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<p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) does not publish data on
the number of applicants to each course.</p><p> </p><p>However, UCAS does publish
data on applications to full-time undergraduate courses at UK higher education (HE)
providers in their End of Cycle Data Resources pages. Each applicant can make up to
5 applications.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the numbers of main scheme applications
to undergraduate English studies courses at English HE providers for application cycles
2016 to 2020.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Applications<sup>1</sup> to undergraduate English
studies courses at </strong><strong>English HE providers - a</strong><strong>pplication
cycles 2016 to 2020</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>C</strong><strong>ycle
year<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications to English
studies course (JACS)<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>41,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>39,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>36,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>33,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>29,830</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: UCAS End of Cycle data resources <a href="https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-sector-level-end-cycle-data-resources-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-sector-level-end-cycle-data-resources-2020</a>.</p><p>[1]
Does not refer to individual applicants. Each unique applicant can make up to 5 main
scheme applications. This does not cover applicants who applied Direct to Clearing
or applicants who applied directly to the provider. Figures have been rounded to the
nearest 5.</p><p>[2] Refers to application cycle year. The 2020 cycle covers applicants
typically entering higher education in the 2020/2021 academic year.</p><p>[3] English
studies defined as principal category Q3 of the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS).
This code excludes those studying Imaginative Writing (I8). More information on JACS
codes can be found here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs"
target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on qualifications
obtained at UK HE providers. The latest data refers to academic year 2019/20.</p><p>
</p><p>The table below shows the numbers of first-degree qualifiers in English studies
at English HE providers between academic years 2015/16 and 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>Information
for the academic year 2019/20 is provided in a separate column due to the introduction
of a new subject classification system, the Common Aggregation Hierarchy (CAH).</p><p>
</p><p>Figures for the academic year 2019/20 are not directly comparable with previous
years, because “Studies of specific authors” and “Creative writing” are now included
in the ‘English Studies’ category. Excluding those categories gives a count of 8,110
qualifiers in the academic year 2019/20, although this is still not directly comparable
with earlier years due to the new coding methodology.</p><p> </p><p><strong>First-degree
qualifiers<sup>4</sup> in English studies courses at </strong><strong>English HE providers<sup>5
</sup></strong><strong>- academic years 2015/16 to 2019/20</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic
year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of qualifiers in English studies</strong>
<strong>courses (JACS)<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of qualifiers
in English studies courses (CAH)<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>10,475</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>10,355</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>9,665</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>9,165</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>9,405</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: HESA Student open data pages, <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-19"
target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-19</a> and
<a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-51" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-51</a>.</p><p>[4]
Counts are based on full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than
one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course.
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, in line with HESA rounding conventions:
<a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy"
target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy</a>.</p><p>[5]
Data between the academic years 2015/16 and 2018/19 excludes a small minority of qualifiers
from alternative providers.</p><p>[6] English studies is defined as principal category
Q3 of the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS). More information on JACS codes can
be found here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs</a>.</p><p>[7]
English studies is defined as Common Aggregate Hierarchy level 2 (CAH2), which is
the sum of codes “19-01-01 English studies (non-specific)”, “19-01-02 English language”,
”19-01-03 Literature in English”, “19-01-04 Studies of specific authors”, “19-01-05
Creative writing” and “19-01-06 Others in English studies”. More information on CAH
codes can be found here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/hecos/cah-about"
target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/hecos/cah-about</a>.</p>
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