A Generalized National Planning Approach for Admission Capacity in Higher Education: A Nonlinear Integer Goal Programming Model with a Novel Differential Evolution Algorithm
Table 2
Relevant data related to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sym.
Meaning
Value
Total number of boys enrolled in Saudi Arabia in all universities in 2014 (last year)
205,362
Total number of girls enrolled in Saudi Arabia in all universities in 2014 (last year)
190,608
Population of Saudi Arabia in the age of 18–23 years in 2014
1,036,700
High school graduates in the kingdom in 2014
380,050
Number of boys for bachelor scholarships abroad in 2014
22,644
Number of girls for bachelor scholarships abroad in 2014
8,477
Current number of faculties in all universities (boys section, medical specialty)
7,425
Current number of faculties in all universities (girls section, medical specialty)
4,433
Current number of faculties in all universities (boys section, science and engineering specialty)
19,346
Current number of faculties in all universities (girls section, science and engineering specialty)
8,658
Current number of faculties in all universities (boys section, arts specialty)
9,431
Current number of faculties in all universities (girls section, arts specialty)
9,776
Current number of faculties in all universities (boys section, all specialties)
37,245
Current number of faculties in all universities (girls section, all specialties)
23,405
Total budget for the current year in all universities in the kingdom
4,778.5 million
Average cost of one student at the kingdom level in the current year
56,250
Number of enrolled boys in the kingdom in 2009 (medicine)
8,518
Number of graduated boys in the kingdom in 2014 (medicine)
3,191
Number of enrolled boys in the kingdom in 2010 (science and engineering)
93,807
Number of graduated boys in the kingdom in 2014 (science and engineering)
18,103
Number of enrolled boys in the kingdom in 2011 (arts)
34,301
Number of graduated boys in the kingdom in 2014 (arts)
13,851
Number of enrolled girls in the kingdom in 2009 (medicine)
7,114
Number of graduated girls in the kingdom in 2014 (medicine)
3,456
Number of enrolled girls in the kingdom in 2010 (science and engineering)
92,867
Number of graduated girls in the kingdom in 2014 (science and engineering)
22,871
Number of enrolled girls in the kingdom in 2011 (arts)
38,993
Number of graduated girls in the kingdom in 2014 (arts)
