Fast Facts - Mount Royal University - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

MRU by the numbers 2018/2019

Last updated on Dec. 16, 2019

Student population

Total full-load equivalent (FLE)

10,112

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 9,809 in 2017/18
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

75.3%

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 75.4% in 2017/18

Total number of students

14,562

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 2018/19 student body head count

Percentage of students from Calgary

75.2%

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning - 2017/18 Enrolment Report Card
Note: 75.6% in 2017/18

International credit students

1.8%

Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: Includes all ministry-approved certificate, diploma and degree programs and all visa types. 1.9% in 2017/18

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

Source: Learner and Enrolment Reporting System (LERS)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 5.8% in 2017/18

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

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

~300,000

Percentage of 2017/18 Mount Royal graduates working in a position related to the program from which they graduated within a year of completing their program

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

92%

Source: 2017 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning

Number of parchments awarded in the 2018/19 academic year

2,029

Source: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Includes degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded as of Dec. 2019

Value of scholarships and bursaries distributed to students

$3.5 million

Programs

Number of degrees

Number of majors

Number of students per average lecture

Provided by: Institutional Analysis and Planning
Note: 29 in 2016/17. As of add/drop date.

Financials

Total revenue: $240 million

All values in $ million

Revenue type	Amount
Government grants (included Government of Alberta, federal and other grants)	118
Tuition and fees	75
Services and products	30
Other (includes donations, other grants and investment income)	12

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: $235 million¹

All values in $ million

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:

1,656.3

1,664.26

Note 706.87 staff, 383.76 full-time credit instructors, 290.70 contract credit instructors, 103.85 management and 171.12 credit-free instructors