UTS at a glance
- International reputation: highest-performing university in Australia under 50 years of age (source: Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024)
- Year established as a university: 1988
- Number of campuses: The UTS City campus encompasses a variety of precincts and buildings catering to teaching, learning, research, social and administrative activities. Three of the City campus’s precincts – Haymarket, Broadway and Blackfriars – are located at the southern gateway to Sydney’s cosmopolitan central business district (CBD) and surrounded by local attractions. The newest precincts are situated within the elite sporting zone at Moore Park and on an industrial park at Botany.
- Student enrolments: 51,038 students in 2024, including 13,807 international students
- Total courses in 2024 (with enrolled students): 537
- Total subjects (with enrolled students): 2,393
- Student completions: 13,674 completions in 2024
- Alumni: 295,691 (not including some graduates from antecedent institutions)
- Total number of staff: 4264 full-time equivalent in 2024, including casual staff
- Graduate employment: 77.5% of UTS Australian-resident undergraduates were in full-time employment four months after completion, and 13.3% were in further full-time study
- Exchange agreements: UTS has 224 exchange agreements enabling students to study on exchange in 41 countries.
- Australian reputation: 100% of UTS research (broad fields) rated as world standard or above (source: Excellence in Research for Australia 2018)
Student enrolments
Student enrolments by course type 2021–2024
| Course type | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher degree research | 2324 | 2253 | 2287 | 2380 |
| Postgraduate coursework | 9775 | 9528 | 12,047 | 13,205 |
| Undergraduate and non‑award | 33,115 | 32,802 | 33,578 | 35,453 |
Total | 45,214 | 44,583 | 47,912 | 51,038 |
| Equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) | 34,349 | 33,339 | 35,676 | 39,013 |
Data for 2024 is at February 2025
Note: These numbers include students who are enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis. The equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) is smaller than the total enrolments because the equivalent full-time load of part-time students is less than 1.
Student enrolments by diversity indicators 2022–2024
| Diversity Indicator | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Under 25 | 70% | 69% | 70% |
| Language other than English spoken at home | 42% | 44% | 43% |
| Born outside Australia | 43% | 45% | 44% |
| Indigenous | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Disability | 8% | 8% | 8% |
Data for 2024 is at February 2025
Student enrolments by faculty and course type 2024
| Enrolled faculty | Higher degree research | Postgraduate coursework | Undergraduate and non‑award | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Social Sciences | 160 | 1175 | 3663 | 4998 |
| Business | 139 | 3027 | 7005 | 10,171 |
| Design, Architecture and Building | 110 | 805 | 3908 | 4823 |
| Engineering and Information Technology | 1201 | 2948 | 9755 | 13,904 |
| Graduate School of Health | 35 | 1387 | 186 | 1608 |
| Health | 227 | 1593 | 3437 | 5257 |
| Law | 62 | 1100 | 3182 | 4344 |
| Science | 329 | 706 | 3121 | 4156 |
| TD School | 48 | 463 | 7 | 518 |
| Provost | 69 | 1 | 1189 | 1259 |
Total | 2380 | 13,205 | 35,453 | 51,038 |
As at February 2025
International student enrolments by faculty and course type 2024
| Enrolled faculty | Higher degree research | Postgraduate coursework | Undergraduate and non‑award | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Social Sciences | 35 | 389 | 466 | 890 |
| Business | 63 | 2153 | 1858 | 4074 |
| Design, Architecture and Building | 25 | 153 | 519 | 697 |
| Engineering and Information Technology | 786 | 2578 | 1692 | 5056 |
| Graduate School of Health | 2 | 196 | 1 | 199 |
| Health | 51 | 2 | 284 | 337 |
| Law | 6 | 221 | 44 | 271 |
| Science | 115 | 380 | 232 | 727 |
| TD School | 16 | 351 | 0 | 367 |
| Provost | 16 | 0 | 1173 | 1189 |
Total | 1115 | 6423 | 6269 | 13,807 |
As at February 2025
Enrolments by campus 2024
| Campus | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 49,979 |
| Overseas | 1059 |
Total | 51,038 |
As at February 2025
Completions
UTS completions by course type 2021–2024
| Course type | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Research higher degree | ||||
| Doctorate research | 361 | 328 | 410 | 341 |
| Doctorate research and coursework | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Masters by research | 27 | 40 | 27 | 40 |
| Sub-total | 389 | 370 | 439 | 383 |
Coursework postgraduate | ||||
| Higher degree | 3015 | 2436 | 2438 | 3025 |
| Other postgraduate award | 1176 | 1143 | 1267 | 1625 |
| Cross-institutional postgraduate | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Sub-total | 4193 | 3582 | 3709 | 4653 |
Coursework undergraduate | ||||
| Bachelors degree | 5851 | 6167 | 5945 | 5340 |
| Bachelors combined degree | 747 | 678 | 821 | 846 |
| Bachelors graduate entry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bachelors honours | 215 | 263 | 138 | 173 |
| Bachelors combined honours | 127 | 144 | 129 | 189 |
| Bachelors honours embedded | 543 | 729 | 673 | 884 |
| Sub-degree | 131 | 83 | 99 | 78 |
| Other undergraduate award | 139 | 61 | 616 | 666 |
| Cross-institutional undergraduate | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Sub-total | 7759 | 8129 | 8431 | 8184 |
Non-award | ||||
| Non-award | 54 | 41 | 452 | 410 |
| Enabling | 2 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| Sub-total | 56 | 62 | 452 | 454 |
Total | 12,397 | 12,143 | 13,031 | 13,674 |
2024 data as at March 2025
UTS completions by gender 2021–2024
| Gender | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6551 | 6470 | 7102 | 7284 |
| Male | 5839 | 5660 | 5923 | 6377 |
| Other | 7 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
Total | 12,397 | 12,143 | 13,031 | 13,674 |
2024 data as at March 2025
Staff
Staff FTE 2021–2024
| Staff (FTE) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | 1951 | 1844 | 1930 | 2014 |
| Professional | 1906 | 1992 | 2168 | 2249 |
Total | 3857 | 3836 | 4098 | 4264 |
FTE is full-time equivalent, including casual staff. Data as at 31 March 2024.