Credit point production at universities and colleges, 2010/2011

Among ordinary full-time students, the average completed credit points was nearly 52. A full-time study course normally gives 60 credit points.Compared to the previous academic year, the average credit point production is stable.

Among all the students who completed credit points, the students at other university colleges - consisting of private university colleges together with Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Bergen National Academy of the Arts and Norwegian Police University College - had the highest average of credit points, by 48 points per student.

Fewer without credit points

Thirteen per cent of registered students during the 2010/2011 academic year did not complete any credit points. This is a decline of one percentage point compared to the previous academic year. Among ordinary full-time students, the proportion without credit points is stable at 10 per cent. More men than women did not complete any credit points.

Women account for more credit points

Among ordinary full-time students, 52 per cent achieved 60 credits or more in the 2010/11 academic year; a decline of half a credit point compared to the previous year. More female ordinary full-time students than male achieved 60 credit points or more, with 54 and 49 per cent respectively.

Transport and Communications, Safety and Security dominates

Students in the field Transport and Communications, Safety and Security and other services had the largest share of ordinary full-time students achieving 60 credit points or more. Sixty-six per cent of the about 3 400 students enrolled in this field of study completed a minimum 60 credit points.

Tables:

• Table 1 Completed credit points in tertiary education, by type of institution and educational institution. 2010/11 academic year. Absolute figures and per cent
• Table 2 Credit point production of registered tertiary students, by gender and type of institution. 2010/11 academic year. Per cent
• Table 3 Credit point production of registered tertiary students, by gender and field of education. 2010/11 academic year. Per cent
• Table 4 Average credit point production per student with completed credits in tertiary education, by type of institution, gender and age. 2010/11 academic year. Absolute figures
• Table 5 Credit point production of tertiary students registered at 1. October 2010, by type of education, full-time/part-time and credits achieved in the 2010/11 academic year. Per cent
• Table 6 Completed credit points of ordinary full-time students in tertiary education, by type of institution and educational institution. 2010/11 academic year. Absolute figures and per cent
• Table 7 Creditpoint production of ordinary full-time tertiary students, by gender and type of institution. 2010/11 academic year. Per cent
• Table 8 Credit point production of ordinary full-time tertiary students, by gender and field of education. 2010/11 academic year. Per cent
• Table 9 Average credit point production per ordinary full-time student with completed credits in tertiary education, by type of institution, gender and age. 2010/11 academic year. Absolute figures