HC Deb 19 February 1988 vol 127 cc761-5W
Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the number of places offered by each United Kingdom university for each of the past 10 years(a) in total, (b) by degree course subject and (c) by country of origin of student, Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and others.

Mr. Jackson

The available information for full-time undergraduate new entrants to universities in 1986 is shown in the table. It is taken from "University statistics, 1986–87, volume one (students and staff)", published by the Universities Statistical Record. Information for earlier years is published in previous editions. Figures by subject for 1986 relate to the new subject classification, which is not directly comparable with the classification used prior to 1985. Readily available unpublished information for country of domicile for 1986 entrants is also shown.

Full-time undergraduate new entrants to universities: United Kingdom 1986
Number
Aston 1,001
Bath 946
Birmingham 2,615
Bradford 1,106
Bristol 2,012
Brunel 671
Cambridge 3,317
City 817
Durham 1,460
East Anglia 1,190
Essex 932
Exeter 1,430
Hull 1,423
Keele 817
Kent 1,37
Lancaster 1,547
Leeds 2,724
Leicester 1,255
Liverpool 2,060
London Business School —
London 9,583
Loughborough 1,428
Manchester Business School —
Manchester 2,883
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 1,108
Newcastle 2,130
Nottingham 1,983
Oxford 3,080
Reading 1,531
Salford 1,083
Sheffield 2,208
Southampton 1,832
Surrey 911
Sussex 1,334
Warwick 1,774
York 1,051
Total England 62,629
Aberystwyth University College 915
Bangor University College 818
Cardiff University College 1,695
St. David's, Lampeter 242
Swansea University College 1,404
University of Wales College of Medicine 76
University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology 672
Total Wales 5,822
Total England and Wales 68,451
Aberdeen 1,491
Dundee 835
Edinburgh 2,505
Glasgow 2,694
Heriot-Watt 1,060
St. Andrews 989
Stirling 899
Strathclyde 1,838
Total Scotland 12,311

Number
Total Great Britain 80,762
Queen's University Belfast 1,887
University of Ulster 2,760
Total Northern Ireland 4,647
Total United Kingdom 85,409

Full-time undergraduates new entrants to universities in Great Britain, 1986—by subject
Number
1. Medicine and dentistry
Medicine 4,054
Dentistry 861
Total medicine and dentistry 4,915
2. Studies allied to medicine
Anatomy and physiology 267
Pharmacology 187
Pharmacy 688
Ophthalmics 237
Nursing 369
Other and combined studies allied to medicine 317
Total studies allied to medicine 2,065
3. Biological sciences
Biology 1,688
Botany 129
Zoology 346
Genetics 102
Microbiology 323
Biochemistry 1,129
Psychology 954
Other and combined biological sciences 484
Total biological sciences 5,155
4. Veterinary science, agriculture and related studies
Veterinary science 337
Agriculture 510
Forestry 81
Food science 191
Other and combined agricultural sciences 187
Total veterinary science, agriculture and related studies 1,306
5. Physical sciences
Chemistry 2,289
Physics 2,320
Astronomy 64
Geology 792
Geography 469
Other and combined environmental and physical sciences 579
Total physical sciences 6,513
6. Mathematical sciences
Mathematics 2,463
Statistics 165
Computer studies 1,652
Other and combined mathematical sciences 524
Total mathematical sciences 4,804
7. Engineering and technology
General engineering 922
Civil engineering 1,520

Number
Mechanical engineering 1,988
Aeronautical engineering 461
Electrical engineering 397
Electronic engineering 1,748
Production engineering 263
Chemical engineering 825
Minerals technology 173
Metallurgy 106
Other materials technology 170
Maritime technology 109
Biotechnology 62
Other and combined studies in engineering and technology 2,068
Total engineering and technology 10,812
8. Architecture and related studies
Architecture 552
Building 227
Town and country planning 151
Other related studies including combinations 43
Total architecture and related studies 1,023
9. Social sciences
Economics 2,499
Sociology 707
Social policy and administration 282
Applied social work 116
Anthropology 147
Psychology 583
Geography 1,516
Politics 910
Law 3,869
Other and combined social services 1,429
Total social sciences 12,068
10. Business and financial studies
Business and management studies 1,450
Financial management 234
Accountancy 700
Institutional management 224
Land and property management 216
Other and combined business and financial studies 525
Total business and financial studies 3,349
11. Librarianship and information science
Librarianship 33
Other related studies including combinations 48
Total librarianship and information science 81
12. Languages and related studies
Linguistics 151
English 2,812
American studies 182
Classical studies 401
French 1,037
German 362
Hispanic studies 156
Russian 144
Other European languages 321
Chinese 76
Other Oriental/Asian/African languages 94
Other and combined languages and related studies 2,804
Total languages and related studies 8,540
13. Humanities
History 2,813
History of art 337
Archaeology 263
Philosophy 430

Number
Theology and religious studies 696
Other and combined humanities 278
Total humanities 4,817
14. Creative arts
Fine art 151
Design studies 135
Music 588
Drama 252
Other and combined creative arts 151
Total creative arts 1,277
15. Education
Teacher training 490
Academic studies in education 302
Other and combined education studies 282
Total education 1,074
16. Multi-disciplinary studies
Combinations of groups 2, 3 and 4 132
Combinations of groups 2–4 with 5 and 6 323
Combinations of groups 5 and 6 351
Combinations of groups 2–6 with 7 and 8 and 7 with 8 608
Combined or general science 1,515
Combinations of groups 9, 10 and 11 764
Combined or general social science 1,479
Combinations of group 12 with 13–15 1,297
Combinations of groups 13, 14 and 15 45
Combined or general arts 662
Combinations of groups 5 and 6 with 9–11 838
Combinations of groups 2–4, 7 and 8 with 9–11 394
Combinations of groups 5 and 6 with 12–15 250

Full-time students in 1986
Universities in
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United Kingdom
Total 233,538 20,556 47,230 14,966 316,290
Numbers domiciled in
England 188,316 11,789 9,073 675 209,853
Wales 7,019 5,624 243 28 12,914
Scotland 2,938 129 30,449 125 33,641
Northern Ireland 2,356 199 1,177 12,110 15,842
Other1 32,909 2,815 6,288 2,028 44,040
Total 100 100 100 100 100
Percentages domiciled in
England 81 57 19 5 66
Wales 3 27 1 0 4
Scotland 1 1 64 1 11
Northern Ireland 1 1 2 81 5
Other1 14 14 13 14 14
Percentages may not sum due to rounding
1 Includes those domiciled in other United Kingdom and overseas.