In the 2020/21 academic year, there were 474,970 enrolments for courses involving business and management studies, making it the most popular subject group in that year. Subjects allied to medicine had 339,150 enrolments making it the second-most popular course in that year.
Number of university enrolments in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by subject group
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Statistics on Higher education in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of students enrolled in the United Kingdom 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the United Kingdom 1994-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of university enrolments in the UK 2020/21, by subject
- Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate qualifications obtained UK 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained UK 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the UK 2008-2022, by domicile of applicant
- Premium Statistic University and College Union (UCU) membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Tution fees as a share of higher education income in the UK 2008-2021
Undergraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Basic Statistic Part-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 30 and over UK 2018/19, by subject area
Postgraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE part-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Basic Statistic Part-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2018/19, by subject & gender
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 30 and over UK 2018/19, by subject area
Results
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- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a first class degree UK 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a first class honors UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK from 2011/12 to 2017/18
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
Student loans and debt
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- Premium Statistic Number of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of tuition fee loans for English universities 2006/07-2018/19
- Premium Statistic Student tuition fee loans: value in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of average maintenance loan at English universities 2006/07-2018/19
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- Students enrolled in university in the UAE 2015/16, by Emirate
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- International student share at research universities in the Netherlands 2006-2021
- Average study hours of university students in South Korea 1999-2014 by gender
- Number of international students at research universities in the Netherlands 2008-18
- Share of female graduates Saudi Arabia 2010-2019
- Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. 4-year postsecondary institutions 1970-2030
- Undergraduate enrollment in private U.S. institutions 1970-2020, by type
- Median income of agriculture and natural resources majors by focus U.S. 2013
- Global fuel cell shipments by application 2010-2019
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- Leading universities conducting collaborative research with companies Japan FY 2020
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- Average tuition fee of universities in the UK 2012-2013, by applicant gender
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- Students enrolled in university in the UAE 2015/16, by Emirate
- Students enrolled in university in Saudi Arabia by institution type 2014/15
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- Average study hours of university students in South Korea 1999-2014 by gender
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- Median income of agriculture and natural resources majors by focus U.S. 2013
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HESA. (January 25, 2022). Number of university enrolments in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by subject group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/588145/university-application-rates-in-the-uk-by-subject/
HESA. "Number of university enrolments in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by subject group." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588145/university-application-rates-in-the-uk-by-subject/
HESA. (2022). Number of university enrolments in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by subject group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/588145/university-application-rates-in-the-uk-by-subject/
HESA. "Number of University Enrolments in The United Kingdom in 2020/21, by Subject Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588145/university-application-rates-in-the-uk-by-subject/
HESA, Number of university enrolments in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by subject group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/588145/university-application-rates-in-the-uk-by-subject/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Number of university enrolments in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by subject group [Graph], HESA, January 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/588145/university-application-rates-in-the-uk-by-subject/