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Applicant statistics
26 August 2010
Applicant statistics as of 00:05 Thursday 26 August 2010
2010 |
2009 |
|
|---|---|---|
Applicants accepted (1) |
||
- having unconditional or confirmed conditional offers |
412,517 |
399,657 |
- having found a place in Clearing |
26,420 |
26,217 |
- having been placed using Adjustment |
384 |
395 |
Total number of accepted applicants |
439,321 |
426,269 |
Applicants with a non-Clearing outcome pending |
46,412 |
46,046 |
Applicants currently eligible for Clearing |
181,917 |
134,391 |
Applicants withdrawn from scheme (2) |
10,016 |
8,042 |
Total number of applicants |
677,666 |
614,748 |
Days from publication of GCE results |
7 |
7 |
Comparison date (3) |
26/08/10 |
27/08/09 |
Number of institutions within UCAS membership receiving applications |
305 |
304 |
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.)
Includes those withdrawn after accepting an offer.
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.
Applicant statistics as of 00:05 Wednesday 25 August 2010
Table 1 - Acceptances from applicants by age group and gender
| Year | Male | Female | Total | |
| 20 years and under | 2010 | 156,978 | 187,745 | 344,723 |
| 2009 | 151,844 | 182,630 | 334,474 | |
| % change | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.1% | |
| 21 to 24 years | 2010 | 21,476 | 24,140 | 45,616 |
| 2009 | 21,638 | 23,179 | 44,817 | |
| % change | -0.7% | 4.1% | 1.8% | |
| 25 years and over | 2010 | 15,151 | 27,034 | 42,185 |
| 2009 | 14,868 | 25,468 | 40,336 | |
| % change | 1.9% | 6.1% | 4.6% | |
| Total | 2010 | 193,605 | 238,919 | 432,524 |
| 2009 | 188,350 | 231,277 | 419,627 | |
| % change | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.1% | |
Table 2a - 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 | 310,942 | 9,822 | 3,487 | 205 | 324,456 |
| 2009 | 302,495 | 8,984 | 4,625 | 224 | 316,328 | |
| % change | 2.8% | 9.3% | -24.6% | -8.5% | 2.6% | |
| Wales | 2010 | 6,099 | 10,603 | 90 | 6 | 16,798 |
| 2009 | 5,306 | 12,196 | 129 | 12 | 17,643 | |
| % change | 14.9% | -13.1% | -30.2% | -50.0% | -4.8% | |
| Scotland | 2010 | 1,649 | 50 | 26,274 | 23 | 27,996 |
| 2009 | 1,560 | 43 | 24,895 | 16 | 26,514 | |
| % change | 5.7% | 16.3% | 5.5% | 43.8% | 5.6% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2010 | 3,229 | 149 | 1,076 | 8,117 | 12,571 |
| 2009 | 2,949 | 107 | 1,051 | 7,983 | 12,090 | |
| % change | 9.5% | 39.3% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 4.0% | |
| Ireland | 2010 | 1,509 | 223 | 726 | 584 | 3,042 |
| 2009 | 1,239 | 212 | 797 | 460 | 2,708 | |
| % change | 21.8% | 5.2% | -8.9% | 27.0% | 12.3% | |
| Other EU | 2010 | 15,889 | 624 | 3,105 | 16 | 19,634 |
| 2009 | 14,077 | 748 | 3,307 | 15 | 18,147 | |
| % change | 12.9% | -16.6% | -6.1% | 6.7% | 8.2% | |
| Non EU | 2010 | 24,346 | 772 | 2,827 | 82 | 28,027 |
| 2009 | 22,266 | 924 | 2,931 | 76 | 26,197 | |
| % change | 9.3% | -16.5% | -3.5% | 7.9% | 7.0% | |
| Total | 2010 | 363,663 | 22,243 | 37,585 | 9,033 | 432,524 |
| 2009 | 349,892 | 23,214 | 37,735 | 8,786 | 419,627 | |
| % change | 3.9% | -4.2% | -0.4% | 2.8% | 3.1% | |
Table 2b - Acceptances by area of domicile and country of accepting institution (excluding CATCH)
This table shows acceptance figures adjusted to exclude CATCH (Centralised Applications to Nursing and Midwifery Training Clearing House) figures.
| Area of Permanent Residence | Country of institution | Total | ||||
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | |||
| England | 2010 | 310,942 | 9,822 | 3,414 | 205 | 324,383 |
| 2009 | 302,495 | 8,984 | 4,625 | 224 | 316,328 | |
| % change | 2.79% | 9.33% | -26.18% | -8.48% | 2.55% | |
| Wales | 2010 | 6,099 | 10,603 | 89 | 6 | 16,797 |
| 2009 | 5,306 | 12,196 | 129 | 12 | 17,643 | |
| % change | 14.95% | -13.06% | -31.01% | -50.0% | -4.8% | |
| Scotland | 2010 | 1,649 | 50 | 23,646 | 23 | 25,368 |
| 2009 | 1,560 | 43 | 24,895 | 16 | 26,514 | |
| % change | 5.71% | 16.28% | -5.02% | 43.75% | -4.32% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2010 | 3,229 | 149 | 1,021 | 8,117 | 12,516 |
| 2009 | 2,949 | 107 | 1,051 | 7,983 | 12,090 | |
| % change | 9.49% | 39.25% | -2.85% | 1.68% | 3.52% | |
| Ireland | 2010 | 1,509 | 223 | 656 | 584 | 2,972 |
| 2009 | 1,239 | 212 | 797 | 460 | 2,708 | |
| % change | 21.79% | 5.19% | -17.69% | 26.96% | 9.75% | |
| Other EU | 2010 | 15,889 | 624 | 3,100 | 16 | 19,629 |
| 2009 | 14,077 | 748 | 3,307 | 15 | 18,147 | |
| % change | 12.87% | -16.58% | -6.26% | 6.67% | 8.17% | |
| Non EU | 2010 | 24,346 | 772 | 2,818 | 82 | 28,018 |
| 2009 | 22,266 | 924 | 2,931 | 76 | 26,197 | |
| % change | 9.34% | -16.45% | -3.86% | 7.89% | 6.95% | |
| Total | 2010 | 363,663 | 22,243 | 34,744 | 9,033 | 429,683 |
| 2009 | 349,892 | 23,214 | 37,735 | 8,786 | 419,627 | |
| % change | 3.94% | -4.18% | -7.93% | 2.81% | 2.4% | |
Table 3 - Acceptances having a declared area of permanent residence within the UK; by age and country of residence
| Country of residence | ||||||
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | Total | ||
| 20 years and under | 2010 | 261,569 | 13,583 | 21,041 | 10,580 | 306,773 |
| 2009 | 254,780 | 14,049 | 20,623 | 10,465 | 299,917 | |
| % change | 2.7% | -3.3% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.3% | |
| 21 to 24 years | 2010 | 30,089 | 1,593 | 3,057 | 1,184 | 35,923 |
| 2009 | 29,589 | 1,760 | 2,969 | 1,020 | 35,338 | |
| % change | 1.7% | -9.5% | 3.0% | 16.1% | 1.7% | |
| 25 years and over | 2010 | 32,798 | 1,622 | 3,898 | 807 | 39,125 |
| 2009 | 31,959 | 1,834 | 2,922 | 605 | 37,320 | |
| % change | 2.6% | -11.6% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 4.8% | |
| Total | 2010 | 324,456 | 16,798 | 27,996 | 12,571 | 381,821 |
| 2009 | 316,328 | 17,643 | 26,514 | 12,090 | 372,575 | |
| % change | 2.6% | -4.8% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 2.5% | |
Table 4 - Acceptances by subject and course type (degree, foundation degree or other)
| 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 | 15,279 | -2.2% | 26 | 10 | ||
| W2 - Design studies | 15,011 | 1.9% | 1,469 | 3.5% | 209 | |
| C8 - Psychology | 14,920 | 6.7% | 33 | 28 | ||
| B7 - Nursing | 11,007 | 50.8% | 313 | 12,347 | -6.0% | |
| Q3 - English studies | 9,900 | -0.7% | 15 | 8 | ||
| N2 - Management studies | 9,663 | 4.9% | 460 | 503 | -1.6% | |
| G4 - Computer Science | 9,652 | 2.6% | 748 | 10.3% | 396 | |
| C6 - Sports Science | 8,831 | 4.6% | 857 | 5.4% | 250 | |
| N1 - Business studies | 8,755 | -1.7% | 455 | 373 | ||
| V1 - History by Period | 8,505 | 2.9% | 3 | 4 | ||
| NN - Combinations within Business & Admin Studies | 8,371 | -5.0% | 225 | 233 | ||
| Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with arts/humanities | 7,980 | 0.0% | 637 | 6.3% | 26 | |
| A1 - Pre-clinical Medicine | 7,797 | 0.9% | ||||
| Y Combs of languages with arts/humanities | 7,376 | -1.0% | 6 | |||
| G1 - Mathematics | 6,942 | 5.3% | ||||
| L1 - Economics | 6,672 | 1.3% | ||||
| B9 - Others in Subjects allied to Medicine | 6,546 | 9.2% | 213 | 692 | -4.6% | |
| N8 - Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Transport | 6,509 | 3.6% | 1,047 | 16.6% | 537 | 6.3% |
| X1 - Training Teachers | 6,471 | -2.6% | 234 | 19 | ||
| L5 - Social Work | 6,200 | 6.0% | 815 | 17.4% | 1,599 | 12.6% |
| W4 - Drama | 6,110 | 3.4% | 613 | 7.9% | 342 | |
| Y Combs of science/engineering with arts/humanities/languages | 5,897 | 3.2% | 1,317 | 16.7% | 119 | |
| W6 - Cinematics and Photography | 5,836 | -0.4% | 886 | -2.6% | 173 | |
| X3 - Academic studies in Education | 5,774 | 10.6% | 594 | 4.0% | 46 | |
| N4 - Accounting | 5,551 | 6.9% | 57 | 35 | ||
| H3 - Mechanical Engineering | 5,393 | 5.2% | 278 | 62 | ||
| Y Combs of science/engineering with social studies/bus/law | 5,187 | -0.6% | 271 | 46 | ||
| L2 - Politics | 5,082 | 4.1% | 51 | 1 | ||
| C1 - Biology | 4,790 | 8.7% | 21 | 10 | ||
| P3 - Media studies | 4,689 | 2.1% | 310 | 39 | ||
| L3 - Sociology | 4,602 | 10.4% | 27 | 120 | ||
| W3 - Music | 4,213 | 4.2% | 556 | 12.8% | 104 | |
| W1 - Fine Art | 4,150 | 0.4% | 175 | 60 | ||
| F1 - Chemistry | 4,138 | 12.1% | 28 | 14 | ||
| H2 - Civil Engineering | 4,027 | 2.7% | 50 | 108 | ||
| B2 - Pharmacology,Toxicology and Pharmacy | 3,978 | -1.1% | 74 | |||
| H6 - Electronic and Electrical Engineering | 3,927 | 2.3% | 25 | 104 | ||
| K1 - Architecture | 3,907 | -1.4% | 51 | 10 | ||
| Z Combs of 3 subjects, or other general courses | 3,741 | -10.5% | 24 | 4 | ||
| F3 - Physics | 3,560 | 3.7% | 15 | |||
| Y Combs of arts/humanities | 3,462 | -2.7% | 119 | 12 | ||
| F8 - Physical Geographical Sciences | 3,442 | 2.2% | 18 | 17 | ||
| N5 - Marketing | 3,240 | -3.0% | 95 | 45 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math science with social studies/bus/law | 3,141 | -6.4% | 90 | 3 | ||
| B1 - Anatomy,Physiology and Pathology | 3,122 | 0.4% | 8 | |||
| Y Combs of soc studies/law with business | 2,921 | -1.3% | 30 | 1 | ||
| Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences | 2,906 | 6.0% | 320 | 19 | ||
| L7 - Human and Social Geography | 2,833 | 5.4% | ||||
| H1 - General Engineering | 2,786 | -1.6% | 31 | 56 | ||
| P5 - Journalism | 2,767 | 10.9% | 125 | 9 | ||
| M9 - Others in Law | 2,755 | 17.2% | 53 | 26 | ||
| LL - Combinations within Social Studies | 2,630 | 2.0% | 107 | 42 | ||
| K2 - Building | 2,619 | -12.3% | 248 | 282 | ||
| WW - Combinations within Creative Arts and Design | 2,607 | -12.8% | 461 | 40 | ||
| G5 - Information Systems | 2,595 | 4.5% | 250 | 106 | ||
| Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with languages | 2,433 | -4.3% | ||||
| C7 - Molecular Biology,Biophysics & Biochem | 2,267 | 8.1% | 9 | 12 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math science with arts/humanities/languages | 2,152 | 8.4% | 191 | 50 | ||
| Y Combs of soc studies/law | 2,136 | 11.6% | 130 | |||
| RR - Combinations within European Langs,Lit and related | 1,963 | 11.9% | ||||
| H4 - Aerospace Engineering | 1,960 | 8.3% | 165 | 4 | ||
| GG - Combinations within Mathematical & Computer Sci | 1,831 | 0.2% | 85 | 13 | ||
| H8 - Chemical,Process and Energy Engineering | 1,752 | 1.8% | 21 | |||
| B8 - Medical Technology | 1,745 | 4.3% | 4 | |||
| F4 - Forensic and Archaeological Science | 1,711 | 4.8% | 117 | 66 | ||
| Y Combs of languages | 1,609 | 7.0% | ||||
| V5 - Philosophy | 1,591 | 3.1% | ||||
| J9 - Others in Technology | 1,575 | 0.1% | 322 | 66 | ||
| C3 - Zoology | 1,532 | 16.6% | 60 | 4 | ||
| F6 - Geology | 1,508 | 2.9% | 7 | |||
| F7 - Science of Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments | 1,347 | 13.8% | 95 | 40 | ||
| G6 - Software Engineering | 1,327 | 6.7% | 126 | 43 | ||
| Y Combs of sciences with engineering/technology | 1,286 | 0.9% | 63 | 39 | ||
| V3 - History by Topic | 1,276 | -0.4% | 7 | |||
| A2 - Pre-clinical Dentistry | 1,254 | 6.5% | ||||
| V6 - Theology and Religious studies | 1,234 | 7.0% | 27 | 10 | ||
| VV - Combinations within Hist & Philosophical studies | 1,211 | -6.6% | 11 | |||
| Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences with phys/math sciences | 1,202 | -5.7% | 46 | 20 | ||
| W5 - Dance | 1,163 | 7.7% | 102 | 23 | ||
| N3 - Finance | 1,134 | 9.0% | 5 | |||
| C9 - Others in Biological Sciences | 1,110 | 14.4% | 12 | 10 | ||
| D3 - Animal Science | 1,085 | 8.1% | 728 | 19.0% | 63 | |
| B3 - Complementary Medicine | 1,000 | 12.4% | 107 | 19 | ||
| B4 - Nutrition | 976 | -3.6% | 5 | |||
| D1 - Pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine | 969 | 10.7% | ||||
| PP - Combinations within Mass Comms & Documentation | 958 | 7.4% | 40 | 12 | ||
| M2 - Law by Topic | 908 | -0.1% | 68 | 12 | ||
| Q8 - Classical studies | 886 | -1.7% | 1 | |||
| R9 - Others in European Langs,Lit and related | 841 | 10.7% | ||||
| D4 - Agriculture | 815 | 18.1% | 672 | 7.3% | 172 | |
| L4 - Social Policy | 791 | 8.2% | 320 | 108 | ||
| B6 - Aural and Oral Sciences | 790 | -6.2% | ||||
| Y Combs of phys/math sciences | 752 | 7.7% | 23 | |||
| R1 - French studies | 721 | -5.3% | ||||
| B5 - Ophthalmics | 718 | -2.4% | 41 | |||
| W8 - Imaginative Writing | 706 | 0.3% | 12 | 1 | ||
| L6 - Anthropology | 692 | 6.3% | ||||
| N9 - Others in Business & Admin Studies | 679 | 24.1% | 1 | |||
| K4 - Planning (Urban,Rural and Regional) | 642 | -19.6% | 14 | 17 | ||
| H7 - Production and Manufacturing Engineering | 626 | 9.1% | 3 | |||
| QQ - Combinations within Linguistics,Classics & related | 624 | 3.1% | ||||
| HH - Combinations within Engineering | 612 | 9.3% | 72 | 14 | ||
| P9 - Others in Mass Comms & Documentation | 577 | -20.3% | 20 | |||
| Q1 - Linguistics | 560 | 10.0% | ||||
| FF - Combinations within Physical Sciences | 541 | -3.9% | ||||
| T7 - American studies | 536 | 10.7% | ||||
| CC - Combinations within Biological Sciences | 523 | 12.0% | ||||
| L0 - Social Studies: any area of study | 523 | 17.3% | 1 | |||
| V4 - Archaeology | 519 | 7.0% | 12 | 1 | ||
| N6 - Human Resource Management | 517 | 3.4% | 5 | |||
| L9 - Others in Social Studies | 515 | 0.2% | 61 | 3 | ||
| W7 - Crafts | 456 | 89 | 19 | |||
| W9 - Others in Creative Arts and Design | 416 | 159 | 1 | |||
| MM - Combinations within Law | 412 | 30 | 1 | |||
| R4 - Spanish studies | 402 | |||||
| P2 - Publicity studies | 396 | 4 | ||||
| C4 - Genetics | 365 | |||||
| C5 - Microbiology | 336 | |||||
| Y Combs of engineering/technology | 278 | 10 | ||||
| R2 - German studies | 275 | |||||
| T9 - Others in non-European Langs & related | 259 | |||||
| XX - Combinations within Education | 244 | 138 | ||||
| F9 - Others in Physical Sciences | 236 | |||||
| J5 - Materials Technology not otherwise spec | 222 | 16 | ||||
| BB - Combinations within Subjects allied to Medicine | 216 | |||||
| T2 - Japanese studies | 214 | |||||
| D6 - Food and Beverage studies | 212 | 113 | 10 | |||
| Q2 - Comparative Literary studies | 202 | |||||
| K3 - Landscape Design | 192 | 51 | 12 | |||
| T1 - Chinese studies | 172 | |||||
| J7 - Biotechnology | 160 | |||||
| Y Combs of engin/tech/building studies | 154 | 9 | ||||
| F5 - Astronomy | 152 | |||||
| P1 - Information Services | 150 | |||||
| V9 - Others in Hist & Philosophical studies | 146 | |||||
| G3 - Statistics | 141 | |||||
| Q5 - Celtic studies | 140 | 2 | ||||
| T6 - Modern Middle-Eastern studies | 126 | |||||
| J4 - Polymers and Textiles | 124 | 6 | 1 | |||
| KK - Combinations within Architecture,Build & Plan | 124 | 17 | ||||
| J6 - Maritime Technology | 123 | 15 | ||||
| H0 - Engineering: any area of study | 122 | |||||
| R0 - European Langs,Lit & related: any area | 121 | |||||
| H5 - Naval Architecture | 115 | 2 | ||||
| V2 - History by Area | 109 | |||||
| G0 - Mathematical & Comp Sci: any area | 101 | 1 | ||||
| DD - Combinations within Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects | 95 | 18 | ||||
| R7 - Russian and East European studies | 92 | |||||
| W0 - Creative Arts & Design: any area | 91 | |||||
| R8 - European studies | 90 | 1 | ||||
| P4 - Publishing | 88 | 28 | ||||
| F0 - Physical Sciences: any area of study | 69 | |||||
| TT - Combinations within non-European Langs & related | 67 | |||||
| D7 - Agricultural Sciences | 66 | 15 | ||||
| G7 - Artificial Intelligence | 62 | |||||
| R3 - Italian studies | 58 | |||||
| Q9 - Others in Linguistics,Classics & related | 57 | |||||
| D5 - Forestry | 51 | 57 | 1 | |||
| G2 - Operational Research | 47 | |||||
| G9 - Others in Mathematical & Computer Sci | 45 | |||||
| J2 - Metallurgy | 41 | |||||
| J1 - Minerals Technology | 39 | |||||
| X2 - Research and Study Skills in Education | 39 | 31 | ||||
| D9 - Others in Vet Sci, Ag & related subjects | 35 | |||||
| T3 - South Asian studies | 31 | |||||
| X9 - Others in Education | 31 | 120 | ||||
| T5 - African studies | 22 | |||||
| C2 - Botany | 16 | |||||
| R6 - Scandinavian studies | 15 | |||||
| T4 - Other Asian studies | 15 | |||||
| F2 - Materials Science | 13 | |||||
| Q4 - Ancient Language studies | 13 | |||||
| Q6 - Latin studies | 12 | |||||
| H9 - Others in Engineering | 11 | 8 | ||||
| JJ - Combinations within Technology | 10 | |||||
| N7 - Office Skills | 10 | 20 | ||||
| C0 - Biological Sciences: any area of study | 9 | |||||
| A9 - Others in Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 14 | ||||
| N0 - Business & Admin studies: any area | 4 | |||||
| Z Other courses not elsewhere classified | 3 | |||||
| K0 - Architecture,Build & Plan: any area | 3 | |||||
| K9 - Others in Architecture,Build & Plan | 3 | |||||
| Q7 - Classical Greek studies | 1 | |||||
| R5 - Portuguese studies | 1 | |||||
| Grand Total | 392,649 | 3.2% | 19,599 | 10.0% | 20,276 | -4.6% |
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.
Table 5 - Acceptances from applicants with a non-UK area of permanent residence by country (countries having more than 600 acceptances)
| Country | 2010 | 2009 | Percent change |
| China | 5,305 | 4,483 | 18.3% |
| Ireland | 3,042 | 2,708 | 12.3% |
| Hong Kong | 2,447 | 2,362 | 3.6% |
| Cyprus | 2,351 | 2,357 | -0.3% |
| Germany | 2,093 | 2,148 | -2.6% |
| France | 2,041 | 2,471 | -17.4% |
| Malaysia | 1,985 | 2,115 | -6.1% |
| Singapore | 1,413 | 1,186 | 19.1% |
| India | 1,412 | 1,533 | -7.9% |
| Lithuania | 1,386 | 790 | 75.4% |
| Bulgaria | 1,376 | 1,153 | 19.3% |
| Greece | 1,356 | 1,300 | 4.3% |
| United States of America | 1,190 | 1,118 | 6.4% |
| Romania | 1,173 | 800 | 46.6% |
| Nigeria | 1,166 | 1,242 | -6.1% |
| Norway | 1,060 | 892 | 18.8% |
| Poland | 941 | 1,069 | -12.0% |
| Canada | 937 | 868 | 7.9% |
| Italy | 895 | 752 | 19.0% |
| Sweden | 870 | 761 | 14.3% |
| Pakistan | 822 | 943 | -12.8% |
| Spain | 799 | 714 | 11.9% |
| Latvia | 641 | 400 | 60.3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 614 | 526 | 16.7% |
| Brunei | 605 | 564 | 7.3% |
| All overseas | 50,703 | 47,052 | 7.8% |
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