Table
| 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | |||
| Both sexes | Males | Females | |
| 1In recent years, a number of institutions in higher education were merged into larger units. | |||
| Educational institutions, total | 288 989 | 116 528 | 172 461 |
| Nord university | 11 854 | 4 233 | 7 621 |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences | 5 105 | 2 033 | 3 072 |
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology | 39 464 | 19 627 | 19 837 |
| UiT - The Arctic University of Norway | 16 001 | 6 662 | 9 339 |
| University of Agder | 12 585 | 5 185 | 7 400 |
| University of Bergen | 16 076 | 6 573 | 9 503 |
| University of Oslo | 27 513 | 10 981 | 16 532 |
| University of Stavanger | 10 918 | 4 336 | 6 582 |
| The Oslo School of Architecture and Design | 634 | 292 | 342 |
| MF Norwegian School of Theology | 1 235 | 465 | 770 |
| BI Norwegian Business School | 20 533 | 10 080 | 10 453 |
| Molde University College - Specialised University of Logistics | 2 287 | 836 | 1 451 |
| Norwegian School of Economics | 3 385 | 1 998 | 1 387 |
| Norwegian School of Sport Sciences | 1 211 | 607 | 604 |
| Norwegian Academy of Music | 760 | 379 | 381 |
| VID Specialised University College | 3 321 | 505 | 2 816 |
| Bergen University College | 9 066 | 3 297 | 5 769 |
| Buskerud and Vestfold University College | 10 665 | 3 911 | 6 754 |
| Hedmark University College | 8 464 | 2 728 | 5 736 |
| Lillehammer University College | 4 723 | 1 589 | 3 134 |
| Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences | 20 203 | 6 198 | 14 005 |
| Telemark University College | 7 097 | 2 795 | 4 302 |
| Østfold University College | 5 825 | 2 104 | 3 721 |
| Stord/Haugesund University College | 3 380 | 1 156 | 2 224 |
| Sogn og Fjordane University College | 3 934 | 1 304 | 2 630 |
| Volda University College | 3 650 | 1 065 | 2 585 |
| Sámi University College | 171 | 45 | 126 |
| Bjørknes University College | 1 191 | 261 | 930 |
| Queen Maud University College | 1 357 | 201 | 1 156 |
| Kristiania University College | 5 990 | 1 934 | 4 056 |
| Bergen Academy of Art and Design | 347 | 110 | 237 |
| Oslo National Academy of the Arts | 539 | 181 | 358 |
| NLA University College | 2 148 | 730 | 1 418 |
| Norwegian Police University College | 2 473 | 1 420 | 1 053 |
| Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology | 1 791 | 1 087 | 704 |
| Military University Colleges | 3 165 | 2 466 | 699 |
| Other University Colleges | 4 166 | 1 196 | 2 970 |
| Abroad | 15 762 | 5 958 | 9 804 |