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 6.2 Age Distribution of Full-time Undergraduate New Entrants 06/07 for Universities,<br />
Colleges of <strong>Education</strong>, NCAD & RCSI<br />
2006/2007 2005/2006<br />
AGE<br />
Male Female Total Total<br />
17 <strong>and</strong> under 586 911 1,497 1,577<br />
18 3,187 4,713 7,900 7,882<br />
19 2,483 3,492 5,975 5,504<br />
20 554 830 1,384 1,002<br />
21 213 269 482 258<br />
22 81 108 189 162<br />
23 45 80 125 101<br />
SECTION SIX / STUDENT DETAILS<br />
24 161 202 363 307<br />
25-29 338 410 748 656<br />
30 <strong>and</strong> over 289 466 755 625<br />
Age Unknown 0 1 1 39<br />
Total 7,937 11,482 19,419 18,113<br />
Red cells indicate a decline in enrolments from the previous year while green indicates an increase.<br />
The number of mature (23+) full-time new entrants increased from 1,689 in 2005/2006<br />
to 1,991 in 2006/2007, an increase of 18%. However the overall proportion of full-time<br />
undergraduate new entrants that are 23+ showed a more moderate increase of 9.3% to 10.3%<br />
Figure 6.2 % Age Distribution of Undergraduate Full-Time New Entrants 02/03 vs. 06/07 for<br />
Universities, Colleges of <strong>Education</strong>, NCAD & RCSI<br />
9000<br />
8000<br />
7000<br />
6000<br />
5000<br />
4000<br />
3000<br />
2000<br />
1000<br />
0<br />
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30 Age<br />
<strong>and</strong> under <strong>and</strong> over Unknown<br />
2002/2003 2006/2007<br />
<br />
Since the 2002/2003 academic year the age profile of new entrants has changed. There are<br />
now slightly less 17-23 year olds <strong>and</strong> more 24 to 30+ year olds<br />
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