§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of students graduated from (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 1997 and 2003; and if he will make a statement. [153536]
§ Alan JohnsonThe available information on first degree graduates is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and is given in the table. Figures are given on a subject of study basis.
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2000/01 2001/02 2002/032,3 Subject group Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Medicine and dentistry 5,964 2 6,079 2 6,114 2 Subjects allied to medicine 19,474 7 20,934 8 22,252 8 Biological sciences 18,550 7 18,185 7 23,168 8 Veterinary science 581 0 622 0 561 0 Agriculture and related subjects 2,297 1 2,315 1 2,109 1 Physical sciences 13,021 5 12,187 5 12,096 4 Mathematical sciences 4,220 2 4,066 2 4,993 2 Computer science/IT 12,504 5 13,857 5 17,385 6 Engineering and technology 19,802 7 19,760 7 18,742 7 Architecture, building and planning 6,246 2 6,180 2 6,267 2 Social, economic and political studies 21,982 8 21,757 8 24,435 9 Law 10,034 4 9,866 4 11,405 4 Business and administrative studies 32,635 12 32,628 12 38,677 14 Librarianship and information science 4,547 2 5,245 2 7,146 3 Languages 16,550 6 15,488 6 19,670 7 Humanities 9,855 4 9,816 4 13,071 5 Creative arts and design 22,207 8 23,026 9 26,054 10 Education 11,784 4 12,474 5 9,301 3 Combined 33,093 12 32,569 12 9,343 3 Total 265,346 100 267,054 100 272,788 100 1Figures include both home and overseas students. 2 Figures for 2002/03 are provisional. 3 The Joint Academic Coding of Subjects (JACS) coding frame was introduced in 2002/03 and replaces HESA's HESACODE classification which was used for years up to and including 2001/02. The main effect of this is to reduce the number of students in the Combined course category and increase those who are allocated to specific subject groups. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.
§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many and what proportion of students enrolled on(a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 1997 and 2003; and if he will make a statement; [153538]
(2) how many and what proportion of students he estimates will enrol on (a) skills-based and (b) academic degree courses in each year between 2004 and 2010; and if he will make a statement. [153537]
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First Degree Enrolments1 at UK HE institutions by subject 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 Subject group Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Medicine and dentistry 28,508 3 29,032 3 29,202 3 Subjects allied to medicine 67,474 7 72,288 7 75,517 8 Biological sciences 65,932 7 66,550 7 67,624 7 Veterinary science 2,547 0 2,689 0 2,846 0 Agriculture and related subjects 7,766 1 8,045 1 7,518 1 Physical sciences 50,723 5 50,222 5 49,113 5 Mathematical sciences 15,990 2 15,677 2 15,633 2 Computer science/IT 47,797 5 52,008 5 55,973 6 Engineering and technology 87,079 9 84,783 8 81,372 8 Architecture, building and planning 28,394 3 27,372 3 26,561 3 Social, economic and political studies 77,561 8 79,856 8 81,601 8 Law 40,528 4 40,535 4 39,457 4 Business and administrative studies 112,727 11 116,658 12 117,408 12 Librarianship and information science 13,789 1 14,584 1 17,121 2 Languages 63,119 6 61,487 6 61,699 6 Humanities 36,186 4 35,127 4 34,589 3 Creative arts and design 73,628 7 76,576 8 78,819 8 Education 51,896 5 49,702 5 47,138 5 Combined 117,466 12 118,576 12 111,020 11 Total 989,110 100 1,001,767 100 1,000,211 100
§ Alan JohnsonThe available information on first degree enrolments is taken from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and is given in the table. Figures are given on a subject of study basis.
Projections of student numbers on a subject basis are not available centrally.
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2000/01 2001/02 2002/032,3 Subject group Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Medicine and dentistry 30,008 3 31,324 3 33,063 3 Subjects allied to medicine 77,795 8 84,131 8 88,535 8 Biological sciences 68,108 7 68,913 7 93,373 9 Veterinary science 3,015 0 3,251 0 3,043 0 Agriculture and related subjects 7,418 1 7,418 1 7,171 1 Physical sciences 46,838 5 44,575 4 48,111 4 Mathematical sciences 15,869 2 15,974 2 19,426 2 Computer science/IT 62,245 6 68,709 7 80,672 8 Engineering and technology 79,665 8 79,777 8 78,774 7 Architecture, building and planning 25,657 3 25,221 2 25,543 2 Social, economic and political studies 81,517 8 82,248 8 96,528 9 Law 39,887 4 41,599 4 49,936 5 Business and administrative studies 118,336 12 121,012 12 144,712 13 Librarianship and information science 18,608 2 21,252 2 29,376 3 Languages 59,575 6 58,275 6 76,804 7 Humanities 34,972 3 36,042 3 50,632 5 Creative arts and design 82,221 8 86,515 8 99,855 9 Education 47,704 5 49,908 5 38,104 4 Combined 104,474 10 106,184 10 9,131 1 Total 1,003,912 100 1,032,328 100 1,072,789 100 1 Figures include both home and overseas students. 2 Figures for 2002/03 are provisional. 3 The Joint Academic Coding of Subjects (JACS) coding frame was introduced in 2002/03 and replaces HESA's HESACODE classification which was used for years up to and including 2001/02. The main effect of this is to reduce the number of students in the combined course category and increase those who are allocated to specific subject groups. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.