§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimates he has made of the number of students applying to attend university in each of the next three years. [97412]
174W
§ Margaret HodgeEstimates of the number of students applying to attend university are not available centrally. However, the Department does make estimates of the number of students likely to attend English universities.
The projected number of UK and EU domiciled students attending English universities from 2003–04 to 2005–06, as set out in the Secretary of State's Grant Letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, is as follows.
Fundable full-time equivalents (FTEs) in English institutions1 Financial year FTEs (000s) 2003–04 1,115 2004–05 1,134 2005–06 1,157 1DfES fundable higher education students on prescribed courses in institutions of further and higher education. Source:
DfES student numbers projection model