NI has seen a 9% drop in the number of first year students
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The UCU (University and College Union) has blamed higher tuition fees for a dramatic fall in the number of students beginning degree courses.
The latest figures show a 9% drop in the number of first year students in Northern Ireland in 2006/07.
In England, there was a 2% fall while Scotland and Wales showed increases of 4% and 3% respectively.
Overall, the number of people enrolling at UK universities was actually up by 1%.
The University and College Union says the figures clearly show that where top-up fees of £3,000 were introduced, there has been a fall in interest, but nowhere as dramatic as in Northern Ireland.
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