§ Mr. O'Neillasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of undergraduate students at each central institution for each year since 1978.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe number of students following first degree courses at the central institutions is as follows. Final figures for 1983–84 are not yet available.
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Academic Years 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Robert Gordon's institute of technology 1,275 1,350 1,534 1,735 1,943 Dundee college of technology 828 909 966 1,172 1,278 Duncan of Jordanstone college of art 358 451 476 584 682 Edinburgh college of art 324 97 717 749 794 Leith nautical college — — — — — Queen Margaret college 215 314 377 440 472 Scottish college of textiles — — — 32 70 Queen's college Glasgow — — — — 129 Glasgow school of art 660 698 684 741 755 Royal Scottish academy of music and drama — — — 177 236 Paisley college of technology 1,753 1,883 2,155 2,410 2,572 "Undergraduate" is defined as a student following a course leading to the award of a first degree. Postgraduate students and students on a degree-equivalent or other courses are therefore not included.