Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) statistics, 2012

The latest release updates the statistics previously released in March 2012.

This bulletin contains summary information on applicants, through UCAS, accepted to full-time degree and HND courses starting in Autumn 2012 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 December 2012.

Key results:

• there were 24,128 applicants accepted by Welsh institutions. This was an eight per cent decrease compared with 2011, but still 30 per cent higher than in 2000
• there were 19,307 accepted Welsh domiciled applicants to UK institutions, a five per cent increase on 2011, and 29 per cent higher than in 2000
• from 2011 to 2012 the number of accepted Welsh domiciled applicants to English institutions increased by 13 per cent; continuing the five year upward trend
• 49 per cent of all applicants accepted by Welsh institutions were from Wales. This was four percentage points higher than in 2011
• the number of accepted applicants from non-UK countries to Welsh institutions fell by eight per cent, compared to the 2011 cycle

Further information

Universities and College Admissions Service website: About us (external link)

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3528
Email: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

March 2014 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due out soon' page)