Statistics Publication Notice: Early Destinations of Students Qualifying from Scottish Higher Education Institutions 2010-11
Statistics on the first destinations of students qualifying from Scottish Higher Education Institutions - academic year 2010-11.
Tables
Table 1: First destination of students qualifying from Scottish HEIs by gender and level of qualification obtained: 2010-11
| Total No.of Students | Study/Training(%) | Permanent UK employment (%) | Temporary UK employment (%) | Overseas employment (%) | Believed Unemployed (%) | Other (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Qualifications | 44,870 | 19.0 | 55.6 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Male | 18,820 | 21.2 | 53.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
| Female | 26,050 | 17.5 | 57.3 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| Postgraduate | 11,470 | 9.2 | 60.4 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Male | 5,110 | 9.5 | 58.8 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| Female | 6,360 | 9.0 | 61.7 | 12.4 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| First Degree | 28,745 | 20.6 | 54.3 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Male | 11,710 | 23.2 | 52.1 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 5.2 |
| Female | 17,035 | 18.8 | 55.9 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
| Sub-Degree | 4,655 | 33.2 | 51.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Male | 2,000 | 38.9 | 46.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| Female | 2,660 | 28.9 | 55.6 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 5.5 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement ).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
Table 2: First destination of higher education qualifiers from Scottish HEIs by level of qualification obtained and academic year: 2003-04 to 2010-11
| Total No. Of Students | Study/Training(%) | Permanent UK employment (%) | Temporary UK employment (%) | Overseas employment (%) | Believed Unemployed (%) | Other (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Qualifications | |||||||
| 2003-04 | 39,155 | 17.9 | 59.5 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2004-05 | 42,455 | 16.4 | 61.1 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 2005-06 | 42,725 | 17.4 | 59.9 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 2006-07 | 44,200 | 17.5 | 59.6 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| 2007-08 | 42,650 | 18.9 | 56.3 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 2008-09 | 43,810 | 22.5 | 53.0 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2009-10 | 42,880 | 19.8 | 53.4 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2010-11 | 44,870 | 19.0 | 55.6 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Postgraduate | |||||||
| 2003-04 | 8,540 | 7.7 | 70.9 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2004-05 | 10,945 | 7.5 | 70.5 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 2005-06 | 10,995 | 6.7 | 70.9 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 2006-07 | 11,800 | 6.4 | 71.1 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 2007-08 | 10,680 | 6.8 | 62.5 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 2008-09 | 10,750 | 7.1 | 63.4 | 13.4 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 2009-10 | 10,585 | 9.4 | 58.9 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2010-11 | 11,470 | 9.2 | 60.4 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| First Degree | |||||||
| 2003-04 | 26,730 | 19.1 | 56.2 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| 2004-05 | 27,800 | 17.9 | 57.9 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 2005-06 | 27,580 | 18.6 | 56.9 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 2006-07 | 28,170 | 20.1 | 55.5 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
| 2007-08 | 27,380 | 21.5 | 54.3 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| 2008-09 | 28,365 | 25.3 | 50.2 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| 2009-10 | 28,130 | 22.1 | 51.5 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| 2010-11 | 28,745 | 20.6 | 54.3 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| Sub-Degree | |||||||
| 2003-04 | 3,880 | 32.3 | 57.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 2004-05 | 3,715 | 31.7 | 57.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2005-06 | 4,150 | 38.0 | 50.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 2006-07 | 4,230 | 31.2 | 55.0 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| 2007-08 | 4,590 | 31.8 | 53.7 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 2008-09 | 4,695 | 40.7 | 46.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2009-10 | 4,165 | 31.2 | 51.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 2010-11 | 4,655 | 33.2 | 51.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement )
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5
Table 3: First Destinations of students qualifying from Scottish HEIs by subject area: 2010-11
| Total No.of Students | Study/Training (%) | Permanent UK employment (%) | Temporary UK employment (%) | Overseas employment (%) | Believed Unemployed (%) | Other (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All subjects | 44,870 | 19.0 | 55.6 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Medical Studies | 6,835 | 7.6 | 71.7 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Allied Medicine | 5,630 | 8.2 | 68.6 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1,205 | 5.0 | 86.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Science and Engineering | 12,825 | 24.9 | 49.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 6.0 |
| Agriculture | 415 | 31.6 | 39.4 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 8.5 |
| Biological Sciences | 3,835 | 28.4 | 45.2 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Engineering and Technology | 3,520 | 18.7 | 57.4 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Information Technology | 2,030 | 23.2 | 48.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 4.7 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 655 | 27.9 | 50.4 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Physical Sciences | 2,205 | 30.0 | 41.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 6.0 |
| Veterinary Science | 175 | 0.0 | 80.6 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 2.3 |
| Business and Social Studies | 14,440 | 22.0 | 54.3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Architecture | 1,585 | 21.3 | 53.9 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| Business Administration | 6,110 | 18.7 | 58.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Law | 2,280 | 38.1 | 42.1 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Mass Communication | 720 | 8.5 | 58.9 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Social Studies | 3,755 | 20.4 | 54.4 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Education and the Arts | 10,375 | 15.3 | 55.1 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Creative Arts | 2,470 | 17.4 | 53.9 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Education | 4,040 | 2.7 | 71.6 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Humanities | 1,805 | 28.4 | 40.5 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 10.3 |
| Languages | 2,060 | 26.0 | 37.1 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 9.3 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 395 | 16.3 | 54.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 18.8 |
| Supplementary Subjects not contained in the above | |||||||
| Economics and Politics | 1,185 | 26.0 | 39.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| English | 925 | 28.1 | 38.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 10.1 |
| Geography | 625 | 23.2 | 41.5 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 9.1 |
| Psychology | 1,420 | 21.1 | 51.4 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 8.0 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement ).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5
Table 4: First destination of Scottish domiciled students qualifying from full-time or part-time courses at Scottish HEIs by gender and level of qualification obtained: 2010-11
| Total No. of Students | Study/Training (%) | Employed within Scotland (%) | Employed elsewhere (%) | Believed unemployed (%) | Other (%) | Employment in graduate level occupations (%) using Elias & Purcell Classifications1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Scotland | National Indicator2 | |||||||
| All Qualifications | 25,485 | 16.0 | 65.4 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 54.8 | 46.3 | 62.3 |
| Male | 10,250 | 18.7 | 60.7 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 52.5 | 42.9 | 61.1 |
| Female | 15,235 | 14.2 | 68.6 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 56.2 | 48.7 | 63.1 |
| Postgraduate | 5,765 | 6.7 | 76.8 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 78.3 | 69.2 | 75.9 |
| Male | 2,335 | 7.6 | 72.7 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 76.3 | 64.7 | 72.3 |
| Female | 3,435 | 6.1 | 79.6 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 79.6 | 72.2 | 78.3 |
| First degree | 16,650 | 16.1 | 63.3 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 50.6 | 41.5 | 57.6 |
| Male | 6,615 | 18.6 | 58.7 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 48.9 | 38.5 | 57.1 |
| Female | 10,035 | 14.5 | 66.3 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 51.8 | 43.4 | 58.0 |
| Sub-Degree | 3,070 | 32.4 | 55.6 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 32.8 | 29.8 | - |
| Male | 1,300 | 38.6 | 49.2 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 28.4 | 26.0 | - |
| Female | 1,765 | 27.8 | 60.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 36.1 | 32.6 | - |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
1. Elias & Purcell classification; Elias, P. and Purcell, K. (2004) SOC (HE) A classification of occupations for studying the graduate labour market. Warwick: Institute for Employment Research.
2. These values are a measure of the Scottish Government’s national indicator and are only available for postgraduate and first degrees. This indicator measures the percentage of Scottish domiciled qualifiers from HEIs that are in graduate level jobs in Scotland or in continued study after qualifying. More information about the Scottish Government’s performance framework, including national indicators can be found at the following web address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms The comparable figure for 2009-10 was 63.1% and the full time-series can be found at the web address above.
Table 5: First destination of Scottish domiciled students qualifying from Scottish HEIs by ethnicity: 2010-11
| Total No. of Students | Study/Training (%) | Permanent UK employment (%) | Temporary UK employment (%) | Overseas employment (%) | Believed Unemployed (%) | Other (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ethnic backgrounds | 33,435 | 16.0 | 61.5 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| Asian - Chinese | 210 | 16.5 | 55.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 7.5 |
| Asian - Indian | 190 | 19.8 | 55.2 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| Asian - Pakistani | 405 | 20.6 | 52.8 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 4.7 |
| Asian - other | 120 | 24.2 | 44.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 10.0 |
| Black | 195 | 16.8 | 52.6 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 13.8 | 7.7 |
| White | 31,080 | 15.9 | 61.7 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Mixed background | 305 | 19.9 | 53.6 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 6.9 |
| Other ethnic background | 90 | 21.6 | 51.1 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Unknown | 795 | 11.6 | 70.1 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 3.8 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement)
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
Table 6: Students qualifying from Scottish HEIs gaining permanent UK employment by occupation, level of qualification obtained and academic year: 2003-04 to 2010-11
| Total No.of Students | Managers and Senior Officials (%) | Professionals (%) | Associate Professional and Technical (%) | Administrative and Secretarial (%) | Skilled Trades (%) | Personal Service (%) | Sales and Customer Service (%) | Plant and Machine Operatives (%) | Other (%) | Elias & Purcell Classification1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Qualifications | Graduate level occupations (%) | Non-graduate level occupations (%) | Unclassified (%) | ||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 23,305 | 9.4 | 36.8 | 29.6 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 74.5 | 25.2 | 0.2 |
| 2004-05 | 25,940 | 10.0 | 38.2 | 31.4 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 78.2 | 21.6 | 0.1 |
| 2005-06 | 25,595 | 10.2 | 42.8 | 29.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 0.1 |
| 2006-07 | 26,340 | 9.1 | 43.5 | 29.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 80.9 | 18.8 | 0.2 |
| 2007-08 | 24,005 | 9.4 | 40.3 | 29.9 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 78.5 | 21.2 | 0.3 |
| 2008-09 | 23,205 | 9.2 | 39.4 | 28.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 76.1 | 23.8 | 0.1 |
| 2009-10 | 22,890 | 8.9 | 39.5 | 26.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 73.6 | 26.2 | 0.2 |
| 2010-11 | 24,960 | 9.2 | 38.1 | 27.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 73.7 | 26.2 | 0.1 |
| Postgraduate | |||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 6,060 | 11.3 | 63.4 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 92.6 | 7.3 | 0.1 |
| 2004-05 | 7,715 | 13.1 | 62.3 | 19.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 94.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| 2005-06 | 7,790 | 12.0 | 69.4 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 95.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 2006-07 | 8,390 | 10.0 | 70.3 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 95.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 2007-08 | 6,675 | 12.1 | 65.0 | 17.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 94.4 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2008-09 | 6,815 | 11.2 | 64.2 | 18.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 93.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| 2009-10 | 6,240 | 10.0 | 63.7 | 17.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 90.9 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| 2010-11 | 6,930 | 12.4 | 56.1 | 22.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 90.1 | 9.8 | 0.1 |
| First Degree | |||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 15,030 | 9.0 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 68.0 | 31.7 | 0.3 |
| 2004-05 | 16,090 | 9.1 | 30.8 | 33.8 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 72.0 | 27.9 | 0.1 |
| 2005-06 | 15,700 | 9.7 | 34.4 | 32.7 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 75.4 | 24.6 | 0.1 |
| 2006-07 | 15,620 | 8.9 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 75.5 | 24.3 | 0.2 |
| 2007-08 | 14,865 | 8.7 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 73.0 | 26.8 | 0.2 |
| 2008-09 | 14,225 | 8.5 | 30.9 | 31.5 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 69.5 | 30.4 | 0.1 |
| 2009-10 | 14,490 | 8.3 | 31.9 | 30.1 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 68.8 | 31.0 | 0.2 |
| 2010-11 | 15,620 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 29.5 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 69.2 | 30.7 | 0.1 |
| Sub-Degree | |||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | 2,215 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 58.5 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 0.0 |
| 2004-05 | 2,135 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 57.3 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 67.9 | 32.1 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 2,105 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 54.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 67.7 | 32.3 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 2,330 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 51.4 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 66.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| 2007-08 | 2,465 | 7.1 | 18.2 | 46.0 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 68.6 | 31.3 | 0.0 |
| 2008-09 | 2,165 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 41.8 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 64.4 | 35.6 | 0.0 |
| 2009-10 | 2,155 | 9.7 | 20.4 | 28.7 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 56.4 | 43.4 | 0.2 |
| 2010-11 | 2,410 | 7.8 | 20.0 | 29.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 55.2 | 44.7 | 0.0 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement).
1 Elias & Purcell classification; Elias, P. and Purcell, K. (2004) SOC (HE) A classification of occupations for studying the graduate labour market. Warwick: Institute for Employment Research.
Table 7: Students qualifying from Scottish HEIs gaining permanent UK employment by industry of employer and subject of qualification: 2010-11
| Total No.of Students | Agriculture and Related Industries (%) | Manufacturing and Construction (%) | Retail and Leisure (%) | Transport and Communication (%) | Finance and Business Services (%) | Public Administration (%) | Education (%) | Health, Social and Community Work (%) | |
| All subjects | 24,960 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 14.4 | 27.0 |
| Medical Studies | 4,905 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 80.8 |
| Science and Engineering | 6,290 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 18.6 | 8.7 | 23.8 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 12.0 |
| Business and Social Studies | 7,840 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 19.7 | 5.2 | 31.2 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 14.9 |
| Education and the Arts | 5,715 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 44.3 | 14.5 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
Standard Industrial Classification, SIC2007 was used to categorise industry of employer. More information concerning the Standard Industrial Classification can be found at the following web address: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/classifications/current-standard-classifications/standard-industrial-classification/index.html
Table 8a): Students qualifying from Scottish HEIs gaining permanent UK or overseas employment by pre-study domicile, location of employment and academic year: 2003-04 to 2010-11
| Pre-study Domicile | Location of Permanent Employment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No.of Students | Scotland (%) | Other UK(%) | Overseas (%) | |
| All locations | ||||
| 2003-04 | 24,965 | 80.0 | 13.3 | 6.7 |
| 2004-05 | 27,795 | 80.8 | 12.5 | 6.7 |
| 2005-06 | 27,580 | 81.4 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
| 2006-07 | 28,430 | 81.0 | 11.6 | 7.4 |
| 2007-08 | 25,765 | 80.7 | 12.4 | 6.8 |
| 2008-09 | 24,785 | 80.5 | 13.1 | 6.4 |
| 2009-10 | 24,730 | 78.6 | 14.0 | 7.4 |
| 2010-11 | 27,195 | 75.7 | 16.0 | 8.2 |
| Scotland | ||||
| 2003-04 | 20,165 | 91.9 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
| 2004-05 | 22,510 | 92.5 | 5.4 | 2.1 |
| 2005-06 | 22,295 | 92.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| 2006-07 | 22,975 | 92.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| 2007-08 | 20,755 | 92.0 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| 2008-09 | 19,765 | 92.5 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2009-10 | 19,625 | 90.3 | 7.0 | 2.7 |
| 2010-11 | 21,275 | 88.6 | 8.1 | 3.3 |
| Other UK | ||||
| 2003-04 | 3,295 | 33.2 | 58.0 | 9.0 |
| 2004-05 | 3,530 | 34.3 | 57.2 | 8.4 |
| 2005-06 | 3,370 | 38.4 | 52.8 | 8.8 |
| 2006-07 | 3,365 | 36.3 | 55.7 | 8.0 |
| 2007-08 | 3,240 | 36.4 | 56.0 | 7.6 |
| 2008-09 | 3,305 | 34.0 | 59.2 | 6.8 |
| 2009-10 | 3,100 | 34.0 | 56.9 | 9.0 |
| 2010-11 | 3,495 | 29.6 | 62.3 | 7.9 |
| Other EU | ||||
| 2003-04 | 1,450 | 23.8 | 12.8 | 63.4 |
| 2004-05 | 1,750 | 24.6 | 13.4 | 62.0 |
| 2005-06 | 1,900 | 27.4 | 11.8 | 60.8 |
| 2006-07 | 2,075 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 59.8 |
| 2007-08 | 1,760 | 29.5 | 14.8 | 56.0 |
| 2008-09 | 1,695 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 53.1 |
| 2009-10 | 1,980 | 32.6 | 15.9 | 51.5 |
| 2010-11 | 2,405 | 29.2 | 18.5 | 52.2 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
Table 8b): Scottish domiciled students qualifying from Rest of UK HEIs gaining permanent UK or overseas employment by location and academic year: 2003-04 to 2010-11
| Location of Permanent Employment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total No.of Students | Scotland (%) | Other UK(%) | Overseas (%) | |
| 2003-04 | 2,070 | 42.8 | 50.7 | 6.5 | |
| 2004-05 | 1,955 | 41.2 | 51.9 | 6.9 | |
| 2005-06 | 2,010 | 40.3 | 53.2 | 6.5 | |
| 2006-07 | 1,765 | 40.8 | 53.0 | 6.2 | |
| 2007-08 | 1,875 | 43.2 | 51.5 | 5.3 | |
| 2008-09 | 1,845 | 47.7 | 45.3 | 7.0 | |
| 2009-10 | 1,980 | 48.7 | 44.4 | 6.8 | |
| 2010-11 | 1,990 | 43.6 | 48.2 | 7.8 | |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
Table 9: Students qualifying from Scottish HEIs gaining permanent UK or overseas employment by subject studied and location of employment: 2010-11
| Location of Permanent Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Students | Scotland (%) | Other UK (%) | Overseas (%) | |
| All subjects | 27,195 | 75.7 | 16.0 | 8.2 |
| Medical Studies | 5,055 | 77.1 | 19.8 | 3.0 |
| Allied Medicine | 4,010 | 76.6 | 19.8 | 3.6 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1,045 | 79.2 | 20.0 | 0.7 |
| Science and Engineering | 7,035 | 69.1 | 20.3 | 10.6 |
| Agriculture | 200 | 64.2 | 16.9 | 19.4 |
| Biological Sciences | 1,890 | 78.2 | 13.3 | 8.4 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2,255 | 70.1 | 19.4 | 10.4 |
| Information Technology | 1,115 | 74.5 | 14.2 | 11.3 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 360 | 62.1 | 29.5 | 8.6 |
| Physical Sciences | 1,070 | 54.0 | 31.9 | 14.0 |
| Veterinary Science | 150 | 28.9 | 65.8 | 5.4 |
| Business and Social Studies | 8,700 | 77.1 | 12.9 | 9.9 |
| Architecture | 975 | 70.0 | 17.3 | 12.8 |
| Business Administration | 3,975 | 77.7 | 12.0 | 10.3 |
| Law | 1,065 | 81.8 | 8.3 | 10.1 |
| Mass Communication | 460 | 75.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 |
| Social Studies | 2,225 | 77.3 | 14.2 | 8.3 |
| Education and the Arts | 6,190 | 79.9 | 12.4 | 7.6 |
| Creative Arts | 1,430 | 78.6 | 14.3 | 6.9 |
| Education | 2,940 | 95.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Humanities | 805 | 58.9 | 31.9 | 9.0 |
| Languages | 1,015 | 53.1 | 21.8 | 25.0 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 220 | 87.6 | 9.6 | 2.3 |
| Supplementary Subjects not contained in the above | ||||
| Economics and Politics | 585 | 54.2 | 26.0 | 19.7 |
| English | 415 | 65.6 | 19.7 | 14.4 |
| Geography | 280 | 58.9 | 33.0 | 8.5 |
| Psychology | 785 | 80.5 | 12.4 | 7.1 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Data has been weighted according to response rates (see methodological statement).
“Total No. of Students” has been rounded to the nearest 5.
Table 10: Response rates to Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey for students qualifying from Scottish HEIs: 2003-04 to 2010-11
| Response rate (%) | ||||
| All Qualifications | Postgraduate | First Degree | Sub-Degree | |
| 2003-04 | 74.4 | 66.4 | 77.6 | 72.0 |
| 2004-05 | 72.8 | 67.0 | 75.6 | 70.2 |
| 2005-06 | 73.9 | 69.9 | 76.1 | 70.7 |
| 2006-07 | 72.5 | 69.0 | 75.0 | 66.8 |
| 2007-08 | 73.5 | 69.4 | 76.5 | 65.7 |
| 2008-09 | 73.0 | 67.1 | 75.4 | 72.4 |
| 2009-10 | 73.3 | 67.6 | 75.9 | 71.3 |
| 2010-11 | 72.9 | 67.8 | 75.6 | 69.1 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
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