Admission statistics for BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics in Durham University

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Request:

Under the Freedom of Information act, I would like to know for BA
Philosophy, Politics and Economics for the 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22,
2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19, 2017/18, 2016/17 and 2015/16 admission cycles:

- the number of applications,

- the number of offers made,

- the number of acceptances,

- the number of enrolments.

Response:

Please note the following about the information provided:

• Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 as per HESA guidelines
• Data provided is for admissions cycles 2015/16 (entry 2016), 2016/17
(entry 2017), 2017/18 (entry 2018), 2018/19 (entry 2019), 2019/20
(entry 2020), 2020/21 (entry 2021), 2021/22 (entry 2022), 2022/23
(entry 2023), 2023/24 (entry 2024)
• Number of applications includes all applications made for the course
regardless of the outcome of the application
• Number of offers includes unconditional and conditional offers

Admissions Cycle
Course VL52 2015-16 2023-2024
(entry 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 (entry
2016) 2024)
No.
Applications 665 710 835 625 775 680 660 655 725
No. Offers 455 505 665 530 615 545 425 545 620

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