Facts & Figures 2014 Data Snapshot
1 University 2 Countries 3 Tropical Campuses $442.9 MILLION INCOME 22,370 Students (16,529 EFTSL) 4,952 StAFF (2,156 FTE) (Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mount Isa, Thursday Island campuses only) We acknowledge Australian Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islander People as the first inhabitants of the nation and acknowledge Traditional Owners of the lands where our staff and students live, learn and work.
Achievements Rankings James Cook University was one of only three Queensland universities to be ranked in the top 400 universities in the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities. JCU is the top institution in the world for citations in coral reef science according to ISI essential science indicators. In 2014 JCU ranked 2nd in Australia for Life Sciences in the citations based Leiden rankings. JCU also ranked 158th globally and 5th in Australia overall in these rankings.
Key People Chancellor Vice-Chancellor and President Chair of Academic Board Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor DVC Services & Resources DVC Academic DVC Global Strategy & Engagement DVC Tropical Environments & Societies DVC Tropical Health & Medicine DVC Singapore Lt Gen John Grey AC (Ret d) Prof Sandra Harding Prof Paul Gadek Prof Chris Cocklin Ms Tricia Brand Prof Sally Kift Prof Robyn McGuiggan Prof Jeff Loughran Prof Ian Wronski AO Dr Dale Anderson
Teaching & Research James Cook University was established to conduct teaching and research on areas of importance to the tropics. Our focus is on producing graduates who have the expertise to make a difference in their profession and their communities. We are also committed to providing the professional workforce for under-served communities and providing access and opportunity to those people who may not have previously been able to access higher education. At James Cook University our high quality research informs our teaching. Staff and students benefit from our tropical location in being able to conduct nationally and internationally significant research in environmental science and management, marine science, ecology, biology and biochemistry, geosciences, tropical health and medicine, high speed wind engineering, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, linguistics, and tourism studies. Our extensive network of research stations and facilities includes sites on two UNESCO World Heritage sites the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet tropics rainforests of Northern Queensland.
Research Institutes and Centres include Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence to Improve Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease Centre for Research Excellence in the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural & Remote Populations The Cairns Institute Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine Centre for Biodiscovery & Molecular Development of Therapeutics Centre for Biosecurity & Tropical Infectious Diseases Centre for Disaster Studies Centre for Nursing & Midwifery research Centre for Research & Innovation on Sustainability Education Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries & Aquaculture Centre for Tropical Biodiversity & Climate Change Centre for Tropical Environmental & Sustainability Science Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research Comparative Genomics Centre Economic Geology Research Centre eresearch Centre Language & Culture Research Centre Facilities include Advanced Analytical Centre; Australian Coastal Radar Network; Australian Tropical Herbarium; Cyclone Testing Station; Daintree Rainforest Observatory; Fletcherview Tropical Veterinary Research Station; JCU High Performance Computing; Kirrama and Paluma Rainforest Field Stations; Marine & Aquaculture Research Facilities Unit; Orpheus Island Research Station; Research Vessel James Kirby; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network tower; Tropical Data Hub.
Research Performance Publications (2013) Books Authored 14 Book Chapters 133 Journal Papers 1,529 Conference Papers 154 Total 1,830 Research Student Completions PhD 87 Masters 11 Total 98 Research Income (2013) National Competitive Other Public Sector Industry and Other Funding Co-operative Research Centre Funding Total HERDC Income Other Research Total Research Project Income Block Research Grants (DIICCSRTE) Total Research Income $21.929m $14.375m $10.805m $5.059m $52.168m $4.804m $56.972m $16.892m $73.864m
Number of Students by Course Location TOTAL Domestic 14,941 (66.8%) International 7,429 (33.2%) Total 22,370 Beijing 368 (1.6%) Singapore 3,594 (16.1%) Cairns 4,115 (18.4%) Thursday Island 11 (0.0%) Townsville 12,603 (56.4%) Mount Isa 30 (0.1%) Brisbane 1,586 (7.1%) Mackay 63 (0.3%)
Origin of International Students (excl. Brisbane and Beijing campuses) France 1.8% India 11.3% China 16.8% Norway 1.6% Myanmar 2.0% Malaysia 2.9% Germany 2.6% Thailand 1.4% Vietnam 5.0% Canada 2.9% USA 9.0% Others 13.5% Singapore 19.6% Indonesia 7.5% PNG 2.1%
Domestic Students Key Equity Group Participation * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People + 4.3% Low SES + 23.4% Regional/Remote 23.2% Mount Isa 85.7% First in Family to University Thursday Island 50.0% Cairns 62.2% Townsville 58.4% Mackay 67.7% * Statistics for students studying at Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa and Thursday Island Campuses and Study Centres + Compacts definitions and results
Graduate Destination Survey Students Staying in Region Far North 25.2% Northern 44.8% North West 2.5% Mackay 5.6% Total 78.1% % of surveyed JCU graduates who were subsequently employed in each region. Origin of Domestic Students * Far North Stat. Divn 28.9% Northern Stat. Divn 43.5% Mackay Stat. Divn 4.3% Fitzroy 1.6% Central West 1.8% Other QLD 4.3% Brisbane Stat. Divn 3.8% Rest of Australia 11.8% *Statistics for students studying at Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa and Thursday Island Campuses and Study Centres
Student Profile Number of Students by Course Level All Students by Gender 18,000 16,000 International Domestic FEMALE 60.1% MALE 39.9% 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 UG PG HDR Other New Students by Age 40+ 0-19 25-39 20-24
EFTSL Statistics (2013) Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL) by Location Domestic International Total Townsville 7,867 (88.0%) 1,075 (12.0%) 8,942 (54.1%) Singapore 1 (0.0%) 3,274 (100.0%) 3,275 (19.8%) Cairns 2,549 (89.2%) 310 (10.8%) 2,859 (17.3%) Brisbane 38 (3.4%) 1,087 (96.6%) 1,125 (6.8%) Beijing 0 (0.0%) 257 (100.0%) 257 (1.6%) Mackay 43 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 43 (0.3%) Mount Isa 24 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 24 (0.1%) Thursday Is 4 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (0.0%) TOTAL (%) 10,526 (63.7%) 6,003 (36.3%) 16,529
EFTSL Statistics (2013) Equivalent full time student load (EFTSL) by Course Level Domestic International Total UG 9,323 (74.8%) 3,145 (25.2%) 12,468 (75.4%) PG 787 (31.1%) 1,743 (68.9%) 2,530 (15.3%) HDR 336 (56.6%) 257 (43.4%) 593 (3.6%) Other 80 (8.5%) 858 (91.5%) 938 (5.7%) TOTAL(%) 10,526 (63.7%) 6,003 (36.3%) 16,529
INCOME (Parent Entity) Other Commonwealth Funding $13.723m Other Revenue $24.017m Contracts & Consultancies $51.878m Commonwealth Capital Funding $7.556m State Govt. Funding $6.748m State Government Capital Funding $2.309m Australian Govt. Grants $178.418m Fees and Charges $77.171m TOTAL $442.877m Student Contribution $81.057m
Staff Numbers (2013) (Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa, Thursday Island) Academic 2,637 (53.3%) Number of Staff Total 4,952 Townsville 3,536 (71.4%) Staff by Contract Type Continuing 1,387 (28.0%) Casual 2,580 (52.1%) Prof/Tech 2,315 (46.7%) Contract 985 (19.9%) Staff by Location Cairns 1,213 (24.5%) Others 203 (4.1%)
Staff FTE Statistics (2013) Staff Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Academic Prof/Tech Total 988 (45.8%) 1,168 (54.2%) 2,156 Staff FTE by Location Townsville Cairns Others 1,601 (74.3%) 490 (22.7%) 65 (3.0%) Staff FTE by Contract Type Continuing Contract Casual 1,203 (55.8%) 702 (32.6%) 251 (11.6%)
History 1960 1970 1980 1961 University College opened at Pimlico Campus 1970 Dr Kenneth Back appointed as Vice-Chancellor and James Cook University of North Queensland proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1960 1966 Foundation stone of University Hall laid by the Hon. Harold Holt University College of Townsville proclaimed 1969 Parliament passed James Cook University of North Queensland Bill and Townsville Teachers' College opened 1967 First Building occupied at Douglas Campus and University Hall opened
1990 2000 2010 1987 Cairns Campus at TAFE College opened 1995 Cairns Campus at Smithfield opened 1997 Parliament passed James Cook University Act and Name Changed to James Cook University 2003 International Campus in Singapore opened and JCU named in top 500 universities in the world 2008 Eddie Koiki Mabo Library named and release of Reconciliation Statement 2010 JCU Celebrates 40 years, and 50 years since a University College 2011 JCU acquires full ownership of JCU Singapore 2012 JCU Cairns Campus celebrates 25 years 2013 JCU Thursday Island and Singapore Campuses celebrate 10 years
Contacts Admission Enquiries: Free call (within Australia) 1800 246 446 www.jcu.edu.au Prepared by Quality, Planning & Analytics Directorate Contact: 07 4781 6241 Email: statistics@jcu.edu.au