HL Deb 10 December 2002 vol 642 cc20-1WA
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of students who gained their first degrees in 2002 from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and each member of the Russell group of universites received (a) a first-class honours degree and (b) a 2(1) honours degree. [HL326]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

The latest available data showing students who graduated in 2001 is shown in the table. Information for 2002 graduates will be available in January 2003.

First Degree Graduates by Class of Degree Obtained 2000–01
Numbers Percentages
1st Class Upper 2nd Other Total 1st Class Upper 2nd Other
The University of Birmingham 553 2,372 1,622 4,547 12.2 52.2 35.7
The University of Bristol 399 1,463 715 2,577 15.5 56.8 27.7
The University of Cambridge 1,013 1,686 597 3,296 30.7 51.2 18.1
The University of Leeds 466 2,396 1,617 4,479 10.4 53.5 36.1
The University of Liverpool 280 1,355 1,358 2,993 9.4 45.3 45.4
King's College London 306 1,240 1,179 2,725 11.2 45.5 43.3
London School of Economics and Political Science 152 571 301 1,024 14.8 55.8 29.4
The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 231 1,418 1,115 2,764 8.4 51.3 40.3
The University of Nottingham 414 1,641 916 2,971 13.9 55.2 30.8
The University of Oxford 694 2,011 581 3,286 21.1 61.2 17.7
The University of Sheffield 356 1,913 1,264 3,533 10.1 54.1 35.8
The University of Southampton 386 1,701 1,426 3,513 11.0 48.4 40.6
The University of Edinburgh 463 1,797 1,285 3,515 13.2 50.3 36.6
The University of Glasgow 312 1,362 1,590 3,264 9.6 41.7 48.7
Cardiff University 394 1,785 1,330 3,509 11.2 50.9 37.9
The University of Warwick 411 1,375 605 2,391 17.2 57.5 25.3
Imperial College of Science. Technology & Medicine 404 771 683 1,858 21.7 41.5 36.8
University College London 500 1,593 1,073 3,166 15.8 50.3 33.9
The Victoria University of Manchester 579 1,986 1,471 4,036 14.3 49.2 36.4