Facts & Figures 2017 Data Snapshot Creating a brighter future for life in the tropics world-wide through graduates and discoveries that make a difference.

1 University 2 Countries 21,927 3 Tropical Locations STUDENTS (15,916 EFTSL) $539.94 4,698 MILLION STAFF

INCOME (Consolidated) (2,067 FTE) Australian Based

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. JCU Estate

Estate valued at over Land area in excess of 469 HECTARES $1 BILLION (Combined)

Future investment of Gross Floor Area in excess of 2 $1.9 BILLION 222,500m over the next 20 years (Combined) (Discovery Rise project + Private Investment) Achievements Rankings In the top 300 universities (2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities) Ranked 1st in the world for Marine and Freshwater biology, and 2nd in the world for biodiversity conservation in the Centre for World University Rankings 2017 subject rankings. The highest cited institution in the world for coral reef science (Scopus, 2011-2015). In the top 300 universities in the 2016-2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and ranked 95th in the world for the Life Sciences. Ranked 2nd in Australia and equal 15th in the world (tied with Princeton University) for environment/ecology in the US News & Global Report – Best Global Universities Ranking 2017. Other JCU awarded 5 stars for "graduates getting a full time job" (Source: The Good Universities Guide 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 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 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 areas – the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet tropics rainforests of Northern . Key People

Chancellor Mr Bill Tweddell Vice Chancellor and President Prof Sandra Harding Chair of Academic Board Prof Stephen Naylor Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Chris Cocklin DVC Services & Resources Ms Tricia Brand DVC Global Strategy & Engagement Prof Robyn McGuiggan DVC Tropical Environments & Societies Prof Iain Gordan DVC Tropical Health & Medicine Prof Ian Wronski AO DVC Dr Dale Anderson JCU Distinguished Professors

Distinguished Professor Sasha Aikhenvald Distinguished Professor David Bellwood Distinguished Professor Michael Bird Distinguished Professor Distinguished Professor Geoff Jones Distinguished Professor Mike Kingsford Distinguished Professor Bill Laurance Distinguished Professor Helene Marsh Distinguished Professor Philip Pearce Distinguished Professor Bob Pressey Distinguished Professor Bette Willis Consolidated Income 2016

Consultancy & Contracts State Govt. Funding $21.629m $24.396m HECS-HELP (Student Payments) $7.313m All Other Income $14.423m

Fees and Charges Australian Govt. Grants $135.939m $194.664m

TOTAL $539.944m

Other Australian Govt. Grants HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, & SA-HELP (Aust. Govt.) $61.062m $80.518m Research Performance 2016

Publications (2016) Research Income (2016)

Books Authored 20 National Competitive $17.201m Book Chapters 89 Other Public Sector $14.245m Journal Papers 1658 Industry and Other Funding $10.412m Conference Papers 60 Co-operative Research Centre $0.173m Total 1827 Funding Total HERDC Income $42.031m Other Research $3.550m Research Student Completions Total Research Project Income $45.581m PhD 134 Block Research Grants $20.994m Masters 10 Total Research Income $66.575m Total 144 Research Institutes and Centres

ARC Centre of Excellence for Centre for Biosecurity and Tropical Coral Reef Studies Infectious Diseases ARC Research Hub for Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention Advanced Prawn Breeding Centre for Disaster Studies NHMRC National Centre of Research Excellence to Improve Management Centre for Nursing and Midwifery research for Peripheral Arterial Disease Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries The Institute & Aquaculture Australian Institute of Tropical Health Centre for Tropical Biodiversity & Medicine (AITHM) & Climate Change Research Centre for Centre for Tropical Environmental Health Systems Strengthening & Sustainability Science Centre for Biodiscovery & Molecular Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Development of Therapeutics Ecosystem Research (TropWater) Economic Geology Research Centre (EGRU) Comparative Genomics Centre Macro – the Centre for Macroalgal Resource Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral & Biotechnology Vascular Disease (QRC – PVD) Language and Culture Research Centre Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH)

Research Facilities & Enabling Centres

Australian Tropical Herbarium Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network Cyclone Testing Station (TERN) FNQ Supersite Daintree Rainforest Observatory Advanced Analytical Centre Fletcherview Tropical Veterinary Research Station eResearch Centre Marine & Aquaculture Research Facility Tropical Data Hub Orpheus Island Research Station Number of Students by Course Location 2016

SINGAPORE 3,246 BEIJING (14.76%) TOTAL 122 (0.55%) Domestic 15,336 (69.79%) International 6,639 (30.21%) CAIRNS Total 21,975 4,152 (18.88%)

THURSDAY ISLAND 9 (0.04%) 13,081 (59.47%) MOUNT ISA 20 (0.09%) MACKAY 1,289 (5.86%) 77 (0.35%)

* External students (e.g. online) are allocated to the campus where the course they are enrolled in is domiciled. * Students can be located at multiple locations throughout the year, creating duplicate counts. * There were an additional 76 Medical Students located at Mackay on placements in 2016. Number of Students by Course Location 2016 Origin of International Students 2016 (excl. Brisbane and Beijing campuses)

France 1.7% India 11.3% China 12.9% Canada 3.8% Norway 1.5% Myanmar 2.6% Malaysia 3.6% USA 6.9% Germany 2.9% Thailand 1.5% Vietnam 5.3%

Singapore 21.6% Indonesia 6.3% PNG 2.8%

Other 15.3% Domestic Students 2016

Key Equity Group Participation* Commencing Domestic Students First in Family to University Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 75.0% People+ 5.84% Low SES+ 22.75% Cairns 59.0% Regional/Remote Townsville 56.7% 87.87% Mount Isa 75.0% Mackay 84.2% * Statistics for students studying at Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa and Thursday Island Campuses and Study Centres + Compacts definitions and results Graduate Destination Survey – Origin of Domestic Students* Students Staying in Far North Stat. Divn 27.6% Far North 25.5% Northern Stat. Divn 45.2% Mackay Stat. Divn 4.3% Northern 43.1% Fitzroy 1.3% Central West 1.6% North West 2.4% Other QLD 3.8% Brisbane Stat. Divn 4.1% Mackay 4.1% Rest of Australia 12.1% *Statistics for students studying at Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa and Thursday Island Campuses and TOTAL 75.1% Study Centres % of surveyed JCU graduates who were subsequently employed in each region. The Science Place

State-of-the-art and newest science facility In excess of 12,000m2 of gross floor space, in Australia over five floors. Total project cost of over $88m, with a The internal aquarium contains 24,000 construction cost of $67m litres of water, and is home to dozens of tropical fish species and aquatic creatures Construction commenced in August 2015, and was ready for students in first semester 2017 7,493 cubic metres of concrete was used in Sustainable features include a 25kW solar construction energy system, smart energy management and award winning energy efficient design 1.45 tonnes of recycled timber, and 2.2 tonnes of plastic fibres for concrete reinforcement was used in construction EFTSL Statistics 2016

Equivalent Full Time Student Load (EFTSL) by Location

Domestic International Total Townsville 8,024 (88.57%) 1,036 (11.43%) 9,060 (56.92%) Singapore 0 (0.00%) 3,020 (100.00%) 3,020 (18.97%) Cairns 2,442 (86.47%) 382 (13.53%) 2,824 (17.74%) Brisbane 4 (0.46%) 869 (99.54%) 873 (5.49%) Beijing 0 (0.00%) 68 (100.00%) 68 (0.43%) Mackay 54 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 54 (0.34%) Mount Isa 13 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 13 (0.08%) Thursday Is 4 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 4 (0.03%) TOTAL (%) 10,541 (66.23%) 5,375 (33.77%) 15,916 NOTE: The Singapore Campus International Student EFTSL can be further split to identify Singaporean Domestic Students, which in 2016 were 650 EFTSL or 21.54%. Equivalent full time student load (EFTSL) by Course Level

Domestic International Total UG 9,398 (76.52%) 2,883 (23.48%) 12,281 (77.16%) PG 762 (37.15%) 1,289 (62.85%) 2,051 (12.89%) HDR 337(55.61%) 269 (44.39%) 606 (3.81%) Other 44 (4.50%) 934 (95.50%) 978 (6.14%) TOTAL(%) 10,541 (66.23%) 5,375 (33.77%) 15,916

40+ All Students MALE New Students 0-19 by Gender 39.3% by Age FEMALE 25-39 60.7% 20-24 Staff Numbers 2016*

Number Staff by of Staff Contract Type Academic Townsville 2,382 3,483 (47.4%) Continuing 1,465 Casual Prof/Tech Staff by 2,568 2,642 Location Contract (52.6%) 1,049

Cairns 1,187 Others 243

*Data refers to staff located at Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa, Thursday Island. * Staff can be located at multiple locations, and in multiple roles throughout the year creating duplicate counts in Number of Staff, Staff by Location and Staff by Contract Type Categories Staff FTE Statistics 2016*

Staff Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Academic Prof/Tech Total 846 (40.9%) 1,221 (59.1%) 2,067

Staff FTE by Location Townsville Cairns Others 1,503 (72.7%) 477 (23.1%) 87 (4.2%)

Staff FTE by Contract Type Continuing Contract Casual 1,197 (57.9%) 614 (29.7%) 256 (12.4%)

*Data refers to staff located at Townsville, Cairns, Mackay, Mt Isa, Thursday Island. * Staff can be located at multiple locations, and in multiple roles throughout the year History

1960 1966 1969 1987 University Foundation stone of Parliament passed James Cairns Campus of Townsville University Hall laid by Cook University of North at TAFE College proclaimed the Hon. Harold Holt Queensland Bill and opened Townsville Teachers' College opened

1961 1967 1970 University College First Building occupied Dr Kenneth Back appointed opened at Pimlico at Douglas Campus as Vice Chancellor and Campus and University Hall James Cook University opened of proclaimed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1997 2008 2011 Parliament passed Eddie Koiki Mabo JCU acquires full James Cook University Library named ownership of JCU Act and Name and release of Singapore Changed to James Reconciliation Cook University Statement

1995 2003 2010 2016 Cairns Campus at International Campus JCU Celebrates 40 years, JCU Singapore is awarded Smithfield opened in Singapore opened and 50 years since a university status and JCU named in top University College 500 universities in the world Contacts Admission Enquiries: Free call (within Australia) 1800 246 446 www.jcu.edu.au

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