Table 4: Graduates from higher education courses in Scotland by subject of study: 1999-00 to 2005-06
| 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
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All Subjects | 68,385 | 65,065 | 63,430 | 63,670 | 65,720 | 69,885 | 74,515 |
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Agriculture | 1,140 | 1,175 | 1,030 | 880 | 985 | 985 | 890 |
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Allied Medicine | 6,000 | 5,840 | 6,550 | 7,045 | 6,470 | 7,480 | 7,675 |
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Architecture | 2,395 | 2,335 | 1,915 | 1,905 | 2,080 | 2,250 | 2,650 |
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Biological Sciences | 2,470 | 2,770 | 2,855 | 3,160 | 3,255 | 3,605 | 3,465 |
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Business Administration | 16,815 | 15,275 | 14,160 | 14,165 | 13,930 | 14,025 | 15,740 |
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Creative Arts | 3,875 | 3,860 | 4,045 | 4,445 | 5,135 | 5,130 | 5,715 |
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Education | 4,670 | 4,030 | 4,615 | 4,470 | 4,445 | 5,375 | 6,160 |
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Engineering and Technology | 7,420 | 6,300 | 5,570 | 5,225 | 5,580 | 5,400 | 6,000 |
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Humanities | 1,295 | 1,235 | 1,315 | 1,580 | 1,415 | 1,625 | 1,400 |
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Languages 1 | 1,595 | 1,760 | 1,490 | 1,525 | 1,415 | 1,540 | 2,125 |
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Mass Communication | 1,300 | 1,145 | 1,200 | 1,120 | 1,305 | 1,430 | 1,420 |
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Mathematical Sciences | 4,525 | 4,535 | 4,705 | 4,485 | 4,835 | 5,030 | 4,770 |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 1,160 | 1,100 | 1,260 | 1,175 | 1,330 | 1,340 | 1,245 |
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Physical Sciences | 1,985 | 1,850 | 1,610 | 1,660 | 1,645 | 1,790 | 1,715 |
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Social Studies | 7,405 | 7,350 | 7,120 | 7,265 | 8,100 | 8,895 | 9,605 |
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Multi-disciplinary | 4,330 | 4,510 | 3,995 | 3,560 | 3,800 | 3,990 | 3,925 |
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Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA), Scottish Funding Council ( SFC).
In this table, all numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.
1. In 2005-06 new courses and increased publicity in languages by the Central College of Commerce and Edinburgh's Telford College have accounted for 86% of the rise in language students at HE level since 2004-05.
Since 2002-03 changes have been made to the method of data collection by the SFC, please refer to notes 3 and 4 in Notes to News Editors on page 18.
Graduates from Higher Education courses by subject include Law under Social Studies, Information Technology under Mathematical Sciences and Veterinary Studies under Agriculture