Higher Education: Student Numbers Sarah Teather To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many applications were made to (a) university and (b) Russell Group universities in each year from 1996 to 2007, broken down by (i) socio-economic group and (ii) ethnicity. Bill Rammell The Department does not hold data on numbers of applications by type of institution and (i) socio-economic group, and (ii) ethnicity, or numbers of entrants by type of institution and socio-economic group prior to 2002/03. The latest available information relates to entrants to full-time undergraduate courses and is shown in the following tables. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |2002/03 |2003/04 |2004/05 |2005/06 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Of which: | |Of which: ||Of which:||Of which:| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Socio-economic status (NS-SEC) |All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1-32 |151,100 |41,965 |166,040 |47,165 |167,330|47,840|171,420|45,890| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4-73 |67,300 |10,445 |73,940 |11,535 |72,665|11,680|78,830|11,465| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total known |218,400 |52,410 |239,975 |58,700 |239,995|59,520|250,250|57,355| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Of which: | | | | ||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Percentage from: | | | | ||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1-32 |69.2 |80.1 |69.2 |80.4 |69.7|80.4|68.5|80.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |4-73 |30.8 |19.9 |30.8 |19.6 |30.3|19.6|31.5|20.0| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | ||||| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Not known4 |137,070 |18,585 |119,415 |11,920 |119,465|11,600|128,770|14,110| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |355,470 |70,995 |359,390 |70,620 |359,460|71,120|379,020|71,465| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes first degrees, foundation degrees, higher national diplomas, higher national certificates and diplomas of higher education only.2 Includes higher managerial and professional occupations, lower managerial and professional occupations and intermediate occupations.3 Includes small employers and own account workers, lower supervisory and technical occupations, semi-routine occupations and routine occupations.4 Includes entrants who did not state their parental occupation, those who had never worked, those who were long term unemployed and those for whom it was not possible to derive the NS-SEC.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)Notes:Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest 5, therefore components may not sum to totals.| | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Despite the claims that some have made that the variable fee system would put off those from less well off backgrounds, the latest UCAS figures for students applying for entry in autumn 2007 indicate that this has not happened. The figures indicate that although applicants from less affluent families are still in the minority, since 2005 there has been a bigger year-on-year percentage increase from applicants from the lower socio-economic groups than from applicants from more affluent backgrounds. As a result, the proportion of applicants who are from the lower socio-economic groups has risen from 30.9 per cent. in 2005 to 31.3 per cent. this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |1996/97 |1997/98 |1998/99 |1999/2000 |2000/01 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | |Of which: | |Of which: | |Of which:||Of which:||Of which:| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ethnicity |All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |White |249,890 |43,265 |259,330 |43,550 |256,835 |45,825|258,710|47,700|259,080|52,655| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Black Caribbean |4,180 |145 |4,310 |155 |3,955 |160|3,710|190|3,725|190| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Black African |6,090 |340 |6,230 |325 |6,800 |385|6,670|470|7,400|580| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Black other |1,755 |85 |1,945 |100 |2,060 |140|2,120|135|2,305|175| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Indian |12,305 |1,470 |13,190 |1,685 |13,630 |1,755|13,995|1,890|14,920|2,420| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Pakistani |6,745 |605 |7,215 |610 |7,380 |595|7,680|695|8,075|865| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bangladeshi |1,830 |180 |1,955 |180 |2,025 |200|2,185|205|2,465|275| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Chinese |2,950 |630 |3,100 |665 |3,090 |640|3,335|685|3,405|855| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Asian other |3,610 |600 |3,755 |655 |3,600 |655|3,695|720|3,985|875| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other |4,855 |755 |6,095 |850 |5,670 |865|5,730|910|6,275|1,155| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total known |294,205 |48,070 |307,115 |48,780 |305,035 |51,225|307,825|53,590|311,630|60,040| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | |||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Information refused |16,485 |2,430 |16,645 |4,555 |15,340 |3,375|9,400|860|8,395|1,330| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Information not yet sought |8,330 |2,565 |7,325 |1,280 |5,240 |1,515|4,905|1,255|4,055|1,275| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Not known |2,315 |600 |4,040 |890 |5,755 |870|6,130|935|6,925|965| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |321,335 |53,665 |335,130 |55,505 |331,370 |56,985|328,265|56,640|331,005|63,610| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Notes:Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest 5.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)| | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |2001/02 |2002/03 |2003/04 |2004/05 |2005/06 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Of which: | |Of which: | |Of which:||Of which:||Of which:| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Ethnicity |All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group|All HEIs|Russell Group| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |White |270,155 |55,080 |282,210 |59,515 |283,940 |59,035|285,265|59,560|300,290|60,115| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Black or Black British— Caribbean |4,390 |260 |4,810 |345 |5,085 |330|5,475|305|5,855|305| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Black or Black British—African |8,670 |735 |9,710 |840 |11,335 |960|12,680|970|14,220|1,050| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Other Black background |1,310 |85 |1,540 |80 |1,500 |100|1,410|90|1,490|75| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Asian or Asian British—Indian |15,670 |2,725 |15,695 |2,865 |15,375 |2,835|15,245|2,870|15,475|2,845| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Asian or Asian British—Pakistani |9,060 |1,045 |9,215 |1,115 |9,290 |1,130|9,415|1,200|9,765|1,150| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Asian or Asian British—Bangladeshi |2,735 |320 |2,730 |340 |2,865 |295|3,565|370|3,745|300| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Chinese |3,755 |995 |3,870 |1,090 |3,735 |1,100|3,905|1,135|3,820|1,100| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Other Asian background |3,940 |850 |4,230 |985 |4,015 |940|4,300|995|4,700|975| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Mixed |5,435 |1,275 |6,560 |1,575 |7,305 |1,695|8,330|1,890|9,880|2,035| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Other Ethnic background |2,970 |500 |2,840 |470 |2,905 |420|3,110|480|3,655|565| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total known |328,090 |63,870 |343,415 |69,215 |347,350 |68,835|352,695|69,860|372,890|70,515| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | |||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Information refused |10,375 |2,450 |8,000 |1,430 |7,250 |1,080|5,505|755|4,650|565| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Not known |11,265 |1,505 |9,240 |1,000 |10,120 |1,165|7,205|1,220|7,800|1,685| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Total |349,730 |67,825 |360,655 |71,640 |364,720 |71,080|365,410|71,835|385,340|72,765| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Note:Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest 5.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)| | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As the new ethnicity classification was introduced in 2001/02, the figures from 2001/02 are not directly comparable with the figures up to 2000/01.