HE region
The numbers of applications (choices) and accepted applicants by HE region
Applications (number of choices)
| HEI region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 100,353 | 102,455 | 93,758 | 99,296 | 111,494 | 119,883 |
| North West | 270,498 | 291,326 | 262,258 | 280,117 | 314,957 | 338,464 |
| Yorks & The Humber | 229,818 | 244,567 | 232,047 | 253,033 | 287,615 | 296,798 |
| West Midlands | 179,567 | 189,211 | 179,507 | 199,522 | 225,813 | 236,098 |
| East Midlands | 159,769 | 170,435 | 166,352 | 186,953 | 214,789 | 225,512 |
| Eastern | 84,850 | 92,360 | 89,263 | 102,534 | 126,869 | 137,374 |
| Greater London | 394,355 | 422,045 | 389,814 | 418,230 | 482,602 | 508,882 |
| South East | 239,114 | 261,078 | 247,778 | 277,777 | 319,715 | 335,155 |
| South West | 177,276 | 199,717 | 191,846 | 204,084 | 219,824 | 220,662 |
| Wales | 107,683 | 108,352 | 95,317 | 103,923 | 109,904 | 112,863 |
| Scotland | 212,323 | 216,237 | 199,672 | 210,897 | 250,509 | 258,154 |
| Northern Ireland | 59,828 | 57,286 | 48,025 | 51,049 | 56,407 | 57,167 |
| Total | 2,215,434 | 2,355,069 | 2,195,637 | 2,387,415 | 2,720,498 | 2,847,012 |
Accepted applicants
| HEI region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 18,753 | 19,239 | 21,053 | 21,753 | 22,221 | 22,635 |
| North West | 47,977 | 50,631 | 55,754 | 58,104 | 58,687 | 58,962 |
| Yorks & The Humber | 41,555 | 44,755 | 49,371 | 49,917 | 50,759 | 52,019 |
| East Midlands | 30,579 | 31,969 | 36,426 | 38,532 | 36,703 | 37,945 |
| West Midlands | 29,825 | 32,907 | 37,204 | 41,600 | 40,244 | 39,414 |
| Eastern | 19,232 | 20,247 | 23,838 | 27,311 | 26,271 | 28,348 |
| Greater London | 61,043 | 63,461 | 69,049 | 71,880 | 77,582 | 79,388 |
| South East | 45,317 | 48,359 | 53,189 | 55,398 | 57,286 | 57,141 |
| South West | 30,973 | 33,613 | 36,662 | 37,729 | 40,346 | 39,217 |
| Wales | 21,749 | 22,488 | 23,639 | 26,421 | 25,162 | 26,249 |
| Scotland | 35,318 | 36,475 | 40,618 | 43,057 | 42,317 | 41,163 |
| Northern Ireland | 8,569 | 9,286 | 9,824 | 10,152 | 9,751 | 9,549 |
| Total | 390,890 | 413,430 | 456,627 | 481,854 | 487,329 | 492,030 |
Applications (number of choices) - expressed as percentages
| HEI region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| North West | 12.2% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.9% |
| Yorks & The Humber | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| West Midlands | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| East Midlands | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| Eastern | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Greater London | 17.8% | 17.9% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 17.7% | 17.9% |
| South East | 10.8% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| South West | 8.0% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 7.8% |
| Wales | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Scotland | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| Northern Ireland | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| HEI region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| North West | 12.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Yorks & The Humber | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.6% |
| West Midlands | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 7.7% |
| East Midlands | 7.6% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| Eastern | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.8% |
| Greater London | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.9% | 16.1% |
| South East | 11.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| South West | 7.9% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.0% |
| Wales | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| Scotland | 9.0% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.4% |
| Northern Ireland | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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