Manitoba's University Sector Performance

Manitoba's overall university system performance is slightly below the Canadian average, at a cost per student that is lower than most provinces. Across the three dimensions of performance, Manitoba's university system performs slightly above the Canadian average on value to students and on access, and below average on value to society. Results for each indicator are presented below.

Dimension	Component	Indicator	Z	Value	Strongest	Average	Weakest
Access	Access to Higher Education	Participation Rates	0.18	0.23	0.29	0.22	0.16
	Equity of Access	Aboriginal Attainment Rates	-0.32	0.08	0.12	0.09	0.07
		First-Generation Participation	1.43	0.42	0.42	0.31	0.18
		Gender Balance	1.21	0.74	0.74	0.68	0.60
	Success in Higher Education	Attainment Rates	-0.64	0.29	0.36	0.31	0.27
Value to Society	Engaged Citizens	Donating	-0.35	0.10	0.25	0.12	0.02
		Volunteering	-0.68	0.20	0.36	0.24	0.17
		Voting	-0.25	0.06	0.19	0.08	-0.04
	Job Creation	% of Population with Advanced Degrees	-0.81	0.06	0.11	0.08	0.05
		Labour Market Participation	-0.25	0.11	0.24	0.12	0.07
		Overqualification Rates	-1.50	0.44	0.34	0.39	0.44
		Related Employment	0.03	0.83	0.92	0.83	0.73
	Magnet for Talent	International Enrolment	-1.11	0.08	0.15	0.11	0.08
		Prestigious Graduate Scholarships	-0.31	-0.01	0.05	-0.00	-0.06
		University Rankings	-0.57	1.00	19.00	4.50	0.00
	New Discoveries	Highly Cited Researchers	-0.59	-0.04	0.12	-0.00	-0.11
		Research Funding	-0.33	101,300.00	191,500.00	117,350.00	49,500.00
		Research Impact	-0.27	0.80	1.08	0.84	0.62
Value to Students	Student Finances	Average Graduate Debt	0.93	9,300.00	6,300.00	13,590.00	21,200.00
		Repayment Assistance Plan	1.18	0.15	0.14	0.24	0.33
		Student Loan Default Rates	-0.92	0.10	0.05	0.08	0.10
		Tuition Fees	0.87	4,300.00	2,900.00	5,760.00	8,100.00
	Health and Happiness	Life Satisfaction	-0.07	0.05	0.17	0.06	-0.06
		Mental Health	-1.72	-0.08	0.20	0.06	-0.08
		Physical Health	-0.65	0.06	0.29	0.11	0.02
		Smoking Status	0.79	0.29	0.31	0.25	0.18
	Jobs for Graduates	Earnings Premium	-0.80	11,400.00	25,100.00	14,990.00	9,900.00
		Employment Rates After Grad	1.29	0.94	0.94	0.92	0.90
		Unemployment Rates	-0.62	0.03	0.15	0.05	0.02
	Learning Outcomes	Adult Literacy Skills	1.25	320.00	320.00	312.90	302.00
	Learning Outcomes	Adult Numeracy Skills	1.21	313.00	313.00	306.10	295.00
	Student Experience	Student Engagement	-1.08	43.00	47.00	44.70	43.00
		Student-to-Faculty Ratio	-0.24	19.30	15.40	18.54	25.80
		Teaching Awards	-0.72	-0.04	0.08	-0.00	-0.13