HC Deb 09 March 1977 vol 927 c559W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if she will state the total of full-time students in uni-

Autumn Term of Academic Year
1966–67 1975–76 1976–77 (estimates)
Numbers (in thousands)
Universities (United Kingdom)—
(a) Arts* … … … 84 135§ n.a.
(b) Science* … … … 105 133§ n.a.
Total … … … 189 268§ 280
Polytechnicst† (England and Wales)—
(a) Arts* … … … 32[...] 63 n.a.
(b)Science* … … … 26[...] 33 n.a.
Total‡ … … … 60[...] 98 113
Former Colleges of Education (England and Wales)—
Initial teacher training courses … … … 84 87 56
Other Colleges of Further Education (England and Wales)—
Full-time and Sandwich courses … … … 202 300 319
Part-time … … … 1,514 1,465 1,425
* Science includes engineering and technology; medicine, dentistry and health; agriculture, forestry and veterinary science. Arts includes teacher training and all other subjects.
† 26 designated Polytechnics in 1970–71; all 30 in 1975–76 and 1976–77.
‡ Includes students whose courses are not classified by subject.
§ Provisional figure.
[...] Year 1970–71.
n.a. = Not available.