HC Deb 14 March 1973 vol 852 cc364-5W
Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish for each university the number of full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students for the academic year 1972–73 as recorded in the preliminary returns made to the University Grants Committee in October 1972.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

The provisional numbers of full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students in universities in October 1972 as recorded by the University Grants Committee were as follows:

University or College Undergraduates Postgraduates Total Undergraduates and Postgraduates
Nottingham 4,532 1,064 5,596
Oxford 8,150 3,100 11,250
Reading 4,100 952 5,052
Salford 2,921 465 3,386
Sheffield 5,129 1,119 6,248
Southampton 3,713 1,034 4,747
Surrey 2,209 372 2,581
Sussex 2,761 930 3,691
Warwick 2,345 385 2,730
York 2,137 483 2,620
Total England 148,875 38,028 186,903
Aberystwyth U.C. 2,319 519 2,838
Bangor U.C. 1,922 624 2,546
Cardiff U.C. 2,904 650 3,554
St. David's, Lampeter 350 13 363
Swansea U.C. 2,929 614 3,543
Welsh National School of Medicine 427 10 437
University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology 1,909 262 2,171
Total Wales 12,760 2,692 15,452
Aberdeen 4,483 418 4,901
Dundee 2,464 336 2,800
Edinburgh 8,326 1,314 9,640
Glasgow 7,445 752 8,197
Heriot-Watt 2,108 153 2,261
St. Andrews 2,656 244 2,900
Stirling 1,879 186 2,065
Strathclyde 4,862 717 5,579
Total Scotland 34,223 4,120 38,343
Total Great Britain 195,858 44,840 240,698

Mr. Bishop

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students entered into higher education establishments last year; and if she will give the numbers of males and females, respectively.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

Provisional figures of students entering higher education establishments in 1972 indicate that 68,300 students—45,100 men and 23,200 women—entered universities in the United Kingdom and 37,300 students—10,500 men and 26,800 women—entered non-graduate courses of initial teacher training at colleges of education in England and Wales. The latter figures exclude students entering teacher training after having taken other courses of higher education. Figures for students on advanced courses in higher education establishments are still being collected by my Department.