There are some 10,000 students including over 750 foreign/exchange students from nearly 80 different countries, following full-time or part-time degree and diploma courses, many of them run on the modular or credit system.

Over 2,500 students graduate in various disciplines annually. The degree courses at the University are designed to produce highly qualified professionals, with experience of research, who will play key roles in industry, commerce and public affairs in general.

There are a further 3,000 pre-tertiary students at the Junior College which is also managed by the University.

This year (academic year 2007-2008) the international students hail from 52 different nations worldwide. For the full-time courses, 196 overseas applicants have been accepted, while 230 applicants were accepted as visiting (Exchange, Transfer and Erasmus) students. They will be following courses in a number of areas, the most popular being BA. Arts. Most of the visiting students will be in Malta for one semester.

This year (2007), there will be 15 graduation ceremonies with 2,700 students graduating.

Today the University has eleven Faculties and a number of Institutes and Centres.

The total floor area occupied by the University Library building is between 5,000 and 6,000 square metres, and contains about 700,000 volumes. The Library currently subscribes to about 20,000 journals.

The Total Area of the University Campus
The area within the University ring road measures approximately 115,000 square metres. The other areas outside the ring road measure approximately 80,000 square metres, giving a grand total area of 195,000 square metres. This is around 173 tumoli.

Click here for  Student Statistics by Faculty / Institute & Course (2007-2008)

Click here for Graduate Statistics by Faculty / Institute & Course (2006-2007)