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Number of university students 2018, by university
Number of university students 2018, by university
Number of students registered at university in Finland in 2018, by university
by Agnete Lundetræ Jürgensen,
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With over 31 thousand registered students, the University of Helsinki was the largest university in Finland in 2018. Aalto University, located in the capital region and offering education in fields such as art, business, and engineering, had more than 17 thousand students in the same year.
Most university students were women in 2018
In the academic year of 2018, starting on the 1st of August, roughly 19.9 thousand of University of Helsinki’s registered students were women, while only 11.3 thousand were men. Out of the largest universities, only Aalto University had the opposite gender distribution, with 11.6 thousand male students and 5.8 thousand female students.
Nearly four thousand women completed their degree in the University of Helsinki 2018
The University of Helsinki was leading in the number of completed qualifications and degrees in universities in the academic year of 2018, with 3.8 thousand women and 1.7 thousand men completing their qualification or degree. Meanwhile, in Aalto University nearly two thousand men and 1.2 thousand women achieved their desired qualifications or degrees. In the previous academic year, roughly six percent of students in Finnish universities discontinued their studies.
Number of students registered at university in Finland in 2018, by university
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| Number of students | |
|---|---|
| University of Helsinki | 31,245 |
| Aalto University | 17,452 |
| University of Turku | 16,142 |
| University of Eastern Finland | 15,636 |
| University of Jyväskylä | 13,813 |
| University of Tampere | 13,169 |
| University of Oulu | 12,619 |
| Tampere University of Technology | 7,844 |
| Åbo Akademi University | 5,580 |
| Lappeenranta University of Technology | 5,217 |
| University of Vaasa | 4,962 |
| University of Lapland | 4,340 |
| Hanken school of Economics | 2,500 |
| University of the Arts Helsinki | 1,935 |
| National Defence University | 975 |
| Number of students | |
|---|---|
| University of Helsinki | 31,245 |
| Aalto University | 17,452 |
| University of Turku | 16,142 |
| University of Eastern Finland | 15,636 |
| University of Jyväskylä | 13,813 |
| University of Tampere | 13,169 |
| University of Oulu | 12,619 |
| Tampere University of Technology | 7,844 |
| Åbo Akademi University | 5,580 |
| Lappeenranta University of Technology | 5,217 |
| University of Vaasa | 4,962 |
| University of Lapland | 4,340 |
| Hanken school of Economics | 2,500 |
| University of the Arts Helsinki | 1,935 |
| National Defence University | 975 |
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by Agnete Lundetræ Jürgensen,
last edited
Sep 6, 2019
With over 31 thousand registered students, the University of Helsinki was the largest university in Finland in 2018. Aalto University, located in the capital region and offering education in fields such as art, business, and engineering, had more than 17 thousand students in the same year.
Most university students were women in 2018
In the academic year of 2018, starting on the 1st of August, roughly 19.9 thousand of University of Helsinki’s registered students were women, while only 11.3 thousand were men. Out of the largest universities, only Aalto University had the opposite gender distribution, with 11.6 thousand male students and 5.8 thousand female students.
Nearly four thousand women completed their degree in the University of Helsinki 2018
The University of Helsinki was leading in the number of completed qualifications and degrees in universities in the academic year of 2018, with 3.8 thousand women and 1.7 thousand men completing their qualification or degree. Meanwhile, in Aalto University nearly two thousand men and 1.2 thousand women achieved their desired qualifications or degrees. In the previous academic year, roughly six percent of students in Finnish universities discontinued their studies.
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- The academic year in Finland starts on the 1st of August and ends on the 31st of July.
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