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Final figures for 2009 - complete tables
Table 1 - Applicants and acceptances by gender (all domiciles)
| Year | Applicants | Accepted applicants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| 2009 | 284,757 | 355,103 | 639,860 | 218,185 | 263,669 | 481,854 |
| 2008 | 259,878 | 328,811 | 588,689 | 204,695 | 251,932 | 456,627 |
| % change | 9.6% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 5.5% |
Table 2 - Applicants and acceptances by age (all domiciles)
| Year | Applicants | Accepted applicants | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 and under |
21 to 24 | 25 and over |
Total | 20 and under |
21 to 24 | 25 and over |
Total | |
| 2009 | 462,376 | 88,351 | 89,133 | 639,860 | 366,486 | 59,468 | 55,900 | 481,854 |
| 2008 | 432,600 | 78,803 | 77,286 | 588,689 | 350,263 | 54,921 | 51,443 | 456,627 |
| % change | 6.9% | 12.1% | 15.3% | 8.7% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 5.5% |
Table 3 - Accepted applicants (all domiciles) by age and gender
| Year | Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 years and under | 2009 | 168,125 | 198,361 | 366,486 | |
| 2008 | 158,806 | 191,457 | 350,263 | ||
| % change | +5.9% | +3.6% | +4.6% | ||
| 21 to 24 years | 2009 | 29,097 | 30,371 | 59,468 | |
| 2008 | 26,968 | 27,953 | 54,921 | ||
| % change | +7.9% | +8.7% | +8.3% | ||
| 25 years and over | 2009 | 20,963 | 34,937 | 55,900 | |
| 2008 | 18,921 | 32,522 | 51,443 | ||
| % change | +10.8% | +7.4% | +8.7% | ||
| Total | 2009 | 218,185 | 263,669 | 481,854 | |
| 2008 | 204,695 | 251,932 | 456,627 | ||
| % change | +6.6% | +4.7% | +5.5% | ||
Table 4 - Accepted applicants (UK domiciled) by age and gender
| Year | Female | Male | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 years and under | 2009 | 177,831 | 148,943 | 326,774 | |
| 2008 | 172,925 | 141,643 | 314,568 | ||
| % change | +2.8% | +5.2% | +3.9% | ||
| 21 to 24 years | 2009 | 24,565 | 22,017 | 46,582 | |
| 2008 | 22,851 | 20,389 | 43,240 | ||
| % change | +7.5% | +8.0% | +7.7% | ||
| 25 years and over | 2009 | 33,248 | 18,459 | 51,707 | |
| 2008 | 30,893 | 16,323 | 47,216 | ||
| % change | +7.6% | +13.1% | +9.5% | ||
| Total | 2009 | 235,644 | 189,419 | 425,063 | |
| 2008 | 226,669 | 178,355 | 405,024 | ||
| % change | +4.0% | +6.2% | +4.9% | ||
Table 5 - Accepted applicants (UK domicile only) by age group and UK country of residence
| Country of residence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Total | |||
| 20 years and under | 2009 | 276,907 | 15,331 | 22,917 | 11,619 | 326,774 | |
| 2008 | 266,893 | 14,351 | 21,873 | 11,451 | 314,568 | ||
| % change | +3.8% | +6.8% | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.9% | ||
| 21 to 24 years | 2009 | 39,185 | 2,261 | 3,863 | 1,273 | 46,582 | |
| 2008 | 36,307 | 1,992 | 3,727 | 1,214 | 43,240 | ||
| % change | +7.9% | +13.5% | +3.6% | +4.9% | +7.7% | ||
| 25 years and over | 2009 | 44,144 | 2,604 | 4,250 | 709 | 51,707 | |
| 2008 | 40,408 | 2,252 | 3,791 | 765 | 47,216 | ||
| % change | +9.2% | +15.6% | +12.1% | -7.3% | +9.5% | ||
| Total | 2009 | 360,236 | 20,196 | 31,030 | 13,601 | 425,063 | |
| 2008 | 343,608 | 18,595 | 29,391 | 13,430 | 405,024 | ||
| % change | +4.8% | +8.6% | +5.6% | +1.3% | +4.9% | ||
Table 6 - Accepted applicants (all domiciles) by area of permanent residence and country of accepting institution
| Area of Permanent Residence | Country of institution | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | ||||
| England | 2009 | 345,517 | 9,698 | 4,747 | 274 | 360,236 | |
| 2008 | 330,400 | 8,481 | 4,453 | 274 | 343,608 | ||
| % change | +4.6% | +14.3% | +6.6% | 0.0% | +4.8% | ||
| Wales | 2009 | 5,679 | 14,373 | 131 | 13 | 20,196 | |
| 2008 | 5,491 | 12,982 | 112 | 10 | 18,595 | ||
| % change | +3.4% | +10.7% | +17.0% | +30.0% | +8.6% | ||
| Scotland | 2009 | 1,716 | 52 | 29,244 | 18 | 31,030 | |
| 2008 | 1,774 | 67 | 27,528 | 22 | 29,391 | ||
| % change | -3.3% | -22.4% | +6.2% | -18.2% | +5.6% | ||
| Northern Ireland | 2009 | 3,117 | 117 | 1,071 | 9,296 | 13,601 | |
| 2008 | 3,214 | 109 | 1,097 | 9,010 | 13,430 | ||
| % change | -3.0% | +7.3% | -2.4% | +3.2% | +1.3% | ||
| Rep. of Ireland | 2009 | 1,373 | 250 | 756 | 444 | 2,823 | |
| 2008 | 1,286 | 196 | 714 | 413 | 2,609 | ||
| % change | +6.8% | +27.6% | +5.9% | +7.5% | +8.2% | ||
| Other EU | 2009 | 16,391 | 828 | 3,745 | 20 | 20,984 | |
| 2008 | 14,909 | 635 | 3,181 | 29 | 18,754 | ||
| % change | +9.9% | +30.4% | +17.7% | -31.0% | +11.9% | ||
| Non EU | 2009 | 28,431 | 1,103 | 3,363 | 87 | 32,984 | |
| 2008 | 25,472 | 1,169 | 3,533 | 66 | 30,240 | ||
| % change | +11.6% | -5.6% | -4.8% | +31.8% | +9.1% | ||
| Total | 2009 | 402,224 | 26,421 | 43,057 | 10,152 | 481,854 | |
| 2008 | 382,546 | 23,639 | 40,618 | 9,824 | 456,627 | ||
| % change | +5.1% | +11.8% | +6.0% | +3.3% | +5.5% | ||
Table 7 - Accepted applicants from overseas domiciled applicants by country of domicile - countries with 600 or more acceptances in the 2009 cycle*
| Country | 2009 | 2008 | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 6,509 | 6,120 | +6.4% |
| France | 3,194 | 2,703 | +18.2% |
| Ireland | 2,823 | 2,609 | +8.2% |
| Cyprus | 2,610 | 2,305 | +13.2% |
| Hong Kong | 2,575 | 2,615 | -1.5% |
| Germany | 2,415 | 2,276 | +6.1% |
| Malaysia | 2,390 | 2,016 | +18.6% |
| India | 1,843 | 1,674 | +10.1% |
| Nigeria | 1,592 | 1,681 | -5.3% |
| Greece | 1,527 | 1,652 | -7.6% |
| United States of America | 1,330 | 1,191 | +11.7% |
| Bulgaria | 1,283 | 823 | +55.9% |
| Poland | 1,238 | 1,522 | -18.7% |
| Singapore | 1,187 | 968 | +22.6% |
| Pakistan | 1,081 | 1,307 | -17.3% |
| Romania | 976 | 630 | +54.9% |
| Norway | 959 | 769 | +24.7% |
| Canada | 914 | 791 | +15.5% |
| Lithuania | 895 | 682 | +31.2% |
| Italy | 873 | 691 | +26.3% |
| Spain | 869 | 724 | +20.0% |
| Sweden | 808 | 777 | +4.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 772 | 530 | +45.7% |
| Korea (South) | 618 | 557 | +11.0% |
| Belgium | 605 | 534 | +13.3% |
| All overseas | 56,791 | 51,603 | +10.1% |
Table 8 - Accepted applicants by subject
| Joint Academic Coding System (JACS 2) Subject Line | Degree 2009 | Percent change | Found. degree 2009 | Percent change | Other 2009 | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 - Law by Area | 17,527 | +2.8% | 33 | 34 | ||
| W2 - Design studies | 16,912 | +6.4% | 1,835 | +7.6% | 380 | |
| C8 - Psychology | 15,314 | +3.2% | 45 | 26 | ||
| G4 - Computer Science | 11,461 | +7.0% | 1,070 | +8.1% | 772 | -1.0% |
| N1 - Business studies | 10,991 | +3.9% | 668 | +24.6% | 694 | +10.0% |
| N2 - Management studies | 10,969 | -1.6% | 402 | 916 | -2.3% | |
| Q3 - English studies | 10,379 | +5.5% | 16 | 12 | ||
| NN - Combinations within Business & Admin Studies | 10,371 | +11.4% | 538 | +47.4% | 229 | |
| C6 - Sports Science | 9,224 | +3.8% | 1,084 | +17.3% | 475 | |
| Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with arts/humanities | 8,671 | +8.5% | 949 | +36.7% | 172 | |
| B7 - Nursing | 8,616 | +19.9% | 298 | 16,203 | +13.2% | |
| V1 - History by Period | 8,495 | +5.1% | 1 | 21 | ||
| A1 - Pre-clinical Medicine | 7,977 | -0.4% | ||||
| Y Combs of languages with arts/humanities | 7,805 | +4.7% | 18 | |||
| L5 - Social Work | 7,738 | +4.6% | 1,205 | +19.9% | 1,797 | +1.3% |
| X1 - Training Teachers | 7,632 | +0.4% | 326 | 63 | ||
| N8 - Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Transport | 7,331 | +8.0% | 1,325 | +17.5% | 674 | -4.8% |
| B9 - Others in Subjects allied to Medicine | 7,234 | +10.8% | 476 | 897 | +31.3% | |
| L1 - Economics | 7,051 | +2.6% | ||||
| G1 - Mathematics | 6,916 | +8.0% | ||||
| W6 - Cinematics and Photography | 6,434 | +10.5% | 1,072 | +25.4% | 240 | |
| N4 - Accounting | 6,395 | +2.5% | 95 | 109 | ||
| Y Combs of science/engineering with arts/humanities/languages | 6,378 | +8.7% | 1,477 | +30.4% | 208 | |
| W4 - Drama | 6,367 | +4.1% | 699 | +12.6% | 437 | |
| X3 - Academic studies in Education | 6,233 | +7.6% | 802 | -2.4% | 172 | |
| Y Combs of science/engineering with social studies/bus/law | 5,896 | -3.0% | 438 | 91 | ||
| H3 - Mechanical Engineering | 5,787 | +12.1% | 357 | 131 | ||
| Z Combs of 3 subjects, or other general courses | 5,416 | +2.4% | 3 | 57 | ||
| L2 - Politics | 5,210 | +9.0% | 42 | |||
| P3 - Media studies | 5,160 | +8.2% | 353 | 73 | ||
| L3 - Sociology | 4,802 | +3.0% | 43 | 167 | ||
| H6 - Electronic and Electrical Engineering | 4,711 | +5.3% | 84 | 310 | ||
| W1 - Fine Art | 4,695 | +3.1% | 230 | 71 | ||
| C1 - Biology | 4,652 | +1.7% | 13 | 21 | ||
| W3 - Music | 4,496 | +2.4% | 601 | -4.3% | 260 | |
| H2 - Civil Engineering | 4,483 | +3.5% | 89 | 150 | ||
| K1 - Architecture | 4,344 | +3.5% | 50 | 16 | ||
| B2 - Pharmacology,Toxicology and Pharmacy | 4,295 | +5.6% | 52 | 3 | ||
| N5 - Marketing | 3,942 | +6.2% | 97 | 56 | ||
| Y Combs of arts/humanities | 3,924 | +7.8% | 186 | 25 | ||
| F1 - Chemistry | 3,895 | -2.8% | 59 | 12 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math science with social studies/bus/law | 3,765 | -2.5% | 139 | 22 | ||
| F3 - Physics | 3,553 | +7.0% | 13 | |||
| K2 - Building | 3,536 | -3.4% | 337 | 477 | -13.0% | |
| F8 - Physical Geographical Sciences | 3,522 | +7.3% | 18 | 15 | ||
| B1 - Anatomy,Physiology and Pathology | 3,378 | +4.6% | 30 | |||
| Y Combs of soc studies/law with business | 3,349 | -4.3% | 31 | 2 | ||
| WW - Combinations within Creative Arts and Design | 3,273 | +7.6% | 556 | +6.9% | 75 | |
| H1 - General Engineering | 3,256 | +2.6% | 26 | 93 | ||
| G5 - Information Systems | 3,205 | +6.2% | 408 | 241 | ||
| Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences | 3,072 | +13.4% | 293 | 16 | ||
| LL - Combinations within Social Studies | 2,726 | +2.0% | 133 | 57 | ||
| Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with languages | 2,715 | -5.3% | 2 | |||
| L7 - Human and Social Geography | 2,714 | -1.6% | ||||
| P5 - Journalism | 2,677 | +16.0% | 141 | 21 | ||
| M9 - Others in Law | 2,642 | +11.1% | 76 | 118 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math science with arts/humanities/languages | 2,314 | +6.3% | 181 | 107 | ||
| C7 - Molecular Biology,Biophysics & Biochem | 2,237 | -4.7% | 10 | 27 | ||
| Y Combs of soc studies/law | 2,140 | -2.0% | 87 | 8 | ||
| GG - Combinations within Mathematical & Computer Sci | 2,117 | +13.3% | 136 | 2 | ||
| H4 - Aerospace Engineering | 2,070 | +21.7% | 216 | 60 | ||
| B8 - Medical Technology | 1,915 | +9.5% | 33 | |||
| F4 - Forensic and Archaeological Science | 1,871 | +12.2% | 121 | 57 | ||
| J9 - Others in Technology | 1,839 | +18.1% | 361 | 95 | ||
| H8 - Chemical,Process and Energy Engineering | 1,816 | +10.7% | 12 | |||
| RR - Combinations within European Langs,Lit and related | 1,807 | +3.0% | ||||
| V5 - Philosophy | 1,599 | +13.0% | ||||
| Y Combs of languages | 1,574 | -7.0% | ||||
| F6 - Geology | 1,521 | +10.1% | 5 | |||
| G6 - Software Engineering | 1,476 | +4.7% | 139 | 74 | ||
| Y Combs of sciences with engineering/technology | 1,437 | -4.0% | 96 | 97 | ||
| Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences with phys/math sciences | 1,433 | +2.1% | 68 | 35 | ||
| VV - Combinations within Hist & Philosophical studies | 1,352 | +0.2% | 10 | 1 | ||
| C3 - Zoology | 1,348 | +10.7% | 72 | 1 | ||
| N3 - Finance | 1,326 | -8.0% | 1 | 7 | ||
| F7 - Science of Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments | 1,312 | -6.4% | 81 | 51 | ||
| V3 - History by Topic | 1,312 | -1.2% | 11 | 7 | ||
| A2 - Pre-clinical Dentistry | 1,215 | +0.5% | ||||
| B3 - Complementary Medicine | 1,204 | -11.1% | 278 | 119 | ||
| V6 - Theology and Religious studies | 1,200 | -9.5% | 28 | 15 | ||
| W5 - Dance | 1,172 | +13.2% | 114 | 77 | ||
| B4 - Nutrition | 1,154 | +3.8% | 5 | |||
| D3 - Animal Science | 1,129 | +18.8% | 764 | +7.2% | 152 | |
| C9 - Others in Biological Sciences | 1,090 | +27.0% | 54 | 8 | ||
| M2 - Law by Topic | 1,073 | -5.9% | 115 | 10 | ||
| PP - Combinations within Mass Comms & Documentation | 989 | -13.8% | 35 | 15 | ||
| K4 - Planning (Urban,Rural and Regional) | 952 | -10.3% | 19 | 49 | ||
| L4 - Social Policy | 899 | +2.4% | 437 | 86 | ||
| Q8 - Classical studies | 896 | +1.9% | ||||
| B6 - Aural and Oral Sciences | 887 | -2.4% | ||||
| D1 - Pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine | 885 | -6.2% | ||||
| B5 - Ophthalmics | 808 | +6.0% | 49 | |||
| R9 - Others in European Langs,Lit and related | 800 | -12.6% | ||||
| D4 - Agriculture | 794 | +16.3% | 773 | +21.7% | 232 | |
| R1 - French studies | 793 | +2.3% | ||||
| P9 - Others in Mass Comms & Documentation | 791 | -7.3% | 12 | 1 | ||
| W8 - Imaginative Writing | 780 | +26.8% | 18 | 6 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math sciences | 749 | -2.7% | 32 | |||
| N6 - Human Resource Management | 690 | -7.9% | 7 | |||
| L6 - Anthropology | 687 | -1.4% | ||||
| H7 - Production and Manufacturing Engineering | 684 | -8.6% | 3 | 24 | ||
| N9 - Others in Business & Admin Studies | 677 | +22.9% | 3 | |||
| HH - Combinations within Engineering | 640 | +17.9% | 68 | 14 | ||
| QQ - Combinations within Linguistics,Classics & related | 632 | +0.2% | ||||
| FF - Combinations within Physical Sciences | 608 | +7.8% | ||||
| L9 - Others in Social Studies | 598 | -2.0% | 48 | 20 | ||
| Q1 - Linguistics | 541 | -17.7% | 9 | |||
| W9 - Others in Creative Arts and Design | 533 | +18.4% | 219 | 21 | ||
| P2 - Publicity studies | 520 | +10.4% | 2 | |||
| L0 - Social Studies: any area of study | 516 | +29.0% | 1 | |||
| W7 - Crafts | 516 | -6.0% | 152 | 25 | ||
| CC - Combinations within Biological Sciences | 512 | +27.7% | ||||
| V4 - Archaeology | 500 | -6.2% | 26 | |||
| T7 - American studies | 496 | -10.5% | ||||
| C4 - Genetics | 432 | |||||
| MM - Combinations within Law | 396 | 33 | 2 | |||
| F9 - Others in Physical Sciences | 389 | |||||
| R4 - Spanish studies | 387 | |||||
| C5 - Microbiology | 373 | |||||
| Y Combs of engineering/technology | 362 | |||||
| XX - Combinations within Education | 348 | 195 | ||||
| T9 - Others in non-European Langs & related | 315 | |||||
| R2 - German studies | 283 | |||||
| J4 - Polymers and Textiles | 281 | 4 | ||||
| D6 - Food and Beverage studies | 271 | 158 | 13 | |||
| R8 - European studies | 250 | |||||
| T2 - Japanese studies | 221 | |||||
| BB - Combinations within Subjects allied to Medicine | 220 | 3 | 14 | |||
| J5 - Materials Technology not otherwise spec | 210 | 13 | ||||
| H5 - Naval Architecture | 208 | 10 | ||||
| K3 - Landscape Design | 208 | 63 | 12 | |||
| Y Combs of engin/tech/building studies | 206 | 11 | ||||
| KK - Combinations within Architecture,Build & Plan | 189 | 24 | ||||
| Q2 - Comparative Literary studies | 182 | |||||
| G3 - Statistics | 174 | |||||
| P1 - Information Services | 160 | |||||
| V9 - Others in Hist & Philosophical studies | 159 | |||||
| F5 - Astronomy | 155 | |||||
| T1 - Chinese studies | 154 | |||||
| J6 - Maritime Technology | 151 | 5 | 1 | |||
| G0 - Mathematical & Comp Sci: any area | 137 | |||||
| Q5 - Celtic studies | 137 | 22 | ||||
| J7 - Biotechnology | 130 | |||||
| H0 - Engineering: any area of study | 126 | |||||
| T6 - Modern Middle-Eastern studies | 125 | |||||
| W0 - Creative Arts & Design: any area | 116 | |||||
| V2 - History by Area | 111 | |||||
| R7 - Russian and East European studies | 108 | |||||
| R0 - European Langs,Lit & related: any area | 96 | |||||
| TT - Combinations within non-European Langs & related | 94 | |||||
| G2 - Operational Research | 92 | |||||
| P4 - Publishing | 85 | 22 | ||||
| R3 - Italian studies | 78 | |||||
| DD - Combinations within Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects | 70 | 13 | ||||
| F0 - Physical Sciences: any area of study | 66 | |||||
| G7 - Artificial Intelligence | 60 | 5 | ||||
| Q9 - Others in Linguistics,Classics & related | 56 | |||||
| G9 - Others in Mathematical & Computer Sci | 53 | |||||
| X9 - Others in Education | 53 | 255 | ||||
| D5 - Forestry | 51 | 104 | 37 | |||
| X2 - Research and Study Skills in Education | 49 | |||||
| T3 - South Asian studies | 47 | |||||
| J2 - Metallurgy | 38 | |||||
| D9 - Others in Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects | 37 | |||||
| J1 - Minerals Technology | 31 | |||||
| T5 - African studies | 31 | |||||
| D7 - Agricultural Sciences | 30 | 1 | 28 | |||
| C2 - Botany | 19 | |||||
| A9 - Others in Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 23 | ||||
| Q4 - Ancient Language studies | 17 | |||||
| JJ - Combinations within Technology | 15 | |||||
| N7 - Office Skills | 14 | 8 | ||||
| R6 - Scandinavian studies | 13 | |||||
| C0 - Biological Sciences: any area of study | 12 | |||||
| T4 - Other Asian studies | 11 | |||||
| N0 - Business & Admin studies: any area | 10 | |||||
| Q6 - Latin studies | 10 | |||||
| H9 - Others in Engineering | 9 | 15 | ||||
| K0 - Architecture,Build & Plan: any area | 8 | |||||
| K9 - Others in Architecture,Build & Plan | 5 | |||||
| F2 - Materials Science | 4 | |||||
| J0 - Technologies: any area of study | 3 | |||||
| R5 - Portuguese studies | 3 | |||||
| Q7 - Classical Greek studies | 1 | |||||
| Grand Total | 427,901 | +4.7% | 25,031 | +17.3% | 28,922 | +9.3% |
*Table 7 notes:
Note that Foundation Year courses are accounted for as Degree.
Other includes HND, HNC, Certificates of HE, Diplomas of HE (including those in social work, midwifery and nursing) and some postgraduate courses in social work.
Percentage change is not shown if both the number of 2009 choices AND the number of 2008 choices is less than 500.
Foundation year courses are accounted for as Degree. 'Other' includes HND, HNC, Certificates of HE, Diplomas of HE (including those in social work, midwifery and nursing) and some postgraduate courses in social work. Percentage change is not shown if both the number of 2009 choices AND the number of 2008 choices is less than 500.
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