There are a lot more students at University of Prince Edward Island than there were 10 years ago, and the population is more diverse, according to a new report from the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission.

There are more graduate students, more international students, and the proportion of women attending the university is also growing.

The number of international students at UPEI is up 120 per cent over the last decade. (UPEI)

Growth at the school exceeded the Maritime average in almost every category. One exception is in the number of men enrolled. That number grew only 4.8 per cent over the last decade on P.E.I., as opposed to 9.9 per cent in the region. Over the same period, the number of women enrolled was up 29.1 per cent. Women now make up 63 per cent of the student body.

The number of graduate students at UPEI was up 142 per cent, as compared to 40 per cent across the Maritimes. This would be due in part to a number of new graduate programs launched over the last decade.

The number of international students at UPEI more than doubled in the last decade. The top five countries sending students to the school are China, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Japan.