Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Institutional Profile

Institutional Profile of the NMMU 2005 – 2010/11

Presentation to Council 23 September 2011 Dr Charles Sheppard Director: Management Information Data provided by the NMMU, CHET & DHET

NMMU: actual student enrolments and Ministerially-approved targets (thousands) NMMU was very close to their target

Head count

FTE enrolment

TIU 40.9 39 37.4

34.1

24.2

34.1

34.4

34.1

24.2

23.7

27

26.2

25.4 22.7

17

17.1

17

16.3

2005

2006

2007

2008

18.3

18.8

2009

2010

19.9

DHET 2010 Target

NMMU: growth rates in student enrolments, full-time equivalents and teaching input units 2005 to 2010 3.5%

3.0%

Higher growth in FTEs and TIUs is the result of higher growth in contact students, postgraduate enrolments and in the fields of Science, Engineering and Technology

3.2%

2.5%

2.0%

2.1% 1.5%

1.6% 1.0%

0.5%

0.0%

Head count

FTE enrolment

Teaching Input Units

NMMU: actual enrolments and Ministerially-approved targets (thousands) by qualification type Undergraduates

Postgraduates up to masters

Masters and doctors

100% 90%

89%

89%

86%

86%

80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%

4%

7%

5%

8% 4%

7%

9% 5%

0% 2005

2010

DHET 2010 Target

2013 Target

NMMU: actual success rate and Ministerially-approved target 76.0% 75.2% 75.0%

75.0%

74.3% 74.0%

73.6% 73.2%

73.0%

73.0%

72.0%

71.7%

71.0%

70.0%

69.0% 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

DHET 2010 Target

NMMU: 2009 success rates by Faculty 2009 Success rate 90%

2010 Success rate

85% 79% 79%

79%

80% 74%

81%

83%

76% 69% 69%

70%

72% 73%

72% 72%

75% 75%

74% 75%

SCIENCE

NMMU

60% 50%

40% 30% 20%

10% 0% ARTS

BUS & ECON EDUCATION ENGIN,BUILT SCIENCES ENVIRON & IT

GEORGE CAMPUS

HEALTH SCIENCES

LAW

Success rates of all Universities in SA 90% 84% 84% 83% 83%

80% 70%

80% 80% 79% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 78% 78%

NMMU success rate is amongst the lowest 7 universities 75% 75% 75% 74% 74%

72%

74% 70%

68% 62%

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

NMMU: actual number of graduates and Ministeriallyapproved target 7000 6273 5988

6000 5446

5397

5580

4950

4894

5000

5908

5900

4464 4000

3000

2000

1000

0 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

DHET Projected Projected Projected Target for target target target 2010 2011 2012 2013

NMMU: graduation rates – 2005 - 2009 26% 25%

25% 24% 23%

23% National Norm = 22% 22% 21%

21%

20% 20%

20%

19% 19%

18% 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Graduation rates of all universities in SA 30%

NMMU has the 13th highest graduation rate of the 23 universities

28% 27% 26%

25%

25% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21%

20%

19% 19% 19% 19% 18% 17%

15%

15% 15% 13% 12%

10%

5%

0%

9%

Ratio of permanent administrative staff to permanent academic staff – 2000 to 2010 2.20 2.05 2.00 1.80

1.77

1.95

1.92

1.91

2006

2007

1.96

1.78

1.80

1.73

1.56 1.53

1.60

1.40

1.20

1.00 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2008

2009

2010

NMMU: Student-staff FTE ratios, 2005 - 2010 32.0 31.0

31.2

30.0 29.0 27.6

28.0

27.8 27.5 27.2

27.0 25.9

26.0 25.0 24.0 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Student: staff FTE ratio for all SA universities 90.0

NMMU has the 12h highest ratio of the 23 universities

80.0

82.7

70.0 60.0 50.0 43.8

40.0

35.7

30.0 20.0

15.3 15.6 11.1

10.0 0.0

21.8 20.2 20.4 18.0 18.5 19.4

23.7

25.6

30.6 31.0 31.1 27.8 28.3 28.5 28.5 29.1

37.8 27.7

NMMU : % permanent academic/research staff with doctoral degrees 2005 to 2010

39% 38% 37% 37%

34%

35%

34%

34%

33%

31%

UCT AND STELLENBOSCH WITH THE HIGHEST RESEARCH OUTPUTS HAS 61% AND 53% RESPECTIVELY OF PERMANENTLY EMPLOYED ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS WITH A PhD

30%

29%

27% 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

NMMU : ratio of publication units per permanent academic staff member, 2005 to 2010 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.37

0.37 0.36

0.35

0.35

2009

2010

0.35 0.34

0.34 0.33

0.33 0.32 0.31 0.3 2005

2006

2007

2008

Ratio of publication units per permanent academic/ research staff for all SA universities - 2009 1.40 1.23 1.20

NMMU 12th highest of the 23 Universities

1.20 1.09

1.00

0.80

0.94

0.76

0.73 0.66

0.60

0.56

0.55 0.53 0.450.45

0.40

0.40 0.39 0.30

0.20

0.19 0.18

0.16 0.14

0.12 0.10

0.09 0.04 0.03

0.00

NMMU: ratio of weighted research output units per permanent academic staff member, 2005 - 2010 1.10

1.05

1.05 Expected norm for Comprehensive universities = 1.00

1.00

0.95

0.94

0.90 0.88 0.85

0.84

0.83

0.80 0.77 0.75

0.70 2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

NATIONAL Increases in weighted research outputs per permanent academic staff member 2000 - 2009

1.10

1.07

1.05 1.00

0.96

0.96

0.96 0.95

0.95 0.90

0.87

0.85

0.79

0.80

0.80

0.82 0.79

0.75

0.70 0.65 0.60 2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Weighted Research Outputs

2006

2007

2008

2009