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, Language Centre, Library, Regional Services of the University of Lapland, Administration

Students 2010

• 4,511 Graduate students (full time)
•    329 Postgraduate students
•      80 International graduate and postgraduate students
•    221 Foreign exchange students (semester or full academic year in 2010)
•    637 New students
• 6,151 Adult Education (Open university, Continuing Education and University of the Third age)

Staff 2010

• 626 Staff members (Professors, Senior Assistants, Assistants, Lectures, Teachers, Other Staff)
• The university has 66 professorships and four research professorships.

Degrees 2010

•   24 Doctoral degrees
• 376 Master’s degrees

Budget 2011

• Total budget: 54,1 Million Euro