Universities and Colleges Key Figures 2000

March 2001 Current Education Statistics Universities and Colleges Key Figures 2000 3 2001 Published in co-operation with the Ministry of Translation of Education, Research and Church Affairs Aktuell utdanningsstatistikk 7/2000 Current Education Statistics Contents In current education statistics series, statistics Section I. General Overview is published within different topics in educati- 1. Applicants ........................................................................................................... 3 on statistics. 2. Admission ........................................................................................................... 5 Remember to state source: 3. Registered students ............................................................................................ 7 Statistics Norway requests to be quoted as 4. Candidates ....................................................................................................... 11 source when statistics or other information 5. Finance ............................................................................................................. 15 from this publication is reproduced. 6. Staff .................................................................................................................. 18 Division responsible: Division for Population and Education Statistics. Section II. Topics 7. Female majority in tertiary education ................................................................ 21 Editor: Elisabetta Vassenden. 8. Students abroad ............................................................................................... 25 9. How many have completed tertiary education? ................................................ 30 Editorial staff: Tor Jørgensen, tel: 62 88 52 69, e-mail: [email protected], Sadiq Kwesi Boateng, tel: 62 88 54 72, e-mail: Annexes (tables) [email protected], 1. Primary applicants at universities and colleges by institution. Elin Såheim Bjørkli, tel: 62 88 51 06, e-mail: 1996 og 1999 .................................................................................................. 32 [email protected]. 2. Admission to universities and colleges, by institution. 1998 and 1999 ............. 33 Fax: 62 88 52 89 3. Universities and colleges. External financing by source. 1999 ........................... 34 Editing: Camilla Juvet Prices: Price per year - kr 500 NOK incl. vat. Single copy - 65 NOK incl. vat. incl. mva. Enquiries on sales and subscription should be directed to: Statistics Norway, Sales and Subscription Service. N-2225 Kongsvinger, tel: 62 88 55 00 Preface E-mail: [email protected] Statistics Norway wishes to increase the availability of up to date statistics in ISSN 1500-4295 Norway through the series on Current Education Statistics. Statistics Norway also F-4106/00 wishes to present a broader spectrum of statistics on pupils and students in Nor- way. The publication also tries to cover the need for important (key) figures in Electronic Version the educational sector. In addition to paper-edition, this publication is available in an electronic version on Statistics Current education statistics is jointly financed by Statistics Norway and the Minis- Norway“s homepage on the internet. The try of Education, Research and Church Affairs (KUF). Both Statistics Norway and address is http://www.ssb.no KUF contributed materials to the publication. Statistics Norway has the editorial The tables can be downloaded in Excel. responsibility for the publication as well as the professional quality. This publication is divided into two. The general section includes chapters 1 to 6 Other tables and contains statistics and commentaries on applicants, admission, registered Special tables can be ordered from Statistics students, candidates, finance and staff (employees). The second section deals in Norway. various topics (topical section) and includes chapters 7 to 9 which describes tertiary education in a more international perspective. Standard symbols Unless otherwise mentioned in the tables, all data in the general section are taken from the Database on Tertiary education (DBH), which is established and managed by the Norwegian Social Science Data Service (NSD). DBH is available Standard symbols in tables Symbol at the following internet address: http://www.nsd.uib.no/dbhvev/ Category not applicable . Data not available .. The contents of the data in tables and figures as well as the text in the general section are developed by the NSD. Exception is a part of the text in Chapter 8 on Data not yet available ... foreign students developed by the NSD. Some of the figures can deviate from Not for publication : the official statistics of Statistics Norway. See (about the Statistics). Below is a description of the abbreviations used in the publication: Nil - Less than 0,5 of unit employed 0 KUF - The Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs. Less than 0,05 of unit employed 0,0 DBH - Database on Tertiary education NSD - Norwegian Social Science Data Service Provisional or preliminary figure * NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Break in the homogeneity of a vertical series — NHH - Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Break in the homogeneity of a horizontal series | EU - European Union Revised since the previous issue r NOK - Norwegian kroner (local currency) 2 Current Education Statistics - General overview 1. Applicants 1.2. Number of applicants About the statistics The period from the end of the 1980s to 1994 witness- Tertiary education includes education at the univer- ed a noticeable increase in the number of applicants sities and colleges. It is built upon normal three ye- who applied to study for tertiary education. As is ars upper secondary school education. Apart from shown on the table 1.1 and figure 1.1 there was a re- specific private colleges, all educational institutions duction in the number of applicants. In the period from are run by the state but the institutions have acade- 1996 to 1999 there was a reduction of over 18 000 pe- mic and administrative autonomy. ople that is about 18 per cent. In terms of percentages, applicants who were 24 years old or below have been The statistics includes only the institutions that are stable at over 70 per cent in the last ten years with a organised under KUF and private colleges that get little higher part in the mid 1990s. yearly assistance from KUF‘s budget due to the ac- ceptance of their courses in respect of the private Changes in the number of qualified applicants cor- college education law. The publication therefore in- responds with the changes in the total number of appli- cludes the four universities, six university colleges, cants. 6 out of 10 qualified applicants are women and and the 26 state colleges and the two art colleges as this trend has been held relatively well as 20 private colleges. constant in the 1990s. The higher per cent of women also reflected in the admission and registration of stu- Some of the tables show time series. In most of the dents. The table shows that the number of students other tables, 1996 figures are combined with that of who are present at the beginning of the academic year 1999 such that the development within the last years has been relatively stable in the past few years. are illustrated. 1996 is selected because DBH has a The significant variation in the number of applicants good quality of data from that year. has not led to a corresponding variation in the number of new students who are present at the beginning of 1.1. Organisation of Admissions the school year. Due to the increased pressure on tertiary education and In the last few years, there has been a significant re- the need for a better co-ordination of student admissio- duction in the number of qualified applicants who do ns, KUF established in 1991, the Universities and Colle- not get an offer of admission at an institution of lear- ge Admission Service. The admission procedures were ning. There has also been an increase in the proportion significantly changed from 1995. Applications are eva- of applicants who get admitted to schools or courses luated at the various institutions of learning whilst the that fall within their preferred choices. application process is co-ordinated by the admission service. Every applicant gets only one offer of admissi- 1.3. Applicants to the various institutions and on from his/her priority list. The available places at the disciplines various institutions are therefore effectively filled. The The number of applicants to most of the disciplines de- national admissions model now includes all institutions clined between 1996 to 1999. Teachers education (ge- with the exception of the National Music College and neral, vocational and pre-school teacher education) the College of fine Arts in Oslo. About half of the priva- and certain health and social courses like programme te colleges are also included in the admission service. for child welfare workers, social work education, nurs- Tabell 1.1. Applicants to universities and colleges. Autumn 1992-1999 Year Applicants Qualified Applicants Present at beginning of semester Total Percentage 24 years Total Percentage Without offer Total Percentage and younger of females of admission of females 1992 ................................. 96 094 71,9 85 598 59,5 23 223 39 824 56,3 1993 ................................. 106 925 71,3 94 538 59,5 25 054 43 966

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