Statistics Norway

5.16 Universities and specialised university institutions1. Students
Year Total 1 University of Oslo2 University of Bergen University of Trondheim7 University of Tromsø3 Norwegian College of Agriculture8 University of Stavanger11 University of Agder12 Free Faculty of Theology Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration Norwegian School of Management13 Other4
Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology Norwegian College of Teaching6
1813 18 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1820  300  300 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1830  600  600 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1840  600  600 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1850  550  550 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1860  584  550 . . . . . 34 . . . . . . .
1870 1 041 1 026 . . . . . 15 . . . . . . .
1880  771  750 . . . . . 21 . . . . . . .
1890 1 567 1 537 . . . . . 30 . . . . . . .
1900 1 479 1 400 . . . . . 79 . . . . . . .
1905 1 376 1 300 . . . . . 76 . . . . . . .
1910 1 817 1 578 . .  103 . .  116 . . 20 . . . .
1915 2 341 1 598 . .  576 . .  126 . . 41 . . . .
1920 2 829 1 919 . .  680 . .  175 . . 55 . . . .
1925 4 335 3 341 . .  575 60 .  167 . .  192 . . . .
1930 4 817 3 626 40 .  703 61 .  102 . .  285 . . . .
1931 4 929 3 765 39 .  713 60 .  112 . .  240 . . . .
1932 5 089 3 883 44 .  712 56 .  114 . .  280 . . . .
1933 5 256 4 027 65 .  708 40 .  174 . .  242 . . . .
1934 5 355 4 154 43 .  735 60 .  144 . .  219 . . . .
1935 5 310 4 028 43 .  756 59 .  180 . .  229 15 . . .
1936 5 442 4 126 42 .  754 53 .  166 . .  211 30 60 . .
1937 5 535 4 154 57 .  747 31 .  198 . .  188 43  117 . .
1938 5 855 4 371  107 .  761 35 .  166 . .  210 58  147 . .
1939 5 932 4 266  126 .  892 24 .  198 . .  192 69  165 . .
1940 5 925 4 346 38 .  928 42 .  152 . .  164 82  173 . .
1941 5 706 4 100 54 .  916 - .  192 . .  190 86  168 . .
1942 4 709 3 188  102 .  922 - .  163 . .  159 89 86 . .
1943 5 850 4 243 75 .  904 - .  217 . .  170 95  146 . .
1944  973 - - .  673 - .  199 . . - 97 4 . .
1945 8 080 6 147  321 .  941 - .  214 . .  192  102  163 . ..
1946 8 475 6 385  284 . 1 060 - .  189 . .  260  102  195 . ..
1947 8 462 6 335  234 . 1 073 40 .  200 . .  287  117  176 . ..
1948 7 680 5 416  417 . 1 047 30 .  207 . .  286  120  157 . ..
1949 7 377 5 159  396 . 1 014 52 .  223 . .  261  116  156 . ..
1950 7 481 4 883  756 . 1 004 39 .  219 . .  251  147  182 . ..
1951 6 092 3 898  352 . 1 050 60 .  218 . .  217  133  164 . ..
1952 5 844 3 816  353 .  950 51 .  210 . .  163  139  162 . ..
1953 5 495 3 472  382 .  998 47 .  204 . .  117  116  159 . ..
1954 5 673 3 541  437 . 1 046 57 .  221 . .  109  100  162 . ..
1955 5 639 3 462  435 . 1 105 53 .  220 . . 90  101  173 . ..
1956 6 263 3 912  533 . 1 181 53 .  227 . . 81  107  169 . ..
1957 6 822 4 295  617 . 1 247 70 .  224 . . 95  108  166 . ..
1958 8 206 5 312  747 . 1 351 78 .  227 . .  165  128  177 . 21
1959 8 425 5 161  929 . 1 433  102 .  258 . .  178  158  183 . 23
1960 9 609 5 584 1 063 . 1 811  332 .  259 . .  208  144  185 . 23
1961 11 076 6 438 1 252 . 1 947  501 .  281 . .  250  150  186 . 71
1962 12 554 7 373 1 481 . 2 047  594 .  293 . .  307  163  215 . 81
1963 14 941 8 917 1 913 . 2 198  699 .  316 . .  349  163  304 . 82
1964 17 269 10 423 2 358 . 2 393  731 .  343 . .  355  156  421 . 89
1965 19 638 11 741 2 660 . 2 616 1 029 .  374 . .  445  150  513 .  110
1966 21 149 12 369 3 046 . 2 839 1 122 .  410 . .  447  179  615 .  122
1967 22 396 12 739 3 506 . 3 052 1 167 .  423 . .  468  193  711 .  137
1968 24 438 13 731 4 015 . 3 349 1 140 .  449 . .  457  199  775 .  323
1969 27 483 15 528 4 878 . 3 491 1 279 .  451 . .  454  208  858 .  336
1970 30 165 17 051 5 765 . 3 624 1 222 -  511 . .  496  207  910 .  379
1971 32 860 18 408 6 511 . 3 687 1 500 51  540 . .  611  217  934 .  401
1972 35 420 18 926 7 115 . 3 786 2 245  414  599 . .  715  209  974 .  437
1973 37 288 19 437 7 232 . 3 824 2 692  855  611 . .  763  217  945 .  712
1974 39 268 20 060 7 431 . 3 854 3 085 1 043  749 . .  889  233 1 012 .  912
1975 40 774 20 224 7 888 . 3 943 3 337 1 289 1 008 . .  903  246 1 023 .  913
1976 40 614 19 881 7 800 . 4 086 3 321 1 342 1 027 . .  936  249 1 051 .  921
1977 39 306 19 067 7 306 . 4 169 3 275 1 306 1 019 . .  908  258 1 060 .  938
1978 39 538 18 818 7 203 . 4 552 3 317 1 412 1 016 . .  858  260 1 163 .  939
1979 40 643 19 147 7 432 . 4 708 3 537 1 569  971 . .  850  258 1 235 .  936
1980 40 620 18 863 7 588 . 4 802 3 401 1 680 1 019 . .  823  258 1 248 .  938
1981 39 827 18 332 7 502 . 4 851 3 450 1 657 1 024 . .  672  247 1 208 .  884
1982 41 002 19 078 7 771 . 4 940 3 501 1 672 1 037 . .  627  254 1 239 .  883
1983 41 367 19 043 8 139 . 5 025 3 289 1 808 1 045 . .  603  263 1 214 .  938
1984 42 373 19 636 8 217 . 5 157 3 320 1 993 1 013 . .  527  263 1 293 .  954
19855 41 658 19 157 8 028 . 5 273 2 997 2 058 1 082 . .  496  262 1 360 .  945
1986 42 695 19 121 8 289 . 5 376 3 369 2 224 1 089 . .  443  275 1 501 . 1 008
1987 43 970 19 390 8 598 . 5 774 3 561 2 400 1 118 . .  426  271 1 502 .  930
1988 47 884 20 769 9 744 . 6 177 3 898 2 741 1 182 . .  460  294 1 630 .  989
1989 56 622 25 596 11 823 . 6 552 4 935 3 163 1 247 . .  490  309 1 678 .  829
19909 62 734 28 284 13 066 . 6 857 5 647 4 060 1 283 . .  556  296 1 809 .  876
1991 67 372 30 602 13 277 . 7 115 6 489 4 789 1 351 . .  583  305 1 998 .  863
1992 72 909 33 144 14 484 . 7 261 7 224 5 253 1 526 . .  625  311 2 157 .  924
1993 77 027 34 160 15 302 . 7 370 8 008 6 204 1 626 . .  698  324 2 292 . 1 043
1994 79 509 34 907 15 823 . 7 346 8 942 6 389 1 724 . .  657  396 2 290 . 1 035
1995 82 957 36 603 16 544 . 7 361 9 622 6 305 1 927 . .  578  373 2 495 . 1 149
1996 85 173 37 739 16 837 16 900 . . 6 638 1 903 . .  624  405 2 732 . 1 395
1997 83 484 35 477 16 590 17 780 . . 6 215 2 177 . .  753  399 2 727 . 1 366
1998 81 128 33 701 16 207 17 903 . . 5 991 2 026 . .  755  430 2 698 . 1 417
1999 78 966 32 071 15 984 17 070 . . 5 880 2 196 . .  980  443 2 780 . 1 562
2000 81 560 31 820 16 379 19 426 . . 6 073 2 190 . .  994  411 2 785 . 1 482
2001 81 358 31 426 16 579 19 403 . . 6 171 2 255 . .  969  430 2 737 . 1 388
200210 80 555 31 395 16 524 18 932 . . 5 668 2 478 . .  817  369 2 723 . 1 649
2003 79 615 29 230 17 110 19 404 . . 5 508 2 581 . .  862  365 2 762 . 1 793
2004 80 474 29 635 16 218 20 086 . . 5 933 2 629 . .  861  384 2 580 . 2 148
2005 88 105 29 732 15 743 19 950 . . 5 860 2 731 7 508 .  847  399 2 573 . 2 762
2006 86 366 29 177 15 192 19 622 . . 5 840 2 857 7 388 .  891  429 2 605 . 2 365
2007 91 146 27 341 14 057 19 351 . . 5 424 2 817 8 050 7 801  846  447 2 838 . 2 174
2008  111 816 26 956 13 799 19 679 . . 5 469 3 000 8 166 8 166  902  467 3 026 19 713 2 473
1  Specialised university institutions offer a more narrow set of fields of education than the Norwegian universities, both having equal responsibilities and authorisations for education, research and organised research training.
2  Including State College of Odontology 1910-1958.
3  Including Norwegian College of Fishery Science from 1988.
4  Oslo School of Architecture (change of name to The Oslo School of Architecture and Design) (data not available 1945-1957), Norwegian College of Physical Education and Sports (from 1968), State Academy of Music (change of name to Norwegian Academy of Music) (from 1973) and National Academy of Liberal Arts (from 1974-1995). In 1996 National Academy of Liberal Arts was combined with Oslo National Academy of the Arts. School of Mission and Theology obtained status as a specialized university from 01.06.2008.
5  The figure is somewhat small because of incomplete data.
6  Change of name to College of Arts and Science from 01.01.1984.
7  Until 1996 the University of Trondheim was divided in College of Arts and Science, The Norwegian Institute of Technology and Faculty of Medicine. All institutions were merged into one administrative unit from 1 January 1996, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
8  Norwegian College of Agriculture changed name and status to Norwegian University of Life Science from 1 January 2005.
9  From 1990, a person participating in more than one educational activity is counted once. The educational activity considered to be the main course of study, with higher-level, specialised university colleges and full-time courses taking priority among others. Previously, people could be registered under several educational activities.
10  Persons enrolled in advanced research programmes are not included in the statistics from 2002.
11  University of Stavanger, previously Stavanger University College, is classified as a university from 1 January 2005.
12  University of Agder, previously Agder university college, is classified as a university from 1 September 2007.
13  Norwegian School of Management obtained status as a specialized university from 1 June.2008.
Source: NOS Educational Statistics. Education statistics, universities and colleges, Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/04/02/40/ 

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