Current Data
In 2015, there were 16,959 medical students studying in Australian universities (Table 2.1). Of these, 4,182 (24.7%) were undertaking a six-year course, 4,357 (25.7%) were undertaking a five-year course and 8,420 (49.6%) were undertaking a four-year course.
Table 2.1: Medical students in Australian universities, 2015
University
|
Year 1
|
Year 2
|
Year 3
|
Year 4
|
Year 5
|
Year 6
|
Total
|
6-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adelaide
|
149
|
136
|
146
|
200
|
175
|
170
|
976
|
James Cook
|
200
|
199
|
214
|
192
|
179
|
178
|
1,162
|
Melbourne UG(a)
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
UNSW
|
272
|
309
|
269
|
279
|
265
|
296
|
1,690
|
UWA UG(b)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
174
|
163
|
343
|
Subtotal
|
621
|
644
|
633
|
684
|
793
|
807
|
4,182
|
5-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bond(c)
|
100
|
95
|
90
|
92
|
79
|
..
|
456
|
Monash UG(d)
|
310
|
311
|
299
|
321
|
299
|
..
|
1,540
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
200
|
196
|
217
|
228
|
199
|
..
|
1,040
|
Tasmania
|
119
|
119
|
123
|
107
|
104
|
..
|
572
|
UWA PG(b),(c)
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
62
|
64
|
..
|
130
|
UWS
|
129
|
126
|
119
|
127
|
118
|
..
|
619
|
Subtotal
|
858
|
847
|
852
|
937
|
863
|
..
|
4,357
|
4-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANU
|
87
|
90
|
99
|
91
|
..
|
..
|
367
|
Deakin
|
137
|
127
|
136
|
140
|
..
|
..
|
540
|
Flinders
|
171
|
157
|
169
|
148
|
..
|
..
|
645
|
Griffith
|
155
|
149
|
149
|
148
|
..
|
..
|
601
|
Melbourne MD(a)
|
362
|
346
|
320
|
323
|
..
|
..
|
1,351
|
Monash PG(d)
|
90
|
78
|
80
|
87
|
..
|
..
|
335
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
122
|
119
|
120
|
110
|
..
|
..
|
471
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
110
|
106
|
112
|
82
|
..
|
..
|
410
|
Queensland(e)
|
419
|
407
|
425
|
461
|
..
|
..
|
1,712
|
Sydney
|
321
|
284
|
290
|
297
|
..
|
..
|
1,192
|
UWA MD(b)
|
242
|
228
|
0
|
0
|
..
|
..
|
470
|
Wollongong
|
82
|
78
|
81
|
85
|
..
|
..
|
326
|
Subtotal
|
2,298
|
2,169
|
1,981
|
1,972
|
..
|
..
|
8,420
|
Total
|
3,777
|
3,660
|
3,466
|
3,593
|
1,656
|
807
|
16,959
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
-
Undergraduate program last intake was in 2008. Master (MD) program commenced in 2011.
-
There were no enrolments into UWA PG or UG courses. All students now enrol into UWA MD course from 2014.
-
These courses are slightly less than 5 years in duration - Bond 4.8 years and UWA PG 4.7 years.
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including Monash Malaysia.
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner. Master (MD) program commenced in 2014.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
In 2015, 14,424 or 85.1% of all students were domestic students (Table 2.2). A domestic student is defined as being an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or an Australian permanent resident. Of these, 3,393 (23.5%) students were undertaking a six-year course, 3,706 (25.7%) were undertaking a five-year course and 7,325 (50.8%) were undertaking a four-year course.
Table 2.2: Domestic medical students in Australian universities, 2015
University
|
Year 1
|
Year 2
|
Year 3
|
Year 4
|
Year 5
|
Year 6
|
Total
|
6-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adelaide
|
121
|
110
|
115
|
166
|
156
|
146
|
814
|
James Cook
|
170
|
166
|
181
|
170
|
164
|
152
|
1,003
|
Melbourne UG(a)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
UNSW
|
188
|
232
|
215
|
216
|
195
|
237
|
1,283
|
UWA UG(b)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
142
|
136
|
283
|
Subtotal
|
479
|
508
|
514
|
564
|
657
|
671
|
3,393
|
5-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bond(c)
|
100
|
95
|
89
|
91
|
78
|
..
|
453
|
Monash UG
|
247
|
243
|
245
|
256
|
254
|
..
|
1,245
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
173
|
176
|
180
|
194
|
176
|
..
|
899
|
Tasmania
|
97
|
104
|
95
|
81
|
84
|
..
|
461
|
UWA PG(b),(c)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
55
|
64
|
..
|
122
|
UWS
|
109
|
107
|
95
|
111
|
104
|
..
|
526
|
Subtotal
|
726
|
725
|
707
|
788
|
760
|
..
|
3,706
|
4-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANU
|
86
|
87
|
91
|
84
|
..
|
..
|
348
|
Deakin
|
134
|
123
|
128
|
137
|
..
|
..
|
522
|
Flinders
|
154
|
143
|
143
|
130
|
..
|
..
|
570
|
Griffith
|
150
|
146
|
145
|
142
|
..
|
..
|
583
|
Melbourne MD(a)
|
310
|
302
|
289
|
290
|
..
|
..
|
1,191
|
Monash PG
|
80
|
74
|
73
|
82
|
..
|
..
|
309
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
122
|
119
|
120
|
110
|
..
|
..
|
471
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
110
|
106
|
112
|
82
|
..
|
..
|
410
|
Queensland
|
327
|
313
|
317
|
332
|
..
|
..
|
1,289
|
Sydney
|
245
|
223
|
224
|
226
|
..
|
..
|
918
|
UWA MD(b)
|
211
|
207
|
0
|
0
|
..
|
..
|
418
|
Wollongong
|
76
|
73
|
72
|
75
|
..
|
..
|
296
|
Subtotal
|
2,005
|
1,916
|
1,714
|
1,690
|
..
|
..
|
7,325
|
Total
|
3,210
|
3,149
|
2,935
|
3,042
|
1,417
|
671
|
14,424
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
-
Undergraduate program last intake was in 2008. Master (MD) program commenced in 2011.
-
There were no enrolments into UWA PG or UG courses. All students now enrol into UWA MD course from 2014.
-
These courses are slightly less than 5 years in duration - Bond 4.8 years and UWA PG 4.7 years.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
In 2015, 2,535 or 14.9% of all students were international students (Table 2.3). An international student is defined as a student studying onshore in Australia as a private or sponsored student who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or permanent resident. Of these, 789 (31.1%) were undertaking a six-year course, 651 (25.7%) were undertaking a five-year course and 1,095 (43.2%) were undertaking a four-year course.
Table 2.3: International medical students in Australian universities, 2015
University(a)
|
Year 1
|
Year 2
|
Year 3
|
Year 4
|
Year 5
|
Year 6
|
Total
|
6-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adelaide
|
28
|
26
|
31
|
34
|
19
|
24
|
162
|
James Cook
|
30
|
33
|
33
|
22
|
15
|
26
|
159
|
Melbourne UG(b)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
UNSW
|
84
|
77
|
54
|
63
|
70
|
59
|
407
|
UWA UG(c)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
32
|
27
|
60
|
Subtotal
|
142
|
136
|
119
|
120
|
136
|
136
|
789
|
5-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bond(d)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
..
|
3
|
Monash UG(e)
|
63
|
68
|
54
|
65
|
45
|
..
|
295
|
Newcastle/UNE
|
27
|
20
|
37
|
34
|
23
|
..
|
141
|
Tasmania
|
22
|
15
|
28
|
26
|
20
|
..
|
111
|
UWA PG(c),(d)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
..
|
8
|
UWS
|
20
|
19
|
24
|
16
|
14
|
..
|
93
|
Subtotal
|
132
|
122
|
145
|
149
|
103
|
..
|
651
|
4-year course
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ANU
|
1
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
..
|
..
|
19
|
Deakin
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
..
|
..
|
18
|
Flinders
|
17
|
14
|
26
|
18
|
..
|
..
|
75
|
Griffith
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
..
|
..
|
18
|
Melbourne MD(b)
|
52
|
44
|
31
|
33
|
..
|
..
|
160
|
Monash PG(e)
|
10
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
..
|
..
|
26
|
Notre Dame Sydney
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
..
|
..
|
0
|
Notre Dame Fremantle
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
..
|
..
|
0
|
Queensland(f)
|
92
|
94
|
108
|
129
|
..
|
..
|
423
|
Sydney
|
76
|
61
|
66
|
71
|
..
|
..
|
274
|
UWA MD(c)
|
31
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
..
|
..
|
52
|
Wollongong
|
6
|
5
|
9
|
10
|
..
|
..
|
30
|
Subtotal
|
293
|
253
|
267
|
282
|
..
|
..
|
1,095
|
Total
|
567
|
511
|
531
|
551
|
239
|
136
|
2,535
|
UG - undergraduate PG - postgraduate MD – Doctor of Medicine
-
International students are those studying onshore in Australia as private or sponsored students who are not Australian or New Zealand citizens, or permanent residents.
-
Undergraduate program last intake was in 2008. Master (MD) program commenced in 2011.
-
There were no enrolments into UWA PG or UG courses. All students now enrol into UWA MD course from 2014.
-
These courses are slightly less than 5 years in duration - Bond 4.8 years and UWA PG 4.7 years.
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including Monash Malaysia.
-
Excludes all offshore programs, including UQ Ochsner. Master (MD) program commenced in 2014.
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
There were an additional 1,019 international students in 2015, studying in Australian offshore programs7 (Table 2.4). This represented 28.7% of the total international students.
A total 571 or 16.1% of international students were studying in Monash Malaysia and 422 or 11.9% were in Ochsner (USA) program of Queensland University.
Table 2.4: International students studying in Australian offshore programs, 2015
University
|
Total
|
Proportion of total international students (%)
|
International Medical University (IMU)
|
26
|
0.7
|
Monash Malaysia
|
571
|
16.1
|
Queensland University Ochsner (USA)
|
422
|
11.9
|
Total
|
1,019
|
28.7
|
Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc
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