Higher Education Students (Hansard, 20 December 1999)

§ Mr. Hilary Benn
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for each year since 1990, what has been the(a) number and (b) proportion of applications for enrolment in higher education institutions in England from (a) men, (b) women and (c) ethnic minorities. [101946]

§ Mr. Wicks
[holding answer 13 December 1999]: The information available, as given in the following tables, covers only those who apply for places through the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS) and its predecessor organisations the Universities Central Council for Admissions (UCCA) and the Polytechnics and Colleges Admissions Service (PCAS).
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Of which, those from ethnic minorities²

Year of entry¹ Total accepted applicants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate course with known ethnicity Total applicants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses with known ethnicity Number Percentage

1991 via PCAS 81,811 200,304 28,326 14

1992 via UCCA 113,522 231,434 26,031 11

1992 via PCAS 106,096 261,034 34,997 13

1993 via UCCA 124,339 255,347 28,652 11

1993 via PCAS 108,522 279,041 36,522 13

1994 241,867 350,250 46,185 13

1995 254,373 352,025 48,620 14

1996 254,431 344,990 51,447 15

1997 283,548 371,279 56,142 15

1998 274,824 357,184 56,257 16

1999 280,065 358,081 58,461 16

¹ In the years up to 1993 some students applied to both UCCA and PCAS. From 1994 onwards all applications are through UCAS. From 1997 onwards the figures include students applying for Art and Design courses which were included in the UCAS scheme for the first time in this year.

² Covers the following ethnic groups: Black Caribbean, Black African, Black Other, Asian Indian, Asian Pakistani, Asian Bangladeshi, Asian Chinese, Asian Other, Other (non-white) ethnic origin.

§ Mr. Hilary Benn
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) for each year since 1990, what (i) number and (ii) proportion of applicants for(a) full-time and (b) part-time courses in higher education institutions in England came from low-income family backgrounds; [101944]
(2) for each year since 1990, what (i) number and (b) proportion of (a) full-time students and (b) part-time students enrolling in higher education institutions in England came from low-income family backgrounds. [101945]

§ Mr. Wicks
[holding answer 13 December 1999]: The information available on full-time students, as given in the following table, covers only those who apply through the Universities and colleges Admission Service (UCAS) and its predecessor organisations the Universities Central Council for Admissions (UCCA) and the Polytechnic and Colleges Admissions Service (PCAS). Data on the family backgrounds of part-time students are not held centrally.

UK Domiciled students applying to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses in the UK

Accepted applicants from social classes IIIM, IV and V Applicants from social classes IIIM, IV and V

Year of entry¹ Number Percentage Number Percentage

1990 via UCCA 17,202 19 36,354 21

1990 via PCAS² n/a n/a n/a n/a

1991 via UCCA 18,548 19 39,914 22

1991 via PCAS 19,599 29 45,996 27

1992 via UCCA 23,504 21 54,664 25

1992 via PCAS 29,806 31 70,036 30

1993 via UCCA 26,962 22 64,390 26

1993 via PCAS 34,100 33 82,142 31

1994 63,472 27 97,332 29

1995 67,360 28 98,344 30

1996 65,671 27 93,608 29

1997 73,931 28 100,839 29

1998 72,228 28 97,211 29

1999 73,109 28 96,796 29

¹ In the years up to 1993, some students applied to both UCCA and PCAS. From 1994 onwards all applications are through UCAS. From 1997 onwards the figures include students applying for Art and Design courses which were included in the UCAS scheme for the first time in this year.

² The family background of students was not collected by PCAS in 1990.

Of which, those from ethnic minorities²
Year of entry¹	Total accepted applicants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate course with known ethnicity	Total applicants to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses with known ethnicity	Number	Percentage
1991 via PCAS	81,811	200,304	28,326	14
1992 via UCCA	113,522	231,434	26,031	11
1992 via PCAS	106,096	261,034	34,997	13
1993 via UCCA	124,339	255,347	28,652	11
1993 via PCAS	108,522	279,041	36,522	13
1994	241,867	350,250	46,185	13
1995	254,373	352,025	48,620	14
1996	254,431	344,990	51,447	15
1997	283,548	371,279	56,142	15
1998	274,824	357,184	56,257	16
1999	280,065	358,081	58,461	16
¹ In the years up to 1993 some students applied to both UCCA and PCAS. From 1994 onwards all applications are through UCAS. From 1997 onwards the figures include students applying for Art and Design courses which were included in the UCAS scheme for the first time in this year.
² Covers the following ethnic groups: Black Caribbean, Black African, Black Other, Asian Indian, Asian Pakistani, Asian Bangladeshi, Asian Chinese, Asian Other, Other (non-white) ethnic origin.

UK Domiciled students applying to full-time and sandwich undergraduate courses in the UK
	Accepted applicants from social classes IIIM, IV and V		Applicants from social classes IIIM, IV and V
Year of entry¹	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
1990 via UCCA	17,202	19	36,354	21
1990 via PCAS²	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991 via UCCA	18,548	19	39,914	22
1991 via PCAS	19,599	29	45,996	27
1992 via UCCA	23,504	21	54,664	25
1992 via PCAS	29,806	31	70,036	30
1993 via UCCA	26,962	22	64,390	26
1993 via PCAS	34,100	33	82,142	31
1994	63,472	27	97,332	29
1995	67,360	28	98,344	30
1996	65,671	27	93,608	29
1997	73,931	28	100,839	29
1998	72,228	28	97,211	29
1999	73,109	28	96,796	29
¹ In the years up to 1993, some students applied to both UCCA and PCAS. From 1994 onwards all applications are through UCAS. From 1997 onwards the figures include students applying for Art and Design courses which were included in the UCAS scheme for the first time in this year.
² The family background of students was not collected by PCAS in 1990.