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Number of universities worldwide in 2018, by country
Estimated number of universities worldwide as of July 2018, by country
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of universities by country as of July 2018. As of the measured period, the United States had about 3,257 universities.
Estimated number of universities worldwide as of July 2018, by country
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of universities by country as of July 2018. As of the measured period, the United States had about 3,257 universities.
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- Number of students enrolled in postgraduate courses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012/13 to 2016/17*Number of students enrolled in postgraduate courses in the United Kingdom 2012-2017
- Number of university applicants* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019, by domicile of applicantUniversity applicants in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2019, by domicile of applicant
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- Number of students enrolling in full-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE full-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolling in full-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderFull-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students enrolling in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderPart-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students, aged 20 and under, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate 20 and under UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 21 and 24, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 25 and 29, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged 30 and over, enrolling in full-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments undergraduate 30 and over UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE part-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolling in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderFull-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students enrolling in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and genderPart-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Number of students, aged 20 and under, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate 20 and under UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 21 and 24, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 25 and 29, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged 30 and over, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject areaHE student enrolments postgraduate 30 and over UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Number of students enrolling in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and gender
- Number of students, aged 20 and under, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students, aged between 21 and 24, enrolling in undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area
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- Number of students, aged 30 and over, enrolling in full-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolled in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area
- Number of students enrolling in full-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and gender
- Number of students enrolling in part-time postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and gender
- Number of students, aged 20 and under, enrolling in postgraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area
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- Number of undergraduate students obtaining a degree with second-class honors, lower division, from higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2017/18
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- Total amount of student maintenance loans lent by Student Loans Company in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009/10 to 2017/18, by country* (in million GBP)
- Total amount of student tuition fee loans lent by Student Loans Company in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009/10 to 2017/18, by country (in million GBP)
- Amount outstanding in student loans in the United Kingdom (UK) from financial year 2010/11 to 2017/18, by country (in billion GBP)
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