Statistics from UCAS on Modern Languages applications and acceptances to UK universities (2003)		

These figures were purchased by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies from UCAS and give a more detailed break down than the standard published UCAS figures. The analysis has been carried out this year by CILT, The National Centre for Languages, and presents the same format as Professor David Robey (University of Reading) has produced in previous years, some small additions are noted below. 

Table 1: All subjects and all QRT
Figures for all UCAS subjects and the QRT groups (Languages & Related Disciplines) as a whole are given in Table 1 at the bottom of this page and are also included in the graphs at the end of the document. The QRT grouping is not MFL exclusive and includes English, Literary studies and American studies amongst other related disciplines. See note 2 below for a complete list of the subjects in groups QRT counted in Table 1. The analysis includes full time undergraduate first-degree students.

Tables 2 and 3: Applications and Acceptances by language
Figures are broken down by language: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian (& East European Languages).
The percentages in these tables produce a picture of the overall trends in each of the main five languages over the past nine years. The following percentage trends are reported in the tables:
-	Weighted percentages count single honours students as 1, students with a language as major as 2/3, balanced combinations as 1/2, and students with a language as minor as 1/3. The resultant totals are then expressed as a percentage of the 1996 totals (see note 1 below). These percentages are also represented in the graphs at the end of the document. 
-	Unweighted student percentages express total student counts each year as a percentage of that in 1996. A student studying the language is counted as 1 regardless of whether they are a single honours, major, minor or balanced subject combination student.
-	% change 1996 - 2003 by language and balance of degree shows the total student numbers as a percentage change expressed separately for single honours, major, minor and balanced combinations (comparison years are 2003 with 1996). This allows us to analyse whether a decrease in, for example, single honours German was offset by an increase in major honours German.

Notes:
1.	There was a major reduction in applications for 1996, when the number of universities candidates were allowed to choose was reduced from 8 to 6.  For this reason, we have changed the weighted % comparative figure to be of 1996 (instead of 1994 as reported in previous years), directly comparable to subsequent years. Student counts are still presented for 1994 and 1995. The year in each case is that of entry to university.
2.	Subjects in groups QRT are as follows: Q1 Linguistics, Q2 Comparative Literary studies, Q3 English, Q4 Ancient Language studies, Q5 Celtic studies, Q6 Latin studies, Q7 Classical Greek studies, Q8 Classical studies, Q9 Others in Linguistics, Classics and related subjects, R1 French, R2 German, R3 Italian, R4 Spanish, R5 Portuguese, R6 Scandinavian studies, R7 Russian and East European studies, R9 Others in European Languages, Literature and related subjects, T1 Chinese, T2 Japanese T3 South Asian studies, T4 Other Asian studies, T5 African studies, T6 Modern Middle Eastern studies, T7 American studies, T8 Australasian studies, T9 Others in Eastern, Asiatic, African, American and Australasian Languages, Literature and related subjects.

Table 1: All subjects and all QRT	Full time first degree students	
Applications (Degree only)		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	
All QRT Languages & Related Disciplines*		151423	148623	116515	121004	112090	104658	98222	95713	93553	95044	
% of 1996				100%	104%	96%	90%	84%	82%	80%	82%	
All Subjects (degree only)		2416700	2387242	1901875	1991921	1940057	1886776	1856725	1868968	1903224	1986229	
% of 1996		 	 	100%	105%	102%	99%	98%	98%	100%	104%	
Accepted Applicants (Degree only)		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All QRT Languages & Related Disciplines*		16762	17805	18177	19197	18052	17299	17052	17420	16784	16747	
% of 1996				100%	106%	99%	95%	94%	96%	92%	92%	
All Subjects (degree only)		247567	264738	273032	308236	302683	307677	311635	329218	344581	355531	
% of 1996		 	 	100%	113%	111%	113%	114%	121%	126%	130%	
* Includes Single and Major QRT subjects and balanced combinations within QRT
Full time first degree students
Table 2: Applications	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	%  change
1996-2003	
R1 French		Single Subject	7539	6436	4035	4114	3577	3314	3000	2690	2447	2566	64%	
		Major	1826	1657	1195	1161	1315	1187	1135	980	918	905	76%	
		Balanced Combination	38890	37236	27879	25888	23433	21147	19091	18530	18171	17292	62%	
		Minor	9384	9213	6953	6961	6431	6078	5185	4577	4292	4183	60%	
		Total	57639	54542	40062	38124	34756	31726	28411	26777	25828	24946	62%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	95%	87%	79%	71%	67%	64%	62%	62%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	96%	87%	79%	71%	67%	64%	63%	63%	
R2 German		Single Subject	2880	2264	1379	1402	1188	1152	1153	1188	837	932	68%	
		Major	549	441	280	338	348	397	343	358	330	375	134%	
		Balanced Combination	16170	14889	11545	11062	9931	9210	8218	7833	7571	6978	60%	
		Minor	3327	3210	2621	2591	2368	2376	1903	1819	1586	1397	53%	
		Total	22926	20804	15825	15393	13835	13135	11617	11198	10324	9682	61%	
Unweighted (student numbers)					100%	97%	87%	83%	73%	71%	65%	61%	61%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	98%	87%	83%	75%	72%	65%	63%	63%	
R3 Italian		Single Subject	625	626	378	408	305	316	301	285	294	221	58%	
		Major Subject	168	184	112	120	86	98	101	112	119	98	88%	
		Balanced Combination	5569	5511	4620	4609	4497	4066	3942	3779	3687	3258	71%	
		Minor Subject	508	414	323	585	531	594	617	490	390	326	101%	
		Total	6870	6735	5433	5722	5419	5074	4961	4666	4490	3903	72%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	105%	100%	93%	91%	86%	83%	72%	72%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	104%	97%	91%	89%	84%	82%	71%	71%	
R4 Spanish		Single Subject	1798	1727	1067	1146	1257	1317	1204	1238	1245	1171	110%	
		Major	283	334	236	276	394	351	323	416	504	539	228%	
		Balanced Combination	12935	12589	10330	10332	10577	10351	10041	10379	10508	10071	97%	
		Minor	2262	2228	1892	2219	2257	2402	2490	2216	2031	1963	104%	
		Total	17278	16878	13525	13973	14485	14421	14058	14249	14288	13744	102%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	103%	107%	107%	104%	105%	106%	102%	102%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	103%	108%	107%	104%	106%	107%	103%	103%	
R8+T1 - Russian and East 		Single Subject	843	731	495	476	366	304	314	236	243	243	49%	
European studies		Major Subject	10	21	29	46	66	29	43	52	43	55	190%	
[now R7]		Balanced Combination	2992	2627	1814	1793	1660	1348	1391	1264	1365	1508	83%	
		Minor Subject	58	51	41	107	215	216	189	306	265	331	807%	
		Total	3903	3430	2379	2422	2307	1897	1937	1858	1916	2137	90%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	102%	97%	80%	81%	78%	81%	90%	90%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	100%	91%	75%	77%	70%	73%	80%	80%	

Full time first degree students

Table 3: Acceptances	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	%  change
1996-2003	
R1 French		Single Subject	906	826	823	791	688	661	609	519	510	489	59%	
		Major	148	134	207	199	159	143	171	174	175	171	83%	
		Balanced Combination	3874	3959	3789	3734	3407	3143	2817	2747	2756	2568	68%	
		Minor	978	916	836	1019	907	816	723	637	669	618	74%	
		Total	5906	5835	5655	5743	5161	4763	4320	4077	4110	3846	68%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	102%	91%	84%	76%	72%	73%	68%	68%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	100%	89%	83%	76%	71%	71%	67%	67%	
R2 German		Single Subject	358	301	298	299	278	252	231	228	176	186	62%	
		Major	39	53	42	55	48	72	65	58	73	57	136%	
		Balanced Combination	1707	1624	1622	1602	1452	1390	1239	1193	1149	1095	68%	
		Minor	352	362	326	387	313	336	272	257	255	186	57%	
		Total	2456	2340	2288	2343	2091	2050	1807	1736	1653	1524	67%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	102%	91%	90%	79%	76%	72%	67%	67%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	102%	92%	89%	79%	76%	71%	67%	67%	
R3 Italian		Single Subject	107	97	112	106	86	96	89	68	69	70	63%	
		Major Subject	15	25	17	23	16	21	15	16	26	16	94%	
		Balanced Combination	567	684	673	736	738	668	633	620	632	540	80%	
		Minor Subject	67	57	35	66	82	91	83	82	58	44	126%	
		Total	756	863	837	931	922	876	820	786	785	670	80%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	111%	110%	105%	98%	94%	94%	80%	80%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	108%	105%	101%	94%	88%	89%	77%	77%	
R4 Spanish		Single Subject	209	196	214	199	193	221	215	213	227	212	99%	
		Major	26	25	35	44	40	44	60	68	86	92	263%	
		Balanced Combination	1513	1546	1621	1656	1770	1783	1659	1697	1847	1702	105%	
		Minor	211	239	245	358	277	352	380	353	400	327	133%	
		Total	1959	2006	2115	2257	2280	2400	2314	2331	2560	2333	110%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	107%	108%	113%	109%	110%	121%	110%	110%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	104%	106%	111%	107%	108%	119%	109%	109%	
R8+T1 - Russian & East 		Single Subject	168	181	122	162	95	93	94	62	84	68	56%	
European studies		Major Subject	2	1	4	11	12	9	10	12	5	15	375%	
[now R7]		Balanced Combination	350	335	273	278	291	205	246	216	242	271	99%	
		Minor Subject	3	7	19	54	51	74	109	90	59	74	389%	
		Total	523	524	418	505	449	381	459	380	390	428	102%	
Unweighted (student numbers)		% of 1996			100%	121%	107%	91%	110%	91%	93%	102%	102%	
Weighted (for degree balance)		% of 1996			100%	122%	99%	85%	97%	78%	85%	89%	89%	

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