Student Facts and Figures

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Here you can find key figures on students at the University of Akureyri in 2025, including student numbers, demographics and trends over recent years.

Updated: January 2026

3076
Students

90
Exchange students

120
International students

54
Nationalities

2168
Undergraduate students

899
Master's students

9
Doctoral students

2336
Applications

1253
New students

683
Graduates

77.8%
Women

22.1%
Men

0.2%
Other

 

Over the past seven years:

  • Student numbers have increased by 36%
  • The number of graduates has increased by 53%
  • The number of new students has increased by 23%

Student numbers 2019-2025

The chart shows the number of students at the University of Akureyri over the past seven years.

Chart that shows the number of students at the University of Akureyri over the past seven years.