Fact Book

Student Headcount Summary

Academic Year	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21

Undergraduate

Full Time*	13,235	13,604	13,846	14,114	14,412
Part Time*	154	141	128	149	147
Distance*
Total*	13,389	13,745	13,974	14,263	14,559

Postgraduate

Full Time*	2,977	2,881	3,117	3,322	3,846
Part Time*	1,257	1,345	1,417	1,427	1,940
Distance*	142	135	154	169	173
Total*	4,376	4,361	4,688	4,918	5,959
* excluding Visiting and ACE Students

Visiting

Undergraduate	1,522	1,425	1,480	1,387	188
Postgraduate	30	27	32	31	24
Total	1,552	1,452	1,512	1,418	212


Total Undergraduate (Incl Visiting)	14,911	15,170	15,454	15,650	14,559
Total Postgraduate (Incl Visiting)	4,406	4,388	4,720	4,949	5,983

ACE Professional	1,717	1,646	1,720	1,658	1,795

OVERALL TOTAL	21,034	21,204	21,894	22,257	22,337


Postgraduate Breakdown

Percentage of Postgrads in Total Student Count
% excl visiting	24.63%	24.09%	25.15%	25.64%	29.04%
% incl visiting	22.81%	22.44%	23.40%	24.02%	29.12%

PhD Students

PHD - Full Time	965	907	890	933	944
PHD - Part Time	125	117	115	102	130
Total PHD	1,090	1,024	1,005	1,035	1,074

Taught Postgraduate (excl. ACE)

Full Time	1,858	1,842	2,067	2,151	2,790
Part Time	1,082	1,138	1,153	1,292	1,187
Distance	142	135	154	169	173
Total	3,082	3,115	3,374	3,612	4,150

Source: UCC Data Warehouse

All headcount figures are based on student enrolment on the 1st of March unless otherwise stated.

Overall Total: These figures are the total number of students registered on ITS, UCC's current student records system.

ACE: Adult Continuing Education