Applicants
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Applications | 2,355,069 | 2,195,637 | 2,387,415 | 2,720,498 | 2,847,012 | 2,636,252 |
| Applicants | 534,495 | 588,689 | 639,860 | 697,351 | 700,161 | 653,637 |
| Accepted applicants | 413,430 | 456,627 | 481,854 | 487,329 | 492,030 | 464,910 |
| ~ Main scheme accepts | 343,833 | 375,105 | 399,283 | 409,994 | 415,340 | 382,535 |
| ~ Extra accepts | 3,767 | 5,327 | 5,619 | 7,018 | 9,537 | 7,859 |
| ~ Clearing accepts | 38,858 | 43,890 | 47,673 | 46,925 | 51,169 | 55,721 |
| ~ Direct entrants | 26,972 | 32,305 | 28,897 | 23,015 | 15,432 | 17,466 |
| ~ Adjustment accepts | - | - | 382 | 377 | 552 | 1,329 |
| Applications to acceptances ratio | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Applicants to acceptances ratio | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Average applications per applicant | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
