University of Otago Admission Rate

Student facts and figures

Equivalent full-time students (EFTS)	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Commerce	2,885	2,954	2,928	3,074	3,082
Health Sciences	6,267	6,089	5,871	5,857	5,815
Humanities	4,712	4,807	4,944	5,180	5,328
Sciences	4,334	4,437	4,413	4,458	4,375
Subtotal	18,198	18,287	18,156	18,570	18,600
Other group EFTS*	260	259	256	261	275
Total	18,457	18,547	18,421	18,830	18,875

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

EFTS by type (University only)	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Domestic	16,708	16,854	16,793	17,172	17,155
International	1,490	1,433	1,363	1,397	1,445
Total	18,198	18,287	18,156	18,570	18,600

Enrolment by qualification type	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
PhD	1,383	1,325	1,307	1,317	1,293
Professional Doctorates	118	86	80	71	68
Master’s	1,261	1,287	1,224	1,214	1,216
Postgraduate Diplomas	1,072	1,016	946	841	898
Postgraduate Certificates	690	638	596	547	485
Graduate Diplomas	243	294	314	388	416
Bachelor Honours	366	385	451	434	460
Bachelor’s	14,448	14,598	14,559	15,136	15,489
Undergraduate Diplomas	20	29	39	60	66
Undergraduate Certificates	0	0	0	5	7
Certificate of Proficiency	1,492	1,493	1,442	1,284	1,228
Interest Only	11	1	4	10	0
Foundation Studies	305	292	316	300	303
Other	0	0	4	6	7
Total	20,838	20,814	20,601	20,942	21,113

Gender of students	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Female	12,272	12,147	11,879	12,004	12,171
Male	8,565	8,665	8,720	8,936	8,942
X	1	2	2	2	N/A
Total	20,838	20,814	20,601	20,942	21,113

Note: The Department of Internal Affairs has created X as a category to accommodate indeterminate or unspecified gender for the purposes of passports or other identification documents.

The University’s usage of X is consistent with this. Prior to 2014, X was not available as an option within the University’s student enrolment system.

First-year and returning students	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
First year	3,770	4,002	3,738	4,057	4,149
Returning	17,068	16,812	16,863	16,885	16,964
Total	20,838	20,814	20,601	20,942	21,113

Ethnicity of students	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
European / Pākehā	72.4%	73.1%	73.4%	74.3%	74.3%
Māori	9.3%	8.9%	8.5%	8.5%	8.0%
Asian	19.8%	19.2%	18.8%	18.3%	18.6%
Pacific	4.5%	4.2%	3.9%	3.6%	3.2%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African	3.4%	3.4%	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%
Other / unknown	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	3.2%	3.3%

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

Home area of students	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Dunedin	3,043	3,127	3,182	3,407	3,627
Otago / Southland	1,860	1,969	2,033	2,213	2,309
Remainder of South Island	3,813	3,903	3,828	3,895	3,792
North Island	8,737	8,570	8,482	8,425	8,284
Overseas (including NZ citizens overseas)	3,348	3,191	3,014	2,938	3,012
Unknown	37	54	62	64	89
Total	20,838	20,814	20,601	20,942	21,113

International students	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Undergraduate	1,807	1,810	1,768	1,868	1,879
Postgraduate	1,030	913	824	825	769
Total	2,837	2,723	2,592	2,693	2,648

International students by home country	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
United States of America	798	721	656	581	578
China	500	488	458	452	426
Malaysia	241	241	254	287	405
India	130	118	103	99	101
United Kingdom	89	86	100	100	104
Germany	69	72	62	79	72
Singapore	68	52	45	45	42
Canada	67	54	54	66	87
Iran, Islamic Republic of	55	53	61	59	49
France	46	52	40	39	38
Brunei Darussalam	41	52	56	61	60
Indonesia	39	32	20	19	12
Japan	37	44	51	55	49
Thailand	31	30	32	32	33
Norway	30	34	25	31	18
Saudi Arabia	30	42	52	63	74
Korea, Republic of	30	31	32	38	46
Vietnam	27	25	26	27	26
Oman	27	30	30	30	25
Pakistan	27	21	21	11	13
Samoa	24	19	22	24	25
Other	431	426	392	378	342
Total	2,837	2,723	2,592	2,577	2,648

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.

Home area of first-year students	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Dunedin	578	616	554	593	652
Otago / Southland	428	432	416	474	518
Remainder of South Island	714	831	768	876	833
North Island	1,794	1,826	1,722	1,882	1,822
Overseas (including NZ citizens overseas)	255	277	263	230	321
Unknown	1	20	15	2	3
Total	3,770	4,002	3,738	4,057	4,149

Staff profile

Full-time equivalent (FTE) academic and research staff	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Females	545	535	522	512	509
Males	651	662	668	676	670
Total FTE academic and research staff	1,196	1,196	1,190	1,188	1,179
Full-time equivalent (FTE) research-only staff
Females	198	181	246	240	243
Males	159	155	182	183	178
Total FTE research-only staff	357	336	429	423	420
Full-time equivalent (FTE) professional staff
Females	1,604	1,489	1,403	1,407	1,402
Males	872	841	781	770	750
Total FTE professional staff	2,476	2,330	2,184	2,177	2,152
Total staff	4,029	3,862	3,803	3,788	3,752

Land and buildings

Land (hectares)	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Land owned by the University (other than endownment land)	33	32	33	33	33
Land in Crown title for the University	11	12	12	12	12
Endowment land	22,243	22,244	22,243	22,243	22,243
Total land controlled by the University	22,287	22,288	22,288	22,288	22,288

Note: Endowment land is tied up in long-term pastoral leases.

University of Otago net assignable space (floor space in square metres)	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Commerce	7,662	8,633	8,453	8,714	8,929
Health Sciences	63,751	65,558	65,645	66,050	66,475
Humanities	19,364	19,702	20,027	20,167	20,163
Science	42,169	41,791	42,018	41,671	41,998
Administration and other	70,966	68,771	72,124	70,425	75,626
Corporate	759	759	759	759	776
Information services	15,113	15,195	15,687	15,803	15,962
Total	219,784	220,408	224,713	222,589	229,929

Note: 1. Assignable space is defined as the floor area measured from the inside face of the walls and deducting all the common-use areas (corridors, toilets, etc.) and non-inhabitable areas (lifts, stairs, service ducts, etc.). Corridors provided within ‘open plan’ offices are considered to be assignable space.

Note: 2. Assignable space at University-owned flats and residential colleges totals a further 56,577 m².

Library

Library collection	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Books (volumes)	1,224,672	1,217,737	1,216,154	1,212,901	1,095,169
Serials (items)	455,644	459,541	467,117	493,941	570,385
Print serials subscriptions	2,855	2,915	3,247	3,791	3,932
Hocken pictures and photographs	1,136,251	1,131,493	1,131,458	1,130,574	1,130,452
Hocken linear meters of archives	10,272	10,178	10,034	9,950	9,680
Electronic serials available	169,530	152,490	171,199	164,304	215,047
Electronic books available	850,783	779,443	744,321	672,789	510,375
Seating places available	4,500	4,392	4,388	4,388	4,320