Our facts and figures

Flinders University was established in 1966 and takes its name from British navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in 1802.

Campus

Adelaide campus : Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Regional and interstate locations : Port Lincoln, Renmark, Mt Gambier, Warrnambool (Victoria), Darwin and Alice Springs (Northern Territory).

Students

Student statistics - Persons (i)	2007 (ii)
Total students	16 237
Australian students (iii)	13 063
International students	3 174

Enrolments (iv)	2007 (ii)
Total student enrolments	17 320
Enrolments by level of program (iv)	2007 (ii)
Higher Degree Research	876
Higher Degree Coursework	2 357
Postgraduate Other	1 201
Undergraduate	12 175
Other	711

Domestic and International enrolments (iv)	2007 (ii)
Australian	14 038
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students	142
International (On-Shore Campus)	2 232
International (Off-Shore Campus)	1 050
International Total	3 282

Staff

By Staff Type (v)	2007 (vi)
Academic	1 074
General	745

(i) A student with multiple enrolments is only counted ONCE

(ii) Official DEST Census Collection 31 August 2007, revised 28/03/08

(iii) Includes Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and Permanent Residents

(iv) Enrolment figures will count a student for each course in which they are enrolled

(v) A staff member with multiple positions is only counted ONCE

(vi) Official DEST Staff Census Collection 31 March 2007