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Students attending Queensland universities and other higher education institutions total over 215,000. Approximate student numbers for each university are listed below:

Australian Catholic University (3500+ students)
Bond University (6900 students)
Central Queensland University (19,500 students)
Griffith University (42,600 students)
James Cook University (18,800 students)
Queensland University of Technology (41,900 students)
University of Queensland (43,800 students)
University of Southern Queensland (25,500)
University of the Sunshine Coast (8,900 students).

Quick facts for Queensland universities
Statistical area	Total
Students attending non self-accrediting higher education institutions Award completions annually	Over 6000 47,000
People employed in universities	20,000
Commonwealth financial support Export earnings Expenditure declared on research and development	Over $1 billion Over $600 million $1.06 billion
Universities Regional university campuses Metropolitan university campuses Learning Support Centres throughout the State Non self-accrediting higher education institutions and overseas institutions	9 17 11 Over 30 Over 20
International students attending from over 165 countries	over 55,000
Bachelor degree courses offered Students who undertake postgraduate study Students who study via distance education	Over 800 24% 17%

* Statistics are rounded for readability. They are from a number of sources and are the most recent available as at 5 September 2011. Most are for the reference year 2010.

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This page was last reviewed on 05 Sep 2011