Dear Elizabeth,
RE: FOI 19-115
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In each of the last six academic years, how many applications to begin an undergraduate
programme at your institution did you receive from:
1. rUK (England, Wales, NI) domiciled students? How many of these gained their entry qualifications
at a private or fee paying school?
2. EU domiciled students? How many of these who gained their entry qualifications at a private or
fee paying school?
3. Scottish domiciled students who gained their entry qualifications at a private or fee paying school?
if any of these applicants were in the SIMD20 regarding deprivation, please state how many.
4. overseas domiciled students? How many of these gained their entry qualifications at a private or
fee paying school?
Please note that the University does not hold information relating to whether entry qualifications
were gained at a private or fee paying schools, and that Section 17 of the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 applies to this aspect of your request.
Applications
2013/4
2014/5
2015/6
2016/7
2017/8
2018/9
1. rUK
1040
867
667
726
593
555
2. EU
1453
1375
1419
1267
1177
1260
3. Scottish
3778
4435
4254
4384
4117
3821
3. Scottish SIMD20
427
540
478
512
534
574
4. Overseas
298
279
246
251
198
241