Proportions
of higher education students from overseas
| Subject
| 2000 |
2001 | 2002
| 2003 |
2004 |
| Chemistry | 13%
| 13% | 13%
| 14% | 15%
|
| Physics, astronomy |
13% | 12%
| 12% | 11%
| 13% |
| Other physical sciences
| n/a | n/a
| 11% | 12%
| 14% |
| Mathematical sciences |
11% | 12%
| 15% | 16%
| 19% |
| Computer sciences | 13%
| 15% | 18%
| 21% | 23%
|
| Molecular biology, biophysics, biochemistry
| 14% | 16%
| 16% | 18%
| 20% |
| Other biological sciences
| 10% | 10%
| 11% | 13%
| 14% |
| Electronic and electrical engineering
| 27% | 29%
| 33% | 37%
| 41% |
| Mechanically-based engineering
| 22% | 21%
| 26% | 27%
| 29% |
| Other engineering | 29%
| 28% | 29%
| 30% | 30%
|
Notes:
a. These percentages are based on headcounts
of students studying a course involving a science subject.
b. The headcounts relate to HEFCE populations
used in previous analysis of STEM subjects. They do not exactly
correspond to statistics published by HESA.
c. Students taking a course in two or more
science subjects will be counted more than once in these figures,
i.e. a student registered on a chemistry and physics course will
be included in both the chemistry numbers and the physics numbers.
d. These include both full-time and part-time
student, undergraduate and postgraduate students, registered at
UK HEIs.
e. These figures exclude students with unknown
domiciles.
f. Students registered with the OU have been
excluded due to a change in the way subject of qualification aim
was recorded by the OU between 2002 and 2003.
What proportion of higher education students have
undertaken courses at a local university in each of the last five
years, broken down by subject?
Taking all UK domiciled higher education students
registered on a course at any UK HEI (excluding the Open University)
involving a science subject, the following table shows the proportion
studying at a local university, broken down by subject. We have
taken local university to mean a higher education institution
less than 30 minutes drive away from a student's home postcode.
Again, because of the change in the way subjects were recorded,
the 'other physical sciences group' have been omitted in 2000
and 2001.
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