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Fast facts 2010-2011
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 | |
| School of Extended Learning | 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
| Female | 21,356 | |
| Full-time | 13,986 | 65.5% |
| Part-time | 7,370 | 34.5% |
| Male | 21,167 | |
| Full-time | 14,217 | 67.2% |
| Part-time | 6,950 | 32.8% |
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% |
Undergraduate and Graduate Enrolment in courses offered for credit, by Faculty, by gender and by cycle
| Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 | |
| Arts and Science | 15,767 | 1,629 | 474 |
| Female | 9,395 | 1,030 | 283 |
| Male | 6,372 | 599 | 191 |
| John Molson School of Business | 7,481 | 1,370 | 90 |
| Female | 3,554 | 629 | 37 |
| Male | 3,927 | 741 | 53 |
| Engineering and Computer Science | 3,501 | 1,885 | 553 |
| Female | 544 | 424 | 113 |
| Male | 2,957 | 1,461 | 440 |
| Fine Arts | 3,153 | 452 | 103 |
| Female | 2,009 | 326 | 62 |
| Male | 1,144 | 126 | 41 |
| Independent | 4,223 | 183 | |
| Female | 2,101 | 51 | |
| Male | 2,122 | 132 | |
| Visiting | 1,283 | 255 | 121 |
| Female | 672 | 85 | 41 |
| Male | 611 | 170 | 80 |
| University total | 35,408 | 5,774 | 1,341 |
| Female | 18,275 | 2,545 | 536 |
| Male | 17,133 | 3,229 | 805 |
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% |
* Rounding may result in totals of more than 100%
Graduation - 2010/11
| Undergraduate Students | |||
| Certificates | 76 | 1.6% | |
| Bachelor's | 4,775 | 98.4% | |
| Total undergraduate level | 4,851 | 100% | 77.2% |
| Graduate Students | |||
| Certificates | 69 | 4.8% | |
| Diplomas | 221 | 15.4% | |
| Master's | 1,031 | 72.0% | |
| PhD | 111 | 7.8% | |
| Total graduate level | 1,432 | 100% | 22.8% |
| University total | 6,283 | 100% | |
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 | 187 | 16 | 57 | 19 | 21 | 300 |
| ENCS | 35 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 104 |
| FA | 49 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 78 |
| JMSB | 28 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 |
| SGS | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 299 | 43 | 113 | 39 | 39 | 533 |
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 |
| School of Extended Learning 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 (2010/11): $35.3 million
Research Chairs (as of August 2011)
| Canada Research Chairs | 23 (filled) |
| Concordia University Research Chairs | 46 |
| Total | 69 |
Research Centres and Units
Institutional Planning Office
The Institutional Planning Office provides strategic information and analyses on issues related to the academic planning and mission of the University.
For questions regarding the data presented on this page, please contact the Institutional Planning Office at 514-848-2424, ext. 8611.
EDUCQ - Common University Data
The CREPUQ maintains a site on common university data for Québec. Commonly referred to as EDUCQ (Ensemble de données universitaires communes – Québec) the site provides, in French and English, standardized data on university admissions, enrolments, degrees conferred, finances and student life.
The EDUCQ site can be found at www.crepuq.qc.ca/educq.
Note: Fast Facts is updated annually. The next revision is slated for August 2012.
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