Statistics Report on TEQSA Registered Higher Education Providers, 2017

Overview & Synopsis

The "Statistics Report on TEQSA Registered Higher Education Providers" ("the Statistics Report") is the fourth release of selected higher education sector data held by is the fourth release of selected higher education sector data held by the Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) for its quality assurance activities. It provides a snapshot of national statistics from across the sector, bringing together data collected directly by TEQSA and data sourced from the main higher education statistics collections managed by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. This includes data from TEQSA's National Register of Higher Education Providers and annual Provider Information Request (PIR). The PIR gathers a limited set of key data from some providers not required to report, or only partially report, data in the Department of Education and Training's Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS). Information outlined in the Statistics Report highlights the diversity of the Australian higher education sector. The Statistics Report provides high-level information across four key areas: (1) providers; (2) students; (3) academic staff; and (4) finance. This update of the Statistics Report focuses on data relating to 2015. The Explanatory Notes and Glossary at the back of the Statistics Report provide further contextual information on the data and presentation. [For "Statistics Report on TEQSA Registered Higher Education Providers, 2016," see ED573131.]