Students in higher education, 1 October 2011, preliminary figures

The number of female students has increased the most; by 4 600. The corresponding number for male students was about 3 800.

The universities had the largest increase in students, from 92 900 in 2010 to 101 400 in 2011; a growth of 9 per cent. Some of the growth is due to Bodø University College’s new status as a university as of 1 January 2011. A total of about 6 200 students were registered at University of Nordland in autumn 2011.

Among the universities, Norwegian University of Science and Technology had the largest growth in students numbers, by approximately 1 000.

There were about 86 500 students registered at state university colleges in 2011. This is a decrease from 2010, mainly due to the fact that Bodø University College is no longer part of this group. Bodø University College excluded, there has been an increase of nearly 3 000 students.

Tables:

• Table 1 Students by gender, type of institution and educational institution. 1 October 2010 and 2011. Preliminary figures
• Table 2 Students by type of institution, gender and age. 1 October 2011. Absolute figures and per cent. Preliminary figures