Preliminary figures show an increase in the number of students at Norwegian universities and colleges from about 227 700 in 2010 to 236 100 in 2011; an increase of nearly 4 per cent.
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.
Published 26 January 2012 © Statistics Norway