period.