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 Total20202021202220232024
Headcount 3,265 3,364 3,488 3,3313,162
FTE (Full-time Equivalent) 2,336 2,329 2,3552,3292,202

Number of staff by role

Staff by Role (FTE)20202021202220232024
Academic staff: Teaching and Research 924 883 850 823770
Academic staff: Research-only 226 264 260 259248
Professional staff 1,187 1,182 1,2451,2471,185

Academic staff by gender

Academic Staff by Gender (FTE)20202021202220232024
Female 525 520 509 510486
Male 623 624 596 567522
Another Gender1 1 3 659

Academic staff by teaching or research position

Academic staff (Teaching and Research) by position (FTE Percentage)20202021202220232024
Professors 17% 17% 16% 17%16%
Associate professors 17% 18% 17% 19%20%
Senior lecturers 31% 30% 30% 32%32%
Lecturers 17% 15% 21% 18%19%
Other (visiting academic, fellow, etc.) 18% 20% 16%14%14%

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.