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University enrolment by registration status
1999/2000
2003/2004
2004/2005r
2005/20061
1999/2000 to 2005/2006
% change
actual change
Total2
847,500
993,200
1,017,600
1,047,700
23.6
200,200
Male
363,800
419,500
430,400
442,400
21.6
78,600
Female
483,600
573,500
586,900
604,900
25.1
121,300
Full time2
592,700
738,000
759,800
781,300
31.8
188,600
Male
262,600
319,300
329,200
338,700
29.0
76,100
Female
330,100
418,600
430,600
442,500
34.1
112,400
Part time2
254,800
255,300
257,800
266,400
4.6
11,600
Male
101,200
100,200
101,300
103,700
2.5
2,500
Female
153,500
154,900
156,400
162,500
5.9
9,000
Undergraduate level2
650,400
770,400
787,100
803,500
23.5
153,100
Full time2
495,100
617,500
633,200
647,900
30.9
152,800
Male
213,600
258,900
266,200
273,000
27.8
59,400
Female
281,500
358,500
367,000
374,900
33.2
93,400
Part time2
155,300
152,900
154,000
155,600
0.2
300
Male
60,300
58,800
59,700
60,200
-0.2
-100
Female
94,900
94,100
94,200
95,300
0.4
400
Graduate2
116,300
142,600
150,400
153,600
32.1
37,300
Full time2
80,200
101,100
107,300
111,200
38.7
31,000
Male
41,100
51,800
54,300
55,800
35.8
14,700
Female
39,200
49,300
52,900
55,300
41.1
16,100
Part time2
36,100
41,500
43,100
42,400
17.5
6,300
Male
16,600
18,600
19,000
18,100
9.0
1,500
Female
19,500
22,900
24,100
24,200
24.1
4,700
r revised
1. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina .
2. Enrolment figures may not add up due to the exclusion of the unknown sex category, the other program level category or because of the rounding to the nearest 100.
University enrolment by fields of study and sex
1999/2000
2004/2005r
2005/20061
1999/2000 to 2005/2006
2004/2005 to 2005/2006
% change
Total2
847,500
1,017,600
1,047,700
23.6
3.0
Male
363,800
430,400
442,400
21.6
2.8
Female
483,600
586,900
604,900
25.1
3.1
Personal improvement and leisure education2
0
0
400
...
...
Male
0
0
200
...
...
Female
0
0
200
...
...
Education2
66,300
72,100
73,500
10.9
1.9
Male
16,800
17,400
17,600
4.8
1.1
Female
49,400
54,700
55,800
13.0
2.0
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies2
25,400
36,900
37,200
46.5
0.8
Male
8,700
12,500
12,600
44.8
0.8
Female
16,800
24,300
24,700
47.0
1.6
Humanities2
119,400
151,400
161,100
34.9
6.4
Male
45,100
57,700
61,600
36.6
6.8
Female
74,300
93,700
99,500
33.9
6.2
Social and behavioural sciences, and law2
132,400
176,400
182,800
38.1
3.6
Male
47,500
61,100
63,700
34.1
4.3
Female
84,900
115,300
119,000
40.2
3.2
Business, management and public administration2
134,400
165,100
169,300
26.0
2.5
Male
60,300
76,400
79,400
31.7
3.9
Female
74,100
88,600
89,800
21.2
1.4
Physical and life sciences, and technologies2
79,400
96,400
98,400
23.9
2.1
Male
36,700
42,600
44,100
20.2
3.5
Female
42,700
53,800
54,200
26.9
0.7
Mathematics, computer and information sciences2
41,600
40,600
36,600
-12.0
-9.9
Male
29,400
29,700
26,700
-9.2
-10.1
Female
12,100
10,900
9,900
-18.2
-9.2
Architecture, engineering and related technologies2
67,400
86,500
85,600
27.0
-1.0
Male
52,000
67,400
67,600
30.0
0.3
Female
15,400
19,100
18,000
16.9
-5.8
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation2
16,400
14,800
15,200
-7.3
2.7
Male
8,100
6,600
6,700
-17.3
1.5
Female
8,300
8,100
8,500
2.4
4.9
Health, parks, recreation and fitness2
74,800
98,400
104,200
39.3
5.9
Male
24,200
27,900
29,400
21.5
5.4
Female
50,700
70,400
74,700
47.3
6.1
Personal, protective and transportation services2
400
1,800
1,800
350.0
0.0
Male
300
1,100
1,000
233.3
-9.1
Female
100
800
700
600.0
-12.5
Other2
89,700
77,200
81,700
-8.9
5.8
Male
34,700
30,100
31,700
-8.6
5.3
Female
54,900
47,100
49,800
-9.3
5.7
r revised
... not applicable
1. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina .
2. Enrolment figures may not add up due to the exclusion of the unknown sex category and rounding to the nearest 100.
University enrolment by province
1999/2000
2004/2005r
2005/2006
1999/2000 to 2005/2006
2004/2005 to 2005/2006
% change
Canada1
847,500
1,017,600
1,047,700
23.6
3.0
Newfoundland and Labrador
16,300
18,000
18,300
12.3
1.7
Prince Edward Island
3,100
4,000
3,800
22.6
-5.0
Nova Scotia
37,600
43,500
43,300
15.2
-0.5
New Brunswick
22,400
24,900
25,000
11.6
0.4
Quebec
237,900
263,400
266,000
11.8
1.0
Ontario
312,300
413,400
431,000
38.0
4.3
Manitoba
30,700
39,300
39,700
29.3
1.0
Saskatchewan
31,500
33,000
20,600 2
... 3
... 3
Alberta
81,600
89,300
91,700
12.4
2.7
British Columbia
74,300
88,800
108,200
45.6
21.8
Full-time student
Canada
592,700
759,800
781,300
31.8
2.8
Newfoundland and Labrador
13,500
14,900
14,800
9.6
-0.7
Prince Edward Island
2,600
3,400
3,300
26.9
-2.9
Nova Scotia
30,000
35,600
35,400
18.0
-0.6
New Brunswick
18,200
20,400
20,600
13.2
1.0
Quebec
137,700
164,900
168,600
22.4
2.2
Ontario
237,200
333,200
348,300
46.8
4.5
Manitoba
20,900
29,000
29,100
39.2
0.3
Saskatchewan
23,900
24,800
15,800 2
... 3
... 3
Alberta
55,500
66,700
68,000
22.5
1.9
British Columbia
53,100
67,000
77,700
46.3
16.0
Part-time student
Canada
254,800
257,800
266,400
4.6
3.3
Newfoundland and Labrador
2,800
3,200
3,400
21.4
6.3
Prince Edward Island
500
600
500
0.0
-16.7
Nova Scotia
7,600
8,000
7,900
3.9
-1.3
New Brunswick
4,100
4,500
4,400
7.3
-2.2
Quebec
100,100
98,500
97,400
-2.7
-1.1
Ontario
75,100
80,200
82,800
10.3
3.2
Manitoba
9,800
10,300
10,700
9.2
3.9
Saskatchewan
7,500
8,200
4,900 2
... 3
... 3
Alberta
26,000
22,600
23,700
-8.8
4.9
British Columbia
21,200
21,800
30,500
43.9
39.9
r revised
1. Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to the nearest 100.
2. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina .
3. Percentage change is not provided due to the absence of data for the University of Regina in 2005/2006.