Time taken between UCAS receiving an application and the institution returning the first decision about the application

Decision Times are worked out by measuring the time taken (days) between UCAS receiving the application form and the institution returning the first decision about the application. Decision times show data for simultaneous applications only.

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Time taken between UCAS receiving an application and the institution returning the first decision about the application

Average Decision Times (Days) Home Overseas
Institution Region (England) 2005 2006 2005 2006
North East 55
58
Yorks & The Humber 46
43
North West 52
47
East Midlands 46
45
West Midlands 54
55
Eastern 49
57
Greater London 56
58
South East 49
49
South West 53
52
Merseyside 47
50
Institution Country 2005 2006 2005 2006
England 51
52
Scotland 51
53
Wales 52
49
Northern Ireland 52
50  

Average Decision Times given in days for Home and Overseas Applications

Average Decision Times (Days) Home Overseas
JACS Subject Group 2005 2006 2005 2006
Group A Medicine & Dentistry 121
113
Group B Subjects allied to Medicine 62
51
Group C Biological Sciences 39
46
Group D Vet Sci,Ag & related 59
67
Group F Physical Sciences 46
49
Group G Mathematical & Comp Sci 41
43
Group H Engineering 93
57
Group J Technologies 104
82
Group K Architecture,Build & Plan 80
106
Group L Social Studies 53
53
Group M Law 43
57
Group N Business & Admin studies 71
62
Group P Mass Comms and Documentation 83
55
Group Q Linguistics, Classics & related 52
55
Group R European Langs, Lit & related 52
61
Group T Non-European Langs and related 52
56
Group V Hist & Philosophical studies 105
64
Group W Creative Arts & Design 106
103
Group X Education 67
67
Y Combined arts 86
88
Y Combined sciences 44
43
Y Combined social sciences 36
44
Y Sciences combined with social sciences or arts 79
77
Y Social sciences combined with arts 87
93
Z General, other combined & unknown 59
64  

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