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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Fisher: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students admitted to (a) Staffordshire University and (b) the University of Keele were (i) overseas non-EU, (ii) EU and (iii) UK students in each year between 1997 and 2004; and what percentage of the total number of such students each of these figures represent. [212297] Dr. Howells: The available information is given in the following table. Number and percentage of full time undergraduate students by domicile at the University of Keele and Staffordshire University _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Domicile 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 University of Keele Home 1,205 1,425 1,425 1,435 1,350 1,595 1,750 1,970 EU 150 185 140 125 110 115 65 85 Other overseas 135 125 120 110 95 115 165 165 Total 1,485 1,735 1,685 1,665 1,555 1,825 1,980 2,225 Percentage home 81 82 85 86 87 87 88 89 Percentage EU 10 11 8 7 7 6 3 4 Percentage other overseas 9 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 Staffordshire University Home 3,590 3,310 4,110 3,900 4,045 3,380 2,810 2,660 EU 300 305 320 330 300 185 165 195 Other overseas 265 275 140 175 190 210 225 270 Total 4,155 3,890 4,575 4,405 4,530 3,775 3,200 3,125 Percentage home 86 85 90 89 89 89 88 85 Percentage EU 7 8 7 8 7 5 5 6 Percentage other overseas 6 7 3 4 4 6 7 9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Numbers are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December and are rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

212297; 430 c1142W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Admissions EU countries Higher education Overseas students Universities Students Student numbers Keele University Staffordshire University

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