According to figures just made public there are 8,923 Jewish students in the Polish universities out of a total of over 48,000 of all faiths.
Figures of other denominations show that there are in the universities 34,303 Roman Catholics, 2,216 Greek Catholics, 1,194 Evangelical Christians, 1,049 Greek Orthodox, and 135 members of miscellaneous faiths. Four hundred and twenty-five students did not register under any religion.
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