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UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS STATISTICS (OCTOBER 2010) The following tables and charts are produced annually on behalf of the Admissions Forum of the Cambridge Colleges and are intended to provide a statistical analysis of applicants to the Cambridge Colleges based on UCAS '

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Success rate by region 2010 35 30 25 20

%

15

10 5

Overseas (outside UK)

Wales

Scotland

North West

West Midlands

North East

East Midlands

Yorkshire & Humberside

East Anglia

London

South West

South East

Northern Ireland

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3 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY UCAS TARIFF SCORE Table 3.1  Applications and acceptances to Cambridge by UCAS tariff scores and gender 2010 Applicants achieving three or more A Levels by the end of the 2010 admissions cycle UCAS Tariff Score/A Level Grades 420 A*A*A* 400 A*A*A A*A*B 380 A*AA A*A*C 360 A*AB AAA 340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 Totals

Applications Male 1,535 1,064 43 991 1 162 982 345 191 69 34 19 14 1 3 2 1 5,457

%

Female 28 1,034 19 979 1 35 18 974 0.0 2 3 152 18 908 6 337 4 157 1 74 1 33 0.3 18 0.3 13 0.0 2 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 100 4,720

% 22 21 1 21 0.0 3 19 7 3 2 1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 100

Acceptances Total 2,569 2,043 78 1,965 3 314 1,890 682 348 143 67 37 27 3 4 2 2 10,177

% Male 25 799 20 301 1 4 19 159 0.0 0 3 5 19 135 7 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0.4 0 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 100 1,407

% Female 57 577 21 318 0.3 3 11 206 0 0 0.4 11 10 129 0.1 7 0.1 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 1,253

% Total 46 1,376 25 619 0.2 7 16 365 0 0 1 16 10 264 1 9 0.1 2 0.1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 2,660

% 52 23 0.3 14 0 1 10 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100

In Table 3.1 the three highest A Level grades in all subjects, excluding General Studies, are used for scoring purposes. The UCAS tariff score refers to the scoring system where at A Level A* = 140, A = 120, B = 100, C = 80, D = 60, E = 40. More information about the UCAS tariff is available at www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ucas_tariff/.

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Table 3.2  UK domiciled acceptances nationally by UCAS tariff scores and gender 2010 and 2009 [Source: UCAS] 2010 UCAS Tariff Score 540 and above 480–539 420–479 360–419 300–359 240–299 180–239 120–179 Totals 2009 UCAS Tariff Score 540 and above 480–539 420–479 360–419 300–359 240–299 180–239 120–179 Totals

Three A Levels Male 990 2,287 6,034 11,218 15,205 15,228 8,105 1,302 60,369

Female 1,403 3,226 8,810 15,889 21,124 18,862 8,250 990 78,554

Total 2,393 5,513 14,844 27,107 36,329 34,090 16,355 2,292 138,923

Four A Levels Male 4,583 4,442 4,902 4,421 3,454 1,738 335 6 23,881

Three A Levels Male 612 1,623 5,476 11,322 14,494 14,631 8,756 1,494 58,408

Female 870 2,174 8,094 16,529 20,177 18,061 8,969 1,363 76,237

Total 1,482 3,797 13,570 27,851 34,671 32,692 17,725 2,857 134,645

Female 5,168 5,210 6,146 5,622 3,885 1,593 259 4 27,887

Five or more A Levels Total 9,751 9,652 11,048 10,043 7,339 3,331 594 10 51,768

Four A Levels Male 3,493 4,815 5,010 4,411 3,642 1,834 402 7 23,614

Female 3,882 5,987 6,368 5,585 3,959 1,806 286 4 27,877

Male 2,458 450 282 153 54 15 1 – 3,413

Female 2,284 503 275 160 44 2 0 – 3,268

Total 4,742 953 557 313 98 17 1 – 6,681

Five or more A Levels Total 7,375 10,802 11,378 9,996 7,601 3,640 688 11 51,491

Male 2,632 420 268 140 56 12 2 – 3,530

Female 2,180 455 280 141 47 11 2 – 3,116

Total 4,812 875 548 281 103 23 4 – 6,646

In Table 3.2 the data includes UCAS tariff scores for students taking three, four, and five or more A Level subjects, including General Studies. Please note that other qualifications students may have taken such as AS Levels, Key Skills qualifications, free-standing Mathematics units, and various other qualifications are included for scoring purposes. Briefly, the UCAS tariff scoring system includes the following: A Level: A* = 140, A = 120, B = 100, C = 80, D = 60, E = 40 AS Level: A = 60, B = 50, C = 40, D = 30, E = 20 Key Skills qualification: Level 4 = 30, Level 3 = 20, Level 2 = 10 Free-standing Mathematics units: A = 20, B = 17, C = 13, D = 10, E = 7 More information about the UCAS tariff is available at www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ucas_tariff/.

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4 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY COURSE Table 4.1  Applications and acceptances to Cambridge by subject 2010 Applications Degree programme

No.

Acceptances %

No.

%

21 66 37 48 71 13 204 101 199 31 23 164 56 45 46 1,125

1 2 1 1 2 0.4 6 3 6 1 1 5 2 1 1 33

Arts Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Archaeology & Anthropology Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) English Geography History History of Art Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Subtotals Economics Land Economy Law Politics, Psychology & Sociology Subtotals Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medical Sciences Natural Sciences Veterinary Medicine Subtotals Education Totals

47 181 464 149 148 33 875 337 731 139 86 580 157 254 111 4,292

0.3 1 3 1 1 0.2 5 2 5 1 1 4 1 2 1 27 Social sciences 1,342 8 230 1 1,143 7 798 5 3,513 22 Science and technology 272 2 1,798 11 1,196 7 1,968 12 2,378 15 446 3 8,058 50 Education 103 1 15,966 100

169 56 213 124 562

5 2 6 4 17

76 336 232 304 637 78 1,663

2 10 7 9 19 2 49

44 3,394

1 100

Mathematics includes those applying for Mathematics and Mathematics with Physics. Medical Sciences includes both those applying for Medicine and for the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine. The Tripos courses at Cambridge in Chemical Engineering, Management Studies, and Manufacturing Engineering can be taken only after Part I in another subject. Applications and acceptances for these courses are recorded under the first year subjects taken by the applicants involved.

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Table 4.2  Applications and acceptances to Cambridge by subject and gender 2010 Degree programme

Male

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Archaeology & Anthropology Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) English Geography History History of Art Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Subtotals

20 55 209 61 57 13 250 138 351 19 29 173 106 170 55 1,706

Economics Land Economy Law Politics, Psychology & Sociology Subtotals

839 129 513 253 1,734

Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medical Sciences Natural Sciences Veterinary Medicine Subtotals

237 1,449 865 916 1,370 108 4,945

Education Totals

22 8,407

Applications % Female % Arts 43 27 57 30 126 70 45 255 55 41 88 59 39 91 61 39 20 61 29 625 71 41 199 59 48 380 52 14 120 86 34 57 66 30 407 70 68 51 32 67 84 33 50 56 50 40 2,586 60 Social sciences 63 503 37 56 101 44 45 630 55 32 545 68 49 1,779 51 Science and technology 87 35 13 81 349 19 72 331 28 47 1,052 53 58 1,008 42 24 338 76 61 3,113 39 Education 21 81 79 53 7,559 47

Acceptances % Female

%

7 19 13 23 26 4 72 41 87 7 8 52 43 27 26 455

33 29 35 48 37 31 35 41 44 23 35 32 77 60 57 40

14 47 24 25 45 9 132 60 112 24 15 112 13 18 20 670

67 71 65 52 63 69 65 59 56 77 65 68 23 40 43 60

110 32 100 41 283

65 57 47 33 50

59 24 113 83 279

35 43 53 67 50

65 256 175 159 367 20 1,042

86 76 75 52 58 26 63

11 80 57 145 270 58 621

14 24 25 48 42 74 37

9 1,789

20 53

35 1,605

80 47

Male

Mathematics includes those applying for Mathematics and Mathematics with Physics. Medical Sciences includes both those applying for Medicine and for the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine. The Tripos courses at Cambridge in Chemical Engineering, Management Studies, and Manufacturing Engineering can be taken only after Part I in another subject. Applications and acceptances for these courses are recorded under the first year subjects taken by the applicants involved.

Veterinary Medicine

Theology & Religious Studies

Politics, Psychology & Sociology

Philosophy

Natural Sciences

Music

Modern & Medieval Languages

Medical Sciences

Mathematics

Linguistics

Law

Land Economy

History of Art

History

Geography

English

Engineering

Education

Economics

Computer Science

Classics (4 years)

Classics

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Architecture

Archaeology & Anthropology

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic

Veterinary Medicine

Theology & Religious Studies

Politics, Psychology & Sociology

Philosophy

Natural Sciences

Music

Modern & Medieval Languages

Medical Sciences

Mathematics

Linguistics

Law

Land Economy

History of Art

History

Geography

English

Engineering

Education

Economics

Computer Science

Classics (4 years)

Classics

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Architecture

Archaeology & Anthropology

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic

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Ratio of male:female applications by subject 2010

100 90 80 70 60 % 50 40 30 20 10 0

Female

100 90 80 70 60 % 50 40 30 20 10 0

Male

Ratio of male:female acceptances by subject 2010

Female

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Table 4.3  Applications and acceptances to Cambridge by subject and school type 2010 Degree programme

Main

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Archaeology & Anthropology Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) English Geography History History of Art Linguistics Modern & Medieval Languages Music Philosophy Theology & Religious Studies Subtotals

20 76 161 52 26 17 491 163 371 40 45 288 72 118 51 1,991

Economics 378 Land Economy 52 Law 419 Politics, Psychology & Sociology 255 Subtotals 1,104 Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Medical Sciences Natural Sciences Veterinary Medicine Subtotals

118 576 658 837 1,061 225 3,475

Education Totals

54 6,624

Applications Ind % Oth Arts 43 17 36 10 42 56 31 49 35 104 22 199 35 51 34 46 18 101 68 21 52 11 33 5 56 257 29 127 48 115 34 59 51 254 35 106 29 60 43 39 52 15 17 26 50 217 37 75 46 63 40 22 46 87 34 49 46 47 42 13 46 1,455 34 846 Social sciences 28 392 29 572 23 78 34 100 37 186 16 538 32 155 19 388 31 811 23 1,598 Science and technology 43 35 13 119 32 398 22 824 55 238 20 300 43 501 25 630 45 604 25 713 50 107 24 114 43 1,883 23 2,700 Education 52 14 14 35 41 4,163 26 5,179 %

Acceptances Ind % Oth

%

Main

%

21 27 43 31 14 15 15 18 15 28 30 13 14 19 12 20

10 35 22 16 13 9 102 44 96 12 11 80 26 20 22 518

48 53 59 33 18 69 50 44 48 39 48 49 46 44 48 46

9 24 12 26 48 4 87 43 89 15 5 76 25 18 21 502

43 36 32 54 68 31 43 43 45 48 22 46 45 40 46 45

2 7 3 6 10 0 15 14 14 4 7 8 5 7 3 105

10 11  8 13 14  0  7 14  7 13 30  5  9 16  7  9

43 43 47 49 45

64 21 109 53 247

38 38 51 43 44

66 20 58 38 182

39 36 27 31 32

39 15 46 33 133

23 27 22 27 24

44 46 25 32 30 26 34

43 137 115 153 318 54 820

57 41 50 50 50 69 49

16 123 66 114 227 19 565

21 37 28 38 36 24 34

17 76 51 37 92 5 278

22 23 22 12 14 6 17

55 10 47 1,259

23 37

10 526

23 15

34 24 32 1,609

%

Mathematics includes those applying for Mathematics and Mathematics with Physics. Medical Sciences includes both those applying for Medicine and for the Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine. The Tripos courses at Cambridge in Chemical Engineering, Management Studies, and Manufacturing Engineering can be taken only after Part I in another subject. Applications and acceptances for these courses are recorded under the first year subjects taken by the applicants involved.

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Archaeology & Anthropology Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Computer Science Economics Education Engineering English Geography History History of Art Land Economy Law Linguistics Mathematics Medical Sciences Modern & Medieval Languages Music Natural Sciences Philosophy Politics, Psychology & Sociology Theology & Religious Studies Veterinary Medicine

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, & Celtic Archaeology & Anthropology Architecture Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Classics Classics (4 years) Computer Science Economics Education Engineering English Geography History History of Art Land Economy Law Linguistics Mathematics Medical Sciences Modern & Medieval Languages Music Natural Sciences Philosophy Politics, Psychology & Sociology Theology & Religious Studies Veterinary Medicine

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Ratio of applications by school/college type and by subject 2010

100 90 80 70 60 % 50 40 30 20 10 0

Other

Independent

100 90 80 70 60 % 50 40 30 20 10 0

Maintained

Ratio of acceptances by school/college type and by subject 2010

Other

Independent

Maintained

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5 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY COLLEGE Table 5.1  Proportion of Home applications and acceptances to Cambridge from the maintained sector by College 2010 and 2009 2010 2009 College Applications (%) Acceptances (%) Applications (%) Acceptances (%) Christ’s 70.7 63.1 63.8 57.5 Churchill 80.6 61.6 81.5 73.7 Clare 64.2 57.4 66.3 55.5 Corpus Christi 67.9 62.1 69.9 58.1 Downing 65.3 63.6 62.9 58.9 Emmanuel 66.4 54.7 68.5 63.4 Fitzwilliam 76.2 54.9 81.3 64.9 Girton 63.8 65.4 67.7 51.6 Gonville and Caius 62.9 64.9 58.5 59.5 Homerton 76.7 70.9 74.7 61.3 Hughes Hall 76.2 88.9 63.4 78.6 Jesus 58.7 58.4 59.2 57.7 King’s 81.3 71.3 82.1 68.4 Lucy Cavendish 80.6 85.0 87.0 84.4 Magdalene 58.0 45.0 55.7 53.8 Murray Edwards (formerly New Hall) 69.7 61.0 78.9 56.8 Newnham 68.2 64.1 72.2 46.0 Pembroke 61.0 57.4 63.3 53.2 Peterhouse 56.3 56.9 62.0 55.2 Queens’ 61.2 52.4 66.8 56.2 Robinson 68.6 50.0 73.4 59.4 Selwyn 63.2 73.1 65.0 68.5 Sidney Sussex 67.2 52.4 67.6 50.6 St Catharine’s 60.3 64.8 63.2 55.6 St Edmund’s 79.5 77.8 73.5 78.6 St John’s 58.6 51.9 58.6 53.1 Trinity 60.1 43.2 59.7 43.9 Trinity Hall 56.6 55.4 60.3 61.9 Wolfson 66.7 54.3 74.7 83.3 Totals 65.6 59.3 66.7 58.5 The College of application in the data above is defined as the applicant’s first choice College (or, in the case of an Open applicant, the College to which the applicant was assigned) regardless of subsequent transfers through the pools. The figures include only Home applicants who applied from a school or college in the UK and show the percentage of applications and acceptances by College from the maintained sector, including FE institutions.

Christ's Churchill Clare Corpus Christi Downing Emmanuel Fitzwilliam Girton Gonville and Caius Homerton Hughes Hall Jesus King's Lucy Cavendish Magdalene Murray Edwards (formerly New Hall) Newnham Pembroke Peterhouse Queens' Robinson Selwyn Sidney Sussex St Catharine's St Edmund's St John's Trinity Trinity Hall Wolfson

Christ's Churchill Clare Corpus Christi Downing Emmanuel Fitzwilliam Girton Gonville and Caius Homerton Hughes Hall Jesus King's Lucy Cavendish Magdalene Murray Edwards (formerly New Hall) Newnham Pembroke Peterhouse Queens' Robinson Selwyn Sidney Sussex St Catharine's St Edmund's St John's Trinity Trinity Hall Wolfson

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Ratio of Home maintained:independent applications by College 2010

100

90

80

70

60

% 50

40

30

20

10

0

Independent

10

0

Maintained

Ratio of Home maintained:independent acceptances by College 2010

100

90

80

70

60

% 50

40

30

20

Independent

Maintained

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6 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY AGE Table 6.1  Applicants and acceptances to Cambridge by age* 2010 and 2009 2010 Age Under 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25–29 30–39 40 and over Totals

Applicants 540 8,922 3,979 925 473 244 163 113 329 192 75 15,955

Acceptances 70 2,100 857 140 95 30 20 17 42 18 5 3,394

2009 Success rate (%) 13 24 22 15 20 12 12 15 13 9 7 21

Applicants 481 8,975 4,006 917 426 189 138 106 240 149 66 15,693

Acceptances 75 2,143 904 141 82 31 23 18 32 18 12 3,479

Success rate (%) 16 24 23 15 19 16 17 17 13 12 18 22

*  expected age on 1 October of year of entry This data relates to applicants rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. Applicants to Cambridge are usually permitted to make only one application to the University in any given year, the sole exception to this rule being those wishing to be considered for both the standard Medicine and Graduate Medicine courses.

Table 6.2  Applicants and acceptances nationally by age 2010* and 2009† [Source: UCAS] 2010 Age Under 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25–29 30–39 40 and over Totals

Applicants 14,820 269,876 148,629 65,144 38,278 26,388 19,011 14,309 42,578 37,710 20,608 697,351

Acceptances 9,315 205,917 111,998 45,292 24,780 15,990 10,979 8,047 23,228 20,403 11,380 487,329

2009 Success rate (%) 63 76 75 70 65 61 58 56 55 54 55 70

Applicants 14,233 253,935 135,256 58,952 35,294 23,382 16,734 12,941 37,531 32,894 18,708 639,860

Acceptances 9,680 205,631 107,536 43,639 24,855 15,598 10,875 8,140 23,433 20,423 12,044 481,854

Success rate (%) 68 81 80 74 70 67 65 63 62 62 64 75

*  expected age on 30 September 2010 †  expected age on 30 September 2009 This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants.

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7 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY SOCIO-ECONOMIC CATEGORY UCAS no longer provides socio-economic classification data at national level. Given the lack of comparable national data, the decision has been taken to suspend publication of the Cambridge socio-economic table.

8 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY ETHNICITY Table 8.1  Home applicants and acceptances to Cambridge by ethnic origin 2010 and 2009 2010

2009 Success rate Success rate Ethnicity Applicants Acceptances (%) Applicants Acceptances (%) Black Caribbean 28 2 7 31 6 19 Black African 120 13 11 144 16 11 Black Other 3 1 33 6 3 50 Indian 413 83 20 389 81 21 Pakistani 129 23 18 109 18 17 Bangladeshi 50 6 12 47 9 19 Chinese 231 72 31 221 59 27 Asian Other 144 37 26 162 42 26 Mixed White and Black Caribbean 36 7 19 48 8 17 Mixed White and Black African 35 11 31 32 7 22 Mixed White and Asian 209 74 35 215 71 33 Mixed Other 112 33 29 129 27 21 Other 69 18 26 70 13 19 Unknown 504 24 5 524 34 6 White 7,458 2,220 30 7,947 2,337 29 Totals 9,541 2,624 28 10,074 2,731 27 This data relates to applicants rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. Applicants to Cambridge are usually permitted to make only one application to the University in any given year, the sole exception to this rule being those wishing to be considered for both the standard Medicine and Graduate Medicine courses.

Table 8.2  Home applicants and acceptances to Cambridge by ethnic origin and gender 2010 Applicants Ethnicity Black Caribbean Black African Black Other Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Asian Other Mixed White and Black Caribbean Mixed White and Black African Mixed White and Asian Mixed Other Other Unknown White Totals

Male 10 47 2 258 78 24 123 81 18 20 111 61 33 244 3,945 5,055

% 0.2 1 0.0 5 2 0.5 2 2 0.4 0.4 2 1 1 5 78 100

Female 18 73 1 155 51 26 108 63 18 15 98 51 36 260 3,513 4,486

% 0.4 2 0.0 3 1 0.6 2 1 0.4 0.3 2 1 1 6 78 100

Male 1 3 1 58 16 3 37 26 3 6 40 17 14 13 1,151 1,389

Acceptances Success Success rate (%) Female rate (%) 10 1 6 6 10 14 50 0 0 22 25 16 21 7 14 13 3 12 30 35 32 32 11 17 17 4 22 30 5 33 36 34 35 28 16 31 42 4 11 5 11 4 29 1,069 30 27 1,235 28

This data relates to applicants rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. Applicants to Cambridge are usually permitted to make only one application to the University in any given year, the sole exception to this rule being those wishing to be considered for both the standard Medicine and Graduate Medicine courses.

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Table 8.3  UK domiciled applicants and acceptances nationally by ethnic origin 2010 and 2009 [Source: UCAS] 2010

2009 Success rate Success rate Ethnicity Applicants Acceptances (%) Applicants Acceptances (%) Black Caribbean 10,286 6,683 65 9,144 6,383 70 Black African 32,960 19,247 58 27,543 17,643 64 Black Other 2,032 1,232 61 1,803 1,218 68 Indian 19,065 14,388 75 18,183 14,723 81 Pakistani 16,831 11,908 71 14,575 11,033 76 Bangladeshi 5,823 4,308 74 5,249 4,040 77 Chinese 4,501 3,472 77 4,246 3,434 81 Asian Other 9,858 6,661 68 8,332 5,939 71 Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5,811 4,072 70 4,940 3,746 76 Mixed White and Black African 2,343 1,556 66 2,172 1,601 74 Mixed White and Asian 5,920 4,492 76 5,278 4,094 78 Mixed Other 5,784 4,065 70 5,128 3,866 75 Other 6,461 4,419 68 5,592 4,056 73 Unknown 8,167 6,640 81 18,530 17,052 92 White 450,979 331,491 74 413,570 326,235 79 Totals 586,821 424,634 72 544,285 425,063 78 This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants.

Table 8.4  UK domiciled applicants and acceptances nationally by ethnic origin and gender 2010 [Source: UCAS] Applicants Ethnicity Male Black Caribbean 3,571 Black African 13,906 Black Other 804 Indian 9,370 Pakistani 8,222 Bangladeshi 2,702 Chinese 2,208 Asian Other 4,797 Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2,204 Mixed White and Black African 1,006 Mixed White and Asian 2,941 Mixed Other 2,349 Other 2,889 Unknown 4,246 White 191,565 Totals 252,780

% 1 6 0.3 4 3 1 1 2 1 0.4 1 1 1 2 76 100

Female 6,715 19,054 1,228 9,695 8,609 3,121 2,293 5,061 3,607 1,337 2,979 3,435 3,572 3,921 259,414 334,041

% 2 6 0.4 3 3 1 1 2 1 0.4 1 1 1 1 78 100

Male 2,458 8,637 504 7,078 5,887 2,011 1,732 3,358 1,559 687 2,266 1,693 1,985 3,455 145,769 189,079

Acceptances Success Success rate (%) Female rate (%) 69 4,225 63 62 10,610 56 63 728 59 76 7,310 75 72 6,021 70 74 2,297 74 78 1,740 76 70 3,303 65 71 2,513 70 68 869 65 77 2,226 75 72 2,372 69 69 2,434 68 81 3,185 81 76 185,722 72 75 235,555 71

This data relates to applicants (who may apply for up to five courses in their UCAS application) rather than the total number of applications made by applicants.

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9 APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY DISABILITY Table 9.1  Applicants and acceptances to Cambridge by disability 2010 and 2009 2010 Disability Applicants Specific learning difficulty (i.e. dyslexia) 358 Blind or partially sighted 16 Deaf or hard of hearing 16 Wheelchair/mobility difficulties 20 Mental health difficulties 49 Longstanding illness/unseen disability 66 Two or more of the above 24 Other disability or special need 122 Autistic spectrum disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome 37 No disability declared 15,247 Totals 15,955

2009

Success rate Acceptances (%)

Applicants

Acceptances

Success rate (%)

86 1 1

24 6 6

273 24 21

62 7 2

23 29 10

1 7

5 14

20 35

8 9

40 26

15 8

23 33

78 28

18 4

23 14

18

15

74

14

19

10 3,247 3,394

27 21 21

36 15,104 15,693

14 3,341 3,479

39 22 22

This data relates to applicants rather than the total number of applications made by applicants. Applicants to Cambridge are usually permitted to make only one application to the University in any given year, the sole exception to this rule being those wishing to be considered for both the standard Medicine and Graduate Medicine courses.

Table 9.2  UK domiciled applicants and acceptances nationally by disability 2010 and 2009 [Source: UCAS] 2010 Disability Applicants Specific learning difficulty (i.e. dyslexia) 21,568 Blind or partially sighted 536 Deaf or hard of hearing 1,026 Wheelchair/mobility difficulties 1,332 Mental health difficulties 3,477 Longstanding illness/unseen disability 4,311 Two or more of the above 1,100 Other disability or special need 4,322 Autistic spectrum disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome 1,493 No disability declared 547,656 Totals 586,821

2009

Success rate Acceptances (%)

Applicants

Acceptances

Success rate (%)

15,526 389 739

72 73 72

17,130 896 1,522

13,320 690 1,150

78 77 76

924 2,205

69 63

969 1,730

747 1,164

77 67

2,939 766

68 70

3,565 978

2,649 740

74 76

3,119

72

3,659

2,770

76

1,149 396,878 424,634

77 72 72

1,166 512,670 544,285

959 400,874 425,063

82 78 78

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10 THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS Table 10.1  Progress of applicants through the admissions process 2010 Pre-A Level applicants 2010

Type of school/college

Conditional offers by Primary Rejected College Winter Pool All 3,919 1,364 302 2,056 905 206 832 82 20 6,807 2,351 528 Male 2,110 740 129 1,112 495 88 482 45 6 3,704 1,280 223 Female 1,809 624 173 944 410 118 350 37 14 3,103 1,071 305

Applications

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

5,585 3,167 934 9,686

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

2,979 1,695 533 5,207

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

2,606 1,472 401 4,479

Post-A Level applicants 2010

Type of school/college

Applications

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

330 363 110 803

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

163 204 71 438

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

167 159 39 365

Rejected All 226 253 98 577 Male 108 146 62 316 Female 118 107 36 261

Acceptances by Primary College Winter Pool 76 86 10 172

28 24 2 54

42 50 7 99

13 8 2 23

34 36 3 73

15 16 0 31

Places confirmed by Offering College Summer Pool 1,377 990 85 2,452

30 12 0 42

732 530 44 1,306

14 4 0 18

645 460 41 1,146

16 8 0 24

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Non-A Level applicants 2010

Type of school/college

Applications

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

709 633 4,135 5,477

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

330 327 2,105 2,762

Maintained Independent Other and Overseas Totals

379 306 2,030 2,715

Conditional offers by Primary Rejected College Winter Pool All 573 111 25 453 142 38 3,545 495 95 4,571 748 158 Male 271 46 13 240 69 18 1,787 273 45 2,298 388 76 Female 302 65 12 213 73 20 1,758 222 50 2,273 360 82

Places confirmed by Offering College Summer Pool 97 145 424 666

1 2 5 8

40 70 229 339

0 2 2 4

57 75 195 327

1 0 3 4

In Table 10.1, Primary College denotes the applicant’s first choice College, or, in the case of an Open applicant, the College to which the applicant was assigned. At the offer stage, post-A Level applicants (i.e. those who already have their examination results required for entry) usually receive an unconditional offer of a place, and pre-A Level applicants (those who have yet to complete their entry qualifications) usually receive a conditional offer. For post-A Level applicants, ‘Rejected’ includes those applicants who declined or failed to meet a conditional offer. The Winter Pool takes place during the offer stage. Through the Winter Pool, applicants may be made an offer by another College (other than their Primary College). The Summer Pool takes place at the offer confirmation stage. Through the Summer Pool, applicants holding conditional offers that have not quite been fulfilled may receive an unconditional firm offer of a place at another College. The figures for Pool offers and places are for changes of College only. Colleges can and do make offers to their own applicants through both Pools, having pooled them to allow comparison with other pooled applicants.

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