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Vice-Chancellor's Report

27 May 1998


2. Recruitment: status

Can Lboro continue to attract UCAS applicants paying fees and without a grant? Can Lboro continue to attract overseas students against the strength of the pound, and decline in some far east currencies?




                               1997         1998

ENG total                       875          9O8

SCI Total                       132          131

SSH Total                       354          345

Foundation Programme              6           23

UNIVERSITY TOTAL               1367         14O7  (+2.8%)



ENGINEERING

Aero, Auto Eng and Trans        115          12O

Chemical Engineering             78          1O1

Civil Engineering                8O          14O

Electronic and Elec. Eng.       339          294

Manufacturing Eng.               83           94

Mechanical Engineering          18O          159



SCIENCE

Chemistry                       21             5

Computer Studies                52            63

Human Sciences                  14            16

Information and Lib. St.        28            26

Mathematical Sciences            9            13

IPTME                            3             4

Physics                          5             4





SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Business School               127            169

Design and Technology          13              3

Economics                      45             57

English and Drama              16              9

European Studies                9              8

Geography                      11              8

PESSRM                        11O             61

Social Sciences                23             3O




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