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Graduations in higher education in Norway. Type of institution, sex and level of degree1
2006-20072015-20162016-2017
TotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemales
1As some university colleges were merged in 2016, there was a decrease in the number of students in university colleges, as well as a corresponding increase in the number of students in universities and in specialized universities.
2Includes Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norwegian Police University College and private university colleges
3Including graduations from programmes 4 years or less but also 2 years or longer
4Including graduations from programmes longer than 4 years. Awarded doctoral degrees are not included
5Doctoral degrees
Level of degree and type of institution
Total37 52414 49623 02846 68118 12528 55651 00020 51330 487
Universities15 2476 4588 78924 2809 81114 46926 20011 07315 127
Specialised university institutions1 5988797195 1712 3602 8116 7553 1243 631
State university colleges16 2345 32110 91313 4544 3999 05513 8644 6279 237
Military university colleges14514142101832719816929
Other university colleges24 3001 6972 6033 5661 3722 1943 9831 5202 463
Tertiary education, short and medium325 3088 87716 43131 62811 74719 88134 17613 08921 087
Universities5 5372 0163 52113 1155 0518 06413 7045 4508 254
Specialised university institutions8655153503 0761 2781 7984 3541 9432 411
State university colleges15 1694 85910 31011 9133 9637 95012 2044 1318 073
Military university colleges12312121971722517715126
Other university colleges23 6141 3662 2483 3271 2832 0443 7371 4142 323
Tertiary education, long411 2365 0536 18313 6855 6967 98915 3356 6748 661
Universities8 7983 9144 8849 8804 1145 76611 1114 9266 185
Specialised university institutions6853353502 0341 0539812 3321 1411 191
State university colleges1 0564595971 5194291 0901 6254831 142
Military university colleges222021311221183
Other university colleges267532535023989150246106140
Second stage of tertiary education59805664141 3686826861 489750739
Universities9125283841 2856466391 385697688
Specialised university institutions482919612932694029
State university colleges93622715351322
Military university colleges000------
Other university colleges21165------

Source: Statistics Norway