[pursuant to the reply, 3 September 2007, Official Report, c. 1775-76W]: The following table amends an error in the figures.
The available information is given in the table. The University of Sussex is the only Higher Education Institution with its headquarters in East Sussex local authority.
1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 Postgraduates Full time 1,525 1,490 1,420 1,610 1,650 1,680 1,900 1,880 1,855 Part time 680 875 820 870 910 805 785 915 940 Total 2,205 2,365 2,240 2,480 2,560 2,485 2,690 2,790 2,795 Undergraduates Full time 6,945 6,985 6,805 6,900 6,945 6,905 6,775 6,815 6,985 Part time 2,350 2,400 1,855 1,535 1,575 1,690 1,640 1,735 1,590 Total 9,295 9,385 8,660 8,435 8,520 8,595 8,415 8,550 8,575 All HE students Full time 8,470 8,475 8,225 8,505 8,595 8,585 8,675 8,695 8,840 Part time 3,025 3,275 2,675 2,405 2,485 2,495 2,430 2,650 2,530 Total 11,495 11,750 10,900 10,915 11,080 11,080 11,105 11,345 11,370 Note: Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December, excluding those writing up on sabbatical or dormant. This is so that the figures are comparable across all the years. Snapshot figures will exclude students who are not in attendance on the 1 December, i.e. those on non-traditional academic years. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)