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