Annual Review 2015/16

Student numbers

The make-up of our student body, plus numbers of applicants and acceptances.

This page shows how our student body is comprised, and how the numbers of undergraduate applications and acceptances have varied over the past decade.

UG: undergraduate

PGT: postgraduate taught

PGR: postgraduate research

 

Level of study by College

  UG PGT PGR Total
Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

15,309

5,057

2,087

22,453

Science & Engineering

6,071

1,048

2,009

9,128

Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

2,838

1,871

1,126

5,835
 

24,218

7,976

5,222

37,416
graphs showing student numbers by college and student numbers by domicile region on entry

 

Bar charts showing student body by gender and part-time students by level of study

 

bar chart showing top 20 non-UK domicile on entry

The figures above represent all students matriculated during the session, with the exception of those exiting or interrupting their studies within five weeks of the first semester start date. Visiting students, part-time and distance learning students, and students on collaborative programmes are included. Domicile on entry is declared by the student when first matriculating onto their programme.

 

 

Undergraduate applications and acceptances

2007 Men Women Total
Applications* 22,174 26,609 48,783
Acceptances 1,936 2,442 4,378
2008**  Men Women Total
Applications* 21,193 24,462 45,655
Acceptances 2,221 2,618 4,839
2009 Men Women Total
Applications* 22,523 25,299 47,822
Acceptances 2,479 2,870 5,349
2010 Men Women Total
Applications* 21,601 25,657 47,258
Acceptances 1,631 2,190 3,821
2011 Men Women Total
Applications* 18,549 22,189 40,738
Acceptances 1,981 2,895 4,876
2012 Men Women Total
Applications* 20,371 27,188 47,559
Acceptances 2,281 3,224 5,505
2013 Men Women Total
Applications* 21,707 29,227 50,934
Acceptances 2,286 3,177 5,463
2014 Men Women Total
Applications* 22,984 32,353 55,337
Acceptances 2,365 3,385 5,750
2015 Men Women Total
Applications* 24,563 34,898 59,555
Acceptances 2,395 3,714 6,111
2016 Men Women Total
Applications*

25,345

36,755

62,100

Acceptances

2,452

3,745

6,197

Please note:

*Number of applications received in each cycle for entry in the same year or deferred entry the following year.

**UCAS reduced the number of applications per applicant from six to five from the 2008 entry cycle.

 

bar chart showing undergraduate applications and acceptances since 2007