8/6/2019 About Scottish Facts Figures 0910

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Students 2009/2010Total undergraduate level students 15,380- Openings access modules 1,553- other undergraduate modules 13,827Total postgraduate level students 758- taught 748- PGDE 10Total students 16,138New entrants 6,219

Student full-time equivalents (FTEs) 2009/2010Undergraduate 5,834Postgraduate 206Total FTEs 6,040

Open University students in the UK

UK% in

ScotlandTotal undergraduate level 190,272 8%Total postgraduate level 14,986 5%Total UK students* 205,258 8%* excluding research, initial teacher training and validated students

Module registrationsby academic area Registrations %Arts 2,724 13%Business 1,898 9%Social sciences 3,063 15%Education and languages 1,783 8%Health and social care 1,786 9%

Maths, computing and technology 4,263 21%Science 3,546 17%Openings * 1,670 8%Total registrations 20,733* introductory-level modules across different academic areas,previously counted in Health and social care figures

Profile of studentsUnder-

graduatePost-

graduateAll

studentsMale : female ratio 40:60 48:52 40:60Age profile: Under 17 2% 0% 2%

18-21 4% 0% 4%22-24 7% 5% 7%25-34 29% 27% 29%35-44 29% 33% 30%45-54 18% 26% 18%

55-64 8% 7% 7%65 and over 3% 2% 3%

Median age of newundergraduate students 32Students sponsoredby employer 9% 23% 10%Total students receivinghelp with fees 45% 7% 43%- students with a fee waiver 31% 0% 29%- students with an ILA* 14% 7% 14%

Students with disabilities 7% 7% 7%

Credit transfer awardsprior to study 1,780* Individual Learning Account

Entrants' qualifications*None 3% 0% 3%Below Higher 19% 2% 19%Highers or equivalent 27% 2% 26%HN 17% 3% 17%Other HE 20% 48% 20%Postgraduate 14% 45% 15%* based on 89% of new students whose qualification entry is known

Ethnic origin of students*White 97.0% 96.3% 97.0%Asian 1.2% 1.4% 1.2%Black 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%Mixed and other 1.0% 1.5% 1.0%* based on 96% of students whose ethnic origin is known

Qualifications awarded

2009/2010Cumula1971-20

First degrees(BA/BSc including Honours) 821 29Higher degrees (taught) 105 2,4Undergraduate certificatesand diplomas 1,258 21,6Postgraduate certificates anddiplomas 119 3,0Total 2,303 56,7

FeesUndergraduate module (60 credit points) 475 to 2,4Undergraduate residential school 450 to 74Postgraduate module (60 credit points) 370 to 1,75Research degree- full-time 3,390- part-time 1,650Study packs 6 to

Typical total fees for BA/BSc (Hons)undergraduate degree (360 credit points) 3,780 to 5,13

Module informationTotal number of standard modules offered- undergraduate level 5- postgraduate level 1

Most popular undergraduate modulesDD101 Introducing the social sciencesAA100 The arts past and present 5

Y163 Starting with psychology 4K101 An introduction to health and social care MST121 Using mathematics

The Open University in Scotland staff, by headcountSalaried academic, academic related and other staff 11Associate lecturers 5

No of Stud