University Annual Reports
Our annual reports detail key financial and operational events for the year, in addition to providing insights into some of the extraordinary work that has taken place across the University.
The University of Melbourne’s Annual Report for 2019 demonstrates a recommitment to outstanding teaching and learning, ground-breaking research and discovery, and deepening partnerships with many communities, beginning here at the heart of the University and city of Melbourne, and expanding outwards around the world.
Previous years
To request additional annual reports
You can find all the historical annual reports up to and including the 2009 Annual Report in the University of Melbourne Calendar Collection 1858 - attached to each year’s calendar.
Five-year key statistics
| By year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median ATAR 1 | 93.85 | 94.30 | 94.25 | 93.80 | 93.60 |
| Student enrolments (EFTSL) 2 | |||||
| Total load | 38 243 | 40 445 | 42 637 | 45 431 | 48 088 |
| Research higher degree | 3201 | 3316 | 3489 | 3608 | 3577 |
| Postgraduate coursework | 12 517 | 14 984 | 17 208 | 18 430 | 19 751 |
| Undergraduate | 22 524 | 22 145 | 21 941 | 23 394 | 24 760 |
| % Female enrolment | 54.97% | 54.68% | 54.7% | 54.99% | 55.67% |
| International load | 10 652 | 11 705 | 13 200 | 15 211 | 17 520 |
| % International students | 27.9% | 28.9% | 31.0% | 33.5% | 36.4% |
| Commonwealth Supported Places (including RTS) | 23 802 | 24 105 | 24 230 | 24 779 | 25 027 |
| Award completions 2 | |||||
| Research higher degree (excl Higher Doct) | 738 | 744 | 720 | 765 | 901 |
| Postgraduate coursework | 7419 | 8266 | 9545 | 10 298 | 11 069 |
| Undergraduate | 8431 | 7822 | 7193 | 7092 | 7323 |
| Total | 16 588 | 16 832 | 17 458 | 18 155 | 19 293 |
| Staff (FTE) 3, 4 | |||||
| Academic | 3753 | 3902 | 3892 | 4029 | 4210 |
| Professional | 4014 | 4023 | 4000 | 3841 | 3979 |
| Total | 7766 | 7925 | 7892 | 7870 | 8189 |
| Female to male staff ratio (FTE) | |||||
| Academic staff (F:M) | 46% : 54% | 46% : 54% | 46% : 54% | 47% : 53% | 47% : 53% |
| Professional staff (F:M) | 64% : 36% | 64% : 36% | 64% : 36% | 65% : 35% | 64% : 36% |
| Research performance indicators 2 | |||||
| Research income ($million) | 376 | 374 | 412 | 396 | 441 |
| Research publications (HERDC score) 7 | 5044 | 5150 | 5118 | 4370 | 4767 |
| Research load (EFTSL) | 3201 | 3316 | 3489 | 3608 | 3577 |
| Research completions (excluding higher doc.) | 738 | 744 | 720 | 765 | 901 |
| Financials ($million) 5 | |||||
| Total underlying operating income | 1675 | 1751 | 1892 | 1977 | 2150 |
| Total underlying operating expenditure | 1681 | 1744 | 1886 | 1940 | 2084 |
| Underlying operating result 6 | (6) | 7 | 6 | 38 | 66 |
| Underlying operating margin (%) | (0.3%) | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 3.1% |
- Median ATAR for enrolled students, based on both Commonwealth Supported Place and international onshore Year 12 students.
- 2016 student enrolments, award completions and research performance indicators are estimates.
- Staff FTE includes continuing, fixed-term and casual staff.
- Employees correctly included in workforce data collections.
- Amounts represent University financial results excluding subsidiaries.
- Underlying operating result represents University’s accounting surplus less net discretionary investment income, infrastructure grants and endowment receipts.
- While the University continues to collect data on publications, its removal from the HERDC and RBG allocation formulae likely impacts quality of data captured through the University’s publication system. It is expected that the breadth of the publication collection will increase as the University prepares for the ERA 2018 submission.