Fast Facts

MRU by the numbers 2019/2020

 

Last updated on Feb. 4, 2021

Student population

Total full-load equivalent (FLE)

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10,487

 

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 10,112 in 2018/19
FLE describes the Full Load Equivalent (FLE) by each institution and academic year within Alberta's Publicly Funded Post-Secondary Education System.

Degree FLE as proportion of FLE

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75.3%

 

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 75.3% in 2018/19

Total number of students

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14,896
Source: 2019/20 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS) submission
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 14,562 in 2019/20 student body head count

Percentage of students from Calgary

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75.4%

 

Source: 2019/20 Full-Year Enrollment Summary
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning - 2017/18 Enrolment Report Card
Note: 75.2% in 2018/19

International credit students

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1.9%

 


Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: Includes all ministry-approved certificate, diploma and degree programs and all visa types. 1.8% in 2018/19

Self-identified Indigenous students as a proportion of all students in all ministry-approved programs

6.1%
Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 6% in 2018/19

See MRU Indigenous for more information on our Indigenous Strategic Plan.

 

The student experience and outcomes

Percentage of graduating students who agree/strongly agree Mount Royal is an inclusive and respectful place

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95%


Source: 2018 Survey of Graduating Students
Provided by: Canadian University Survey Consortium

Number of hours of community service students provided while participating in Community Service Learning projects

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Percentage of Mount Royal graduates working in a position related to the program from which they graduated within a year of completing their program

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79%

Source: MRU 2018 Graduating Survey
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning

Percentage of fourth-year students who rated their educational experience as excellent or good

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88%
Source: 2020 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning

Number of parchments awarded in the 2019/20 academic year

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2,030

Source: 2019/20 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS) Submission
Includes degrees, diplomas and certificates

Value of scholarships and bursaries distributed to students

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$3.9 million

Programs

Number of degrees

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12

Number of majors

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36

Average number of students per credit lecture

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32

Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 31 in 2019/20 as of add/drop date.

 

Financials

Total revenue: $230 million

All values in $ million
116 31 73
Revenue type Amount
Government grants (included Government of Alberta, federal and other grants) 114
Tuition and fees 78
Services and products 27
Other (includes donations, other grants and investment income) 11

 

    
  Government grants (included Government of Alberta, federal and other grants)

 

    
  Tuition and fees

 

    
  Services and products

 

    
  Other (includes donations, other grants and investment income)

 

 

Total expenses: $231 million 1

All values in $ million
93 22 35 37 45
Expenditure Type Amount
Instruction 96
Academic and student support 46
Facility operations and maintenance 39
Institutional support 37
Other (ancillary services and sponsored research) 22

 

    
  Instruction

 

    
  Academic and student support

 

    
  Facility operations and maintenance

 

    
  Institutional support

 

    
Other (ancillary services and sponsored research)

The operating surplus is presented prior to allocation of funds for board-approved institutional initiatives.

 

Employees

Number of full-time equivalent employees:

Note 688.44 staff, 393.14 full-time credit instructors, 277.98 contract credit instructors, 94.33 management and 170 credit-free instructors
Updated Oct. 27, 2020

 

 

Read MRU's annual report for more details.