Rector magnificus Arthur Mol and alumnus Eline Suijten. © Guy Ackermans
The number of diplomas per academic year has been growing with the university. While only 1,297 diplomas were awarded in the academic year 2004/2005, the number had increased more than twofold by 2016/2017, when it reached 2,946. So we will probably not have to wait another one hundred years for the 100,000th student to graduate.
| Increase of diplomas per academic year; 2004-2017 | 04/05 | 06/07 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 16/17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc | 275 | 343 | 454 | 587 | 854 | 991 | 1.095 | |
| MSc | 627 | 839 | 1.016 | 1.027 | 1.271 | 1.585 | 1.851 | |
| Doctoraal* | 395 | 125 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totaal | 1.297 | 1.307 | 1.495 | 1.624 | 2.126 | 2.576 | 2.946 |
* ‘Doctoraal’ is a Dutch term from the times before the bachelor-master system was introduced. Is was the part of the academic programme that allowed a student to obtain the degree of doctorandus (‘one who has yet to become doctor’) after the propaedeuse (diploma of propaedeutic year – the first year of the programme).
‘Beautiful student time’
Suijten obtained her bachelor’s degree in three years’ time. ‘No retakes; I passed everything at the first try.’ The highlights of her student time in Wageningen: the concerts with De Ontzetting, where she played flute and piccolo, and her time with the power lifting association Wageningen Beasts. ‘I had a beautiful student time here and got to meet many great people’, Suijten says. She has since moved to Arnhem. ‘Many of my friends live here, so I will certainly return regularly.’
At the moment, Suijten is taking a year off from studying; a year during which she will work and think about her next step.
| WUR alumni facts | Total number of alumni | 50.020 |
|---|---|---|
| Of which NL | 38.543 | |
| Of which EU (excl. NL) | 3.069 | |
| Of which non-EU | 8.408 |
| Dutch alumni | 56,5% men | 43,5% women |
|---|---|---|
| International alumni | 49% men | 51% women |