§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many students obtained a first degree at(a) universities established before 1992, (b) universities established under the Further and Higher 192W Education Act 1992, (c) colleges of higher education, (d) further education colleges and (e) otherwise, in the last three years. [134216]
§ Mr. WicksThe latest available data are shown in the following table. Figures for 1999–2000 will be available in February 2001.
UK domiciled students obtaining first degrees in English institutions 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Pre 1992 Universities 75,181 73,839 76,818 Universities established under the 1992 FHE Act 81,656 82,719 83,246 Colleges of HE 24,742 24,335 24,430 FE colleges1 1,048 4,454 4,234 Other2 9,217 8,610 8,574 Total 191,844 193,957 197,302 1Because of under-reporting by institutions, the figures for 1996–97 are not comparable with later years. 2Covers the Open University; excludes the University of Buckingham, and other private and independent HE institutions.