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UK Postgraduate Student Numbers 2005/06

These figures include all postgraduate students (eg MSc, MBA, MA, MPhil, PhD, EngD, PGCE, PGDip, etc)

	Full-time	Part-time	Female	Male	UK	EU	Non-EU
East
Anglia Polytechnic University	735	3195	2505	1425	3155	280	495
Cranfield University	2525	1550	920	3150	2280	965	825
Norwich School of Art & Design	10	85	60	35	95	5	0
University of Cambridge	8265	905	4570	4600	5385	1125	2660
University of East Anglia	2165	1455	2090	1535	2420	295	905
University of Essex	1755	1145	1555	1350	1130	560	1215
University of Hertfordshire	2040	2300	2380	1960	2775	155	1415
University of Luton	1055	855	965	940	795	200	910
London
Birkbeck College	945	3615	2385	2175	4080	195	285
Brunel University	2075	2925	2220	2780	2595	825	1575
Central School of Speech & Drama	295	75	265	110	290	25	55
City University	3595	5565	4670	4590	5650	1300	2315
Conservatoire for Dance & Drama	40	10	35	15	30	10	10
Courtauld Institute of Art	225	35	195	65	135	40	80
Goldsmiths College	1685	900	1800	780	1860	310	410
Imperial College	3430	1140	1715	2860	2545	875	1150
Institute of Cancer Research	125	110	125	105	150	35	50
Institute of Education	1950	5050	5000	2000	5895	355	750
King's College London	3580	3420	3665	3340	4870	835	1295
Kingston University	1605	3065	2730	1940	3515	315	840
London Business School	940	520	310	1150	500	240	720
London Metropolitan University	2670	4560	3975	3260	4330	775	2130
London School of Economics	4000	950	2555	2395	1105	1210	2635
London Schl. Hygiene & Trop. Med.	665	315	655	320	435	130	415
London South Bank University	1575	3625	2600	2605	3795	325	1080
Queen Mary & Westfield College	1825	1230	1375	1680	1560	380	1115
Royal Academy of Music	380	35	230	190	220	75	125
Royal College of Art	810	45	475	375	510	205	135
Royal College of Music	245	20	135	130	125	65	75
Royal Holloway & Bedford New College	1190	945	1180	955	1325	235	570
Royal Veterinary College	180	220	235	165	270	60	70
School of Oriental & African Studies	1265	830	1245	804	940	355	800
School of Pharmacy	150	475	455	170	495	45	85
St George's Hospital Medical School	50	515	315	250	490	25	50
St Martin's College	845	2425	2400	870	3140	100	30
Trinity College of Music	110	80	130	65	110	35	45
University College London	6680	2975	5120	4530	5675	1525	2455
University of East London	2010	3190	3085	2110	3800	345	1050
University of Greenwich	2125	4575	3225	3470	4590	315	1790
University of the Arts, London	1440	815	1485	765	1330	335	585
University of Westminster	2750	4600	4280	3075	4640	790	1920
Wimbledon School of Art	45	40	55	30	70	5	10
Midlands
Aston University	1155	1255	1065	1350	1340	280	795
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism & Creative Studies	220	215	315	120	85	50	300
Bishop Grosseteste College	240	275	425	95	515	5	0
Coventry University	1350	1485	1230	1605	1650	315	870
De Montfort University	955	2715	2065	1605	2995	180	495
Harper Adams University College	50	45	50	45	65	5	25
Loughborough University	3365	2350	2040	3675	3175	455	2080
Newman College of HE	255	115	270	95	350	20	0
Nottingham Trent University	2460	3435	3230	2665	4955	250	695
Staffordshire University	1100	2270	1580	1790	2180	175	1015
University College Northampton	400	1055	875	580	1095	20	335
University College Worcester	385	1055	1055	385	1390	20	35
University of Birmingham	5435	6525	6690	5270	7980	870	3105
University of Central England	1155	2935	2365	1725	3455	110	525
University of Derby	460	2055	1585	930	2215	95	205
University of Keele	1235	2025	1835	1425	2375	195	690
University of Leicester	2065	4430	3425	3070	4365	395	1735
University of Lincoln	450	1115	835	730	1210	110	245
University of Nottingham	4315	3630	4035	3910	4480	770	2700
University of Warwick	3465	6585	4150	5900	5675	1195	3175
University of Wolverhampton	1295	3020	2465	1845	3220	160	930
North East
University of Durham	2805	2490	2495	2800	3400	400	1490
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	3445	1970	2490	2920	2890	565	1960
University of Northumbria at Newcastle	2460	3175	2990	2645	3725	245	1660
University of Sunderland	1845	1190	1380	1660	1750	290	995
University of Teesside	1020	1305	1235	1095	1990	120	215
North West
Bolton Institute of Higher Education	510	845	600	760	1135	20	200
Cumbria Institute of the Arts	0	40	30	10	40	0	0
Edge Hill College of Higher Education	630	4155	3400	1390	4725	50	10
Liverpool Hope University College	700	1290	1115	875	1400	155	440
Liverpool John Moores University	1435	2745	2225	1955	3235	235	710
Manchester Metropolitan University	2320	3675	3804	2145	5225	250	525
Royal Northern College of Music	210	0	125	85	105	35	75
University College Chester	515	2325	1910	930	2650	95	95
University of Central Lancashire	1090	3085	2370	1805	3235	185	755
University of Lancaster	1725	1885	1730	1880	2315	405	885
University of Liverpool	1675	2025	1745	1955	2355	285	1060
UMIST*	1765	1050	930	1885	1375	330	1110
University of Manchester*	6230	4840	5115	5955	7105	1000	2965
University of Salford	1465	2570	2020	2010	2825	280	930
Northern Ireland
Queen's University of Belfast	2120	3275	2925	2470	4115	650	630
St Mary's University College	15	100	100	20	115	5	0
Stranmillis University College	40	115	130	30	155	5	0
University of Ulster	1810	4185	3615	2385	4380	1220	395
Scotland
Bell College	20	130	120	30	150	0	0
Edinburgh College of Art	310	55	210	155	160	65	140
Glasgow Caledonian University	1215	2160	2280	1095	2625	175	575
Glasgow School of Art	215	45	125	135	160	35	65
Heriot-Watt University	1370	3250	1335	3285	2695	570	1355
Napier University	1050	2115	1395	1765	2110	275	780
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	420	680	820	280	820	100	180
Robert Gordon University	1180	2795	1915	2055	2120	275	1580
Royal Scot Academy of Music & Drama	115	5	60	60	70	20	30
Scottish Agricultural College	15	60	40	35	60	10	5
UHI Millennium Institute	45	225	160	110	255	5	10
University of Aberdeen	1845	1815	2040	1620	2480	295	885
University of Abertay Dundee	350	280	245	390	240	50	345
University of Dundee	1365	4170	3000	2535	3710	345	1480
University of Edinburgh	4450	2135	3495	3090	4170	815	1600
University of Glasgow	2815	1970	2760	2020	3360	370	1050
University of Paisley	595	1045	940	700	1290	110	240
University of St Andrews	1330	555	925	960	845	255	790
University of Stirling	840	1190	1200	830	1340	140	550
University of Strathclyde	3745	6020	5540	4225	7765	495	1505
South East
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University	135	430	330	235	445	20	95
Canterbury Christ Church University	1055	2150	2260	945	3005	70	135
Kent Institute of Art & Design	100	35	70	60	55	25	50
Middlesex University	3155	2390	2950	2595	3110	345	2090
Open University	370	17095	8045	8955	17420	0	45
Oxford Brookes University	2055	2960	3090	1925	3710	325	980
Roehampton University	890	835	1370	355	1310	180	235
Rose Bruford College	20	35	30	20	35	5	15
Southampton Institute	325	430	385	370	515	35	205
St Mary's College	420	415	580	260	710	110	20
Surrey Institute of Art & Design	55	30	50	35	50	10	25
Thames Valley University	485	1510	1285	705	1670	55	270
University College Chichester	300	1315	1215	405	1495	90	35
University College Winchester	120	1120	940	305	1205	15	15
University of Brighton	1545	2905	2765	1690	3455	415	580
University of Kent	1165	3355	2165	2355	3385	380	760
University of Oxford	6065	1910	3415	4555	3505	1150	3315
University of Reading	1960	2065	2320	1705	2680	450	895
University of Southampton	3540	3605	3785	3365	4625	790	1730
University of Surrey	2810	3415	3170	3060	3265	990	1970
University of Sussex	1895	1405	1790	1510	2030	420	804
South West
Arts Institute at Bournemouth	0	25	10	15	25	0	0
Bath Spa University College	725	1575	1655	645	2245	25	30
Bournemouth University	1740	835	1370	1205	1170	245	1160
College of St Mark & St John	280	1290	1100	470	1500	25	40
Dartington College of Arts	15	85	60	40	75	10	15
Falmouth College of Arts	135	70	130	80	180	10	15
Royal Agricultural College	85	175	120	140	170	5	80
University of Bath	1490	3535	2310	2715	2804	615	1355
University of Bristol	2710	5075	4075	3710	5250	720	1815
University of Exeter	2490	2125	2450	2165	2804	480	1285
University of Gloucestershire	545	1135	1045	635	1490	45	150
University of Plymouth	1190	4220	3215	2200	4780	225	410
University of Portsmouth	1645	2450	1930	2165	2625	500	970
University of the West of England, Bristol	2050	3425	2965	2510	4665	250	560
Wales
Cardiff University	3530	3925	3785	3665	4840	630	1980
NE Wales Institute of Higher Education	115	320	245	185	325	30	80
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama	40	85	85	35	100	10	15
Swansea Institute of Higher Education	520	665	670	515	1110	50	25
Trinity College, Carmarthen	155	255	300	110	395	5	10
University of Glamorgan	1070	1855	1385	1545	2095	195	640
University of Wales College of Medicine	275	1305	920	665	1175	115	290
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff	1175	1160	1035	1300	1420	60	804
University of Wales, Aberystwyth	805	1765	1525	1045	1725	340	505
University of Wales, Bangor	1100	735	1090	745	1445	150	240
University of Wales, Lampeter	265	1430	655	1040	1035	195	465
University of Wales, Newport	415	1435	1075	775	1650	35	170
University of Wales, Swansea	1030	1435	1365	1105	1700	165	605
Yorkshire
Leeds Metropolitan University	1395	2935	2505	1825	3395	195	745
Sheffield Hallam University	2130	4975	4060	3050	5415	350	1340
Trinity & All Saints College	210	135	210	140	325	10	15
University of Bradford	1225	2910	1845	2290	1945	390	1800
University of Huddersfield	1205	2350	1880	1675	2940	125	490
University of Hull	1540	2585	2130	1995	2540	330	1255
University of Leeds	5585	3315	4680	4220	5400	720	2780
University of Sheffield	4725	2575	3700	3600	4400	605	2295
University of York	2820	1375	2245	1950	2360	480	1355
York St John College	230	600	645	185	810	5	15

Total UK	220395	303435	277355	246470	367275	41385	115165

Source: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) .
*Note: UMIST and The University of Manchester merged in 2004. These figures show there numbers when they were separate institutions.

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