I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together.
I attach, for the information of the Deputy, a table showing details of the enrolment figures for each higher education institution, by graduate and undergraduate students, for the years 2007/08 to 2016/17, including percentage changes for each year.
Institute Type / Institute / Course Level, Enrolment Numbers
|
2007/2008
|
2008/2009
|
2009/2010
|
2010/2011
|
2011/2012
|
2012/2013
|
2013/2014
|
2014/2015
|
2015/2016
|
2016/2017
|
Colleges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
562
|
570
|
511
|
469
|
447
|
456
|
478
|
556
|
578
|
533
|
Undergraduate
|
2392
|
2452
|
2547
|
2558
|
2514
|
2588
|
2612
|
2623
|
3109
|
3265
|
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Total
|
2954
|
3022
|
3058
|
3027
|
2961
|
3044
|
3090
|
3179
|
3687
|
3798
|
Mater Dei Institute, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undergraduate
|
397
|
595
|
622
|
591
|
511
|
507
|
471
|
451
|
283
|
|
Mater Dei Institute, Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3. Total
|
460
|
671
|
725
|
726
|
655
|
633
|
581
|
557
|
398
|
|
National College of Art and Design
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
132
|
126
|
190
|
169
|
197
|
188
|
171
|
148
|
153
|
143
|
Undergraduate
|
822
|
918
|
984
|
976
|
965
|
967
|
1053
|
1163
|
1224
|
1009
|
National College of Art and Design Total
|
954
|
1044
|
1174
|
1145
|
1162
|
1155
|
1224
|
1311
|
1377
|
1152
|
Royal College of Surgeons
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
835
|
1000
|
941
|
1267
|
1045
|
1030
|
928
|
1377
|
1162
|
1186
|
Undergraduate
|
1883
|
1521
|
1955
|
2043
|
2406
|
2288
|
2373
|
2309
|
2257
|
2300
|
Royal College of Surgeons Total
|
2718
|
2521
|
2896
|
3310
|
3451
|
3318
|
3301
|
3686
|
3419
|
3486
|
St. Angela's College of Home Economics, Sligo
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
229
|
253
|
329
|
266
|
238
|
434
|
494
|
575
|
465
|
436
|
Undergraduate
|
524
|
649
|
525
|
591
|
698
|
653
|
688
|
740
|
813
|
836
|
St. Angela's College of Home Economics, Sligo Total
|
753
|
902
|
854
|
857
|
936
|
1087
|
1182
|
1315
|
1278
|
1272
|
St. Patrick's College Drumcondra
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
754
|
958
|
860
|
756
|
708
|
552
|
575
|
533
|
527
|
|
Undergraduate
|
1781
|
1813
|
1810
|
1838
|
1827
|
1849
|
1899
|
1850
|
1643
|
|
St. Patrick's College Drumcondra Total
|
2535
|
2771
|
2670
|
2594
|
2535
|
2401
|
2474
|
2383
|
2170
|
|
Colleges Total
|
10374
|
10931
|
11377
|
11659
|
11700
|
11638
|
11852
|
12431
|
12329
|
9708
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutes of Technology
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Athlone IT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
152
|
194
|
285
|
446
|
376
|
436
|
434
|
466
|
435
|
342
|
Undergraduate
|
4104
|
3560
|
4359
|
4515
|
4356
|
4399
|
4492
|
4530
|
4442
|
4183
|
Athlone IT Total
|
4256
|
3754
|
4644
|
4961
|
4732
|
4835
|
4926
|
4996
|
4877
|
4525
|
Cork IT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
371
|
380
|
653
|
422
|
541
|
616
|
706
|
784
|
707
|
758
|
Undergraduate
|
8368
|
8010
|
8529
|
8888
|
9068
|
9145
|
9439
|
9539
|
9812
|
10012
|
Cork IT Total
|
8739
|
8390
|
9182
|
9310
|
9609
|
9761
|
10145
|
10323
|
10519
|
10770
|
Dublin Institute of Technology
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
1873
|
1684
|
2461
|
2436
|
2499
|
2422
|
2710
|
2842
|
2827
|
2799
|
Undergraduate
|
11876
|
12372
|
13434
|
13542
|
14251
|
14578
|
15526
|
15697
|
16496
|
16269
|
Dublin Institute of Technology Total
|
13749
|
14056
|
15895
|
15978
|
16750
|
17000
|
18236
|
18539
|
19323
|
19068
|
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
105
|
165
|
160
|
144
|
88
|
100
|
122
|
121
|
202
|
251
|
Undergraduate
|
1584
|
1719
|
2022
|
2061
|
2176
|
2161
|
2121
|
2096
|
2063
|
2061
|
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology Total
|
1689
|
1884
|
2182
|
2205
|
2264
|
2261
|
2243
|
2217
|
2265
|
2312
|
Dundalk IT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
154
|
160
|
155
|
164
|
172
|
139
|
117
|
164
|
171
|
229
|
Undergraduate
|
3933
|
4074
|
4411
|
4523
|
4397
|
4528
|
4523
|
4622
|
4828
|
4748
|
Dundalk IT Total
|
4087
|
4234
|
4566
|
4687
|
4569
|
4667
|
4640
|
4786
|
4999
|
4977
|
Galway-Mayo IT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
111
|
104
|
137
|
168
|
120
|
158
|
116
|
140
|
193
|
286
|
Undergraduate
|
5880
|
5758
|
6342
|
6421
|
6325
|
5966
|
5790
|
6062
|
6234
|
6096
|
Galway-Mayo IT Total
|
5991
|
5862
|
6479
|
6589
|
6445
|
6124
|
5906
|
6202
|
6427
|
6382
|
IT Blanchardstown
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
64
|
51
|
67
|
47
|
30
|
91
|
142
|
129
|
106
|
119
|
Undergraduate
|
1601
|
1640
|
2035
|
2398
|
2825
|
3033
|
3114
|
3106
|
3130
|
2968
|
IT Blanchardstown Total
|
1665
|
1691
|
2102
|
2445
|
2855
|
3124
|
3256
|
3235
|
3236
|
3087
|
IT Carlow
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
34
|
49
|
116
|
168
|
140
|
191
|
436
|
539
|
620
|
640
|
Undergraduate
|
3272
|
4148
|
4166
|
4704
|
4911
|
5180
|
5903
|
5682
|
6200
|
6334
|
IT Carlow Total
|
3306
|
4197
|
4282
|
4872
|
5051
|
5371
|
6339
|
6221
|
6820
|
6974
|
IT Sligo
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
288
|
55
|
95
|
133
|
109
|
94
|
92
|
80
|
73
|
77
|
Undergraduate
|
4196
|
3719
|
3963
|
4210
|
4246
|
4037
|
3869
|
3893
|
3747
|
3621
|
IT Sligo Total
|
4484
|
3774
|
4058
|
4343
|
4355
|
4131
|
3961
|
3973
|
3820
|
3698
|
IT Tallaght
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
562
|
191
|
211
|
144
|
82
|
85
|
189
|
297
|
200
|
228
|
Undergraduate
|
2761
|
3354
|
3694
|
3994
|
3956
|
4266
|
4532
|
4788
|
4820
|
4781
|
IT Tallaght Total
|
3323
|
3545
|
3905
|
4138
|
4038
|
4351
|
4721
|
5085
|
5020
|
5009
|
IT Tralee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
107
|
131
|
81
|
69
|
88
|
71
|
90
|
106
|
134
|
107
|
Undergraduate
|
2140
|
2336
|
2585
|
2736
|
2793
|
2822
|
2725
|
2896
|
2756
|
2731
|
IT Tralee Total
|
2247
|
2467
|
2666
|
2805
|
2881
|
2893
|
2815
|
3002
|
2890
|
2838
|
Letterkenny IT
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Postgraduate
|
41
|
73
|
158
|
136
|
142
|
148
|
210
|
188
|
264
|
282
|
Undergraduate
|
2124
|
2794
|
3010
|
2962
|
2774
|
3145
|
3179
|
3399
|
3556
|
3571
|
Letterkenny IT Total
|
2165
|
2867
|
3168
|
3098
|
2916
|
3293
|
3389
|
3587
|
3820
|
3853
|
Limerick IT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
65
|
73
|
111
|
168
|
167
|
200
|
295
|
276
|
252
|
278
|
Undergraduate
|
3380
|
3918
|
4713
|
4843
|
5445
|
5476
|
5676
|
5799
|
5847
|
5654
|
Limerick IT Total
|
3445
|
3991
|
4824
|
5011
|
5612
|
5676
|
5971
|
6075
|
6099
|
5932
|
Tipperary Institute
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undergraduate
|
727
|
716
|
721
|
1017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tipperary Institute Total
|
727
|
717
|
721
|
1017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waterford IT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
797
|
941
|
847
|
791
|
810
|
928
|
868
|
792
|
852
|
934
|
Undergraduate
|
6742
|
7012
|
6993
|
7400
|
7215
|
7379
|
7333
|
7188
|
6940
|
6616
|
Waterford IT Total
|
7539
|
7953
|
7840
|
8191
|
8025
|
8307
|
8201
|
7980
|
7792
|
7550
|
Institutes of Technology Total
|
67412
|
69382
|
76514
|
79650
|
80102
|
81794
|
84749
|
86221
|
87907
|
86975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Universities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dublin City University
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
2718
|
2838
|
3192
|
3013
|
2621
|
2602
|
2552
|
2402
|
2362
|
3325
|
Undergraduate
|
6515
|
6802
|
6909
|
7225
|
7722
|
8158
|
8334
|
8516
|
10310
|
12608
|
Dublin City University Total
|
9233
|
9640
|
10101
|
10238
|
10343
|
10760
|
10886
|
10918
|
12672
|
15933
|
Maynooth University
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
1277
|
1588
|
1851
|
1872
|
2099
|
1955
|
1992
|
1980
|
2000
|
2174
|
Undergraduate
|
5364
|
5841
|
6199
|
6609
|
7902
|
7784
|
8031
|
8519
|
9119
|
9747
|
Maynooth University Total
|
6641
|
7429
|
8050
|
8481
|
10001
|
9739
|
10023
|
10499
|
11119
|
11921
|
National University of Ireland, Galway
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
3462
|
3663
|
3944
|
3757
|
3647
|
3539
|
3573
|
3618
|
3834
|
3968
|
Undergraduate
|
11919
|
12501
|
12822
|
13191
|
13379
|
13649
|
13404
|
13598
|
14023
|
13735
|
National University of Ireland, Galway Total
|
15381
|
16164
|
16766
|
16948
|
17026
|
17188
|
16977
|
17216
|
17857
|
17703
|
Trinity College Dublin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
4552
|
4781
|
5017
|
4776
|
4778
|
4493
|
4278
|
4369
|
4626
|
4707
|
Undergraduate
|
10417
|
10707
|
11156
|
11492
|
11599
|
11365
|
11422
|
11624
|
11672
|
11772
|
Trinity College Dublin Total
|
14969
|
15488
|
16173
|
16268
|
16377
|
15858
|
15700
|
15993
|
16298
|
16479
|
University College Cork
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
3074
|
3636
|
3893
|
3817
|
3871
|
4046
|
4150
|
4293
|
4395
|
4449
|
Undergraduate
|
12804
|
12766
|
13113
|
13400
|
14217
|
14474
|
14779
|
14755
|
15126
|
15351
|
University College Cork Total
|
15878
|
16402
|
17006
|
17217
|
18088
|
18520
|
18929
|
19048
|
19521
|
19800
|
University College Dublin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
5639
|
6005
|
6993
|
7003
|
7201
|
7483
|
7578
|
7489
|
7716
|
8052
|
Undergraduate
|
16170
|
16507
|
16667
|
16605
|
16321
|
16462
|
17020
|
17322
|
17938
|
18200
|
University College Dublin Total
|
21809
|
22512
|
23660
|
23608
|
23522
|
23945
|
24598
|
24811
|
25654
|
26252
|
University of Limerick
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postgraduate
|
2078
|
2088
|
2191
|
2256
|
2256
|
2618
|
2903
|
2695
|
2725
|
2434
|
Undergraduate
|
8046
|
8474
|
8654
|
8915
|
8926
|
9219
|
9473
|
9490
|
10521
|
11038
|
University of Limerick Total
|
10124
|
10562
|
10845
|
11171
|
11182
|
11837
|
12376
|
12185
|
13246
|
13472
|
Universities Total
|
94035
|
98197
|
102601
|
103931
|
106539
|
107847
|
109489
|
110670
|
116367
|
121560
|
Overall Total
|
171821
|
178510
|
190492
|
195240
|
198341
|
201279
|
206090
|
209322
|
216603
|
218243
|