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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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