University Entrants (Hansard, 17 November 2003)

§ Mr. Boswell
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) expressed as a percentage of the total student body in(a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) 2001, what percentage of (i) student entrants and (ii) student drop-outs came from each socio-economic class; [135781]
(2) what percentage of new student entrants to Russell Group universities came from each socio-economic class in (a) 1992, (b) 1997 and (c) 2001; and what the figures were of all universities in those years. [135782]

§ Alan Johnson
Information for years prior to 1994 is not available centrally. The available information covers UK domiciled accepted applicant numbers to full time and sandwich first degrees through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) to Russell Group institutions and all UK institutions. Figures are shown in the table.
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The available information on non-completion rates by institution is contained in the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) publication "Performance indicators in higher education in the UK", a copy of which is in the House Library. The figures cover full-time first degree courses only, and show, for each individual HE institution in the UK, the proportion of entrants who failed to complete their course, but these data are not disaggregated by social class.

Percentage¹ of UK domiciled accepted applicants through UCAS to full time and sandwich first degree and HND courses

Russell Group All UK institutions

Social class 1994 1997 2001 1994 1997 2001

I—Professional 24.7 24.9 24.2 16.2 14.8 14.4

II—Intermediate 46.7 47.9 47.7 43.6 43.7 43.7

IIIn—Skilled non-manual 10.8 10.8 11.1 12.8 13.9 14.0

IIIm—Skilled manual 11.5 10.3 11.2 17.4 16.7 17.5

IV—Partly skilled 5.2 5.2 4.8 8.0 8.8 8.4

V—Unskilled 1.1 0.9 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.0

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

¹Of those of known social class.

§ Mr. Damian Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost of reaching the target of 50 per cent. of 18 to 30-year-olds entering university by 2010. [137204]

§ Alan Johnson
The funding for higher education up to 2005–06 was set out in the White Paper 'The Future of higher education' (Cmd 5735), and in the annual grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Assessments of the costs for increasing and widening participation beyond 2005–06 will be made as part of the 2004 Spending Review.

Percentage¹ of UK domiciled accepted applicants through UCAS to full time and sandwich first degree and HND courses
	Russell Group	All UK institutions
Social class	1994	1997	2001	1994	1997	2001
I—Professional	24.7	24.9	24.2	16.2	14.8	14.4
II—Intermediate	46.7	47.9	47.7	43.6	43.7	43.7
IIIn—Skilled non-manual	10.8	10.8	11.1	12.8	13.9	14.0
IIIm—Skilled manual	11.5	10.3	11.2	17.4	16.7	17.5
IV—Partly skilled	5.2	5.2	4.8	8.0	8.8	8.4
V—Unskilled	1.1	0.9	1.0	2.0	2.1	2.0
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
¹Of those of known social class.