Current Data
In 2012, a total of 3,284 students graduated from Australian medical schools. Of these, 2,777 or 84.6% were domestic students (Table 2.19).
Trends
Each year the number of domestic medical graduates has increased. The increase was 10.8% from 2011 to 2012 and there was an overall increase of 59.8% in domestic graduates across the last five years from 2008 to 2012 (Table 2.21).
From 2008 to 2012 the number of domestic medical graduates increased in each state and territory apart from Australian Capital Territory, which decreased by 3.3%. The greatest increases were in New South Wales and Victoria, by 81.4% and 79.9% respectively (Table 2.19).
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Increase 2008 – 2012 | Increase 2008 – 2012 (%) | |
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(a) First students graduated from Bond in 2009, Wollongong in 2010, Deakin, Monash PG, Notre Dame Sydney and University of Western Sydney in 2011. Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | |||||||
New South Wales | |||||||
Newcastle/UNE | 77 | 85 | 104 | 70 | 140 | 63 | 81.8 |
Notre Dame Sydney(a) | .. | .. | .. | 103 | 106 | .. | .. |
Sydney | 208 | 208 | 221 | 222 | 237 | 29 | 13.9 |
UNSW | 177 | 163 | 166 | 187 | 198 | 21 | 11.9 |
UWS(a) | .. | .. | .. | 86 | 91 | .. | .. |
Wollongong(a) | .. | .. | 63 | 67 | 66 | .. | .. |
Total NSW | 462 | 456 | 554 | 735 | 838 | 376 | 81.4 |
Victoria | |||||||
Deakin(a) | .. | .. | .. | 109 | 123 | .. | .. |
Melbourne(b) | 199 | 198 | 212 | 234 | 231 | 32 | 16.1 |
Monash(a) | 159 | 165 | 181 | 219 | 290 | 131 | 82.4 |
Total Vic | 358 | 363 | 393 | 562 | 644 | 286 | 79.9 |
Queensland | |||||||
Bond(a) | .. | 55 | 74 | 81 | 69 | .. | .. |
Griffith | 70 | 116 | 151 | 133 | 150 | 80 | 114.3 |
Queensland | 238 | 279 | 332 | 290 | 307 | 69 | 29.0 |
James Cook | 66 | 82 | 94 | 88 | 92 | 26 | 39.4 |
Total Qld | 374 | 532 | 651 | 592 | 618 | 244 | 65.2 |
Western Australia | |||||||
Notre Dame Fremantle | 75 | 80 | 86 | 98 | 104 | 29 | 38.7 |
UWA | 142 | 182 | 207 | 172 | 165 | 23 | 16.2 |
Total WA | 217 | 262 | 293 | 270 | 269 | 52 | 24.0 |
South Australia | |||||||
Adelaide | 98 | 83 | 94 | 97 | 111 | 13 | 13.3 |
Flinders | 75 | 74 | 102 | 109 | 113 | 38 | 50.7 |
Total SA | 173 | 157 | 196 | 206 | 224 | 51 | 29.5 |
Tasmania | |||||||
Tasmania | 64 | 73 | 89 | 67 | 97 | 33 | 51.6 |
Australian Capital Territory | |||||||
ANU | 90 | 72 | 83 | 75 | 87 | -3 | -3.3 |
Total | 1,738 | 1,915 | 2,259 | 2,507 | 2,777 | 1,039 | 59.8 |
Annual increase | 177 | 344 | 248 | 270 | |||
Annual increase (%) | 10.2 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
After decreasing in 2011 for the first time since 2008, the number of international students graduating from Australian medical schools increased in 2012 by a total of 10.9%. Overall, the number of international graduates increased by 26.4% from 2008 to 2012 (Table 2.20).
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Change 2008 – 2012 | Change 2008 – 2012 (%) | |
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(a) First students graduated from Bond in 2009, Wollongong in 2010, Deakin, Monash PG, Notre Dame Sydney and University of Western Sydney in 2011. Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | |||||||
New South Wales | |||||||
Newcastle/UNE | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 61.1 |
Notre Dame Sydney(a) | .. | .. | .. | 0 | 0 | .. | .. |
Sydney | 55 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 38 | -17 | -30.9 |
UNSW | 39 | 36 | 55 | 36 | 46 | 7 | 17.9 |
UWS(a) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. |
Wollongong(a) | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. |
Total NSW | 112 | 111 | 115 | 98 | 133 | 21 | 18.8 |
Victoria | |||||||
Deakin(a) | .. | .. | .. | 0 | 1 | .. | .. |
Melbourne(b) | 88 | 97 | 90 | 89 | 83 | -5 | -5.7 |
Monash(a) | 52 | 74 | 94 | 70 | 67 | 15 | 28.8 |
Total Vic | 140 | 171 | 184 | 159 | 151 | 11 | 7.9 |
Queensland | |||||||
Bond(a) | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Griffith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. | .. |
Queensland | 51 | 67 | 77 | 98 | 130 | 79 | 154.9 |
James Cook | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. |
Total Qld | 51 | 75 | 81 | 101 | 134 | 83 | 162.7 |
Western Australia | |||||||
Notre Dame Fremantle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | .. |
UWA | 10 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 110.0 |
Total WA | 10 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 110.0 |
South Australia | |||||||
Adelaide | 48 | 38 | 40 | 21 | 24 | -24 | -50.0 |
Flinders | 22 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 19 | -3 | -13.6 |
Total SA | 70 | 66 | 54 | 40 | 43 | -27 | -38.6 |
Tasmania | |||||||
Tasmania | 14 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 14.3 |
Australian Capital Territory | |||||||
ANU | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 125.0 |
Total | 401 | 465 | 474 | 457 | 507 | 106 | 26.4 |
Table 2.21 shows that just over half of all medical graduates, both domestic and international, were females (53.2% for domestic and 52.9% for international in 2012).
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Change 2008 – 2012 (%) | |
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Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | ||||||
Domestic | 1,738 | 1,915 | 2,259 | 2,507 | 2,777 | 59.8 |
Proportion domestic (%) | 81.3 | 80.5 | 82.7 | 84.6 | 84.6 | 4.1 |
Proportion female (%) | 57.2 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 55.0 | 53.2 | -7.0 |
International | 401 | 465 | 474 | 457 | 507 | 26.4 |
Proportion international (%) | 18.7 | 19.5 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | -17.6 |
Proportion females (%) | 54.6 | 51.6 | 54.2 | 51.6 | 52.9 | -3.1 |
Total | 2,139 | 2,380 | 2,733 | 2,964 | 3,284 | 53.5 |
Annual increase (%) | 11.3 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 10.8 |
In 2012, 79.5% of medical graduates were Commonwealth-supported (Table 2.22)
Medical Graduates | |
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Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | |
Commonwealth-supported | 2,612 |
HECS only | 1,879 |
BMPS | 633 |
MRBSS | 100 |
Fee-paying | 663 |
Domestic | 156 |
International | 507 |
Other | 9 |
Total | 3,284 |
Proportion of places (%) | |
Commonwealth-supported | 79.5 |
HECS only | 57.2 |
BMPS | 19.3 |
MRBSS | 3.0 |
Fee-paying | 20.2 |
Domestic | 4.8 |
International | 15.4 |
Other | 0.3 |
Projected Numbers of Graduates
Table 2.23 shows the projected number of medical graduates up until 2018. These figures are based on current and planned enrolments as of 2013. Attrition has not been factored into these figures. Attrition rates for medical courses are anticipated to be relatively low when compared to other courses, and this may be explored further in future reports.
The number of domestic medical graduates is projected to rise from 2,970 in 2013 to 3,178 in 2018 (Table 2.23). This is an overall increase of 7.0% over the five years from 2013 to 2018.
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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UG – undergraduate (a) No allowance has been made for student attrition. Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | ||||||
New South Wales | ||||||
Newcastle/UNE | 151 | 186 | 178 | 179 | 192 | 170 |
Notre Dame Sydney | 108 | 108 | 115 | 125 | 120 | 120 |
Sydney | 236 | 265 | 220 | 232 | 228 | 228 |
UNSW | 212 | 232 | 225 | 187 | 216 | 214 |
UWS | 107 | 112 | 105 | 107 | 103 | 102 |
Wollongong | 72 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 |
Total NSW | 886 | 978 | 919 | 906 | 934 | 909 |
Victoria | ||||||
Deakin | 144 | 131 | 132 | 131 | 130 | 130 |
Melbourne MD | 0 | 302 | 289 | 294 | 295 | 295 |
Melbourne PG | 77 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne UG | 166 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Monash PG | 64 | 68 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 72 |
Monash UG | 237 | 285 | 263 | 248 | 263 | 259 |
Total Vic | 688 | 789 | 776 | 750 | 760 | 756 |
Queensland | ||||||
Bond | 83 | 80 | 77 | 92 | 95 | 95 |
Griffith | 153 | 147 | 149 | 152 | 154 | 155 |
Queensland | 313 | 320 | 308 | 308 | 300 | 300 |
James Cook | 137 | 143 | 170 | 171 | 175 | 203 |
Total Qld | 686 | 690 | 704 | 723 | 724 | 753 |
Western Australia | ||||||
Notre Dame Fremantle | 98 | 96 | 98 | 111 | 106 | 106 |
UWA PG | 58 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
UWA UG | 126 | 134 | 147 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
UWA MD(b) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 209 |
Total WA | 282 | 288 | 305 | 299 | 315 | 315 |
South Australia | ||||||
Adelaide | 127 | 153 | 150 | 157 | 164 | 124 |
Flinders | 111 | 121 | 143 | 143 | 136 | 136 |
Total SA | 238 | 274 | 293 | 300 | 300 | 260 |
Tasmania | ||||||
Tasmania | 105 | 88 | 97 | 86 | 104 | 95 |
Australian Capital Territory | ||||||
ANU | 85 | 93 | 83 | 100 | 90 | 90 |
Total | 2,970 | 3,200 | 3,177 | 3,164 | 3,227 | 3,178 |
The projected numbers of international students to graduate from Australian universities are also expected to increase, rising by (17.7%) from 525 in 2013 to 618 in 2018 (Table 2.24).
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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UG – undergraduate (a) No allowance has been made for student attrition. Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | ||||||
New South Wales | ||||||
Newcastle/UNE | 22 | 38 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 32 |
Notre Dame Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sydney | 53 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 80 |
UNSW(b) | 63 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 59 |
UWS | 7 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 20 |
Wollongong | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Total NSW | 153 | 180 | 183 | 199 | 205 | 203 |
Victoria | ||||||
Deakin | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
Melbourne MD | 0 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 42 |
Melbourne PG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Melbourne UG | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Monash PG | 6 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Monash UG | 58 | 49 | 53 | 63 | 58 | 56 |
Total Vic | 156 | 89 | 106 | 112 | 120 | 120 |
Queensland | ||||||
Bond | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Griffith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Queensland(b) | 126 | 108 | 132 | 113 | 120 | 120 |
UQ Ochsner (USA) | 24 | 36 | 76 | 105 | 110 | 110 |
James Cook | 2 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 34 |
Total Qld(c) | 130 | 133 | 161 | 138 | 152 | 165 |
Western Australia | ||||||
Notre Dame WA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UWA PG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
UWA UG | 28 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
UWA MD(c) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
Total WA | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
South Australia | ||||||
Adelaide | 25 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 35 |
Flinders | 11 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 |
Total SA | 36 | 56 | 41 | 40 | 55 | 65 |
Tasmania | ||||||
Tasmania(b) | 14 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Australian Capital Territory | ||||||
ANU | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Total(d) | 525 | 525 | 555 | 553 | 597 | 618 |
Table 2.25 summaries the number of domestic and international students projected to graduate from Australian universities between 2013 and 2018.
In total, 3,796 medical students are expected to graduate in 2018 (Table 2.25), 8.6% more than predicted for 2013. This is 15.6% higher than the actual number of medical students who graduated in 2012 (3,284) and 77.5% higher than the 2,139 medical students who graduated in 2008.
![]() | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Increase 2013 – 2018 (%) |
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(a) Excludes the UQ Ochsner (USA) cohort and Monash-Malaysia cohort. Source: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand Inc | |||||||
Domestic | 2,970 | 3,200 | 3,177 | 3,164 | 3,227 | 3,178 | 7.0 |
International(a) | 525 | 525 | 555 | 553 | 597 | 618 | 17.7 |
Total | 3,495 | 3,725 | 3,732 | 3,717 | 3,824 | 3,796 | 8.6 |
Change from previous year | ![]() | 230 | 7 | -15 | 107 | -28 | ![]() |
Change from previous year (%) | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -0.7 |