Admissions statistics 2023/24

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Dear Requester

Thank you for your request for information from Durham University.
Colleagues have provided the information below/attached in response to
your questions.

Please could you tell me for each undergraduate programme for the 2023/24
admission cycle:

- the programme name,

- the programme code,

- the number of applications,

- the number of offers made,

See attached information.

Please note the following about the information provided:

• All data has been rounded to the nearest 5 as per HESA guidelines on
rounding and suppression of data
• Data has been provided for the admissions cycle 2023/24 (entry 2024)
• Number of applications includes all who applied for the programme
regardless of the outcome of the application
• Number of offers includes conditional and unconditional offers

- the number of acceptances,

- the number of enrolments.

The University confirms that it holds the information on number of
acceptances and enrolments. However, the University declines your request
for release under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA). Section 43(2) of the FOIA exempts information from release where
its disclosure under the Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice the
commercial interests of any person. As section 43(2) is a qualified
exemption, the University has conducted a public interest test and has
concluded that release of this data would be likely to prejudice the
University’s commercial interests.

The University recognises that there can be a public interest in
understanding student enrolment patterns and trends. However as release
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information would be likely to significantly weaken our current position
by allowing competitors to have a better understanding of our market share
strategies and adapt their own plans accordingly. Consequently, the
University’s position in this specialist market would be undermined as
competitors would be able to tailor their own admission’s strategies to
match or exceed our own targets.

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Yours sincerely

Information Governance Unit

Durham University

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