Nurses: Training
(asked on 15th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK-domiciled students commenced undergraduate nursing degree courses in UK higher education institutions in each of the years 2010–11 to 2016–17.
The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) collects data on students enrolled and qualifying from courses at UK Higher Education Institutions, including information on subject of study.
The following table contains the numbers of full person equivalent entrants to undergraduate (first degree and other undergraduate) courses in nursing, as defined by the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS). More information on JACS codes can be found at https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-principal.
UK domiciled entrants to undergraduate nursing courses by level of study
UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic Years 2010/11 to 2015/16
Year | First degree entrants | Other undergraduate entrants | Total entrants |
2010/11 | 21,605 | 53,635 | 75,240 |
2011/12 | 28,590 | 44,425 | 73,020 |
2012/13 | 29,060 | 33,165 | 62,230 |
2013/14 | 30,210 | 33,165 | 63,380 |
2014/15 | 31,785 | 32,965 | 64,750 |
2015/16 | 32,245 | 32,285 | 64,530 |
Source: Department for Education analysis of the HESA student record
Counts rounded to the nearest 5 so may not sum exactly to totals
Information for 2016/17 will become available in January 2018.