Reference: FOI230227KNI 
 
Details of the request: 
Our assessment: 
I would like to request a statistic about the  It is our view that course-level application, offer and enrolment data from the current or 
graduate diploma in Graphic Design, 
previous academic years, to be of commercial interest, hence engaging the exemption 
Section 43 (2) – commercial prejudice of the Freedom of Information Act for data from 2022-
available at the Chelsea Col ege of Arts. 
23 for Questions 1 and 2.  
 
  
1. What percentage of applicants have 
We are withholding this information because the University operates in a highly competitive 
higher education marketplace for the recruitment of students to our courses. Demand data 
obtained an offer in the last three years? 
relating to the recruitment of students is commercially sensitive business intelligence. 
Providing access to relevant data relating to the demand for our courses (applications, offers 
and enrolments) would not only be advantageous to our competitors, but is information 
which cannot be obtained or recreated by a competitor at this point in time. Therefore, 
disclosure of this data could cause a significant impediment to our student recruitment 
activity and offer a competitive advantage to our rivals. 
 
Academic Period  % Applications that 
obtained an offer 
2020/21 
79% 
2021/22 
63% 
 
2. What percentage of applicants have 
Academic 
% 
been invited to interview in the last three 
Period 
Interviewed 
years? 
2020/21 
53% 
2021/22 
75% 
 

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