Table 1: HE Students at Scottish institutions, by institution type and level of study: 1996-97 to 2004-05
| Total | All students to HEIs 1 - | (of which study for the whole of their programme of study
(to date) outside of the UK) | All students to FECs 1 |
|---|
Total |
|---|
1996-97 | 238,095 | 171,965 | 4,790 | 66,130 |
|---|
1997-98 | 247,655 | 178,575 | 6,660 | 69,080 |
|---|
1998-99 | 255,965 | 184,855 | 6,885 | 71,110 |
|---|
1999-00 | 259,390 | 187,380 | 9,810 | 72,005 |
|---|
2000-01 | 262,915 | 189,965 | 9,020 | 72,950 |
|---|
2001-02 2 | 272,625 | 208,540 | 11,440 | 64,090 |
|---|
2002-03 2 | 267,025 | 207,455 | 11,395 | 59,565 |
|---|
2003-04 2 | 271,865 | 216,255 | 10,910 | 55,610 |
|---|
2004-05 2 | 276,705 | 224,390 | 13,230 | 52,315 |
|---|
Postgraduate |
|---|
1996-97 | 41,700 | 41,170 | 4,770 | 530 |
|---|
1997-98 | 43,295 | 42,890 | 6,660 | 410 |
|---|
1998-99 | 45,445 | 45,150 | 6,870 | 295 |
|---|
1999-00 | 48,670 | 48,105 | 9,775 | 560 |
|---|
2000-01 | 47,820 | 47,335 | 9,020 | 490 |
|---|
2001-02 2 | 52,465 | 52,000 | 10,700 | 465 |
|---|
2002-03 2 | 53,010 | 52,800 | 10,250 | 210 |
|---|
2003-04 2 | 55,665 | 55,460 | 9,190 | 205 |
|---|
2004-05 2 | 57,235 | 57,065 | 9,795 | 170 |
|---|
First degree |
|---|
1996-97 | 110,975 | 108,940 | 20 | 2,035 |
|---|
1997-98 | 112,970 | 111,100 | 0 | 1,870 |
|---|
1998-99 | 113,530 | 112,465 | 20 | 1,065 |
|---|
1999-00 | 113,755 | 112,540 | 35 | 1,210 |
|---|
2000-01 | 116,055 | 113,730 | 0 | 2,325 |
|---|
2001-02 2 | 120,010 | 118,920 | 740 | 1,090 |
|---|
2002-03 2 | 123,380 | 122,205 | 1,145 | 1,175 |
|---|
2003-04 2 | 129,475 | 128,320 | 1,720 | 1,155 |
|---|
2004-05 2 | 130,420 | 129,910 | 3,325 | 510 |
|---|
Other HE |
|---|
1996-97 | 85,420 | 21,855 | 0 | 63,570 |
|---|
1997-98 | 91,385 | 24,585 | 0 | 66,800 |
|---|
1998-99 | 96,990 | 27,240 | 0 | 69,750 |
|---|
1999-00 | 96,965 | 26,730 | 0 | 70,235 |
|---|
2000-01 | 99,040 | 28,900 | 0 | 70,135 |
|---|
2001-02 2 | 100,150 | 37,615 | 0 | 62,535 |
|---|
2002-03 2 | 90,635 | 32,455 | 0 | 58,180 |
|---|
2003-04 2 | 86,725 | 32,475 | 0 | 54,250 |
|---|
2004-05 2 | 89,055 | 37,415 | 110 | 51,635 |
|---|
Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA) & Scottish Funding Council ( SFC)
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.
1. HEIs: Higher Education Institutions. FECs: Further Education Colleges.
2. Higher education students at Bell College and UHIMI partner colleges covered in this data are included in the FEC totals for years prior to 2001-02. From 2001-02 onward such students at these institutions are included in the totals for HEIs.