Staff statistics

Take a look at statistics on the makeup of University staff, including total numbers, numbers of academic and professional staff, and academic staff positions.

Our staff come from across the world to teach, research, and support students’ studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

All of the information presented on this page is anonymised and presented to show numerical trends of staff employed by us, using the following measures:

Total number of staff

Staff Total20182019202020212022
Headcount 3,462 3,476 3,265 3,364 3,488
FTE (Full-time Equivalent) 2,317 2,340 2,336 2,329 2,355

Number of staff by role

Staff by Role (FTE)20182019202020212022
Academic staff: Teaching and Research 925 927 924 883 850
Academic staff: Research-only 165 212 226 264 260
Professional staff 1,227 1,202 1,187 1,182 1,245

Academic staff by gender

Academic Staff by Gender (FTE)20182019202020212022
Female 473 509 525 520 509
Male 616 629 623 624 596
Another Gender1 - - 1 3 6

Academic staff by teaching or research position

Academic staff (Teaching and Research) by position (FTE Percentage)20182019202020212022
Professors 16% 17% 17% 17% 16%
Associate professors 15% 16% 17% 18% 17%
Senior lecturers 31% 31% 31% 30% 30%
Lecturers 16% 17% 17% 15% 21%
Other (visiting academic, fellow, etc.) 22% 19% 18% 20% 16%

Notes

  1. Student gender diversity data were reported from 2019 onwards, while staff gender diversity data were reported from 2020.
  2. University staff only, excludes subsidiaries. Staff data as per Annual Workforce Questionnaire provided to the TEC.
  3. Revised following a PBRF audit after the publication of the 2022 Annual Report.
  4. For more information, read our Annual Report.
  5. Check Education Counts for more tertiary education sector statistics.