Table

Graduations and credits awarded in higher education in Norway. Type of institution, sex and immigration category¹
	Share
	2012-2013	2015-2016	2016-2017
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.
²Ordinary students are those registered per 1 October yyyy and are not in continuing education.

Graduations
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Universities	43.0	52.0	51.4
Specialised university institutions	9.7	11.1	13.2
State university colleges	38.5	28.8	27.2
Military university colleges	0.6	0.4	0.4
Other university colleges	8.2	7.6	7.8

Males	39.0	38.8	40.2
Females	61.0	61.2	59.8

Immigrants	10.5	11.1	11.2
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents	1.6	2.2	2.5
Other population	88.0	86.7	86.3

Credits awarded to ordinary full-time students²
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
Students with 0 credits	7.2	7.7	7.6
Students with 1-29 credits	8.7	8.3	7.9
Students with 30-59 credits	30.4	28.4	28.5
Students with 60 credits or more	53.7	55.6	56.0