Information on the number of places available for each subject is not held centrally. The allocation of places for particular subjects is a matter for individual higher education institutions.
The latest available information is shown in the table; comparable figures for the 2006/07 academic year will be available in January 2008.
Subject Academic year Physics Chemistry Biology Mathematics 2002/032 7,595 10,455 14,140 14,455 2003/04 7,960 10,275 15,215 17,185 2004/05 9,255 10,810 16,125 18,375 2005/06 9,445 10,610 16,805 19,840 1 Covers students on full-time and part-time modes of study, from the UK and overseas. 2 Excludes the Open University. Prior to 2003/04, all students at the Open University were recorded in the “Combined Subjects” category. Notes: Figures are on a HESA Standard Registration Population basis and have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).