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Students in Higher Education at Scottish Institutions 2005-06

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Table 4 - Students in higher education in Scotland by subject and level: 2005-06

Total

Postgraduate

First Degree

Other HE

Total

285,180

64,965

134,125

86,095

Medicine and Dentistry

6,755

1,105

5,500

150

Allied Medicine

33,945

5,300

17,475

11,165

Biological Sciences

14,615

2,375

11,590

650

Veterinary Studies

1,705

260

1,200

245

Agriculture

1,725

360

520

850

Physical Sciences

7,935

1,790

5,940

205

Maths

2,850

530

2,240

85

Information Technology

14,195

2,455

5,740

6,000

Engineering & Technology

20,570

3,920

9,710

6,940

Architecture

9,270

2,020

4,965

2,285

Social Studies

21,830

3,010

9,635

9,185

Law

8,015

2,190

4,995

825

Business Administration

58,485

22,555

18,730

17,205

Education

20,475

11,990

5,130

3,355

Mass Communication

4,035

785

2,065

1,185

Languages

8,550

1,195

5,275

2,080

Humanities

6,325

1,310

4,505

505

Creative Arts

16,060

925

6,685

8,450

Combined

27,830

900

12,220

14,710

Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA) & Scottish Funding Council ( SFC).
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5.
Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.

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