Key figures

Oct 28, 2010

Inbound students

Number of international students: 70,000:

  • 32,950 EU + EFTA (1) students enrolled
  • 18,200 non-EU+EFTA students enrolled
  • 8,150 exchange students
  • 17,450 other inbound credit mobile students* (2)


 * Please note that this is a general summary and figures are approximate. Enrolment refers to government-sponsored study programmes. Please refer to Internationalization in education in the Netherlands 2007 for further details.

(1) EFTA: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

(2) Diploma mobility: to complete a study programme abroad; credit mobility: to gain credits abroad towards the programme at home.

Countries of origin

1.

Germany

21,700 *

2.

China

5,100

3.

Belgium

2,550 *

4.

Spain

2,000 *

5.

France

1,850 *

* at least