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Graduates

Answer

The latest available figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) are shown in the table. Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January.Figures for 1990/91 academic year are not available; the earliest figures available are for the 1994/95 academic year which have been provided as an alternative.Due to a change in the classification of subject and the way students are allocated in the 2002/03 academic year, earlier years are not directly comparable. This is demonstrated in the table by a break in the time series.

First degree qualifiers¹ in chemistry, mathematics, physics and engineering UK higher education institutions. Academic years 1994/95, 1997/98, 2003/04 and 2007/08
	Chemistry	Mathematics	Physics	Engineering	All subjects
Academic year	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
1994/95²	4,110	2	3,435	1	2,480	1	19,805	8	237,795	100
1997/98²	3,395	1	3,370	1	2,320	1	20,330	8	258,755	100
2003/04	2,735	1	4,655	2	2,180	1	17,755	6	292,090	100
2007/08	2,860	1	5,300	2	2,270	1	17,785	5	334,890	100
¹ Cover qualifiers from all domiciles and modes of study.
² Due to a change in the classification of subject and the way students are allocated in the 2002/03 academic year, earlier years are not directly comparable.
Note:
Figures are based on a qualifications obtained population and have been rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

502 c1358-60W; 307329

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Graduates Science

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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