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Gender gap in university admissions rises to record
level
Latest data from Ucas also
reveals record acceptance levels for black and Asian candidates, and for those
declaring a disability
Women accepted to study at university outnumbered men by
record levels last year, with female applicants dominating entrance to medicine,
law and biology undergraduate degrees.
The 2014 admissions data from Ucas, the UK’s universities
clearing house, also revealed record numbers of acceptances for disabled people
and Asian and black ethnic groups, with a falling proportion for students from
independent schools.
While women have outnumbered men in admissions for years,
the 2014 figures show the gap has widened to nearly 58,000, with women making up
more than half of students in two-thirds of subject areas. Men remain
over-represented in most stem (science, technology, engineering and maths)
subjects, most notably in engineering where there are 20,000 more men than
women, and computing science, where there are 17,000 more.
Women are particularly strongly represented in subjects
allied to medicine, with 32,000 more women accepted in 2014. In medicine and
dentistry – among the most competitive undergraduate courses – there were 5,000
women and 3,800 men accepted last year.
The success of female applicants mirrors the trend in GCSE
and A-level results, with girls outperforming boys across the grade scale. In
2013, girls received A* or A grades at GCSE in 25% of papers taken, compared
with nearly 18% of boys’ papers.
Ucas said a record 36,000 UK applicants who declared a
disability were accepted by universities – an increase of 3,700 on the previous
year. The 45,000 UK students from Asian ethnic groups and 30,000 from black
ethnic groups were the highest numbers ever placed through Ucas.
The growth in students from state schools has lowered the
proportion of UK entrants from the independent sector. In 2007, privately
educated students made up 11% of the 256,000 acceptances but last year the
proportion was 9% of 307,000.
The Ucas data also showed that many students are applying
to university with qualifications other than A-levels. Last year the number
accepted onto degree courses holding Btec qualifications – the equivalent to
A-levels, usually in vocational subjects such as business studies – rose to
85,000, almost double the number that held Btecs in 2008.
The detailed breakdown of subjects being studied showed
another fall in the number of students taking European languages and literature
degrees, with the number accepting places falling below 4,000.
Non-European languages are not immune, with just 140
studying Chinese languages – the lowest number for five years.
John Worne, the British Council’s director of strategy,
said: “It’s another day of disappointment for language lovers, as we continue to
see a steady decline in UK
students choosing to study foreign languages at university
level. One good piece of news is some students are opting to study a language
alongside another degree subject – more should, it’s a particularly attractive
combination for employers.”
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/21/gender-gap-university-admissions-record