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Open University

Volume 111: debated on Friday 27 February 1987

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Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has for the Open university, regarding (a) the inquiries for undergraduate study by region (b) the applicants for undergraduate study by region (c) the offers made to applicants for undergraduate study by region and (d) the initial registration for Undergraduate study by region, for each year since 1978–79.

Mr. Walden

The following information is on the basis of the university's academic (calendar) year.

(a) The Open university does not record inquiries on a regional basis. The total number of inquiries each year was as follows:
Number
197885,335
197981,783
198093,399
198184,051
1982102,045
1983100,597
198498,639
1985110,029
1986149,017

1 Information prior to 1981 is not readily available. Total offers made in this period were:

  • 1978–28,787
  • 1979–28,425
  • 1980–27,459

(d) Initial registrations for undergraduate study by region were

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

London3,0782,9382,7212,7923,5073,4392,6342,4272,543
South1,7071,7681,6851,8952,3562,3331,8641,6221,744
South West1,3361,3081,2571,4041,7131,7351,5041,2811,372
West Midlands1,8221,9761,7381,5902,1021,8901,9021,6961,809
East Midlands1,3231,3141,1471,2821,5731,6781,4391,2321,235
East Anglia1,8801,9261,7971,8982,3712,4512,0631,7971,818
Yorkshire1,5001,5371,3891,4231,6651,8591,5561,4861,596
North West2,2142,2792,1392,0932,6462,8402,3832,0912,196
North1,1581,1229921,0091,1731,1781,0949921,024
Wales9449398418901,036912993805871
Scotland1,8901,8671,7772,0152,5842,5491,9701,9581,938
Northern Ireland604565504504625723598533506
South East1,5441,6011,4611,5371,9602,0261,6991,4461,495
Total21,00021,14019,44820,33225,31125,61321,69919,36620,147