§ Mr. Longdenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what was the student population in universities, colleges of education, polytechnics and all other institutions of higher education, respectively, in 1951, 1963 and at the nearest convenient date; and what it is estimated to be in 1972.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe table below gives the number of full-time and sandwich course students.
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'000 Academic Years 1951–52 1963–64 1967–68 Universities in England and Wales 68 104 168 Universities in Scotland 15 22 32 England and Wales Colleges of Education 27 56 97 Advanced courses ingrant-aided further education establishments 11* 45† 66 Total on advanced courses 121 227 363 * Estimated. † Including 11,500 students in what were then Colleges of Advanced Technology and have since become Universities. In 1972–73 the corresponding total number of full-time and sandwich students on advanced courses is expected to be about 430,000.
In addition to the full-time and sandwich course students there were part-time students on advanced courses in these institutions numbering about 41,000 in 1951–52, 120,000 in 1963–64 and 134,000 in 1967–68. No projections are available for 1972–73.