HE institution region
Applications (choices) and accepted applicants by region of HE institution
Applications (number of choices)
| Region of HE institution | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| North East | 102,455 | 93,758 | 99,296 | 111,494 | 119,883 | 111,604 |
| North West | 291,326 | 262,258 | 280,117 | 314,957 | 338,464 | 304,911 |
| Yorks & The Humber | 244,567 | 232,047 | 253,033 | 287,615 | 296,798 | 269,403 |
| West Midlands | 189,211 | 179,507 | 199,522 | 225,813 | 236,098 | 217,651 |
| East Midlands | 170,435 | 166,352 | 186,953 | 214,789 | 225,512 | 203,740 |
| Eastern | 92,360 | 89,263 | 102,534 | 126,869 | 137,374 | 132,318 |
| Greater London | 422,045 | 389,814 | 418,230 | 482,602 | 508,882 | 458,204 |
| South East | 261,078 | 247,778 | 277,777 | 319,715 | 335,155 | 309,864 |
| South West | 199,717 | 191,846 | 204,084 | 219,824 | 220,662 | 201,642 |
| Wales | 108,352 | 95,317 | 103,923 | 109,904 | 112,863 | 102,052 |
| Scotland | 216,237 | 199,672 | 210,897 | 250,509 | 258,154 | 266,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 57,286 | 48,025 | 51,049 | 56,407 | 57,167 | 58,605 |
| Total | 2,355,069 | 2,195,637 | 2,387,415 | 2,720,498 | 2,847,012 | 2,636,252 |
Accepted applicants
| Region of HE institutionn | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| North East | 19,239 | 21,053 | 21,753 | 22,221 | 22,635 | 22,102 |
| North West | 50,631 | 55,754 | 58,104 | 58,687 | 58,962 | 52,279 |
| Yorks & The Humber | 44,755 | 49,371 | 49,917 | 50,759 | 52,019 | 47,904 |
| East Midlands | 31,969 | 36,426 | 38,532 | 36,703 | 37,945 | 35,600 |
| West Midlands | 32,907 | 37,204 | 41,600 | 40,244 | 39,414 | 38,554 |
| Eastern | 20,247 | 23,838 | 27,311 | 26,271 | 28,348 | 26,651 |
| Greater London | 63,461 | 69,049 | 71,880 | 77,582 | 79,388 | 72,202 |
| South East | 48,359 | 53,189 | 55,398 | 57,286 | 57,141 | 55,289 |
| South West | 33,613 | 36,662 | 37,729 | 40,346 | 39,217 | 38,215 |
| Wales | 22,488 | 23,639 | 26,421 | 25,162 | 26,249 | 24,128 |
| Scotland | 36,475 | 40,618 | 43,057 | 42,317 | 41,163 | 41,944 |
| Northern Ireland | 9,286 | 9,824 | 10,152 | 9,751 | 9,549 | 10,042 |
| Total | 413,430 | 456,627 | 481,854 | 487,329 | 492,030 | 464,910 |
Applications (number of choices) - expressed as percentages
| Region of HE institution | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| North East | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| North West | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Yorks & The Humber | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| West Midlands | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| East Midlands | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.7% |
| Eastern | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 5.0% |
| Greater London | 17.9% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 17.7% | 17.9% | 17.4% |
| South East | 11.1% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| South West | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 7.8% | 7.6% |
| Wales | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| Scotland | 9.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 10.1% |
| Northern Ireland | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| Region of HE institution | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| North East | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| North West | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 11.2% |
| Yorks & The Humber | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.3% |
| West Midlands | 7.7% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| East Midlands | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.3% |
| Eastern | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.7% |
| Greater London | 15.3% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 15.5% |
| South East | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.9% |
| South West | 8.1% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| Wales | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Scotland | 8.8% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% |
| Northern Ireland | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
