English Female student counts by field
Original Higher Education Authority (HEA) statistics hosted by Ireland's Central Statistics Office, dataset HEA01. These are historical student counts, not current course availability or admissions capacity. Gender categories retain the source labels Male, Female and Other gender. No missing subgroup is inferred, and this table is separate from the institution-level HEA02 cube.
The source reports academic years 2016 - 2017 through 2022 - 2023. Field categories retain their source codes. All fields is an aggregate: do not add it to individual fields. Missing values are shown as Not reported and remain distinct from a reported zero. No missing value is inferred as zero, and no admission or graduation rates are calculated.
Contains Irish Government Data from HEA/CSO licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Official dataset and licence / Reuse framework. Tables are reformatted by CollegeVerse; the source does not endorse this site. Observed 2026-10-20.
| Academic year | Gender (source code) | Field (source code) | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 140045 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 1315 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 13585 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 21130 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 10750 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 26905 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 14745 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 4095 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 7840 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 2655 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 33225 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 3800 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 141520 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 995 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 13835 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 21495 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 10500 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 27500 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 14805 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 3915 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 7505 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 2465 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 33875 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 4630 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 139195 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 995 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 12375 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 21220 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 9675 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 29265 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 13790 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 3910 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 7120 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 2325 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 33525 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 4995 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 131155 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 1500 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 12270 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 21375 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 8835 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 26525 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 12635 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 3745 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 6480 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 2155 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 31415 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 4225 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 125530 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 1395 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 11595 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 21250 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 8205 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 24710 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 12020 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 3350 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 5785 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 2070 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 31010 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 4145 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 121655 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 1195 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 10775 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 22070 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 7690 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 23075 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 11640 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 3045 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 5310 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 1960 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 30125 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 4760 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | All fields (-) | 117095 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Generic programmes and qualifications (00) | 1170 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Education (01) | 10615 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Arts and humanities (02) | 21945 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Social sciences journalism and information (03) | 7520 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Business administration and law (04) | 21645 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Natural sciences mathematics and statistics (05) | 11255 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) (06) | 2845 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Engineering manufacturing and construction (07) | 4665 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Agriculture forestry fisheries and veterinary (08) | 1760 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Health and welfare (09) | 29010 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Female (20) | Services (10) | 4660 |