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Fast facts
Student enrolment
Total enrolment for 2010/11
| Undergraduates | 35,408 | |
Full-time |
23,079 | 65.2% |
Part-time |
12,329 | 34.8% |
| Graduates | 7,115 | |
Full-time |
5,124 | 72.0% |
Part-time |
1,991 | 28.0% |
| Total Enrolment in Courses Offered for Credit | 42,523 | |
| Continuing Education | 3,440 | |
| Total Concordia Enrolment | 45,963 |
Enrolment in Courses offered for credit, by faculty
| Arts and Science | 17,870 | 42.0% |
| Engineering & Computer Science | 5,939 | 14.0% |
| Fine Arts | 3,708 | 8.7% |
| John Molson School of Business | 8,941 | 21.0% |
| Independent | 4,406 | 10.4% |
| Visiting | 1,659 | 3.9% |
| Total | 42,523 | 100% |
Enrolment of international* students in courses offered for credit, by faculty
(* Visa status at time above criteria were met)
| Arts and Science | 1,155 | 22.3% |
| Engineering and Computer Science | 1,609 | 31.1% |
| Fine Arts | 233 | 4.5% |
| John Molson School of Business | 1,175 | 22.7% |
| Independent | 145 | 2.8% |
| Visiting | 859 | 16.6% |
| Total | 5,176 | 100% |
Enrolment in courses offered for credit by gender
| Male | 21,167 | |
| Full-time | 14,217 | 67.2% |
| Part-time | 6,950 | 32.8% |
| Female | 21,356 | |
| Full-time | 13,986 | 65.5% |
| Part-time | 7,370 | 34.5% |
Enrolment in courses offered for credit by faculty
| Arts and Science | 17,870 | |
| Undergraduate | 15,767 | 88.2% |
| Graduate | 2,103 | 11.8% |
| Engineering and Computer Science | 5,939 | |
| Undergraduate | 3,501 | 58.9% |
| Graduate | 2,438 | 41.1% |
| Fine Arts | 3,708 | |
| Undergraduate | 3,153 | 85.0% |
| Graduate | 555 | 15.0% |
| John Molson School of Business | 8,941 | |
| Undergraduate | 7,481 | 83.7% |
| Graduate | 1,460 | 16.3% |
| Independent and Visiting | 6,065 | |
| Undergraduate | 5,506 | 90.8% |
| Graduate | 559 | 9.2% |
| University Total | 42,523 | |
| Undergraduate | 35,408 | 83.3% |
| Graduate | 7,115 | 16.7% |
Linguistic profile
Linguistic Profile of Concordia's Students - Consolidated
| Language Used | ||
| English | 24,163 | 56.8% |
| All French (includes French only) | 10,868 | 25.6% |
| All Others | 7,492 | 17.6% |
| Mother Tongue | ||
| English | 22,945 | 54.0% |
| All French (includes French only) | 8,876 | 20.9% |
| All Others | 10,702 | 25.2% |
Linguistic Profile of Concordia's Students - Detailed
| Language Used | ||
| Other | 7,394 | 17.4% |
| English/French | 3,426 | 8.1% |
| English | 21,315 | 50.1% |
| French | 5,053 | 11.9% |
| English/Other | 2,848 | 6.7% |
| French/Other | 409 | 1.0% |
| English/French/Other | 1,980 | 4.7% |
| Unspecified | 98 | 0.2% |
| Mother Tongue | ||
| Other | 10,695 | 25.1% |
| English/French | 1,616 | 3.8% |
| English | 22,053 | 51.9% |
| French | 6,599 | 15.5% |
| English/Other | 892 | 2.1% |
| French/Other | 214 | 0.6% |
| English/French/Other | 420 | 1.0% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 0.02% |
Graduation - 2010/11
| Undergraduate Students | ||
| Certificates | 76 | |
| Bachelor's | 4,775 | |
| Total undergraduate level | 4,851 | |
| Graduate Students | ||
| Certificates | 69 | |
| Diplomas | 221 | |
| Master's | 1,031 | |
| PhD | 111 | |
| Total graduate level | 1,432 | |
| University total | 6,283 | |
Note: each student counted only once, using "highest" degree earned.
Class sizes
Undergraduate Class Size
| 200 level courses | |
| Less than 30 students | 33.0% |
| 30-60 students | 29.8% |
| 61-100 students | 26% |
| 101-250 students | 10.6% |
| More than 250 | 0.6% |
| 300 level courses | |
| Less than 30 students | 30.5% |
| 30-60 students | 47.9% |
| 61-100 students | 16.3% |
| 101-250 students | 5.3% |
| More than 250 | 0.0% |
| 400 level courses | |
| Less than 30 students | 58.7% |
| 30-60 students | 36.3% |
| 61-100 students | 4.7% |
| 101-250 students | 0.2% |
| More than 250 | 0.0% |
Note: In 2008/09 we began reporting class size on the basis of course number groupings (i.e. 200, 300, 400)
Programs
| B&C | PS | M,D&C | PhD | Post-Doc | Total | |
| A&S | 182 | 16 | 57 | 18 | 20 | 293 |
| ENCS | 27 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 86 |
| FA | 48 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 76 |
| JMSB | 28 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 48 |
| SGS | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 285 | 34 | 111 | 37 | 38 | 505 |
A&S: Arts and Science
ENCS: Engineering and Computer Science
FA: Fine Arts
JMSB: John Molson School of Business
SGS: School of Graduate Studies (Special Individualized Programs)
B&C: Baccalaureate and Certificates (1st Cycle)
PS: Preparatory Studies (2nd Cycle)
M,D&C: Master's, Diplomas and Certificates (2nd Cycle)
PhD: Doctoral (3rd Cycle)
Post-Doc: Post-Doctoral
Concordia University Personnel (as of October 2010)
| Administrative and Support (Permanent) | 1,543 |
| Administrative and Support (Non-Permanent) | 374 |
| Administrative and Support (Hourly/Non-Permanent) | 1,435 |
| Professional Librarians | 38 |
| Full-Time Professors* | 961 |
| Part-Time Professors | 662 |
| Continuing Education Professors | 93 |
| Research (Non-Permanent) | 743 |
| Teaching Assistants | 1,257 |
| Total Employees | 7,106 |
* Total includes Visiting and Research Professors
Concordia Alumni (2010/2011): 160,000
Research Revenue (2009/10): $34.2 million
Final 2010/11 figures will be available in fall 2011
Research Chairs (as of August 2011)
| Canada Research Chairs | 23 (filled) |
| Concordia University Research Chairs | 46 |
| Total | 69 |
Research Centres and Units
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For questions regarding the data presented on this page, please contact the Institutional Planning Office at 514-848-2424, ext. 8611.
Note: Fast Facts is updated annually. The next revision is slated for August 2012.
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