HC Deb 29 October 1992 vol 212 cc818-9W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Scots are attending Scottish universities; how many students attending Scottish universities are from other parts of the United Kingdom; and if he will list the regions that all students attending Scottish universities are from.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information requested on students attending the eight traditional Scottish universities in the academic year 1991–92 is given in the table.

Students attending Scottish universities in academic year 1991–92
Full-time students Part-time students GRAND TOTAL
Domicile of student Post-graduate Under-graduate Total Post-graduate Under-graduate Total
TOTAL (all domiciles) 8,539 49,989 58,528 5,549 1,299 6,848 65,376
SCOTLAND 3,388 31,741 35,129 4,162 1,140 5,302 40,431
Borders 54 599 653 44 7 51 704
Central 129 1,783 1,912 180 159 339 2,251
Dumfries and Galloway 52 752 804 40 11 51 855
Fife 189 2,028 2,217 227 49 276 2,493
Grampian 349 3,099 3,448 409 231 640 4,088
Highland 70 1,180 1,250 58 16 74 1,324
Lothian 711 4,978 5,689 1,023 119 1,142 6,831
Strathclyde 1,522 14,271 15,793 1,879 471 2,350 18,143
Tayside 271 2,627 2,898 286 71 357 3,255
Islands 41 423 464 16 5 21 485
Not known 1 1 1 1 2
OTHER UK 1,848 13,425 15,273 568 46 614 15,887
England 1,649 11,200 12,849 534 39 573 13,422
Wales 71 295 366 13 3 16 382
Northern Ireland 128 1,930 2,058 21 4 25 2,083
OVERSEAS 3,303 4,823 8,126 819 113 932 9,058

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