Education – primary student applicants
{"Image DocumentName": "Education \u2013 primary student applicants", "Image ImageDescription": "6 726 new students admitted registered students degrees awarded. 260 doctoral degrees awarded. 150 programmes of study. 40 international master\u2019s programmes courses. The number of applications is much higher than the number of applicants, because a single applicant may apply to several study programmes at the same time. (See also Database for Higher Education (DBH), at  The total number of applications is the sum of the applications filed with the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS), which number approximately 40,000, and the applications that for various reasons (see below) come directly to NTNU. The number of primary applicants (applicants that have NTNU listed as their first choice) is taken from NUCAS (www.samordnaopptak.no), and from the NTNU annual press release in April/May. The term primary applicants only applies to those applicants coordinated through UCAS. The number does not include those applying directly to NTNU for a higher degree, for the cand.psychol. degree in psychology, applicants for the spring semester and applicants to The Trondheim Academy of Fine Art and performance studies in music (as a result of required entrance exams for admission). Approximately 6,300 were accepted (see above mentioned Table 1). The difference of approximately 3,000 between those accepted and the number of graduates is explained thusly: Those who graduate have completed a course of study here, for example in technology (MSc). Among those accepted, many will not complete a course of study for a lower/higher degree at NTNU. Some do not show up despite accepting a place at the university, some leave after a few weeks/months, some are accepted into studies of a shorter duration on the basis of main studies at another university, and some only follow individual courses as part of their continuing education. The admissions process may be divided into five stages: 1) Submitted applications; 2) Qualified applicants; 3) Study offers; 4) Acceptance of the study offer; 5) Arriving at the university and paying the semester fee. (Numbers for categories 1) and 5) are found in DBH.) The number of registered students is taken from Studentrapport/Registrerte studenter (Totalt/studenter) in dbh.nsd.uib.no. The number of degrees awarded is from NTNU-Table 1 in the annual report ( ) to the Ministry of Education and Research, and the number of PhDs awarded from dbh.nsd.uib.no. The number of programmes of study is taken from  The list of international Master\u2019s programmes from  The number of courses is calculated from the list in  Photo: Cathrine Dillner Hagen/NTNU Info.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}