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Provisional end of year figures for 2010

Table 1: Applicant statistics - 55 days after the release of A level results

2010

2009

Applicants accepted (1)

- having unconditional or confirmed conditional offers

432,432

429,705

- having found a place in Clearing

46,248

47,188

- having been placed using Adjustment

377

384

Total number of accepted applicants

479,057

477,277

Applicants with a non-Clearing outcome pending
- decision from institution or applicant reply

2,475

1,987

Applicants currently eligible for Clearing
- no offers, conditions not met, applied very
late

188,697

139,520

Applicants withdrawn from scheme (2)

18,081

14,808

Total number of applicants

688,310

633,592

Days from publication of GCE results

55

55

Comparison date (3)

13/10/10

14/10/09

Number of institutions within UCAS membership receiving applications

305

304

Notes

  1. Includes those deferring entry to the following year. (Applicants are counted in the year in which they apply, not the year in which they intend to begin their course.)

  2. Includes those withdrawn after accepting an offer.

  3. Comparisons with previous years are made relative to the publication of Advanced level results (19 August 2010 and 20 August 2009). For example, figures for Thursday 02 September 2010, fourteen days after this year's publication date, will be compared with those for Thursday 03 September 2009.


Table 2: Acceptances from applicants by age group and gender

Year Male Female Total
20 years and under 2010 169,665 200,270 369,935
2009 167,169 197,721 364,890
% change 1.5% 1.3% 1.4%
21 to 24 years 2010 26,948 29,376 56,324
2009 28,235 29,682 57,917
% change -4.6% -1.0% -2.8%
25 years and over 2010 19,132 33,666 52,798
2009 20,310 34,160 54,470
% change -5.8% -1.4% -3.1%
Total 2010 215,745 263,312 479,057
2009 215,714 261,563 477,277
% change 0.0% 0.7% 0.4%

Table 3: Acceptances by age and UK country


 Country of residence
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total
20 years and under 2010 280,055 14,512 22,092 11,284 327,943
2009 277,045 15,369 21,887 11,643 325,944
% change 1.1% -5.6% 0.9% -3.1% 0.6%
21 to 24 years 2010 37,334 2,001 3,523 1,373 44,231
2009 38,702 2,257 3,545 1,275 45,779
% change -3.5% -11.3% -0.6% 7.7% -3.4%
25 years and over 2010 41,630 2,156 4,435 893 49,114
2009 43,543 2,604 3,547 709 50,403
% change -4.4% -17.2% 25.0% 26.0% -2.6%
Total 2010 359,019 18,669 30,050 13,550 421,288
2009 359,290 20,230 28,979 13,627 422,126
% change -0.1% -7.7% 3.7% -0.6% -0.2%

Table 4a: Acceptances by area of domicile and country of accepting institution

Area of Permanent Residence Country of institution Total
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
England 2010 344,773 10,489 3,530 227 359,019
2009 344,508 9,724 4,783 275 359,290
% change 0.1% 7.9% -26.2% -17.5% -0.1%
Wales 2010 6,403 12,167 91 8 18,669
2009 5,692 14,393 132 13 20,230
% change 12.5% -15.5% -31.1% -38.5% -7.7%
Scotland 2010 1,792 55 28,181 22 30,050
2009 1,715 52 27,194 18 28,979
% change 4.5% 5.8% 3.6% 22.2% 3.7%
Northern Ireland 2010 3,456 169 1,089 8,836 13,550
2009 3,126 117 1,079 9,305 13,627
% change 10.6% 44.4% 0.9% -5.0% -0.6%
Rep. of Ireland 2010 1,597 236 665 517 3,015
2009 1,377 251 781 447 2,856
% change 16.0% -6.0% -14.9% 15.7% 5.6%
Other EU 2010 17,985 793 3,192 40 22,010
2009 16,128 830 3,550 20 20,528
% change 11.5% -4.5% -10.1% 100.0% 7.2%
Non EU 2010 28,657 1,024 2,953 110 32,744
2009 27,381 1,128 3,171 87 31,767
% change 4.7% -9.2% -6.9% 26.4% 3.1%
Total 2010 404,663 24,933 39,701 9,760 479,057
2009 399,927 26,495 40,690 10,165 477,277
% change 1.2% -5.9% -2.4% -4.0% 0.4%

Table 4b: Acceptances by area of domicile and country of accepting institution
Excluding Acceptances to ex CATCH courses

Area of Permanent Residence Country of institution Total
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
England 2010 344,773 10,489 3,447 227 358,936
2009 344,508 9,724 4,783 275 359,290
% change 0.1% 7.9% -27.9% -17.5% -0.1%
Wales 2010 6,403 12,167 90 8 18,668
2009 5,692 14,393 132 13 20,230
% change 12.5% -15.5% -31.8% -38.5% -7.7%
Scotland 2010 1,792 55 25,307 22 27,176
2009 1,715 52 27,194 18 28,979
% change 4.5% 5.8% -6.9% 22.2% -6.2%
Northern Ireland 2010 3,456 169 1,028 8,836 13,489
2009 3,126 117 1,079 9,305 13,627
% change 10.6% 44.4% -4.7% -5.0% -1.0%
Rep. of Ireland 2010 1,597 236 588 517 2,938
2009 1,377 251 781 447 2,856
% change 16.0% -6.0% -24.7% 15.7% 2.9%
Other EU 2010 17,985 793 3,188 40 22,006
2009 16,128 830 3,550 20 20,528
% change 11.5% -4.5% -10.2% 100.0% 7.2%
Non EU 2010 28,657 1,024 2,944 110 32,735
2009 27,381 1,128 3,171 87 31,767
% change 4.7% -9.2% -7.2% 26.4% 3.0%
Total 2010 404,663 24,933 36,592 9,760 475,948
2009 399,927 26,495 40,690 10,165 477,277
% change 1.2% -5.9% -10.1% -4.0% -0.3%

Applications previously processed by CATCH (Centralised Applications to Nursing and Midwifery Training Clearing House) have been processed by UCAS for the first time this year.

Table 5: Acceptances by overseas country (> 600 Acceptances only)

Acceptances from applicants with a non-UK area of permanent residence by country (countries having more than 600 acceptances)

Country20102009Percent change
China6,9096,07313.8%
Ireland3,0152,8565.6%
Hong Kong2,8122,5629.8%
Cyprus2,6142,6120.1%
France2,4102,956-18.5%
Germany2,3612,380-0.8%
Malaysia2,2472,382-5.7%
Greece1,5871,5383.2%
India1,5591,744-10.6%
Lithuania1,51589170.0%
Bulgaria1,4971,26418.4%
Romania1,45489662.3%
Nigeria1,4501,576-8.0%
Singapore1,4141,19618.2%
United States of America1,2161,1684.1%
Norway1,09995515.1%
Italy1,02287117.3%
Poland9971,196-16.6%
Canada9789067.9%
Sweden93380715.6%
Spain9168418.9%
Pakistan9101,068-14.8%
Saudi Arabia83975311.4%
Latvia70344558.0%
Brunei6405967.4%
Korea (South)63156312.1%
Belgium6085981.7%
All overseas57,76955,1514.7%

Table 6: Acceptances by subject (all subjects)

Joint Academic Coding System (JACS 2) Subject Line Degree 2010 Percent change Found. degree 2010 Percent change Other 2010 Percent change
M1 - Law by Area 16,890 -2.6% 34
17
W2 - Design studies 16,358 -1.9% 1,795 -0.1% 268
C8 - Psychology 16,025 4.6% 44
27
B7 - Nursing 12,576 46.2% 364
13,953 -13.4%
G4 - Computer Science 11,318 -0.1% 1,010 1.0% 551 -22.9%
N2 - Management studies 11,076 3.4% 634 66.0% 671 -24.3%
N1 - Business studies 10,317 -2.6% 669 0.1% 548 -1.3%
Q3 - English studies 10,075 -2.9% 14
10
C6 - Sports Science 9,505 2.5% 1,062 -2.1% 326
NN - Combinations within Business & Admin Studies 9,469 -8.2% 335 -37.8% 264
V1 - History by Period 8,606 1.1% 4
4
Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with arts/humanities 8,454 -2.6% 872 -5.3% 36
A1 - Pre-clinical Medicine 7,933 -0.4%



L5 - Social Work 7,787 2.6% 1,245 4.4% 1,897 11.0%
Y Combs of languages with arts/humanities 7,592 -2.7%

6
B9 - Others in Subjects allied to Medicine 7,386 2.8% 422
820 -8.8%
N8 - Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Transport 7,352 0.4% 1,303 -0.8% 611 -2.4%
G1 - Mathematics 7,259 5.1%



X1 - Training Teachers 7,239 -5.0% 302
60
L1 - Economics 7,104 0.7%



X3 - Academic studies in Education 6,829 9.6% 850 5.7% 78
N4 - Accounting 6,751 5.8% 117
48
W4 - Drama 6,468 1.8% 708 2.0% 394
Y Combs of science/engineering with arts/humanities/languages 6,403 0.4% 1,644 13.4% 154
W6 - Cinematics and Photography 6,321 -2.0% 1,037 -1.2% 197
H3 - Mechanical Engineering 5,916 2.8% 343
115
Y Combs of science/engineering with social studies/bus/law 5,680 -2.6% 340
50
L2 - Politics 5,397 3.9% 94
17
L3 - Sociology 5,227 9.8% 33
155
P3 - Media studies 5,145 0.1% 378
53
C1 - Biology 4,971 6.6% 21
17
H6 - Electronic and Electrical Engineering 4,607 -1.0% 48
160
W3 - Music 4,591 2.4% 693 15.1% 126
H2 - Civil Engineering 4,531 2.2% 91
141
W1 - Fine Art 4,507 -2.8% 209
70
B2 - Pharmacology,Toxicology and Pharmacy 4,297 -0.6% 97
1
F1 - Chemistry 4,290 10.4% 35
15
K1 - Architecture 4,248 -2.3% 71
12
Z Combs of 3 subjects, or other general courses 4,130 -21.0% 26
5
Y Combs of arts/humanities 3,729 -4.9% 132
13
N5 - Marketing 3,687 -5.2% 108
76
F3 - Physics 3,657 2.8% 15


F8 - Physical Geographical Sciences 3,564 1.3% 19
17
Y Combs of phys/math science with social studies/bus/law 3,411 -9.0% 125
7
G5 - Information Systems 3,304 4.4% 366
175
Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences 3,287 6.9% 391
31
B1 - Anatomy,Physiology and Pathology 3,284 -3.1%

23
Y Combs of soc studies/law with business 3,233 -3.0% 31
1
H1 - General Engineering 3,084 -5.4% 55
76
M9 - Others in Law 3,073 16.0% 57
41
K2 - Building 3,013 -14.1% 328
365
P5 - Journalism 2,960 10.7% 173
14
L7 - Human and Social Geography 2,852 4.7%



LL - Combinations within Social Studies 2,759 0.5% 153
43
WW - Combinations within Creative Arts and Design 2,759 -15.9% 550 -0.7% 48
Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with languages 2,590 -5.0%



Y Combs of phys/math science with arts/humanities/languages 2,411 5.5% 236
62
C7 - Molecular Biology,Biophysics & Biochem 2,371 5.9% 10
26
Y Combs of soc studies/law 2,291 7.2% 157


H4 - Aerospace Engineering 2,099 4.1% 191
16
GG - Combinations within Mathematical & Computer Sci 2,040 -3.3% 124
16
RR - Combinations within European Langs,Lit and related 1,999 10.1%



B8 - Medical Technology 1,935 0.6% 17


F4 - Forensic and Archaeological Science 1,862 0.0% 164
88
H8 - Chemical,Process and Energy Engineering 1,820 -0.3%

26
J9 - Others in Technology 1,792 -2.4% 400
80
Y Combs of languages 1,651 5.0%



V5 - Philosophy 1,625 1.6%



C3 - Zoology 1,602 18.3% 69
4
F6 - Geology 1,538 0.9%

7
G6 - Software Engineering 1,488 1.5% 155
51
F7 - Science of Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments 1,444 10.2% 113
50
Y Combs of sciences with engineering/technology 1,373 -3.9% 89
67
N3 - Finance 1,362 2.9%

7
V3 - History by Topic 1,293 -1.9% 9


Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences with phys/math sciences 1,279 -10.0% 56
22
A2 - Pre-clinical Dentistry 1,279 5.1%



V6 - Theology and Religious studies 1,267 6.2% 44
15
C9 - Others in Biological Sciences 1,253 15.7% 34
16
VV - Combinations within Hist & Philosophical studies 1,253 -7.5% 11


B3 - Complementary Medicine 1,235 2.9% 160
26
W5 - Dance 1,201 1.9% 134
41
D3 - Animal Science 1,142 2.6% 821 7.6% 82
B4 - Nutrition 1,102 -4.5%

10
M2 - Law by Topic 1,093 4.3% 98
21
PP - Combinations within Mass Comms & Documentation 1,040 5.4% 44
16
D1 - Pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine 980 10.6%



L4 - Social Policy 897 1.7% 440
117
D4 - Agriculture 896 14.6% 780 1.8% 199
Q8 - Classical studies 869 -3.6%

1
R9 - Others in European Langs,Lit and related 844 6.2%



B6 - Aural and Oral Sciences 840 -5.7%



Y Combs of phys/math sciences 784 4.3%

29
K4 - Planning (Urban,Rural and Regional) 766 -19.5% 19
24
B5 - Ophthalmics 765 -5.8% 46


W8 - Imaginative Writing 753 -3.5% 15
1
N9 - Others in Business & Admin Studies 745 9.9% 1


R1 - French studies 744 -6.6%



L6 - Anthropology 738 6.6%



H7 - Production and Manufacturing Engineering 708 7.1%

6
HH - Combinations within Engineering 696 7.4% 84
18
N6 - Human Resource Management 659 0.8%

5
QQ - Combinations within Linguistics,Classics & related 652 3.0%



L9 - Others in Social Studies 633 6.2% 73
3
P9 - Others in Mass Comms & Documentation 606 -21.9% 20


Q1 - Linguistics 578 6.6%



FF - Combinations within Physical Sciences 560 -7.6%



CC - Combinations within Biological Sciences 554 9.1%



T7 - American studies 540 8.2%



V4 - Archaeology 537 7.6% 11
1
L0 - Social Studies: any area of study 535 12.9%

3
W7 - Crafts 503 -1.9% 94
21
W9 - Others in Creative Arts and Design 499 -5.8% 214
1
P2 - Publicity studies 452 -13.1%

5
MM - Combinations within Law 444
35
2
R4 - Spanish studies 414




C4 - Genetics 400




C5 - Microbiology 353




XX - Combinations within Education 327
196


Y Combs of engineering/technology 302
13


R2 - German studies 287




F9 - Others in Physical Sciences 270




T9 - Others in non-European Langs & related 264




D6 - Food and Beverage studies 242
134
11
J5 - Materials Technology not otherwise spec 242
17


BB - Combinations within Subjects allied to Medicine 240




Q2 - Comparative Literary studies 228




T2 - Japanese studies 226




K3 - Landscape Design 215
64
14
Y Combs of engin/tech/building studies 178
11


T1 - Chinese studies 176




J7 - Biotechnology 163




P1 - Information Services 160




F5 - Astronomy 154




V9 - Others in Hist & Philosophical studies 151




G3 - Statistics 147




Q5 - Celtic studies 141


2
J4 - Polymers and Textiles 138
15
1
V2 - History by Area 137




KK - Combinations within Architecture,Build & Plan 134
22


T6 - Modern Middle-Eastern studies 133




H0 - Engineering: any area of study 132
2


H5 - Naval Architecture 131
3


J6 - Maritime Technology 129
21


R0 - European Langs,Lit & related: any area 122




W0 - Creative Arts & Design: any area 109




DD - Combinations within Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects 108
18


G0 - Mathematical & Comp Sci: any area 107
4


R7 - Russian and East European studies 99




R8 - European studies 93
1


P4 - Publishing 91
32


F0 - Physical Sciences: any area of study 73




Q9 - Others in Linguistics,Classics & related 72




TT - Combinations within non-European Langs & related 71




D7 - Agricultural Sciences 70


17
G7 - Artificial Intelligence 64




R3 - Italian studies 62




G2 - Operational Research 54




D5 - Forestry 53
65
2
G9 - Others in Mathematical & Computer Sci 50




X2 - Research and Study Skills in Education 48
49


J2 - Metallurgy 42




J1 - Minerals Technology 37




T3 - South Asian studies 37




D9 - Others in Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects 34




X9 - Others in Education 30
159


T5 - African studies 24




C2 - Botany 16




T4 - Other Asian studies 16




H9 - Others in Engineering 15
15


R6 - Scandinavian studies 15




F2 - Materials Science 14




N7 - Office Skills 13
26


Q4 - Ancient Language studies 12




JJ - Combinations within Technology 11




Q6 - Latin studies 11




Z Other courses not elsewhere classified 10




C0 - Biological Sciences: any area of study 9




A9 - Others in Medicine and Dentistry 7


14
K9 - Others in Architecture,Build & Plan 6




N0 - Business & Admin studies: any area 4




K0 - Architecture,Build & Plan: any area 3




Q7 - Classical Greek studies 1




R5 - Portuguese studies 1




J3 - Ceramics and Glass

1


Grand Total 429,721 1.0% 25,283 2.7% 24,053 -11.4%

Table 6 notes

Foundation Year courses are accounted for as Degree.
'Other' includes HND, HNC, Certificates of H.E., Diplomas of H.E. (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 2010 choices AND the number of 2009 choices is less than 500.

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