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Written question asked by Baroness Howells of St Davids (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Thursday, 12 November 2009.

Higher Education: Overseas Students

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Statement by Lord Mandelson on 3 November on higher education, to what extent the increase in university applications is due to applications from foreign students.
Answer

In his Statement on 3 November, Lord Mandelson referred to the over 1 million entrants expected to enrol in higher education courses for the 2009-10 academic year. This relates to all levels of study (postgraduate and undergraduate) and all modes of study (full-time and part-time). At present information is not held on the region of domicile of all these expected entrants. The most detailed information available is the number of accepted applicants to full-time undergraduate courses via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The table below shows the increase in accepted applicants for 2009-10 academic year by region of domicile compared with the same point last year.

Accepted applicants to full-time undergraduate courses via Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) by region of domicile 2008-09 and 2009-10, as of 55 days after A-level results day
2008-09 (8 October) 2009-10 (14 October) % increase
UK 400,314 422,126 5.4
Other EU 21,180 23,384 10.4
Non-EU 30,377 31,767 4.6
Total overseas 51,557 55,151 7.0
Total 451,871 477,277 5.6

"Source: UCAS"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6269; 714 c214-5WA
Session
2008-09
Related items
Higher Education
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Subjects
Admissions Higher education Overseas students
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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