Dear Matt
Reference Number:
RI2223
Thank you for your request for information (under the Freedom of Information Act 2000) regarding
admissions statistics for the academic year 21/22. You requested the fol owing information:
1. Number of total applications
2. Number of accepted offers.
3. Number of students given any kind of offer to attend the university
4. Number students given unconditional offers to attend the university
5. Number of foreign students given any kind of offer
6. Number of foreign students accepted offers
7. Which course received the most applications?
8. Which course received the least applications?
I can confirm that the total number of applications received by the University for admission in 21/22
(September and January intakes) for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes was 23,332.
The University is, however, refusing to provide the information requested in questions 2 to 8 under
exemption 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act because to provide this data could damage the
University’s commercial interests in a competitive student recruitment market. However, you are
advised that data on undergraduate applications and admissions across the Higher Education sector is
publicly available from UCAS
at https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis. In addition, publicly
available information on student enrolments at institution-level is available from HESA at
https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students.
If you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been dealt with or with the outcome of the
consideration given to your request, you may ask for an Internal Review. If you are not content with the
outcome of the Internal Review you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner
for a decision. Our procedure for carrying out Internal Reviews can be found under the ‘Complaint’
section o
f this document.
If you have any queries about this response or would like any further information about your request,
or the Freedom of Information Act in general, please do not hesitate to contact us again by e-mail
(xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx).
Yours sincerely,
Jayne Storey
Head of Compliance, University Secretariat / Pennaeth Cydymffurfio, Ysgrifenyddiaeth y Brifysgol
Cardiff Metropolitan University / Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd
Email / E-bost: xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
www.cardiffmet.ac.uk
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