Facts and figures

Find out about student numbers at the University of Wolverhampton for 2007/08 academic year.
 

Student numbers for 2007-08*

Gender Total %
Female 13188 57.5%
Male 9732 42.5%
Total 22920 100%
 
Age on entry Total %
na 9 0.0%
18 and under 2281 10.0%
19 to 20 6296 27.5%
21 to 25 5451 23.8%
26 to 30 2555 11.1%
31 to 35 1808 7.9%
36 to 40 1614 7.0%
Over 40 2906 12.7%
Total 22920 100%
 
School Total Full-time/ sandwich Part-time
School of Applied Sciences 2048 1400 648
School of Art & Design 1596 1266 330
School of Computing and IT 1548 1026 522
School of Education 3737 1110 2627
School of Engineering and the Built Environment 2038 764 1274
School of Health 3147 1866 1281
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences 2843 2165 678
School of Legal Studies 1757 1046 711
School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure 1621 1365 256
University of Wolverhampton Business School 2585 1331 1254
Total 22920 13339 9581
 
Mode of study Total %
Full-time/Sandwich 13339 58%
Part-time 9581 42%
Total 22920 100%
 
 
Level of study Total %
Undergraduate 18593 81%
Postgraduate 4327 19%
Total 22920 100%
 
Ethnicity Total %
Asian Other 467 2.0%
Bangladeshi 219 1.0%
Black African 1064 4.6%
Black Caribbean 1001 4.4%
Black Other 216 0.9%
Chinese 495 2.2%
Indian 2793 12.2%
Information refused 1307 5.7%
Not Known 35 0.2%
Other 672 2.9%
Other Mixed Background 104 0.5%
Pakistani 1105 4.8%
White 13017 56.8%
White and Black African 41 0.2%
White and Asian 98 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 286 1.2%
Total 22920 100%
 
Ethnicity group Total  %
Black, Asian and Others 8561 37.3%
Not Known 1342 5.9%
White 13017 56.8%
Total 22920 100%
 
Disability allowance Total %
Information not known/sought 162 0.7%
Disability but not registered 546 2.4%
No known disability 21700 94.7%
Registered Disability 512 2.2%
Total 22920 100%
 
 Disability  Total %
Autistic spectrum disorder 12 0.05%
Blind/parially sighted 39 0.17%
Deaf/hearing impaired 85 0.37%
Learning difficulties, eg dyslexia 554 2.42%
Mental health difficulties 45 0.20%
Multiple disabilities 65 0.28%
No known disability 21563 94.08%
Other not listed 171 0.74%
Unseen disability, eg diabetes, epilepsy, asthma 185 0.81%
Wheelchair user/mobility difficulties 64 0.28%
Not known 137 0.60%
Total 22920 100%
 
Domicile Total %
Channel Islands & Isle of Man 8 0.0
Eastern
 165 0.7%
Greater London 334 1.5%
East Midlands 544 2.4%
North East 67 0.3%
North West 219 1.0%
Northern Ireland 38 0.2%
EU 1403 6.1%
Overseas 2601 11.3%
Scotland 48 0.2%
Yorkshire & Humberside 115 0.5%
South East 284 1.2%
South West 197 0.9%
Wales 119 0.5%
West Midlands 16778 73.2%
Total 22920 100%
 
* Source: HESA return and SITS as at 17 November 2008