The latest available information is shown in the table. Figures for the Open University cannot split undergraduate level of study into first degree and other undergraduate until the 2003/04 academic year, therefore figures for the 2002/03 academic year have not been provided. The Open University coded their entrant numbers incorrectly in the 2004/05 academic year, therefore these have not been provided.
Academic year Open University All other UK HEIs 2003/04 25,555 38,905 2004/05 n/a 36,715 2005/06 31,640 37,755 2006/07 32,095 34,185 2007/08 31,630 33,725 1 Covers entrants of all domiciles. n/a = not available. The OU incorrectly coded entrants in the 2004/05 academic year. Note: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)