Key Facts and Figures 0607 - Higher Education Authority
Key Facts and Figures 0607 - Higher Education Authority
Key Facts and Figures 0607 - Higher Education Authority
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Table 2.4 Full-time Undergraduate New Entrants for Universities, Colleges of <strong>Education</strong>,<br />
NCAD & RCSI 06/07 Vs 05/06<br />
SECTION TWO / APPLICATION/ACCEPTANCE AND NEW ETNRANT DATA<br />
Field of Study by Selected ISCED<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Total<br />
06/07<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Total<br />
05/06<br />
General Programmes 80 67<br />
<strong>Education</strong> 1,557 1,544<br />
Humanities <strong>and</strong> Arts 5,421 4,894<br />
Social Sciences Business <strong>and</strong> Law 4,583 4,354<br />
Science 2,994 2,976<br />
Engineering, Manufacturing <strong>and</strong> Construction 1,329 1,247<br />
Agriculture 253 249<br />
Health <strong>and</strong> Welfare 3,003 2,749<br />
Services 74 31<br />
Combined 125 2<br />
Totals 19,419 18,113<br />
Red cell indicates a decline in new entrants from the previous year while green indicates an<br />
increase.<br />
Since 2006/2007;<br />
Physical Science entrants have continued to increase while new entrants to Computer<br />
Science courses have also recorded modest increases following a period of decline<br />
All disciplines recorded growth in student numbers<br />
Engineering new entrants increased by 6.5%. The largest increase was recorded in<br />
Architecture, Town Planning & Civil Engineering courses<br />
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