TU/e grows contrary to trend

This academic year saw slightly fewer students embark on an academic bachelor program. Some universities saw the number of new students drop significantly, while others saw that number increase. With 9.5 percent, the undeniable front runner in the latter group is TU/e.

Six universities welcomed more first-year students this academic year than they did in September 2014, showing from detailed enrollment reports for Dutch universities at DUO that were presented on Wednesday.

TU/e stands out as the university that saw over two thousand new freshmen last September: a 9.5 percent increase compares to the year before. Nationwide, the number dropped by 2.4 percent. Radboud University Nijmegen, University of Amsterdam and Leiden University saw the steepest drop (over seven percent). In absolute numbers, Groningen has the most first-year students – just like last year – followed by Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam.

Instelling

2012

2013

2014

t.o.v. '13

t.o.v. '12



Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

3208

3727

3442

-7,6%

7,3%

Universiteit van Amsterdam

4567

5373

4976

-7,4%

9,0%

Universiteit Leiden

3905

4562

4242

-7,0%

8,6%

Universiteit van Tilburg

2519

2324

2194

-5,6%

-12,9%

Universiteit Utrecht

5684

5312

5092

-4,1%

-10,4%

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

5091

5451

5400

-0,9%

6,1%

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

3850

3820

3821

0,0%

-0,8%

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

3688

4347

4354

0,2%

18,1%

Universiteit Twente

1731

1743

1753

0,6%

1,3%

Universiteit Maastricht

3225

3178

3228

1,6%

0,1%

Technische Universiteit Delft

2620

2884

2942

2,0%

12,3%

Wageningen Universiteit

1104

1315

1345

2,3%

21,8%

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

1656

1837

2011

9,5%

21,4%

Totaal

42864

45917

44828

-2,4%

4,6%

 Bron: DUO. Cijfers kunnen altijd licht afwijken van andere bronnen zoals universiteitenvereniging VSNU. Dat heeft dan te maken met de precieze definitie (denk aan dubbelstudenten etc).

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