Victoria is a thriving community of almost 25,000 people. Most, of course, are students – of all nationalities, from all walks of life – who have come to learn in the vital, open environment that only university study can offer.

The remainder are the staff, all here for one reason. Whether they are an academic at the cutting edge of international research, a Faculty advisor, a Vic Volunteer helping a student with a disability, a librarian, the International Students’ staff member who met you at the airport, a campus gardener, the Māori Studies Ruahine, the Honours student taking your tutorial, the Vice-Chancellor or the one who serves you latte at Mount St Bar & Cafe – they are here to help you get the very most out of your time at Victoria.

Victoria in the year 2008

A snapshot of the University in 2008 shows that 21,380 students were enrolled, equating to 16,609 equivalent full-time students (EFTS). These figures exclude students enrolled with the New Zealand School of Music, a centre of musical excellence established by Victoria and Massey universities.

• 56% of students were women.
• 44% of students were men.
• 1713 identified as Māori students.
• 1024 identified as Pacific students.
• 18,615 were domestic students.
• 2765 were international students.
• 5751 degrees, diplomas and certificates were awarded.

The University employed 1930 full-time equivalent staff in 2008.