Statistics
Overview
Pocket Statistics
Annual overviews of student, staff, research statistics for the University of Adelaide, based on Department of Education, Science and Training statutory data collections, are available for the following years:
Time series pivot tables of Student, Staff and Research Statistics
Additional summary level tables are available for student, staff and research activities.
- Student Statistics
- Staff Statistics
- Research Statistics
For University staff, the Data Warehouse provides access to a wider range of data sources including the DIISRTE staff and student data submissions for all Australian Higher Education Providers.
Go8 Executive Dashboard
A time series of performance data for the Go8 research intensive universities provides summaries of load, load funding, finance, staff, Course Experience Questionairre, Learning and Teaching Performance Fund and research data.
Student Statistics
University Entry Statistics
Time series of Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) and SATAC Application Preferences provide a summary of entry requirements and prospective student preferences for academic programs at the University of Adelaide.
- 2002 - 2013 ATAR Cut-off Scores
(staff only) - 2002 - 2013 SATAC Preferences (staff only)
Student Load, Program Enrolments and Completions Statistics
Time series of load, enrolments and completions are based on the University’s submissions to the DEEWR Student data collection.
- 2007-2011 Student Enrolments (persons) Time Series
- 2007-2011 Student Load (EFTSL) Time Series
- 2007-2011 Student Program Completions Time Series
- 1997- 2006 Student - Staff ratios (staff only)
The Definitions page contains information on all data fields and measures included in the tables which are presented in Excel pivot table format, enabling the user to view the data in many different layouts. If you have not used pivot tables before, please refer to the Pivot table help and instructions.
Staff Statistics
Time series of staff fulltime equivalents (FTEs) and numbers (persons) provide summary information about staff employed at the University, based on annual submissions to the DIISRTE Staff data collection. The staff data is a snapshot of fulltime and fractional fulltime staff as at 31 March each year (numbers and FTEs) and casual staff over the whole calendar year (FTEs only).
- 1995 - 2012 Full-time, Fractional Full-time and Casual Staff (FTE) pivot table
- 1995 - 2012 Full-time and Fractional Full-time Staff (Number) pivot table
- 1997 - 2006 Student - Staff ratios (staff only)
The Definitions page contains details for all data fields and measures included in the tables which are presented in Excel pivot table format, enabling the user to view the data in many different layouts. If you have not used pivot tables before, please refer to the Pivot table help and instructions.
Research Statistics
Time series of research data provide summary information about research activities based on research income and publications data submitted to the DEST Finance Data Collection and the Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC).
- Research Income time series (1998-2011)
- Publications time series (1998-2011)
- Research Block Grant Funding time series (2002-2013)
The tables are presented in Excel pivot table format, enabling the user to view the data in many different layouts. If you have not used pivot tables before, please refer to the Pivot table help and instructions.
Performance indicators established by the Commonwealth are used in the allocation of research block grants 
. (staff only)
Help, Definitions & Resources
Pivot table Help and data definitions
Many of the statistics tables in the Student, Staff and Research areas are presented in Excel pivot table format, enabling the user to view the data in many different layouts. If you have not used pivot tables before, please refer to the Pivot table help and instructions.
The definitions for many of the data fields in the University statistics tables can be found in the HEIMSHELP Glossary. Where the DIISRTE data codes have been grouped together for University reporting, definitions are also provided.
For any queries Planning and Performance Reporting has a team of area experts as listed below:
| Business Area | Planning and Performance Reporting Staff | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Student statistics | Senaka Arachchi | 8313 4823 |
| Student surveys (eg CEQ/GDS) | David Hirst | 831 30552 |
| Research statistics | Federico Santa Ana | 831 38386 |
| Staff statistics | Ming Goh | 831 34719 |
Overviews of the DIISRTE data submissions
Overviews of the information in the help files relating to the DIISRTE student and staff data submissions provide a summary of the contents of the submissions and the responsibilities of universities in providing the data to DIISRTE.
- DIISRTE Student Data Submissions - Overview
- DIISRTE Staff Data Submissions - Overview
- Background information on the ABS Level of Education & Field of Education codes
