Higher Education: Admissions Stephen Williams To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2008, Official Report, column 2434W, on high education: admissions, if he will provide a break down of the information in the Answer by (a) full-time undergraduate students taking a first degree, (b) part-time undergraduate students taking a first degree, (c) full-time undergraduate students taking a second degree, (d) part-time undergraduate students taking a second degree, (e) full-time students taking a postgraduate degree and (f) part-time students taking a postgraduate degree. Bill Rammell [holding answer 17 March 2008]: The latest available information is given in the following tables. Table 1 covers full-time entrants and table 2 covers part-time entrants. Comparable figures for the 2007/08 academic year will be available in January 2009. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |17 to 21 |Over 21 | 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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year |On 1st Degree4|On 2nd Degree5|Other UG6|Post graduate|Total|On 1st Degree4|On 2nd Degree5|Other UG|Post graduate|Total| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001/02 |223,515 |1,740 |28,000|13,305|266,565|47,460|4,105|23,645|89,685|164,890| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002/03 |234,640 |1,885 |26,135|14,260|276,915|50,550|5,260|25,375|103,075|184,260| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003/04 |238,230 |2,150 |25,410|14,385|280,175|51,585|6,405|26,190|111,715|195,895| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004/05 |242,625 |2,545 |25,075|14,435|284,680|50,420|7,200|26,370|112,850|196,835| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005/06 |259,250 |2,720 |24,965|14,815|301,745|50,365|7,800|27,200|114,490|199,850| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006/07 |251,845 |2,770 |25,290|15,790|295,695|47,605|6,800|24,730|117,560|196,695| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes students from the UK and overseas.2 Excludes the Open university.3 Excludes a small number of students with an unknown age or an age less than 17 (this was less than 0.6 per cent. in 2006/07).4 Includes entrants to first degree courses who do not already have qualifications of first degree level or higher.5 Includes entrants to first degree courses who already have qualifications of first degree level or higher.6 Figures for entrants to other undergraduate courses (such as HMD, HNC) have been included for completeness.Note:Figures are given on a HESA Standard Registration Population and are rounded to the nearest five.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)| | | 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Academic year |On 1st Degree4|On 2nd Degree5|Other UG|Post graduate|Total|On 1st Degree4|On 2nd Degree5|Other UG|Post graduate|Total| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001/02 |2,825 |50 |13,165|1,320|17,360|24,370|2,860|152,860|82,480|262,570| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002/03 |2,925 |110 |13,420|1,070|17,525|24,820|2,935|157,640|84,930|270,320| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003/04 |2,770 |185 |13,490|1,315|17,765|23,345|3,455|159,985|86,330|273,115| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004/05 |3,040 |210 |15,385|1,425|20,055|22,360|3,960|158,395|87,710|272,425| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005/06 |3,310 |160 |16,175|1,395|21,045|22,645|4,330|158,865|87,880|273,720| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006/07 |3,925 |220 |20,115|1,655|25,920|20,300|3,745|150,720|88,445|263,210| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes students from the UK and overseas.2 Excludes the Open university.3 Excludes a small number of students with an unknown age or an age less than 17 (this was less than 0.6 per cent. in 2006/07).4 Includes entrants to first degree courses who do not already have qualifications of first degree level or higher.5 Includes entrants to first degree courses who already have qualifications of first degree level or higher.Note:Figures are given on a HESA standard registration population and are rounded to the nearest five.Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)| | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------