Staff Numbers - College

The above graph shows staff numbers (full-time equivalent) between 2016-17 and 2020-21. Total staff numbers have increased by 2.9% over this time period, with academic staff numbers increasing by 8.4%, research staff numbers decreasing by 4.5%, and support staff numbers increasing by 5.8%.

Data is sourced from Imperial College Statistics Cards between 2016-17 and 2020-21. Staff numbers are based on snapshots taken in December of each year.

Student: Staff Ratio - All Students

The above graph shows the student: staff ratio each year between 2016-17 and 2020-21. The student : staff ratio has steadily increased over this time period with a siginificant increase from 13.5 in 2019-20 to 15.4 in 2020-21.

Data is sourced from Imperial College Statistics Cards between 2016-17 and 2020-21. Academic staff numbers (full-time equivalent) are based on snapshots taken in December of each year. Student load is based on student numbers (full-time equivalent) from snapshots taken in December of each year. Student load is the full-time equivalent teaching load undertaken by a department, taking account of service teaching supplied to and received from other departments. It includes research postgraduate supervision load. Note that from 2016-17, the methodology for calculation of student: staff ratio was modified to be in line with the method employed by HESA. 

Staff and Student FTE

The above graph shows academic staff numbers (full-time equivalent) and student load (full-time equivalent) between 2016-17 and 2020-21. Academic staff numbers have increased by 8.4%, and student FTE by 26% over this time period.

Data is sourced from Imperial College Statistics Cards between 2016-17 and 2020-21. Academic staff numbers (full-time equivalent) are based on snapshots taken in December of each year. Student FTE is based on student numbers (full-time equivalent) from snapshots taken in December of each year. Student load is the full-time equivalent teaching load undertaken by a department, taking account of service teaching supplied to and received from other departments.  It includes research postgraduate supervision load.