Foundation degree report tables - 2006
| Level of Course | Applications | % | Accepts | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 2,144,245 | 96.8% | 366,970 | 93.9% |
| Foundation Degree | 40,818 | 1.8% | 14,673 | 3.8% |
| HND | 30,371 | 1.4% | 9,247 | 2.4% |
| Total | 2,215,434 | 100.0% | 390,890 | 100.0% |
| Level of Course | Male | % | Female | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 167,663 | 45.7% | 199,307 | 54.3% | 366,970 | 100.0% |
| Foundation Degree | 7,356 | 50.1% | 7,317 | 49.9% | 14,673 | 100.0% |
| HND | 5,537 | 59.9% | 3,710 | 40.1% | 9,247 | 100.0 |
| Total | 180,556 | 46.2% | 210,334 | 53.8% | 390,890 | 100.0% |
| Age | Degree | Foundation Degree | HND | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 21 | 79.0% | 60.8% | 67.3% | 78.1% |
| 21-24 | 11.1% | 16.5% | 17.0% | 11.5% |
| 25-29 | 4.3% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 4.5% |
| 30-34 | 2.1% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 2.2% |
| 35-39 | 1.6% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| 40 and over | 1.9% | 6.4% | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| JACS_Subjectgroup | Degree | Foundation Degree | HND | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A Medicine & Dentistry | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Group B Subjects allied to Medicine | 8.7% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 8.5% |
| Group C Biological Sciences | 8.3% | 6.9% | 5.4% | 8.2% |
| Group D Vet Sci, Ag & related | 0.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 0.8% |
| Group F Physical Sciences | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3.7% |
| Group G Mathematical & Comp Sci | 5.3% | 9.3% | 13.2% | 5.4% |
| Group H Engineering | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 5.0% |
| Group J Technologies | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Group K Architecture, Build & Plan | 2.1% | 1.5% | 4.1% | 2.1% |
| Group L Social Studies | 8.5% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 8.3% |
| Group M Law | 5.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4.9% |
| Group N Business & Admin studies | 11.3% | 16.5% | 32.8% | 11.7% |
| Group P Mass Comms and Documentation | 2.2% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| Group Q Linguistics, Classics & related | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Group R European Langs, Lit & related | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Group T Non-European Langs and related | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Group V Hist & Philosophical studies | 3.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Group W Creative Arts & Design | 9.1% | 24.3% | 19.7% | 9.5% |
| Group X Education | 3.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Y Combined arts | 3.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 3.1% |
| Y Combined sciences | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| Y Combined social sciences | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
| Y Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 4.2% | 9.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Y Social sciences combined with arts | 2.8% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| Z General, other combined & unknown | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Grand Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| JACS_Subjectgroup | Degree | Foundation Degree | HND | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A Medicine & Dentistry | 2.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Group B Subjects allied to Medicine | 7.1% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 6.8% |
| Group C Biological Sciences | 8.2% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 8.0% |
| Group D Vet Sci, Ag & related | 0.8% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 1.1% |
| Group F Physical Sciences | 4.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 3.8% |
| Group G Mathematical & Comp Sci | 5.9% | 9.9% | 12.3% | 6.2% |
| Group H Engineering | 5.4% | 3.7% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Group J Technologies | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% |
| Group K Architecture, Build & Plan | 2.1% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 2.2% |
| Group L Social Studies | 7.8% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 7.6% |
| Group M Law | 5.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4.7% |
| Group N Business & Admin studies | 11.7% | 13.2% | 28.0% | 12.1% |
| Group P Mass Comms and Documentation | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| Group Q Linguistics, Classics & related | 3.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Group R European Langs, Lit & related | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Group T Non-European Langs and related | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Group V Hist & Philosophical studies | 3.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Group W Creative Arts & Design | 10.2% | 24.6% | 20.8% | 11.0% |
| Group X Education | 3.3% | 6.5% | 1.3% | 3.4% |
| Y Combined arts | 3.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 3.0% |
| Y Combined sciences | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Y Combined social sciences | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Y Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 4.4% | 8.4% | 3.8% | 4.6% |
| Y Social sciences combined with arts | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 2.7% |
| Z General, other combined & unknown | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Grand Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| JACS Subject Group | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| Group W Creative Arts & Design | 3,610 | 24.6% |
| Group N Business & Admin studies | 1,936 | 13.2% |
| Group G Mathematical & Comp Sci | 1,449 | 9.9% |
| Y Sciences combined with social sciences or arts | 1,232 | 8.4% |
| Group D Vet Sci, Ag & related | 1,016 | 6.9% |
| Group C Biological Sciences | 955 | 6.5% |
| Group X Education | 954 | 6.5% |
| Group L Social Studies | 684 | 4.7% |
| Group B Subjects allied to Medicine | 553 | 3.8% |
| Group H Engineering | 536 | 3.7% |
| Y Social sciences combined with arts | 306 | 2.1% |
| Group P Mass Comms and Documentation | 301 | 2.1% |
| Y Combined sciences | 276 | 1.9% |
| Group K Architecture,Build & Plan | 255 | 1.7% |
| Group F Physical Sciences | 161 | 1.1% |
| Group J Technologies | 131 | 0.9% |
| Y Combined arts | 130 | 0.9% |
| Group M Law | 94 | 0.6% |
| Y Combined social sciences | 58 | 0.4% |
| Group V Hist & Philosophical studies | 24 | 0.2% |
| Group Q Linguistics, Classics & related | 9 | 0.1% |
| Z General, other combined & unknown | 3 | 0.0% |
| Group R European Langs, Lit & related | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grand Total | 14,673 | 100.0% |
| JACS_Subjectline | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| W2 - Design studies | 1,292 | 8.8% |
| G4 - Computer Science | 1,000 | 6.8% |
| C6 - Sports Science | 839 | 5.7% |
| Y Combs of science/engineering with arts/humanities/languages | 759 | 5.2% |
| N2 - Management studies | 604 | 4.1% |
| X3 - Academic studies in Education | 561 | 3.8% |
| W4 - Drama | 540 | 3.7% |
| L5 - Social Work | 534 | 3.6% |
| W6 - Cinematics and Photography | 532 | 3.6% |
| W3 - Music | 525 | 3.6% |
| Ethnicity | Degree | Foundation Degree | HND | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 80.6% | 83.6% | 75.6% | 80.6% |
| Asian | 10.3% | 7.3% | 13.7% | 10.3% |
| Black | 5.1% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 5.2% |
| Mixed | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| X Other | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Grand Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
percentages are calculated on applicants with known ethnicity only
| Socio Economic | Degree | Foundation Degree | HND | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher managerial and professional occupations | 17.1% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 16.5% |
| Intermediate occupations | 10.9% | 9.0% | 7.5% | 10.8% |
| Lower managerial and professional occupations | 23.6% | 16.6% | 16.2% | 23.1% |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Routine occupations | 4.3% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 4.4% |
| Semi-routine occupations | 10.0% | 11.3% | 10.8% | 10.1% |
| Small employers and own account workers | 5.7% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 24.7% | 41.2% | 42.3% | 25.9% |
| Grand Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
percentages based on applicants with a known socio-economic status only