New intake leads to stable international mix of students

The number of new students at Utrecht University increases slightly this academic year. This is shown by the preliminary enrolment numbers* which were published today. The intake of students in the Bachelor's phase goes up by 3 %; the intake of Master's students by 4 %. The intake of international students stabilises (+ 0 %), matching the trend in the national enrolment numbers. In the slight increases in the Bachelor's and Master's phases, there appear to be students who were waiting for the return of study grants (in Dutch: studiefinanciering). Although the intake of the number of new international students this year is the same as last year (+ 0 %), there is an increase of the total number of registered international students (+ 7 %). This is because the number of graduates is smaller than the number of international students' new enrolments: both freshmen and students who enrol for the subsequent year of their studies.