This page contains information regarding Charles Sturt University's economic impact in host regions, and a summary of student demographics.
Charles Sturt at a Glance provides a brief summary of Charles Sturt – including student numbers, mission, campuses and student demographics. Charles Sturt at a Glance is updated with full year information in January the following year.
All content below, sourced from Charles Sturt University at a Glance 2025, published January 2026.
36,677
7,487
2,221
| Campus | Students |
|---|---|
| Third-party partnerships | 3,388 |
| Specialist Campuses | 2,321 |
| Wagga Wagga | 2,150 |
| Port Macquarie | 1,564 |
| Bathurst | 1,165 |
| Albury-Wodonga | 859 |
| Orange | 711 |
| Dubbo | 84 |
| Field of Education | Students |
|---|---|
| Health | 9,479 |
| Society and Culture | 9,329 |
| Education | 8,458 |
| Management and Commerce | 4,173 |
| Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies | 1,738 |
| Information Technology | 1,723 |
| Natural and Physical Sciences | 1,210 |
| Other (Mixed or Non-Award) | 254 |
| Engineering and Related Technologies | 199 |
| Creative Arts | 114 |
These figures are subject to minor revisions throughout the year, which may cause discrepancies with previously published figures. Percentages may be subject to rounding errors, and may differ from previously published figures.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headcount | 36,766 | 34,899 | 35,140 | 36,677 | ▴ 4.4% |
| Commencing Headcount | 14,744 | 13,994 | 13,957 | 15,612 | ▴ 11.9% |
| Enrolments | 38,636 | 36,717 | 37,150 | 38,984 | ▴ 4.9% |
| Commencing Enrolments | 16,143 | 15,365 | 15,475 | 17,426 | ▴ 12.6% |
| EFTSL | 19,112 | 19,204 | 19,990 | 22,007 | ▴ 10.1% |
| Commencing EFTSL | 7,675 | 8,071 | 8,046 | 9,538 | ▴ 18.5% |
| Completions (Award only) | 8,699 | 7,657 | 7,780 | 7,487 | ▾ 3.8% |
| Full-time Equivalent (Staff) | 1,948 | 2,133 | 2,271 | 2,221 | ▾ 2.2% |
| By Attendance Mode | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | 10,694 | 29% | 10,513 | 30% | 10,863 | 31% | 12,242 | 33% | ▲ 12.7% |
| Online | 26,072 | 71% | 24,386 | 70% | 24,277 | 69% | 24,435 | 67% | ▲ 0.7% |
| By Campus (Internal only) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
| Albury-Wodonga | 919 | 9% | 900 | 9% | 859 | 8% | 859 | 7% | 0.0% |
| Bathurst | 1,211 | 11% | 1,233 | 12% | 1,114 | 10% | 1,165 | 10% | ▲ 4.6% |
| Dubbo | 86 | 1% | 67 | 1% | 74 | 1% | 84 | 1% | ▲ 13.5% |
| Orange | 545 | 5% | 613 | 6% | 660 | 6% | 711 | 6% | ▲ 7.7% |
| Port Macquarie | 1,459 | 14% | 1,484 | 14% | 1,499 | 14% | 1,564 | 13% | ▲ 4.3% |
| Wagga Wagga | 2,073 | 19% | 2,078 | 20% | 2,033 | 19% | 2,150 | 18% | ▲ 5.8% |
| Specialist Campuses | 1,575 | 15% | 1,654 | 16% | 2,068 | 19% | 2,321 | 19% | ▲ 12.2% |
| Third-party partnerships | 2,826 | 26% | 2,484 | 24% | 2,556 | 24% | 3,388 | 28% | ▲ 32.6% |
| By Course Level | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
| Undergraduate | 24,407 | 66% | 24,215 | 69% | 24,664 | 70% | 26,119 | 71% | ▲ 5.9% |
| Postgraduate | 9,744 | 27% | 9,215 | 26% | 8,808 | 25% | 9,199 | 25% | ▲ 4.4% |
| Non award | 2,615 | 7% | 1,469 | 4% | 1,668 | 5% | 1,359 | 4% | ▼ -18.5% |
| By Region | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
| Regional & Remote | 14,232 | 39% | 13,987 | 40% | 14,083 | 40% | 14,512 | 40% | ▲ 3.0% |
| Metropolitan | 18,994 | 52% | 17,598 | 51% | 17,639 | 50% | 17,808 | 49% | ▲ 1.0% |
| Overseas | 3,438 | 9% | 3,234 | 9% | 3,347 | 10% | 4,294 | 12% | ▲ 28.3% |
| By Gender | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
| Another term | 13 | 0.04% | 20 | 0.06% | 21 | 0.06% | 31 | 0.08% | ▲ 47.6% |
| Female | 24,423 | 65.94% | 23,791 | 68.17% | 23,793 | 67.71% | 24,783 | 67.57% | ▲ 4.2% |
| Male | 12,510 | 34.03% | 11,088 | 31.77% | 11,326 | 32.23% | 11,863 | 32.34% | ▲ 4.7% |
| By Equity Group (Domestic) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
| Australian First Nations | 1,273 | 3.9% | 1,243 | 3.9% | 1,285 | 4.1% | 1,263 | 3.9% | ▼ -1.7% |
| Low SES | 5,162 | 15.6% | 5,096 | 16.2% | 5,274 | 16.7% | 5,366 | 16.7% | ▲ 1.7% |
| By Field of Education | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY Change |
| (01) Natural & Physical Sci. | 1,091 | 3% | 1,080 | 3% | 1,117 | 3% | 1,210 | 3% | ▲ 8.3% |
| (02) Information Technology | 2,157 | 6% | 1,944 | 6% | 1,770 | 5% | 1,723 | 5% | ▼ -2.7% |
| (03) Engineering & Rel. Tech. | 155 | 0% | 159 | 0% | 173 | 0% | 199 | 1% | ▲ 15.0% |
| (05) Agri., Environ.& Rel. Stud. | 1,664 | 5% | 1,678 | 5% | 1,661 | 5% | 1,738 | 5% | ▲ 4.6% |
| (06) Health | 7,843 | 21% | 8,337 | 24% | 8,749 | 25% | 9,479 | 26% | ▲ 8.3% |
| (07) Education | 8,048 | 22% | 7,376 | 21% | 8,067 | 23% | 8,458 | 23% | ▲ 4.8% |
| (08) Management & Comm. | 4,330 | 12% | 4,020 | 12% | 3,802 | 11% | 4,173 | 11% | ▲ 9.8% |
| (09) Society & Culture | 10,665 | 29% | 9,767 | 28% | 9,318 | 27% | 9,329 | 25% | ▲ 0.1% |
| (10) Creative Arts | 323 | 1% | 220 | 1% | 154 | 0% | 114 | 0% | ▼ -26.0% |
| Other (Mixed or Non-Award) | 490 | 1% | 318 | 1% | 329 | 1% | 254 | 1% | ▼ -22.8% |
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