Facts and figures
Welcome to Federation University's facts and figures page. Here you will find some interesting facts about our university, along with where we rank as a university.
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We contribute over $230 million in real GDP across our campus regions and our research has a direct value of nearly $11 million.*
Our students
- Undergraduate - 11,010
- Postgraduate - 5607
- Higher degrees by research - 313
- TAFE - 5805
Our staff
Full-time equivalent - 1280
Our campuses
- Mt Helen (Ballarat)
- SMB (Ballarat)
- Camp Street (Ballarat)
- Gippsland (Churchill)
- Berwick (Melbourne)
- Wimmera (Horsham)
- Brisbane (Queensland)
- Onshore and offshore partner providers
Our schools
- Arts
- Business
- Education
- Health
- Science, Psychology and Sport
- Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences
- TAFE
Our university rankings
The Good Universities Guide 2021
We have achieved the highest five-star rating in 11 out of 14 areas.
Number one in Australia for:
- First-Generation Student Enrolments
- Teaching Quality (postgraduate)
Number one in Victoria for:
- Graduate Full-time Employment
- Starting Salary for Graduates ($63,000 average)
- Student Support (undergraduate)
- Student Support (postgraduate)
- Teaching Quality (undergraduate)
- Learner Engagement
- Overall Experience (postgraduate)
- Social Equity
- Student Teacher Ratio
- Skills Development (undergraduate)
- Skills Development (postgraduate)
Five stars for
- Learner Engagement
- Learning Resources
- Overall Graduate Experience
General university rankings
According to the latest (2018) results of the ESS, SES, CEQ and GOS, Federation University Australia is currently ranked at a national level:
- #1 in Australia for Employability Skills for the second year running*
- #1 in Australia for Teaching Quality*
And at a state level:
- #1 in Victoria for Student Support*
- #1 in Victoria for Skills Development*
- #1 in Victoria for Learner Engagement*
- #1 in Victoria for Overall Educational Experience*
* Student Experience Survey (SES) 2018, Australian universities, undergraduate level, results released March 2019
* Student Experience Survey (SES) 2018, Australian universities, postgraduate level, results released March 2019
* Student Experience Survey (SES) 2018, Australian universities, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, results released March 2019
* Source: Nous Group/Centre for Policy Studies for the Regional Universities Network, Economic Impact Study 2018