Institutional Profile of the NMMU

2005 – 2010/11

Presentation to Council23 September 2011Dr Charles SheppardDirector: Management InformationData provided by the NMMU, CHET & DHET

NMMU: actual student enrolments and Ministerially-approved targets (thousands)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 DHET 2010 Target

24.2 24.2 23.722.7

25.4 26.2 27

17 17.1 17 16.318.3 18.8

19.9

34.1 34.1 34.1 34.4

37.4

40.939

Head count FTE enrolment TIUNMMU was very close to their target

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

Head count FTE enrolment Teaching Input Units0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

2.5%

3.0%

3.5%

1.6%

2.1%

3.2%

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

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

2005 2010 DHET 2010 Target 2013 Target0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

89%86%

89%86%

4% 5% 4% 5%7% 8% 7% 9%

Undergraduates Postgraduates up to masters Masters and doctors

NMMU: actual success rate and Ministerially-approved target

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 DHET 2010 Target

69.0%

70.0%

71.0%

72.0%

73.0%

74.0%

75.0%

76.0%

73.2%

71.7%

73.0%

74.3%

73.6%

75.2%75.0%

NMMU: 2009 success rates by Faculty

ARTS BUS & ECON SCIENCES

EDUCATION ENGIN,BUILT ENVIRON &

IT

GEORGE CAMPUS

HEALTH SCIENCES

LAW SCIENCE NMMU0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

74%

69%

79%

72%

79%81%

72%75% 74%

76%

69%

85%

72%

79%83%

73% 75% 75%

2009 Success rate 2010 Success rate

Success rates of all Universities in SA

UCTRU

NWU US UP

Wits UL

Univen UZ

CPUTUFH UJ

UWC

MUT

DUT

UKZN

NMM

UCUT

VUTUFS

TUTW

SU

UNISA

Natio

nal

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%84% 84% 83% 83%

80% 80% 79% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 78% 78%75% 75% 75% 74% 74%

72%70%

68%

62%

74%

NMMU success rate is amongst the lowest 7 universities

NMMU: actual number of graduates and Ministerially-approved target

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 DHET Target for

2010

Projected target 2011

Projected target 2012

Projected target 2013

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

5446

4894

5988

4464

4950

5397

59005580

5908

6273

NMMU: graduation rates – 2005 - 2009

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201018%

19%

20%

21%

22%

23%

24%

25%

26%

23%

20%

25%

20%

19%

21%

National Norm = 22%

Graduation rates of all universities in SA

RUNW

U USUCT

UP

CPUT

Univen

DUTW

itsUFH UJ

UWC

NMM

U ULCUT

UFSTUT

UKZN UZVUT

WSU

MUT

UNISA

Natio

nal

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%28%

27%26%

25%24%

23%22% 22%

21% 21% 21% 21% 21%

19% 19% 19% 19%18%

15% 15%

13%12%

9%

17%

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

Ratio of permanent administrative staff to permanent academic staff – 2000 to 2010

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20101.00

1.20

1.40

1.60

1.80

2.00

2.20

1.801.77 1.78

1.73

1.561.53

1.92 1.91

2.05

1.95 1.96

NMMU: Student-staff FTE ratios, 2005 - 2010

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201024.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

31.2

27.627.5

25.9

27.2

27.8

Student: staff FTE ratio for all SA universities

Wits

UCTRU UL

USUFS

UKZN UJUW

C UP

CPUT

NMM

UCUT

NWU

Univen

UFHW

SUTUT

DUTVUT UZ

MUT

UNISA

Natio

nal

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

11.115.3 15.6

18.0 18.5 19.4 20.2 20.4 21.823.7

25.627.8 28.3 28.5 28.5 29.1 30.6 31.0 31.1

35.737.8

43.8

82.7

27.7

NMMU has the 12h highest ratio of the 23 universities

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

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 201027%

29%

31%

33%

35%

37%

39%

30%

34%

34% 34%

37%

38%

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

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

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100.3

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.34

0.35

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.39

0.38

0.37

0.34

0.33

0.35 0.35

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

UCTUS

RUW

its

UKZN UPUFS UJ

UWC

NWU

UNISA

NMM

UUFH UZ

Univen

CPUTTUT

CUTVUT UL

DUTW

SUM

UT

Natio

nal

0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

1.40

1.231.20

1.09

0.94

0.760.73

0.66

0.550.53

0.450.450.400.39

0.30

0.190.180.160.140.120.100.090.040.03

0.56

NMMU 12th highest of the 23 Universities

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

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100.70

0.75

0.80

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

1.10

0.77

0.88

0.83

0.94

0.84

1.05

Expected norm for Comprehensive universities = 1.00

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

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090.60

0.65

0.70

0.75

0.80

0.85

0.90

0.95

1.00

1.05

1.10

0.79 0.800.79

0.82

0.87

0.96 0.96 0.950.96

1.07

Weighted Research Outputs