Facts and figures about the University of Lapland

• Founded on 1st of March in 1979
• Faculties: Art and Design, Education, Law, Social Sciences
• Other Units: Arctic Centre, Education and Development Services, Open University, Central Administration
• Lapland University Consortium Shared Units: Multidimensional Tourism Institute, Institute for Northern Culture, Library, Support Service Centre (R&D Support Services, IT Services, Educational Support Services)

Students 2012

• 4,685 Graduate students (full time)
•    346 Postgraduate students
•    127 International graduate and postgraduate students
•    235 Incoming exchange students (semester or full academic year)
•    157 Outgoing exchange students (semester or full academic year)
  
•    469 New students
• 6,465 Adult education (Open university, Continuing Education and University of the Third age)

Staff

• 647 Staff members (total of academic and administrative staff)
•   68 Professors

Degrees 2012

•   28 Doctoral degrees
• 474 + 57* Master’s degrees
• 527 + 35* Bachelor's degrees
  *) Collaborative degrees awarded by the University of Oulu

Publications

• Referee articles 264
• Other scientific publications 294

Funding

• Total: 53,4 Million Euro