Various facts and figures about the University

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 Students

 

Year Total number
of students		 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates More details
2025 Total number
of students 13,646		 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates Total - Undergraduates: 8,211
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,006
Total - Graduates: 3,429
Thereof PhD: 697		 More details  
2024 Total number
of students 14,021		 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates Total - Undergraduates: 8,337
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,220
Total - Graduates: 3,614
Thereof PhD: 718		 More details  
2023 Total number
of students

 

14,167

 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates

Total - Undergraduates: 8,589
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,123
Total - Graduates: 3,575
Thereof PhD: 705

 More details

Registered February 20th 2023
2022 Total number
of students

 

15,089

 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates

Total - Undergraduates: 9,174
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,273
Total - Graduates: 3,821
Thereof PhD: 694

 More details

Registered February 20th 2022
2021 Total number
of students

 

15,725

 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates

Total - Undergraduates: 9,542
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 2,122
Total - Graduates: 4,185
Thereof PhD: 680

 More details

Registered February 20th 2021

2020

 Total number
of students

 

13,333

 Undergraduates - Diploma - Graduates

Total - Undergraduates: 8,264
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 1,255
Total - Graduates: 3,980
Thereof PhD: 642

 More details

Registered February 20th 2020

 

Year Total number
of degrees		 Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates
2024 Total number
of degrees 3,484		 Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates Total - Undergraduates: 1,750
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 889
Total - Graduates: 845
Thereof Master's: 764
Thereoff PhD: 81
2023 Total number
of degrees 3,683		 Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates Total - Undergraduates: 1,851
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 978
Total - Graduates: 854
Thereof Master's: 775
Thereoff PhD: 79
2022 Total number
of degrees 3,498		 Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates

Total - Undergraduates: 1,783
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 854
Total - Graduates: 861
Thereof Master's: 774
Thereof PhD: 87
2021 Total number
of degrees 3,438		 Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates

Total - Undergraduates: 1,766
Total - Postgraduate Diploma: 792
Total - Graduates: 900
Thereof Master's: 798
Thereof PhD: 82
2020 Total number
of degrees 2,887		 Undergraduates - Postgraduate diplomas -
Graduates

Total - 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.

 

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

 

Year Number of foreign students
2025 Number of foreign students 2,358
2024 Number of foreign students 2,177
2023 Number of foreign students 2,019
2022 Number of foreign students 1,687
2021 Number of foreign students 1,551
2020 Number of foreign students 1,278

 

Foreign students in UI since 2001
Staff and research

Number of staff at the University of Iceland.
The Science Institutes are included.
(FTE) = Full-Time Equivalent.

Year Number
of staff
(Total)*		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers		 *Thereof
Other
Employees		 Number of
Staff (FTE)		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total)		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE)
2024 Number
of staff
(Total)* 1,969		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 614		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1,355		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,632		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total)  		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE)  
2023 Number
of staff
(Total)* 2,033		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 633		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1,400		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,683		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total) 3,230		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE) 259
2022 Number
of staff
(Total)* 1,840		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 621		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1,219		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,513		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total) 3,071		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE) 255
2021 Number
of staff
(Total)* 1,797		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 631		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1166		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,443		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total) 3073		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE) 254
2020 Number
of staff
(Total)* 1,714		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 624		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1,090		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,406		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total) 3,729		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE) 237
2019 Number
of staff
(Total)* 1,676		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 610		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1,205		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,392		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total) 2,828		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE) 195
2018 Number
of staff
(Total)* 1,678		 *Thereof
Tenured
Teachers 606		 *Thereof
Other
Employees 1,072		 Number of
Staff (FTE) 1,408		 Part-time
Teachers
(Total) 2,733		 Part-time
Teachers
(FTE) 213

Number of articles in journals listed in ISI Web of Science from employees of the University of Iceland and affiliated institutions.

Year Number of Articles
2021 Number of Articles 1,361
2020 Number of Articles 1,227
2019 Number of Articles 1,285
2018 Number of Articles 1,020

Grants, enterprise and international relations.
Participation from the University of Iceland in H2020 projects

Year No. of projects Total amount (€)
2022 No. of projects 11 Total amount (€) 5.443
2021 No. of projects 9 Total amount (€) 2.768
2020 No. of projects 8 Total amount (€) 2.290
2019 No. of projects 14 Total amount (€) 5.278

 

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