§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) applicants, (b) accepted students and (c) graduates there were in veterinary science in each of the last 10 years. [54990]
§ Margaret HodgeThe available information is shown in the table.
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Students on undergraduate veterinary science courses Year of entry Applicants1 Accepted applicants1 Academic year in which course was completed Graduates 1991 3n/a 430 1991–92 370 1992 3n/a 470 1992–93 380 1993 3n/a 470 1993–94 4400 1994 1,350 510 1994–95 470 1995 1,520 540 1995–96 460 1996 1,530 570 1996–97 520 1997 1,730 530 1997–98 490 1998 1,790 620 1998–99 530 1999 1,800 630 1999–2000 560 2000 1,760 660 2000–01 580 2001 1.610 700 2001–02 5n/a 1 Covers home and overseas students applying to full-time and sandwich first degree and undergraduate courses only. 2 Covers home and overseas students on all full-time and part-time undergraduate courses in HE institutions in the UK. 3 Not available. In these years, applicant numbers by subject were not published. 4 Because of a change in data sources between 1993–94 and 1994–95, this has been estimated. 5 Not available. Figures for 2001–02 will be available in January 2003. Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.