Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) Statistics, 2010 Entry

This Bulletin contains summary information on applicants, through UCAS, accepted to full-time degree and HND courses starting in Autumn 2010 at UK universities and colleges.  It includes information on accepted applicants at Welsh institutions and Welsh domiciled applicants accepted at UK institutions. UK-wide figures were published by UCAS in January.

Key results for 2010 entry are:

• 25,162 applicants were accepted by Welsh institutions. This was a five per cent decrease on 2009, but still six per cent higher than in 2008 and 37 per cent higher than 1998;
• 18,671 Welsh domiciled applicants were accepted by UK institutions – an eight per cent decrease on 2009, but still slightly higher than in 2008 and 27 per cent higher than in 1998;
• 65 per cent of successful Welsh domiciled applicants were accepted by Welsh institutions, six percentage points lower than in 2009, but still 10 percentage points higher than in 1998.

Further information

Universities and College Admissions Service website: About us

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5043
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

October 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)