The latest available information is shown in the table. The figures include acceptances on full-time undergraduate courses in the academic year 2006/07 for students who applied through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). They do not include acceptances on full-time undergraduate courses for students who applied directly to higher education institutions or part-time undergraduate courses.
Number Percentage2 1. Higher managerial and professional occupations 48,529 22.7 2. Lower managerial and professional occupations 66,823 31.2 3. Intermediate occupations 30,649 14.3 4. Small employers and own account workers 15,926 7.4 5. Lower supervisory and technical occupations 10,030 4.7 6. Semi-routine occupations 29,309 13.7 7. Routine occupations 12,577 5.9 Total known 213,843 100.0 8. Unknown 75,386 — Total 289,229 — 1 NS-SEC was introduced in 2002/03 and replaced the previous classification based on six social class groups. 2 Based on those whose NS-SEC is known. Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).
The latest data for English domiciled students applying for entry in 2007 show that the proportion of students from lower socio-economic groups increased slightly compared to the corresponding data in 2006.