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2011 applicant figures - as of 21 March 2011

Data reported as at Monday 21 March 2011 (00:05:09)

The next 2011 applicant figures will be published on 26 April 2011

2011 applicant figures - total applicants and total choices (as of 21 March 2011)

2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Total applicants 604,764 618,116 13,352 2.2%
Total choices 2,549,859 2,677,820 127,961 5.0%


2011 applicant figures - by gender (as of 21 March 2011)
By gender 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Female 343,318 350,816 7,498 2.2%
Male 261,446 267,300 5,854 2.2%
Total 604,764 618,116 13,352 2.2%


2011 applicant figures - by age (as of 21 March 2011)
By age 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
17 and under 13,309 13,280 -29 -0.2%
18 262,650 263,069 419 0.2%
19 135,640 144,001 8,361 6.2%
20 51,668 54,317 2,649 5.1%
21 26,994 28,401 1,407 5.2%
22 18,693 18,516 -177 -0.9%
23 13,652 14,031 379 2.8%
24 10,250 10,661 411 4.0%
25 to 29 30,559 30,513 -46 -0.2%
30 to 39 27,104 27,557 453 1.7%
40 and over 14,245 13,770 -475 -3.3%
Total 604,764 618,116 13,352 2.2%


2011 applicant figures - by domicile (as of 21 March 2011)
By domicile 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
UK 524,501 532,056 7,555 1.4%
Other EU 39,799 43,331 3,532 8.9%
Non EU 40,464 42,729 2,265 5.6%
Total 604,764 618,116 13,352 2.2%


2011 applicant figures - UK only, by country - by domicile (as of 21 March 2011)
By UK country 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
England 442,873 448,315 5,442 1.2%
Northern Ireland 18,820 19,579 759 4.0%
Scotland 40,842 41,668 826 2.0%
Wales 21,966 22,494 528 2.4%
Total 524,501 532,056 7,555 1.4%


March 2011 applicant figures - non-UK only, by country (as of 21 March 2011)
By OS country 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Africa 4,520 4,276 -244 -5.4%
Americas 5,647 5,569 -78 -1.4%
Australasia 442 489 47 10.6%
EU (ex. Eire) 32,159 36,271 4,112 12.8%
Eire 7,640 7,060 -580 -7.6%
Europe (ex.EU) 3,899 4,000 101 2.6%
Far E(ex HK/Mal) 16,635 18,178 1,543 9.3%
Hong Kong 3,325 3,880 555 16.7%
Malaysia 2,438 2,702 264 10.8%
Middle East 3,420 3,509 89 2.6%
Other Overseas 138 126 -12 -8.7%
Total 80,263 86,060 5,797 7.2%


2011 applicant figures - UK only, by region - by domicile (as of 21 March 2011)
By UK region 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
East Midlands 35,000 35,068 68 0.2%
Eastern 45,074 45,786 712 1.6%
Greater London 82,558 85,323 2,765 3.3%
North East 19,617 20,124 507 2.6%
North West 60,669 61,627 958 1.6%
Northern Ireland 18,820 19,579 759 4.0%
Scotland 40,842 41,668 826 2.0%
South East 72,044 71,623 -421 -0.6%
South West 42,138 42,119 -19 0.0%
Wales 21,966 22,494 528 2.4%
West Midlands 45,437 45,587 150 0.3%
Yorks & The Humber 40,336 41,058 722 1.8%
Total 524,501 532,056 7,555 1.4%


2011 applicant figures - by application month (as of 21 March 2011)
By application month 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
September 10,994 13,378 2,384 21.7%
October 81,196 85,534 4,338 5.3%
November 115,161 138,637 23,476 20.4%
December 159,664 156,275 -3,389 -2.1%
January 210,392 202,563 -7,829 -3.7%
February 15,164 12,406 -2,758 -18.2%
March 12,193 9,323 -2,870 -23.5%
Total 604,764 618,116 13,352 2.2%


Applicant volume by month Cumulative applicant volume by month
Applications (Choices) by JACS2 Subject Group
JACS2 Subject Group 2010 entry 2011 entry Diff (+/-) Diff (%)
Group A Medicine & Dentistry 93,348 96,937 3,589 3.8%
Group B Subjects allied to Medicine 301,738 345,246 43,508 14.4%
Group C Biological Sciences 207,906 219,123 11,217 5.4%
Group D Vet Sci,Ag & related 24,144 26,737 2,593 10.7%
Group F Physical Sciences 88,990 96,503 7,513 8.4%
Group G Mathematical & Comp Sci 127,190 135,095 7,905 6.2%
Group H Engineering 120,751 126,818 6,067 5.0%
Group J Technologies 11,492 10,992 -500 -4.4%
Group K Architecture,Build & Plan 45,804 45,620 -184 -0.4%
Group L Social Studies 223,543 230,641 7,098 3.2%
Group M Law 109,028 114,010 4,982 4.6%
Group N Business & Admin studies 279,572 297,753 18,181 6.5%
Group P Mass Comms and Documentation 55,188 58,614 3,426 6.2%
Group Q Linguistics, Classics & related 72,609 69,604 -3,005 -4.1%
Group R European Langs, Lit & related 25,096 24,903 -193 -0.8%
Group T Non-European Langs and related 7,975 8,063 88 1.1%
Group V Hist & Philosophical studies 82,802 81,583 -1,219 -1.5%
Group W Creative Arts & Design 269,074 287,733 18,659 6.9%
Group X Education 84,547 90,471 5,924 7.0%
Y Combined arts 69,471 67,703 -1,768 -2.5%
Y Combined sciences 35,894 37,194 1,300 3.6%
Y Combined social sciences 32,626 32,048 -578 -1.8%
Y Sciences combined with social sciences or arts 102,282 98,077 -4,205 -4.1%
Y Social sciences combined with arts 62,992 61,050 -1,942 -3.1%
Z General, other combined & unknown 15,797 15,302 -495 -3.1%
Total 2,549,859 2,677,820 127,961 5.0%


Applications (Choices) by JACS2 Subject Line and course type - 2011 only
JACS2 Subject Line Degree % chg Found % chg Other % chg
A1 - Pre-clinical Medicine 83,715 4.30%



A2 - Pre-clinical Dentistry 12,503 -3.80%



A9 - Others in Medicine and Dentistry 231


484
B1 - Anatomy,Physiology and Pathology 29,644 11.00% 3
42
B2 - Pharmacology,Toxicology and Pharmacy 30,301 14.50% 263
1
B3 - Complementary Medicine 3,064 18.50% 260
71
B4 - Nutrition 6,554 12.40%

13
B5 - Ophthalmics 4,492 1.40% 188


B6 - Aural and Oral Sciences 5,924 -0.70% 4


B7 - Nursing 149,514 48.20% 6,649 26.90% 47,414 -33.30%
B8 - Medical Technology 13,904 16.60% 2
1
B9 - Others in Subjects allied to Medicine 40,838 18.20% 816 15.10% 4,282 22.70%
BB - Combinations within Subjects allied to Medicine 987 17.50% 15


C0 - Biological Sciences: any area of study 102




C1 - Biology 29,050 8.70% 76
10
C2 - Botany 162




C3 - Zoology 9,608 4.60% 116


C4 - Genetics 2,238 3.80%



C5 - Microbiology 2,225 1.60%



C6 - Sports Science 52,826 3.30% 3,244 7.00% 693 -26.40%
C7 - Molecular Biology,Biophysics & Biochem 16,971 24.60% 26
29
C8 - Psychology 92,588 2.70% 96
36
C9 - Others in Biological Sciences 5,630 16.80% 117
21
CC - Combinations within Biological Sciences 3,259 6.90%



D1 - Pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine 8,162 0.60%



D3 - Animal Science 5,887 13.50% 3,216 20.30% 239
D4 - Agriculture 4,173 21.60% 1,858 12.50% 324
D5 - Forestry 153
135
16
D6 - Food and Beverage studies 1,126 18.40% 370
15
D7 - Agricultural Sciences 303


32
D9 - Others in Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects 218




DD - Combinations within Vet Sci,Ag & related subjects 461
49


F0 - Physical Sciences: any area of study 340




F1 - Chemistry 24,353 9.50% 124
42
F2 - Materials Science 27




F3 - Physics 23,401 17.90% 40


F4 - Forensic and Archaeological Science 9,040 6.40% 601 51.40% 146
F5 - Astronomy 1,176 38.50%



F6 - Geology 7,856 1.60%



F7 - Science of Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments 6,529 6.70% 255
26
F8 - Physical Geographical Sciences 19,135 3.20% 51


F9 - Others in Physical Sciences 614 -29.10%



FF - Combinations within Physical Sciences 2,747 -3.20%



G0 - Mathematical & Comp Sci: any area 472 -16.90% 69
2
G1 - Mathematics 40,941 3.10%



G2 - Operational Research 250




G3 - Statistics 809 17.40%



G4 - Computer Science 55,069 9.20% 2,363 -2.50% 1,240 -11.60%
G5 - Information Systems 13,236 0.60% 786 7.10% 249
G6 - Software Engineering 7,839 16.20% 368
89
G7 - Artificial Intelligence 417
29


G9 - Others in Mathematical & Computer Sci 8




GG - Combinations within Mathematical & Computer Sci 10,560 9.80% 255
44
H0 - Engineering: any area of study 590 21.10% 6


H1 - General Engineering 12,430 -0.20% 143
133
H2 - Civil Engineering 23,212 -2.00% 261
218
H3 - Mechanical Engineering 35,982 10.10% 883 1.70% 112
H4 - Aerospace Engineering 13,055 3.80% 557 -23.00% 40
H5 - Naval Architecture 412
19


H6 - Electronic and Electrical Engineering 20,624 7.90% 139
238
H7 - Production and Manufacturing Engineering 3,226 2.80% 3
14
H8 - Chemical,Process and Energy Engineering 11,255 14.80% 7
26
H9 - Others in Engineering 13
21


HH - Combinations within Engineering 3,044 3.90% 126
29
J0 - Technologies: any area of study





J1 - Minerals Technology 91




J2 - Metallurgy 47




J3 - Ceramics and Glass 21
8


J4 - Polymers and Textiles 317 -52.30% 28
2
J5 - Materials Technology not otherwise spec 800 4.00% 14


J6 - Maritime Technology 434
98
10
J7 - Biotechnology 1,067 3.80% 3


J9 - Others in Technology 6,993 -3.20% 919 8.80% 105
JJ - Combinations within Technology 35




K0 - Architecture,Build & Plan: any area





K1 - Architecture 28,257 3.10% 181
24
K2 - Building 12,010 -5.30% 578 -15.20% 634 -15.60%
K3 - Landscape Design 553 -12.10% 63
10
K4 - Planning (Urban,Rural and Regional) 2,668 0.40% 17
66
K9 - Others in Architecture,Build & Plan 51




KK - Combinations within Architecture,Build & Plan 486 -10.50% 22


L0 - Social Studies: any area of study 3,795 -2.90%

3
L1 - Economics 48,644 6.60%



L2 - Politics 34,191 8.30% 240
31
L3 - Sociology 25,554 7.10% 61
171
L4 - Social Policy 3,867 20.40% 1,135 5.10% 378
L5 - Social Work 54,464 -2.60% 2,177 21.40% 17,079 7.10%
L6 - Anthropology 3,962 -1.40%



L7 - Human and Social Geography 14,778 -10.70%



L9 - Others in Social Studies 2,616 24.70% 230
1
LL - Combinations within Social Studies 17,031 0.50% 230
3
M1 - Law by Area 90,695 3.90% 175
21
M2 - Law by Topic 4,137 0.60% 193
43
M9 - Others in Law 16,057 8.00% 184
58
MM - Combinations within Law 2,321 7.60% 122
4
N0 - Business & Admin studies: any area 57




N1 - Business studies 55,482 8.60% 1,711 18.90% 1,672 28.20%
N2 - Management studies 67,127 8.70% 2,014 47.90% 2,001 -2.70%
N3 - Finance 6,861 21.50% 7
6
N4 - Accounting 32,859 5.60% 230
58
N5 - Marketing 19,490 10.40% 630 1.30% 120
N6 - Human Resource Management 3,331 10.70% 6
8
N7 - Office Skills 79
55


N8 - Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Transport 35,253 -0.20% 3,543 -6.50% 1,462 -17.50%
N9 - Others in Business & Admin Studies 2,912 5.70% 18


NN - Combinations within Business & Admin Studies 58,918 5.40% 866 -36.00% 977 6.80%
P1 - Information Services 603 -8.60%



P2 - Publicity studies 2,596 16.00%

15
P3 - Media studies 25,605 3.80% 1,657
117
P4 - Publishing 282
66


P5 - Journalism 18,682 12.20% 428
52
P9 - Others in Mass Comms & Documentation 3,351 -12.80% 11


PP - Combinations within Mass Comms & Documentation 5,030 8.60% 80
39
Q1 - Linguistics 2,695 0.80%



Q2 - Comparative Literary studies 681 -15.00%



Q3 - English studies 56,220 -5.20% 31
2
Q4 - Ancient Language studies 47




Q5 - Celtic studies 771 7.80%

6
Q6 - Latin studies 48




Q7 - Classical Greek studies 13




Q8 - Classical studies 4,926 -1.50%



Q9 - Others in Linguistics,Classics & related 328




QQ - Combinations within Linguistics,Classics & related 3,836 5.90%



R0 - European Langs,Lit & related: any area 561 0.70%



R1 - French studies 4,011 -1.30%



R2 - German studies 1,466 2.40%



R3 - Italian studies 295




R4 - Spanish studies 2,420 8.80%



R5 - Portuguese studies 10




R6 - Scandinavian studies 68




R7 - Russian and East European studies 442 -19.30%



R8 - European studies 552 27.20% 2


R9 - Others in European Langs,Lit and related 5,299 14.70%



RR - Combinations within European Langs,Lit and related 9,777 -10.00%



T1 - Chinese studies 802 15.40%



T2 - Japanese studies 1,683 1.60%



T3 - South Asian studies 105




T4 - Other Asian studies 123




T5 - African studies 96




T6 - Modern Middle-Eastern studies 508 -21.10%



T7 - American studies 2,889 2.50%



T9 - Others in non-European Langs & related 1,565 -2.10%



TT - Combinations within non-European Langs & related 292




V1 - History by Period 49,683 0.60% 5
2
V2 - History by Area 611 34.90%



V3 - History by Topic 6,737 -4.50% 14


V4 - Archaeology 2,342 -5.80% 13


V5 - Philosophy 9,361 -3.50%



V6 - Theology and Religious studies 5,470 -3.80% 11
14
V9 - Others in Hist & Philosophical studies 588 20.50%



VV - Combinations within Hist & Philosophical studies 6,715 -8.70% 17


W0 - Creative Arts & Design: any area 223




W1 - Fine Art 27,264 13.60% 602 -10.30% 81
W2 - Design studies 96,817 8.20% 5,779 8.50% 666 16.80%
W3 - Music 25,505 5.90% 2,044 3.40% 276
W4 - Drama 48,383 1.20% 2,941 4.80% 1,188 5.30%
W5 - Dance 8,603 3.90% 437
167
W6 - Cinematics and Photography 37,691 10.40% 4,054 0.40% 333
W7 - Crafts 1,780 0.90% 263
26
W8 - Imaginative Writing 3,480 6.90% 25
-
W9 - Others in Creative Arts and Design 1,968 52.30% 546 7.70% 6
WW - Combinations within Creative Arts and Design 14,802 3.50% 1,664 7.20% 119
X1 - Training Teachers 54,221 3.10% 489
44
X2 - Research and Study Skills in Education 38
8


X3 - Academic studies in Education 31,210 13.70% 1,754 36.40% 66
X9 - Others in Education 164
215


XX - Combinations within Education 2,149 1.30% 113


Y Combs of arts/humanities 19,013 -0.90% 331
3
Y Combs of engin/tech/building studies 856 -12.70% 24
8
Y Combs of engineering/technology 1,672 17.80% 30


Y Combs of languages 8,764 -5.40%



Y Combs of languages with arts/humanities 39,584 -2.30%

8
Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences 17,615 8.80% 1,167 13.30% 94
Y Combs of med/bio/agric sciences with phys/math sciences 5,354 -4.70% 83
40
Y Combs of phys/math science with arts/humanities/languages 10,647 -2.20% 605 16.10% 112
Y Combs of phys/math science with social studies/bus/law 16,535 -12.00% 258
19
Y Combs of phys/math sciences 3,836 0.60%

63
Y Combs of science/engineering with arts/humanities/languages 37,199 -0.60% 5,294 4.70% 243
Y Combs of science/engineering with social studies/bus/law 26,167 -4.50% 869 -17.70% 129
Y Combs of sciences with engineering/technology 6,157 -2.80% 171
24
Y Combs of soc studies/law 13,245 6.80% 289
2
Y Combs of soc studies/law with business 18,426 -7.50% 85
1
Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with arts/humanities 45,661 -3.30% 1,934 1.60% 112
Y Combs of social studies/bus/law with languages 13,343 -3.00%



Z Combs of 3 subjects, or other general courses 15,044 -4.00% 43
108
Z Other courses not elsewhere classified 109
2


Total 2,517,496 6.5% 74,821 10.9% 85,503 -20.4%

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