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Final end of year figures for 2011
Table 1 - Applicants and acceptances by gender (all domiciles)
| Year | Applicants | Accepted applicants | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| 2011 | 307,065 | 393,096 | 700,161 | 221,876 | 270,154 | 492,030 |
| 2010 | 306,907 | 390,444 | 697,351 | 220,085 | 267,244 | 487,329 |
| % change | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
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 | |
| 2011 | 507,410 | 96,058 | 96,693 | 700,161 | 383,727 | 57,372 | 50,931 | 492,030 |
| 2010 | 498,469 | 97,986 | 100,896 | 697,351 | 372,522 | 59,796 | 55,011 | 487,329 |
| % change | 1.8% | -2.0% | -4.2% | 0.4% | 3.0% | -4.1% | -7.4% | 1.0% |
Table 3 - Acceptances from applicants by age group and gender
| Year | Male | Female | Total | |
| 20 years and under | 2011 | 176,008 | 207,719 | 383,727 |
| 2010 | 171,073 | 201,449 | 372,522 | |
| % change | +2.9% | +3.1% | +3.0% | |
| 21 to 24 years | 2011 | 27,467 | 29,905 | 57,372 |
| 2010 | 28,856 | 30,940 | 59,796 | |
| % change | -4.8% | -3.3% | -4.1% | |
| 25 years and over | 2011 | 18,401 | 32,530 | 50,931 |
| 2010 | 20,156 | 34,855 | 55,011 | |
| % change | -8.7% | -6.7% | -7.4% | |
| Total | 2011 | 221,876 | 270,154 | 492,030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 220,085 | 267,244 | 487,329 | |
| % change | +0.8% | +1.1% | +1.0% | |
Table 4 - Acceptances from applicants who had an Area of Permanent Residence within the UK by age group and gender
| Year | Female | Male | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 years and under | 2011 | 183,487 | 155,438 | 338,925 |
| 2010 | 178,476 | 150,501 | 328,977 | |
| % change | +2.8% | +3.3% | +3.0% | |
| 21 to 24 years | 2011 | 23,733 | 21,006 | 44,739 |
| 2010 | 24,132 | 21,053 | 45,185 | |
| % change | -1.7% | -0.2% | -1.0% | |
| 25 years and over | 2011 | 31,013 | 16,558 | 47,571 |
| 2010 | 32,947 | 17,525 | 50,472 | |
| % change | -5.9% | -5.5% | -5.7% | |
| Total | 2011 | 238,233 | 193,002 | 431,235 |
| 2010 | 235,555 | 189,079 | 424,634 | |
| % change | +1.1% | +2.1% | +1.6% | |
Table 5 - 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 | 2011 | 290,340 | 14,269 | 22,801 | 11,515 | 338,925 |
| 2010 | 280,063 | 14,488 | 23,180 | 11,246 | 328,977 | |
| % change | +3.7% | -1.5% | -1.6% | +2.4% | +3.0% | |
| 21 to 24 years | 2011 | 37,767 | 1,950 | 3,625 | 1,397 | 44,739 |
| 2010 | 37,862 | 2,013 | 3,942 | 1,368 | 45,185 | |
| % change | -0.3% | -3.1% | -8.0% | +2.1% | -1.0% | |
| 25 years and over | 2011 | 40,209 | 2,108 | 4,374 | 880 | 47,571 |
| 2010 | 42,283 | 2,170 | 5,126 | 893 | 50,472 | |
| % change | -4.9% | -2.9% | -14.7% | -1.5% | -5.7% | |
| Total | 2011 | 368,316 | 18,327 | 30,800 | 13,792 | 431,235 |
| 2010 | 360,208 | 18,671 | 32,248 | 13,507 | 424,634 | |
| % change | +2.3% | -1.8% | -4.5% | +2.1% | +1.6% | |
Table 6 - Acceptances by area of domicile and country of accepting institution
| Area of Permanent Residence | Country of institution | Total | ||||
| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | |||
| England | 2011 | 353,281 | 11,497 | 3,286 | 252 | 368,316 |
| 2010 | 345,966 | 10,469 | 3,547 | 226 | 360,208 | |
| % change | 2.1% | 9.8% | -7.4% | 11.5% | 2.3% | |
| Wales | 2011 | 6,462 | 11,764 | 93 | 8 | 18,327 |
| 2010 | 6,393 | 12,178 | 92 | 8 | 18,671 | |
| % change | 1.1% | -3.4% | 1.1% | 0.0% | -1.8% | |
| Scotland | 2011 | 1,639 | 67 | 29,075 | 19 | 30,800 |
| 2010 | 1,792 | 55 | 30,379 | 22 | 32,248 | |
| % change | -8.5% | 21.8% | -4.3% | -13.6% | -4.5% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2011 | 3,861 | 217 | 1,073 | 8,641 | 13,792 |
| 2010 | 3,430 | 169 | 1,076 | 8,832 | 13,507 | |
| % change | 12.6% | 28.4% | -0.3% | -2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Ireland | 2011 | 1,359 | 168 | 416 | 393 | 2,336 |
| 2010 | 1,591 | 237 | 650 | 514 | 2,992 | |
| % change | -14.6% | -29.1% | -36.0% | -23.5% | -21.9% | |
| Other EU | 2011 | 19,587 | 876 | 3,855 | 47 | 24,365 |
| 2010 | 18,403 | 807 | 3,365 | 40 | 22,615 | |
| % change | 6.4% | 8.6% | 14.6% | 17.5% | 7.7% | |
| Non EU | 2011 | 28,880 | 1,660 | 3,365 | 189 | 34,094 |
| 2010 | 32,524 | 1,247 | 3,208 | 109 | 37,088 | |
| % change | -11.2% | 33.1% | 4.9% | 73.4% | -8.1% | |
| Total | 2011 | 415,069 | 26,249 | 41,163 | 9,549 | 492,030 |
| 2010 | 410,099 | 25,162 | 42,317 | 9,751 | 487,329 | |
| % change | 1.2% | 4.3% | -2.7% | -2.1% | 1.0% | |
Table 7 - Acceptances by overseas country (> 600 Acceptances only)
| Country | 2011 | 2010 | Percent change |
| China | 7,568 | 8,321 | -9.0% |
| Hong Kong | 3,242 | 2,928 | +10.7% |
| Cyprus | 2,938 | 2,626 | +11.9% |
| Malaysia | 2,601 | 2,296 | +13.3% |
| France | 2,576 | 2,696 | -4.5% |
| Ireland | 2,336 | 2,992 | -21.9% |
| Germany | 2,330 | 2,402 | -3.0% |
| Romania | 1,940 | 1,529 | +26.9% |
| Lithuania | 1,883 | 1,527 | +23.3% |
| Greece | 1,818 | 1,608 | +13.1% |
| Bulgaria | 1,804 | 1,515 | +19.1% |
| India | 1,601 | 1,802 | -11.2% |
| Singapore | 1,588 | 1,429 | +11.1% |
| Nigeria | 1,473 | 1,638 | -10.1% |
| United States of America | 1,460 | 1,398 | +4.4% |
| Norway | 1,274 | 1,135 | +12.2% |
| Italy | 1,253 | 1,019 | +23.0% |
| Spain | 1,094 | 975 | +12.2% |
| Canada | 1,057 | 997 | +6.0% |
| Poland | 944 | 1,032 | -8.5% |
| Sweden | 861 | 931 | -7.5% |
| Pakistan | 826 | 1,014 | -18.5% |
| Korea (South) | 771 | 718 | +7.4% |
| Latvia | 624 | 715 | -12.7% |
| Brunei | 618 | 598 | +3.3% |
| All overseas | 60,795 | 62,695 | -3.0% |
Table 8 - The number of Acceptances by final 2011 by JACS 2 subject line and course type (degree, foundation degree or other)
| Joint Academic Coding System (JACS 2) Subject Line | Degree 2011 | Percent change | Found. degree 2011 | Percent change | Other 2011 | Percent change |
| B7 - Nursing | 18,532 | +46.5% | 357 | 5,698 | -59.5% | |
| M1 - Law by Area | 17,902 | +5.7% | 49 | 2 | ||
| W2 - Design studies | 17,483 | +5.0% | 1,852 | -0.6% | 366 | |
| C8 - Psychology | 16,630 | +3.5% | 62 | 17 | ||
| G4 - Computer Science | 11,730 | +1.1% | 943 | -9.8% | 626 | +1.0% |
| N1 - Business studies | 11,720 | +7.8% | 720 | +3.4% | 792 | +14.1% |
| N2 - Management studies | 11,617 | +0.4% | 688 | +3.9% | 771 | +11.4% |
| NN - Combinations within Business & Admin Studies | 10,869 | +14.1% | 306 | 202 | ||
| Q3 - English studies | 10,095 | 0.0% | 16 | |||
| C6 - Sports Science | 9,642 | +1.1% | 1,139 | +6.4% | 316 | |
| V1 - History by Period | 8,827 | +2.4% | 7 | |||
| Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with arts/humanities | 8,386 | -1.9% | 872 | -0.2% | 173 | |
| B9 - Others in Subjects allied to Medicine | 8,062 | +8.3% | 452 | 693 | -16.0% | |
| L1 - Economics | 7,800 | +8.5% | ||||
| A1 - Pre-clinical Medicine | 7,798 | -1.9% | ||||
| X3 - Academic studies in Education | 7,658 | +10.1% | 1,027 | +16.7% | 178 | |
| G1 - Mathematics | 7,632 | +4.9% | ||||
| L5 - Social Work | 7,606 | -4.2% | 1,552 | +21.6% | 2,176 | +9.4% |
| N8 - Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Transport | 7,347 | -2.9% | 1,276 | -5.9% | 475 | -25.5% |
| Y Combs of languages with arts/humanities | 7,346 | -3.5% | 9 | |||
| N4 - Accounting | 7,172 | +0.6% | 100 | 92 | ||
| X1 - Training Teachers | 6,994 | -3.5% | 353 | 41 | ||
| W6 - Cinematics and Photography | 6,692 | +4.7% | 954 | -10.4% | 241 | |
| Y Combs of science/engineering with arts/humanities/languages | 6,635 | +3.0% | 1,637 | -2.0% | 161 | |
| W4 - Drama | 6,353 | -2.3% | 705 | -1.9% | 406 | |
| H3 - Mechanical Engineering | 6,349 | +3.7% | 295 | 67 | ||
| L2 - Politics | 5,908 | +8.7% | 90 | 9 | ||
| L3 - Sociology | 5,419 | +2.3% | 53 | 151 | ||
| P3 - Media studies | 5,405 | +4.6% | 532 | +38.2% | 58 | |
| Y Combs of science/engineering with social studies/bus/law | 5,347 | -8.3% | 352 | 46 | ||
| C1 - Biology | 5,339 | +6.8% | 33 | 36 | ||
| W3 - Music | 4,876 | +5.2% | 708 | +2.0% | 194 | |
| W1 - Fine Art | 4,837 | +4.1% | 200 | 38 | ||
| H6 - Electronic and Electrical Engineering | 4,791 | -0.4% | 30 | 253 | ||
| H2 - Civil Engineering | 4,640 | -1.3% | 79 | 135 | ||
| F1 - Chemistry | 4,466 | +3.5% | 44 | 20 | ||
| B2 - Pharmacology,Toxicology and Pharmacy | 4,462 | +4.0% | 77 | |||
| K1 - Architecture | 4,309 | +0.4% | 52 | 18 | ||
| F3 - Physics | 4,086 | +11.7% | 14 | |||
| N5 - Marketing | 4,075 | +8.0% | 134 | 76 | ||
| Z Combs of 3 subjects, or other general courses | 3,808 | -8.5% | 28 | 37 | ||
| Y Combs of arts/humanities | 3,702 | -1.2% | 124 | |||
| Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences | 3,561 | +8.3% | 352 | 37 | ||
| F8 - Physical Geographical Sciences | 3,429 | -4.3% | 19 | 1 | ||
| B1 - Anatomy,Physiology and Pathology | 3,315 | +1.0% | ||||
| P5 - Journalism | 3,238 | +9.0% | 147 | 22 | ||
| G5 - Information Systems | 3,084 | -8.6% | 315 | 201 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math science with social studies/bus/law | 3,075 | -10.2% | 59 | 1 | ||
| M9 - Others in Law | 2,999 | -2.9% | 76 | 45 | ||
| Y Combs of soc studies/law with business | 2,958 | -9.3% | 36 | 1 | ||
| WW - Combinations within Creative Arts and Design | 2,899 | +3.6% | 471 | -15.7% | 66 | |
| K2 - Building | 2,858 | -5.6% | 257 | 305 | ||
| C7 - Molecular Biology, Biophysics & Biochem | 2,836 | +19.0% | 10 | 26 | ||
| LL - Combinations within Social Studies | 2,816 | +1.6% | 186 | |||
| L7 - Human and Social Geography | 2,746 | -3.5% | ||||
| H1 - General Engineering | 2,720 | -12.1% | 71 | 72 | ||
| Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with languages | 2,531 | -2.2% | ||||
| Y Combs of soc studies/law | 2,507 | +8.7% | 137 | |||
| H4 - Aerospace Engineering | 2,326 | +7.7% | 151 | 56 | ||
| Y Combs of phys/math science with arts/humanities/languages | 2,249 | -8.4% | 164 | 71 | ||
| GG - Combinations within Mathematical & Computer Sci | 2,170 | +5.2% | 108 | 28 | ||
| H8 - Chemical,Process and Energy Engineering | 2,117 | +16.3% | 17 | |||
| F4 - Forensic and Archaeological Science | 2,013 | +8.3% | 194 | 37 | ||
| B8 - Medical Technology | 1,804 | -6.8% | ||||
| RR - Combinations within European Langs, Lit and related | 1,733 | -13.0% | ||||
| G6 - Software Engineering | 1,693 | +12.5% | 159 | 38 | ||
| V5 - Philosophy | 1,661 | +2.0% | ||||
| Y Combs of languages | 1,597 | -3.3% | ||||
| N3 - Finance | 1,594 | -5.1% | 8 | 1 | ||
| J9 - Others in Technology | 1,591 | -13.2% | 379 | 44 | ||
| F6 - Geology | 1,564 | +1.0% | ||||
| Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences with phys/math sciences | 1,522 | +10.5% | 60 | 28 | ||
| C3 - Zoology | 1,507 | -5.6% | 37 | |||
| Y Combs of sciences with engineering/technology | 1,375 | -2.5% | 121 | 38 | ||
| F7 - Science of Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments | 1,348 | -9.0% | 126 | 38 | ||
| W5 - Dance | 1,295 | +6.4% | 171 | 105 | ||
| VV - Combinations within Hist & Philosophical studies | 1,268 | +1.6% | 12 | |||
| C9 - Others in Biological Sciences | 1,265 | +1.1% | 33 | 32 | ||
| D3 - Animal Science | 1,262 | +8.9% | 898 | +8.2% | 118 | |
| V6 - Theology and Religious studies | 1,250 | -1.6% | 51 | 5 | ||
| V3 - History by Topic | 1,226 | -5.4% | 7 | |||
| A2 - Pre-clinical Dentistry | 1,196 | -6.4% | ||||
| B3 - Complementary Medicine | 1,172 | -5.4% | 120 | 130 | ||
| B4 - Nutrition | 1,126 | +0.4% | 24 | |||
| L4 - Social Policy | 1,106 | +13.1% | 449 | 169 | ||
| M2 - Law by Topic | 1,099 | -4.2% | 97 | 19 | ||
| PP - Combinations within Mass Comms & Documentation | 1,077 | +3.1% | 24 | 14 | ||
| D4 - Agriculture | 1,071 | +14.8% | 840 | +7.6% | 213 | |
| R9 - Others in European Langs, Lit and related | 1,052 | +24.1% | ||||
| D1 - Pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine | 971 | -0.7% | ||||
| B5 - Ophthalmics | 872 | +14.0% | 66 | |||
| Q8 - Classical studies | 823 | -5.3% | ||||
| B6 - Aural and Oral Sciences | 804 | -4.2% | ||||
| W8 - Imaginative Writing | 797 | +5.8% | 9 | |||
| HH - Combinations within Engineering | 771 | +5.6% | 70 | 11 | ||
| K4 - Planning (Urban,Rural and Regional) | 743 | -2.5% | 17 | |||
| N6 - Human Resource Management | 742 | +8.5% | 3 | |||
| L9 - Others in Social Studies | 736 | +15.7% | 79 | |||
| Y Combs of phys/math sciences | 716 | -8.7% | 26 | |||
| QQ - Combinations within Linguistics,Classics & related | 714 | +9.5% | < | |||
| H7 - Production and Manufacturing Engineering | 707 | -2.5% | 19 | |||
| L6 - Anthropology | 694 | -6.6% | ||||
| R1 - French studies | 688 | -7.0% | ||||
| N9 - Others in Business & Admin Studies | 669 | -10.3% | 14 | 3 | ||
| W9 - Others in Creative Arts and Design | 597 | +18.7% | 144 | 31 | ||
| P2 - Publicity studies | 560 | +23.3% | 1 | |||
| P9 - Others in Mass Comms & Documentation | 552 | -9.8% | 15 | |||
| CC - Combinations within Biological Sciences | 546 | -3.0% | ||||
| W7 - Crafts | 535 | +5.5% | 84 | 8 | ||
| FF - Combinations within Physical Sciences | 528 | -5.5% | ||||
| Q1 - Linguistics | 524 | -9.2% | ||||
| T7 - American studies | 502 | -6.7% | ||||
| V4 - Archaeology | 501 | -6.5% | 10 | |||
| L0 - Social Studies: any area of study | 479 | -10.3% | 1 | |||
| R4 - Spanish studies | 467 | |||||
| MM - Combinations within Law | 436 | 37 | 7 | |||
| C4 - Genetics | 382 | |||||
| XX - Combinations within Education | 336 | 263 | ||||
| Y Combs of engineering/technology | 324 | 5 | ||||
| C5 - Microbiology | 293 | |||||
| R2 - German studies | 292 | |||||
| D6 - Food and Beverage studies | 276 | 133 | 11 | |||
| T9 - Others in non-European Langs & related | 267 | |||||
| BB - Combinations within Subjects allied to Medicine | 252 | 5 | ||||
| J5 - Materials Technology not otherwise spec | 237 | 1 | ||||
| F9 - Others in Physical Sciences | 231 | |||||
| F5 - Astronomy | 213 | |||||
| T1 - Chinese studies | 207 | |||||
| Q2 - Comparative Literary studies | 206 | |||||
| J7 - Biotechnology | 195 | 7 | ||||
| T2 - Japanese studies | 192 | |||||
| Y Combs of engin/tech/building studies | 189 | 7 | ||||
| K3 - Landscape Design | 175 | 46 | 15 | |||
| G3 - Statistics | 159 | 2 | ||||
| Q5 - Celtic studies | 146 | 19 | ||||
| W0 - Creative Arts & Design: any area | 141 | |||||
| KK - Combinations within Architecture,Build & Plan | 140 | 16 | ||||
| V9 - Others in Hist & Philosophical studies | 137 | |||||
| DD - Combinations within Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects | 131 | 24 | ||||
| V2 - History by Area | 130 | |||||
| H5 - Naval Architecture | 129 | |||||
| R8 - European studies | 121 | |||||
| H0 - Engineering: any area of study | 117 | |||||
| G0 - Mathematical & Comp Sci: any area | 107 | 74 | 11 | |||
| G2 - Operational Research | 103 | |||||
| T6 - Modern Middle-Eastern studies | 101 | |||||
| J6 - Maritime Technology | 96 | 24 | ||||
| J4 - Polymers and Textiles | 93 | 25 | 10 | |||
| Q9 - Others in Linguistics,Classics & related | 93 | |||||
| F0 - Physical Sciences: any area of study | 92 | |||||
| P1 - Information Services | 91 | |||||
| Z Other courses not elsewhere classified | 89 | 10 | ||||
| R7 - Russian and East European studies | 88 | |||||
| P4 - Publishing | 77 | 21 | ||||
| G7 - Artificial Intelligence | 68 | 1 | ||||
| R3 - Italian studies | 65 | |||||
| TT - Combinations within non-European Langs & related | 63 | |||||
| T3 - South Asian studies | 61 | |||||
| D5 - Forestry | 59 | 60 | 43 | |||
| X2 - Research and Study Skills in Education | 56 | 48 | ||||
| D7 - Agricultural Sciences | 55 | 8 | ||||
| R0 - European Langs,Lit & related: any area | 55 | |||||
| X9 - Others in Education | 44 | 138 | ||||
| J1 - Minerals Technology | 41 | |||||
| D9 - Others in Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects | 40 | |||||
| A9 - Others in Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 40 | ||||
| J2 - Metallurgy | 27 | |||||
| C0 - Biological Sciences: any area of study | 25 | |||||
| JJ - Combinations within Technology | 23 | |||||
| T5 - African studies | 23 | |||||
| C2 - Botany | 21 | |||||
| T4 - Other Asian studies | 18 | |||||
| R6 - Scandinavian studies | 14 | |||||
| J3 - Ceramics and Glass | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Q4 - Ancient Language studies | 13 | |||||
| H9 - Others in Engineering | 11 | 18 | ||||
| Q6 - Latin studies | 9 | |||||
| N7 - Office Skills | 6 | 9 | ||||
| K9 - Others in Architecture, Build & Plan | 5 | |||||
| G9 - Others in Mathematical & Computer Sci | 3 | 10 | ||||
| N0 - Business & Admin studies: any area | 3 | |||||
| Q7 - Classical Greek studies | 2 | |||||
| F2 - Materials Science | 1 | |||||
| R5 - Portuguese studies | 1 | |||||
| Grand Total | 449,428 | +3.2% | 25,753 | -0.4% | 16,849 | -34.9% |
To download a copy of the End of Cycle Report 2010/11 click here.
Note that 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 2011 choices AND the number of 2010 choices is less than 500.