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Facts and figures

 

Facts 

With its 40,000 students, 4,000 members of staff and a range of courses covering almost every sector, Fontys University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest institutions for higher education in the Netherlands.

The 31 schools teach approximately 100 bachelor courses in the variants full-time, part-time, sandwich and in-service. In addition, 31 master variants and 10 Associate degrees are provided as well as courses and training programmes are provided in urban centres, focused mainly in the Southern Netherlands. As well as education, with 41 associate professorships, Fontys also focuses on research, knowledge innovation and contract activities.

 

Key figures Fontys

 

2008

2009

2010

 

Income (€ x 1.000)

325,355

327,006

338,670

 

Result (€ x 1.000)

-17,886

6,855

10,016

 

Solvency

22.9%

28.6%

32.7%

 

Liquidity

0.4

0.6

0.9

 

Profitability

-5.5%

2.1%

3.0%

 

Student volume

36,910

38,313

40,131

 

Student influx

13,453

13,674

14,331

 

Market share

(student volume of Fontys cf. national (higher professional education)

9.5%

9.4%

9.5%

 

Student satisfaction

(Fontys Student Satisfaction Survey)

5.8

6.4

6.5

 

Employee satisfaction

(Fontys Employee  Satisfaction Survey)

6.8

6.5

7.1

 

FTEs

3,206

3,111

3,110

 

Number of employees

4,100

4,023

4,090

 

Number of associate professorships*

37

37, of which 5 special

41, of which 3 special

 

Teaching staff : Support staff ratio (based on FTEs)

57%:43%

60%:40%

62%:38%

 **

Absenteeism due to sickness

4.59%

3.92%

3.75%

 

* Relates to 47 professors.

** Teaching staff : support staff ratio based on euro 67%:33%