Various facts and figures about the University

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ARWU2026 - GRUP Survey Data - U.I. 

Heimasíða ARWU

 Students
Students

YearTotal number
of students		Undergraduates - Diploma - GraduatesMore details
202613,830Total - Undergraduates: 8,524
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 934
Total - Graduates: 4,484
Thereof PhD: 712		Registered February 20th 2026
202513,646Total - Undergraduates: 8,211
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,006
Total - Graduates: 3,429
Thereof PhD: 697		Registered February 20th 2025
202414,021Total - Undergraduates: 8,337
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,220
Total - Graduates: 3,614
Thereof PhD: 718		Registered February 20th 2024
2023

14,167

Total - Undergraduates: 8,589
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,123
Total - Graduates: 3,575
Thereof PhD: 705		Registered February 20th 2023
2022

15,089

Total - Undergraduates: 9,174
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,273
Total - Graduates: 3,821
Thereof PhD: 694		Registered February 20th 2022
2021

15,725

Total - Undergraduates: 9,542
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,122
Total - Graduates: 4,185
Thereof PhD: 680		Registered February 20th 2021
2020

13,333

Total - Undergraduates: 8,264
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 1,255
Total - Graduates: 3,980
Thereof PhD: 642		Registered February 20th 2020
Graduated

YearTotal number
of degrees		Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates
20253,604Total - Undergraduates: 1,779
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 914
Total - Graduates: 845
Thereof Master's: 911
Thereoff PhD: 86
20243,484Total - Undergraduates: 1,750
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 889
Total - Graduates: 845
Thereof Master's: 764
Thereoff PhD: 81
20233,683Total - Undergraduates: 1,851
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 978
Total - Graduates: 854
Thereof Master's: 775
Thereoff PhD: 79
20223,498Total - Undergraduates: 1,783
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 854
Total - Graduates: 861
Thereof Master's: 774
Thereof PhD: 87
20213,438Total - Undergraduates: 1,766
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 792
Total - Graduates: 900
Thereof Master's: 798
Thereof PhD: 82
20202,887Total - Undergraduates: 1,539
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 444
Total - Graduates: 904
Thereof Master's: 834
Thereof PhD: 70

Further statistics on PhD students can be found here.
Exchange

Year To UI From UI
2022-2023 478 276
2021-2022 449 258
2020-2021 252 115
2019-2020 331 239
2018-2019 328 310
Foreign
Staff and research
Staff

Number of staff at the University of Iceland.
(FTE) = Full-Time Equivalent.

YearNumber
of staff
(Total)*		*Thereof
Tenured
Teachers		*Thereof
Other
Employees		Number of
Staff (FTE)		Part-time
Teachers
(Total)		Part-time
Teachers
(FTE)
20251,9736281,3451,6153,290232
20241,9696141,3551,6323,271235
20232,0336331,4001,6833,230259
20221,8406211,2191,5133,071255
20211,79763111661,4433073254
20201,7146241,0901,4063,729237
20191,6766101,2051,3922,828195
20181,6786061,0721,4082,733213
Articles in Scopus-journals

Number of articles in journals listed in Scopus from employees of the University of Iceland and affiliated institutions.

YearNumber of Articles
20251,500
20241,473
20231,459
20221,4569
20211,408
20201,344
20191,332
20181,273
Grants
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