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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students are being taught at universities in Liverpool; how many graduates were produced in each of the last five years; and what the drop out rate was as a percentage of total numbers admitted on an annual basis for the last five years. [124213] Mr. Stephen Twigg:: The latest information on students and graduates is shown in the first following table Information on completion and non-completion rates of HE students is published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in `Performance Indicators in Higher Education'. The latest data available are shown in the second following table. Figures for students starting courses in 2000-01 will be published in December 2003. Figures published in 2002 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show that the UK as a whole has one of the lowest non- completion rates among OECD countries. All students in Liverpool institutions1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-2 Liverpool John Moores Enrolments 20,425 20,590 20,130 20,665 21,565 University Graduates 3,365 3,490 3,250 3,580 3,435 The University of Enrolments 18,310 19,600 20,010 22,450 22,200 Liverpool Graduates 2,790 2,740 2,780 2,995 3,220 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Environment figures are based on a census count as at 1 December and cover all full-time and part-time home and overseas students on postgraduates courses. Graduates figures cover students completing full-time and part-time first degree courses. Projected learning outcomes full-time student starting first degree courses Projected Outcomes1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Students starting in Obtained degree Other qualifications2 Obtained no qualification Liverpool John Moores University 1996-97 73 7 20 1997-98 75 5 20 1998-99 74 7 19 1999-2000 71 7 22 University of Liverpool 1996-97 87 5 8 1997-98 84 6 10 1998-99 84 6 10 1999-2000 89 4 7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The projected outcomes are calculated on the assumption that the progression paths of new entrants will be the same as those for students currently in the system. 2 Includes students who obtain undergraduates qualifications other than a degree (e.g an HND).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

409 c777-8W;409 c775-7W; 124213

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Admissions Graduates Higher education Liverpool Student numbers Liverpool John Moores University North West University of Liverpool Student wastage

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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