HE subject
The JACS subject group is used to classify courses into subject groups, and can vary from cycle-to-cycle. Both the description of the subject groups and the composition of subject groups may vary between the years reported. Subject groups are defined by JACS subject group in 2007, JACS2 in 2008 to 2011 and JACS3 in 2012.
Applicants predominant subject choice and accepted applicants subject of acceptance
Applicants
| Subject group (JACS) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| A Medicine and dentistry | 21,393 | 21,152 | 21,682 | 24,354 | 25,068 | 24,347 |
| B Subjects allied to medicine | 41,696 | 60,213 | 71,189 | 91,569 | 95,560 | 92,893 |
| C Biological sciences | 36,128 | 38,109 | 40,805 | 46,473 | 48,165 | 46,012 |
| D Veterinary sciences, agriculture and related subjects | 5,111 | 5,598 | 6,405 | 7,550 | 7,982 | 7,487 |
| F Physical sciences | 15,567 | 16,414 | 17,458 | 19,361 | 20,672 | 20,465 |
| G Mathematical and computer sciences | 25,102 | 26,500 | 29,362 | 32,234 | 33,407 | 8,952 |
| H Engineering | 22,599 | 24,736 | 28,269 | 30,581 | 31,202 | 30,357 |
| I Computer Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | 21,823 |
| J Technologies | 1,837 | 2,074 | 2,373 | 2,475 | 2,422 | 1,891 |
| K Architecture, building and planning | 10,322 | 11,617 | 12,036 | 11,705 | 11,283 | 9,407 |
| L Social Studies | 39,416 | 42,856 | 47,511 | 55,119 | 55,396 | 48,787 |
| M Law | 21,649 | 23,252 | 24,759 | 26,217 | 27,074 | 25,711 |
| N Business and administrative studies | 57,451 | 62,307 | 67,407 | 72,067 | 75,756 | 71,368 |
| P Mass communications and documentation | 10,000 | 10,674 | 11,928 | 12,907 | 13,580 | 11,769 |
| Q Linguistics, Classics and related studies | 13,177 | 14,139 | 14,919 | 15,762 | 15,046 | 13,916 |
| R European languages, literature and related studies | 4,639 | 4,938 | 5,112 | 5,360 | 5,309 | 4,715 |
| T Non-European languages and related studies | 1,221 | 1,215 | 1,371 | 1,453 | 1,446 | 1,160 |
| V Historical and philosophical studies | 14,842 | 15,993 | 17,253 | 18,133 | 17,814 | 16,536 |
| W Creative arts and design | 60,988 | 63,002 | 68,135 | 74,993 | 75,977 | 64,501 |
| X Education | 18,260 | 19,099 | 20,700 | 23,081 | 23,631 | 21,605 |
| Combined sciences | 2,874 | 2,951 | 3,513 | 3,738 | 3,486 | 3,573 |
| Combined social sciences | 2,578 | 3,183 | 3,436 | 3,754 | 3,498 | 3,055 |
| Combined arts | 9,687 | 10,242 | 11,139 | 11,299 | 10,517 | 8,854 |
| Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 10,646 | 11,755 | 13,829 | 14,959 | 13,546 | 11,361 |
| Social sciences combined with arts | 7,716 | 8,544 | 9,298 | 9,553 | 8,598 | 7,806 |
| General, other combined and unknown | 1,677 | 1,735 | 1,985 | 2,150 | 1,903 | 2,861 |
| No preferred subject group | 77,919 | 86,391 | 87,986 | 80,504 | 71,823 | 72,425 |
| Total | 534,495 | 588,689 | 639,860 | 697,351 | 700,161 | 653,637 |
Accepted applicants
| Subject group (JACS) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| A Medicine and dentistry | 9,057 | 9,258 | 9,233 | 9,246 | 9,067 | 9,078 |
| B Subjects allied to medicine | 27,719 | 43,275 | 48,171 | 49,963 | 48,023 | 46,616 |
| C Biological sciences | 33,321 | 35,598 | 37,049 | 38,892 | 40,227 | 39,625 |
| D Veterinary sciences, agriculture and related subjects | 4,496 | 4,948 | 5,542 | 5,869 | 6,213 | 5,779 |
| F Physical sciences | 15,810 | 16,523 | 17,328 | 18,041 | 18,464 | 18,271 |
| G Mathematical and computer sciences | 24,622 | 26,472 | 28,538 | 28,948 | 29,265 | 8,098 |
| H Engineering | 21,914 | 23,519 | 25,452 | 26,070 | 26,022 | 25,293 |
| I Computer Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | 19,353 |
| J Technologies | 2,914 | 2,968 | 3,177 | 3,244 | 2,817 | 2,345 |
| K Architecture, building and planning | 9,441 | 10,333 | 10,289 | 9,413 | 8,956 | 7,552 |
| L Social Studies | 31,876 | 35,146 | 36,977 | 38,841 | 40,225 | 37,830 |
| M Law | 19,799 | 21,196 | 22,059 | 21,913 | 22,768 | 22,080 |
| N Business and administrative studies | 50,573 | 55,892 | 58,545 | 59,388 | 61,484 | 57,593 |
| P Mass communications and documentation | 9,857 | 10,456 | 11,057 | 11,234 | 11,834 | 10,596 |
| Q Linguistics, Classics and related studies | 11,791 | 12,456 | 12,910 | 12,703 | 12,660 | 12,032 |
| R European languages, literature and related studies | 4,214 | 4,651 | 4,618 | 4,678 | 4,576 | 4,065 |
| T Non-European languages and related studies | 1,780 | 1,558 | 1,494 | 1,485 | 1,434 | 1,234 |
| V Historical and philosophical studies | 13,390 | 14,464 | 14,848 | 15,002 | 15,092 | 14,162 |
| W Creative arts and design | 46,631 | 49,188 | 52,382 | 51,702 | 53,258 | 47,736 |
| X Education | 13,980 | 15,458 | 16,128 | 16,455 | 17,136 | 16,896 |
| Combined sciences | 5,374 | 7,320 | 5,617 | 8,097 | 8,361 | 8,176 |
| Combined social sciences | 6,900 | 5,762 | 7,907 | 5,754 | 5,639 | 5,098 |
| Combined arts | 12,455 | 12,979 | 13,532 | 13,172 | 12,778 | 11,157 |
| Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 18,693 | 20,149 | 21,016 | 20,872 | 19,797 | 17,531 |
| Social sciences combined with arts | 11,059 | 11,713 | 12,509 | 12,136 | 11,962 | 10,623 |
| General, other combined and unknown | 5,764 | 5,345 | 5,476 | 4,211 | 3,972 | 6,091 |
| Total | 413,430 | 456,627 | 481,854 | 487,329 | 492,030 | 464,910 |
Applicants - expressed as percentages
| Subject group (JACS) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| A Medicine and dentistry | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| B Subjects allied to medicine | 7.8% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 14.2% |
| C Biological sciences | 6.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7.0% |
| D Veterinary sciences, agriculture and related subjects | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| F Physical sciences | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| G Mathematical and computer sciences | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 1.4% |
| H Engineering | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| I Computer Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | 3.3% |
| J Technologies | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| K Architecture, building and planning | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| L Social Studies | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| M Law | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| N Business and administrative studies | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| P Mass communications and documentation | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Q Linguistics, Classics and related studies | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| R European languages, literature and related studies | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| T Non-European languages and related studies | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| V Historical and philosophical studies | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| W Creative arts and design | 11.4% | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 9.9% |
| X Education | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Combined sciences | 1.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Combined social sciences | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Combined arts | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Social sciences combined with arts | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| General, other combined and unknown | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| No preferred subject group | 14.6% | 14.7% | 13.8% | 11.5% | 10.3% | 11.1% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| Subject group (JACS) | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| A Medicine and dentistry | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| B Subjects allied to medicine | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.0% |
| C Biological sciences | 8.1% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.5% |
| D Veterinary sciences, agriculture and related subjects | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| F Physical sciences | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
| G Mathematical and computer sciences | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1.7% |
| H Engineering | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| I Computer Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | 4.2% |
| J Technologies | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| K Architecture, building and planning | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| L Social Studies | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| M Law | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| N Business and administrative studies | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.4% |
| P Mass communications and documentation | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Q Linguistics, Classics and related studies | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| R European languages, literature and related studies | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| T Non-European languages and related studies | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| V Historical and philosophical studies | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| W Creative arts and design | 11.3% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| X Education | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Combined sciences | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Combined social sciences | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Combined arts | 1.3% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
| Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Social sciences combined with arts | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| General, other combined and unknown | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
