HC Deb 09 February 1943 vol 386 cc1186-7W
Mr. Mathers

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many students there were in divinity, law, medicine, arts, pure science, applied science and all faculties, respectively, in each of the Scottish universities for each of the sessions 1913–14, 1923–24, 1933–34, 1938–39 and 1941–42, showing men and women students separately?

Mr. Assheton

The figures for which my hon. Friend asks are given on the attached table:

Institution. Arts, excluding Divinity and Law. Divinity. Law. Pure Science. Medicine including Dentistry. Technology. Agriculture. Total.
Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women
1913–14
Aberdeen University 294 275 25 21 123 31 269 31 (Included under Pure Science). 732 337
Edinburgh University 716 522 63 251 1 399 27 1,302 2 2,731 552
Glasgow University 776 499 69 178 509 39 712 109 2,244 647
St. Andrews University 136 154 23 13 75 26 78 25 325 205
Totals 1,922 1,450 180 463 1 1,106 123 2,361 167 do. 6,032 1,741
1923–24
Aberdeen University 347 432 14 11 3 87 67 342 75 57 8 858 585
Edinburgh University 684 783 61 2 71 4 183 77 1,120 235 214 132 3 2,465 1,104
Glasgow University 807 988 41 88 11 259 143 1,063 242 543 6 41 2,842 1,390
St. Andrews University 83 182 12 90 56 163 58 39 387 296
Totals 1,921 2,385 128 2 170 18 619 343 2,688 610 796 6 230 11 6,552 3,375
1933–34
Aberdeen University 242 253 11 32 6 71 20 388 70 47 50 6 841 355
Edinburgh University 733 757 106 1 169 17 189 69 1,115 151 152 1 110 2,574 996
Glasgow University 1,380 1,016 105 3 255 22 351 103 923 150 245 1 31 6 3,290 1,301
St. Andrews University 190 213 22 144 48 182 54 30 568 315
Totals 2,545 2,239 244 4 456 45 755 240 2,608 425 474 2 191 12 7,273 2,967
1938–39
Aberdeen University 184 240 33 37 5 62 37 365 103 44 84 17 809 402
Edinburgh University 610 565 116 176 7 206 63 1,037 208 148 1 65 3 2,358 847
Glasgow University 1,061 746 172 2 262 13 409 116 944 196 225 1 23 5 3,096 1,079
St. Andrews University 162 219 21 2 5 47 232 83 47 577 351
Totals 2,017 1,770 342 4 475 25 792 263 2,578 590 464 2 172 25 6,840 2,679
1941–42
Aberdeen University 135 301 9 1 16 5 69 26 315 142 64 1 37 11 645 487
Edinburgh University 331 500 50 1 55 9 198 79 875 245 153 78 9 1,740 843
Glasgow University 576 870 96 72 15 371 130 864 222 281 3 27 4 2,287 1,244
St. Andrews University 100 250 6 7 123 67 220 122 51 507 439
Totals 1,142 1,921 161 2 150 29 761 302 2,274 731 549 4 142 24 5,179 3,013