Universities: Admissions
House of Lords
Lord Browne of Belmont (DUP)
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new students were enrolled at United Kingdom universities in September 2011 as (1) full-time undergraduate students, (2) part-time undergraduate students, (3) full-time postgraduate students, and (4) part-time postgraduate students.
Baroness Verma (Whip, House of Lords; Conservative)
The numbers of new students enrolled at United Kingdom (UK) universities in September 2011 are not available. The numbers of new (first year) students enrolled at UK higher education institutions are shown in the table by level of study and mode of study for the 2009-10 academic year as an alternative. Figures for the 2010-11 academic year will become available from January 2012. Further information on student numbers is available at this link to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) website: http://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/1897/239/.
| First year student enrolments (1) on higher education courses by level of study and mode of study | ||
| UK higher education institutions | ||
| Academic year 2009-10 | ||
| Level of study | ||
| Mode of study | Undergraduate | Postgraduate |
| Full-time | 516,480 | 200,915 |
| Part-time | 335,050 | 132,745 |
| Total | 851,530 | 333,660 |
Source:Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record
Notes: Figures are on a Standard Registration Population (SRP) basis and are rounded up or down to the nearest five, so components may not sum to totals.
(1) Covers first year student enrolments of all ages and domiciles. Domicile refers to the country of a student's permanent or home address prior to entry to their course.