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Fast Facts

MRU by the numbers

 

Last updated on Nov. 19, 2024

Student population

Total number of students

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15,782
Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

Total number of full-time students

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11,752

 

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

Total number of part-time students

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4,030

 

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

Total full load equivalent (FLE)

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11,561

 

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System
FLE represents an institution's Full Load Equivalent (FLE) in a fiscal year within Alberta's Publicly Funded Post-Secondary Education System

Degree FLE as proportion of FLE

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79.7%

 

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

Percentage of students from Calgary

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74.1%

 

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

International students

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3.7%

 

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

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

5.5%
Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

 

The student experience and outcomes

Percentage of first-year students said they were satisfied with their decision to attend MRU

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92%


Source: CUSC 2022 First-year Student Survey

Percentage of fourth-year students said they were satisfied with the overall quality of education they received at MRU

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Source: CUSC 2024 Graduating Student Survey

Percentage of MRU graduates in the workforce were employed within six months of completing their MRU program

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91%

Source: Graduate Follow-up Survey 2022

Percentage of Mount Royal graduates who said their job is related to the general skills and abilities they acquired in their MRU program

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88%
Source: Graduate Follow-up Survey 2022

Number of parchments awarded in the 2023/24 fiscal year

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2,146

Source: 2023/24 Learner and Enrolment Reporting System

Value of scholarships and bursaries distributed to students

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$5.5 million

Programs

Number of degrees

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13

Number of majors

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37

Average number of students per credit lecture as of add drop date

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30.3

 

Financials

Total revenue: $266 million

All values in $ million
108 110 32 16
Revenue type Amount
Government grants (included Government of Alberta, federal and other grants) 108
Tuition and fees 110
Services and products 32
Other (includes donations, other grants and investment income) 16

 

    
  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: $252 million 1

All values in $ million
97 53 33 31 38
Expenditure Type Amount
Instruction 97
Academic and student support 53
Facility operations and maintenance 33
Institutional support 31
Other (ancillary services and sponsored research) 38

 

    
  Instruction

 

    
  Academic and student support

 

    
  Facility operations and maintenance

 

    
  Institutional support

 

    
Other (ancillary services, sponsored research and restricted and endowment activities)

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

 

Employees

Number of employees:

Source: Office of Institutional Research and Planning
As of Oct. 1, 2024

 

 

Read MRU's annual report for more details.