We will publish the January deadline applicant statistics and analysis for the 2015 cycle on our website at 00:01 tomorrow (Friday 30 January 2015). These statistics were first shared with providers at a briefing following the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday evening.
There is no provider-level data in this release.
The release is in the same format as last cycle - seven reports covering different characteristics of applicants (including domicile, age, sex) and provision type (including country of provider and subject). The primary set of statistics covers, as in previous cycles, all applications in the UCAS undergraduate scheme.
For this cycle we have introduced a parallel set of context statistics that exclude, from all cycles, applications to teacher training courses (detailed subject group X1) at providers in Scotland. This is because a large set of teacher training courses in Scotland are being recruited through the undergraduate UCAS scheme for the first time in 2015, having previously been recruited through UCAS Teacher Training. Around 4,000 applicants in 2015 are removed to give the context statistics as they have made applications only to teacher training courses in Scotland.
The primary set of statistics describes the full set of applications in the UCAS scheme. The context set of statistics gives a better ‘like for like’ comparison of 2015 to earlier cycles, particularly when looking at applicants from Scotland, or to providers in Scotland, or to the Education subject group.
The primary set of statistics are in this set of reports:
The context set of statistics, with exactly the same format, are in this set of reports:
In addition, we are also publishing an Analysis Report looking at population-referenced application rates at the January deadline. This report is in a similar format to last cycle, covering application rates by country, region, age, sex and background. This cycle we have extended the geographical analysis to include more detailed local statistics (for constituencies) and have moved the measure of disadvantage from the POLAR2 to the POLAR3 classification.
The analysis reports are subject to final minor amendments.
This data is provided under strict embargo until 00:01 on 30 January 2015.
Selected news media will receive these reports later this afternoon - please ensure that your communications team is aware of this release.