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2011 applicant figures - October

Data reported as at Monday 18 October 2010 (8:29:35)

The next 2011 applicant figures will be published on 29 November 2010

October 2011 applicant figures - total applicants and total choices

2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Total applicants 71,227 74,234 3,007 4.2%
Total choices 300,636 316,555 15,919 5.3%


October 2011 applicant figures - by gender
By gender 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Female 39,767 41,961 2,194 5.5%
Male 31,460 32,273 813 2.6%
Total 71,227 74,234 3,007 4.2%


October 2011 applicant figures - by age
By age 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
17 and under 1,785 1,873 88 4.9%
18 35,366 36,306 940 2.7%
19 13,883 14,930 1,047 7.5%
20 3,898 4,039 141 3.6%
21 2,680 2,727 47 1.8%
22 2,494 2,393 -101 -4.0%
23 1,986 1,936 -50 -2.5%
24 1,409 1,547 138 9.8%
25 to 29 3,773 3,999 226 6.0%
30 to 39 2,789 3,105 316 11.3%
40 and over 1,164 1,379 215 18.5%
Total 71,227 74,234 3,007 4.2%


October 2011 applicant figures - by domicile
By domicile 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
UK 55,605 58,068 2,463 4.4%
Other EU 6,566 6,620 54 0.8%
Non EU 9,056 9,546 490 5.4%
Total 71,227 74,234 3,007 4.2%


October 2011 applicant figures - UK only, by country
By UK country 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
England 49,396 51,664 2,268 4.6%
Northern Ireland 1,507 1,485 -22 -1.5%
Scotland 2,547 2,773 226 8.9%
Wales 2,155 2,146 -9 -0.4%
Total 55,605 58,068 2,463 4.4%


October 2011 applicant figures - non-UK only, by region
By region 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Africa 673 747 74 11.0%
Americas 1,694 1,616 -78 -4.6%
Australasia 196 243 47 24.0%
EU (ex. Eire) 5,231 5,462 231 4.4%
Eire 1,335 1,158 -177 -13.3%
Europe (ex.EU) 612 600 -12 -2.0%
Far E(ex HK/Mal) 3,753 3,981 228 6.1%
Hong Kong 876 941 65 7.4%
Malaysia 670 783 113 16.9%
Middle East 569 622 53 9.3%
Other Overseas 13 13 0 0.0%
Total 15,622 16,166 544 3.5%


October 2011 applicant figures - UK only, by region
By UK region 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
East Midlands 3,697 4,039 342 9.3%
Eastern 5,223 5,439 216 4.1%
Greater London 10,796 11,073 277 2.6%
North East 1,618 1,799 181 11.2%
North West 5,894 6,432 538 9.1%
Northern Ireland 1,507 1,485 -22 -1.5%
Scotland 2,547 2,773 226 8.9%
South East 9,553 9,617 64 0.7%
South West 4,692 4,829 137 2.9%
Wales 2,155 2,146 -9 -0.4%
West Midlands 4,371 4,437 66 1.5%
Yorks & The Humber 3,552 3,999 447 12.6%
Total 55,605 58,068 2,463 4.4%


October 2011 applicant figures - by application month
By application month 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
September 11,008 13,389 2,381 21.6%
October 60,219 60,845 626 1.0%
Total 71,227 74,234 3,007 4.2%


Applications (Choices) by JACS2 Subject Group
JACS2 Subject Group 2010 2011 Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Group A Medicine & Dentistry 91,992 90,340 -1,652 -1.8%
Group B Subjects allied to Medicine 26,862 35,078 8,216 30.6%
Group C Biological Sciences 14,023 15,794 1,771 12.6%
Group D Vet Sci,Ag & related 9,111 9,174 63 0.7%
Group F Physical Sciences 14,546 15,689 1,143 7.9%
Group G Mathematical & Comp Sci 14,592 15,670 1,078 7.4%
Group H Engineering 14,385 15,008 623 4.3%
Group J Technologies 501 550 49 9.8%
Group K Architecture,Build & Plan 2,614 3,007 393 15.0%
Group L Social Studies 23,899 24,978 1,079 4.5%
Group M Law 13,260 13,533 273 2.1%
Group N Business & Admin studies 6,133 7,523 1,390 22.7%
Group P Mass Comms and Documentation 734 893 159 21.7%
Group Q Linguistics, Classics & related 13,623 12,567 -1,056 -7.8%
Group R European Langs, Lit & related 5,865 5,856 -9 -0.2%
Group T Non-European Langs and related 1,381 1,315 -66 -4.8%
Group V Hist & Philosophical studies 13,855 13,862 7 0.1%
Group W Creative Arts & Design 5,122 5,978 856 16.7%
Group X Education 2,033 2,596 563 27.7%
Y Combined arts 5,193 4,935 -258 -5.0%
Y Combined sciences 3,033 3,411 378 12.5%
Y Combined social sciences 2,459 2,424 -35 -1.4%
Y Sciences combined with social sciences or arts 3,813 4,239 426 11.2%
Y Social sciences combined with arts 6,073 6,164 91 1.5%
Z General, other combined & unknown 5,534 5,971 437 7.9%
Total 300,636 316,555 15,919 5.3%


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