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• Number of students with respect to country Number of students 12551 4597 8796 4452 27953 8420 6320 4660 4218 10791 5796 4300 9535 4627 4478 4765 10761 3880 3350 11639 4707 5444 332 3923 4627 1250 29983 3992 4064 4511 4383 4608 5974 7346 4624 5236 4721 4855 5835 5456 4405 YUG TOTAL 276165