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This statistic shows the number of students enrolling in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in academic year 2017/18, by subject area and gender. In this academic year, there were 79,295 female students enrolling in part-time subjects allied to medicine undergraduate courses, almost 58 thousand more than the number of male students, which only amounted to 21,525.

Number of students enrolling in part-time undergraduate courses in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by subject area and gender

Characteristic	Female	Male
Medicine & dentistry	5,615	4,240
Subjects allied to medicine	79,295	21,525
Biological sciences	29,835	12,410
Veterinary science	1,195	480
Agriculture & related subjects	2,600	2,295
Physical sciences	3,840	5,055
Mathematical sciences	2,360	3,745
Computer science	3,860	15,310
Engineering & technology	3,700	24,835
Architecture, building & planning	4,335	10,505
Social studies	27,280	11,175
Law	9,390	6,330
Business & administrative studies	27,375	29,940
Mass communications & documentation	2,180	1,320
Languages	13,305	6,905
Historical & philosophical studies	8,970	7,245
Creative arts & design	10,180	5,605
Education	46,085	16,920
Combined	19,080	11,375

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January 2019

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United Kingdom

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2017 to 2018

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