Table 1 
Enrolments in Canadian universities and colleges by field of study, 2008/2009 and 2018/2019  

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Enrolments in Canadian universities and colleges by field of study, 2008/2009 and 2018/2019
  2008/2009 2018/2019 2008/2009 to 2018/2019 2008/2009 to 2018/2019
  enrolments enrolments change % change
Total 1,583,040 1,946,103 363,063 22.9
Business, management and public administration 316,107 404,364 88,257 27.9
Social and behavioural sciences, and law 225,372 274,446 49,074 21.8
Health and related fields 193,566 264,600 71,034 36.7
Architecture, engineering and related technologies 160,050 229,521 69,471 43.4
Humanities                    266,229 214,503 -51,726 -19.4
Physical and life sciences, and technologies 135,021 173,802 38,781 28.7
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 47,748 96,768 49,020 102.7
Education 85,131 87,912 2,781 3.3
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 74,844 79,641 4,797 6.4
Personal, protective and transportation services 32,751 46,269 13,518 41.3
Other 17,781 38,508 20,727 116.6
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 24,438 32,274 7,836 32.1
Personal improvement and leisure 3,996 3,495 -501 -12.5
Note(s):
  • Data in this table are presented using the Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs Canada 2016 – Cannabis Primary Groupings (CIP_PG). The CIP_PG field of study "Unclassified" category is excluded from this table, and therefore the CIP_PG field of study total is a modified total.
  • The data in this table represent enrolments in postsecondary programs. International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) categories "Upper secondary education" and "Not applicable" (ISCED 03 and 96) are excluded from the table.
Source(s):
Postsecondary Student Information System (5017).
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