Table
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | |||
| 1Includes state universities and state colleges that receive grants from the Ministry of Education and Research. The Norwegian Police University College is within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. | |||
| 2Tromsø University College and University of Tromsø has been merged as of 1 January 2009. | |||
| 3University of Nordland, previously Bodø University College, were classified as university from 1 January 2011. | |||
| 4Molde University College - specialised university of logistics obtained status as specialised university 1 January 2010. Also including students in studies with no change in status. | |||
| All levels | 193 105 | 199 326 | 205 316 |
| Preliminary course to higher education | 1 638 | 1 689 | 1 762 |
| Short tertiary education | 141 587 | 145 341 | 149 138 |
| Long tertiary education | 49 880 | 52 296 | 54 416 |
| Educational institutions, total1 | 193 105 | 199 326 | 205 316 |
| Educational institutions, without National Police Academy1 | 191 379 | 197 103 | 202 855 |
| Saami University College | 152 | 166 | 158 |
| Finnmark University College | 1 904 | 1 882 | 1 967 |
| Tromsø University College2 | . | . | . |
| Harstad University College | 1 192 | 1 207 | 1 234 |
| Narvik University College | 1 202 | 1 336 | 1 573 |
| Bodø University College3 | 5 763 | . | . |
| University of Nordland3 | . | 6 151 | 6 009 |
| Nesna University College | 1 081 | 1 062 | 1 086 |
| Nord-Trøndelag University College | 3 752 | 3 509 | 3 843 |
| Sør-Trøndelag University College | 7 686 | 8 072 | 8 263 |
| Molde University College4 | . | . | . |
| Molde University College - specialised university of logistics4 | 1 902 | 2 011 | 2 242 |
| Ålesund University College | 1 921 | 1 864 | 2 167 |
| Volda University College | 3 234 | 3 437 | 3 721 |
| Sogn og Fjordane University College | 3 610 | 3 560 | 3 759 |
| Bergen University College of the Arts | 7 100 | 7 264 | 7 341 |
| Stord/Haugesund University College | 2 971 | 2 777 | 3 031 |
| University of Stavanger | 8 874 | 9 168 | 9 530 |
| University of Agder | 9 130 | 9 708 | 9 824 |
| Telemark University College | 5 856 | 6 105 | 6 547 |
| Vestfold University College | 3 897 | 4 286 | 4 333 |
| Buskerud University College | 3 700 | 3 971 | 4 350 |
| Gjøvik University College | 2 605 | 2 674 | 2 855 |
| Lillehammer University College | 4 483 | 4 762 | 4 724 |
| Hedmark University College | 5 873 | 6 351 | 7 394 |
| Østfold University College | 4 859 | 5 071 | 5 201 |
| Akershus University College | 3 429 | . | . |
| Oslo University College | 12 824 | . | . |
| Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences | . | 16 794 | 17 081 |
| Bergen University College of theArts | 306 | 311 | 330 |
| Oslo University College of the Arts | 501 | 508 | 502 |
| National Police Academy | 1 726 | 2 223 | 2 461 |
| Norwegian school of Physical Education | 1 364 | 1 318 | 1 383 |
| The Oslo School of Architecture and | 583 | 622 | 618 |
| Norwegian State Academy of Music | 652 | 670 | 660 |
| Norwegian School of Veterinary Science | 467 | 477 | 481 |
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | 21 001 | 21 947 | 22 043 |
| University of Tromsø2 | 8 803 | 8 993 | 9 436 |
| University of Oslo | 27 344 | 27 248 | 27 100 |
| University of Bergen | 14 394 | 14 274 | 14 257 |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences | 3 717 | 4 129 | 4 344 |
| Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration | 3 247 | 3 418 | 3 468 |