Scottish Government

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland
ISBN 978 0 7559 7678 2 (Web only publication)
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Contents

Participation in Higher Education at Scottish Institutions 2007-08
Summary of Key Findings
Methodological Note
Key Findings

Students
Table 1 - Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs & colleges by institution type and level of study: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 1.1: Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs & colleges: 1990-00 to 2007-08
Figure 1.2: Students in higher education in Scottish HEIs and colleges by level of study: 2007-08
Table 2 - Students in higher education in HEIs in Scotland by institution: 1999-00, 2005-06 & 2007-08
Table 3 - Students in higher education in colleges in Scotland by institution: 1999-00, 2005-06 & 2007-08
Table 4 - Full-time equivalents ( FTE) of Students in higher education in Scottish HEIs and colleges by mode and gender: 2002-03 to 2007-08
Figure 4: Distribution of FTEs between HEIs and Colleges in Scotland
Table 5 - Students in higher education in Scottish HEIs and colleges by mode of study and gender: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 5: Percentage of higher education students at Scottish institituions studying full-time and part-time: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 6 - Students in higher education in Scottish HEIs and colleges by age and level of study: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 6.1: Change in enrolments since 1999-00 by age group
Figure 6.2: Percentage of students in each age group: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 7.1 - Students in higher education in Scotland by subject and level of study: 2007-08
Table 7.2 - Students in higher education in Scotland by subject: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 7.1: Students in HE in Scotland by major subject group: 2007-08
Figure 7.2: Students in higher education in Scotland by major subject groups: 1999-00 to 2006-07
Table 8 - Distance learning students in higher education in Scotland by age, gender and level: 1999-00 to 2007-08

Entrants
Table 9 - Entrants in higher education in Scottish HEIs and colleges by age and level of study: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 9.1: Change in entrants since 1999-00 by age group
Figure 9.2: Percentage of entrants in each group: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 10 - Entrants to higher education in Scotland by level and academic year: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 11 - Entrants to higher education in Scotland by level, subject and gender: 2007-08
Figure 11: Entrants to HE at SCOTTISH institutions, by gender & subject: 2007-08

Cross Border Traffic
Table 12 - Scottish domiciled students in higher education at HEIs & colleges in the UK by country of institution and level of study: 2007-08
Table 13.1 - Scottish students in higher education at higher education institutions in the UK by subject and country of institution: 2007-08
Table 13.2 - Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs & colleges by domicile and location of study: 2007-08
Table 14 - Students in higher education at Scottish institutions, by domicile and level: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 14.1: % Change in student numbers from UK countries since 1999-00 (base)
Figure 14.2: Distribution of non-Scottish domiciled students in HE in Scotland: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 15 - Entrants to higher education at Scottish institutions, by domicile and level: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 15.1: Non-Scottish entrants to HE at Scottish institutions by domicile: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 15.2: Scottish entrants to HE at Scottish institutions by level of study: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 15.3: Distribution of non-Scottish domiciled entrants in HE in Scotland: 1999-00 to 2007-08

Equalities and Access
Table 16 - Students in higher education in Scotland by receipt of Disabled Student's Allowance ( DSA) and disability type: 2007-08
Table 17.1 - Scottish domiciled entrants from deprived areas to higher education in the UK: 2007-08
Figure 17.1: Scottish domiciled Entrants to higher education by deprivation classification of domicile and institution type: 2007-08
Table 17.2 Scottish domiciled entrants from Deprived Areas to Higher Education in the UK by institution type and academic year: 2001-02 to 2007-08
Figure 17.2: Proportion of higher education entrants to Scottish institutions from deprived area by institution type: 2001-02 to 2007-08
Table 18.1 Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs and colleges by detailed level of study and ethnicity: 2007-08
Table 18.2 Entrants to higher education at Scottish HEIs and colleges by ethnicity and academic year: 2007-08

Age Participation Index
Table 19 - Age Participation Index for Scotland: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 19.1: Age Participation Index: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 19.2: Age Participation Index by gender: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 20 - Age Participation Index for Scotland by level of study components 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 20: Age Participation Index by level of study: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Table 21 - Age Participation Index for Scotland by type of institution components 1999-00 to 2007-08
Figure 21: Age Participation Index by institution type: 1999-00 to 2007-08

Notes to Tables
Notes to News Editors