Facts and figures

Find out about student numbers at the University of Wolverhampton for the 2009/10 academic year
 

Student numbers for 2009-10

Gender Total %
Female 13898 58.2%
Male 9998 41.8%
Total 23896 100%
 
Age on entry Total %
Not Known 2 0.0%
18 and under 4508 18.9%
19 to 20 4818 20.2%
21 to 25 5540 23.2%
26 to 30 2733 11.4%
31 to 35 1756 7.3%
36 to 40 1611 6.7%
Over 40 2928 12.3%
Total 23896 100%
 
School Total Full-time/ sandwich Part-time
School of Applied Sciences 2181 1578 603
School of Art & Design 1452 1143 309
School of Technology 3776 2225 1551
School of Education 4390 1264 3126
School of Health and Wellbeing 3951 2426 1525
School of Law. Social Sciences and Communication 3835 2676 1159
School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure 1892 1509 383
University of Wolverhampton Business School 2419 1365 1054
Total 23896 14186 9710

 

Level of study Total %
Undergraduate 19349 81%
Postgraduate 4547 19%
Total 23896 100%
 
Ethnicity Total %
Asian Other 504 2.1%
Bangladeshi 257 1.1%
Black African 1189 5%
Black Caribbean 1087 4.5%
Black Other 197 0.8%
Chinese 439 1.8%
Indian 2575 10.8%
Not Given 1114 4.7%
Not Known 865 3.6%
Other 306 1.3%
Other Mixed Background 123 0.5%
Pakistani 1300 5.4%
White 13470 56.4%
White and Black African 43 0.2%
White and Asian 107 0.4%
White and Black Caribbean 320 1.3%
Total 23896 100%
 
Ethnicity group Total  %
Black, Asian and Others 8447 35.3%
Not Known 1979 8.3%
White 13470 56.4%
Total 23896 100%
 
Disability allowance Total %
Information not known/sought 461 1.9%
In receipt if Disab Allowance 572 2.4%
Not in receipt if Disab Allowance 380 1.6%
Not known 22483 94.1%
Total 23896 100%
 
 Disability  Total %
Autistic spectrum disorder 40 0.17%
Blind/parially sighted 40 0.17%
Deaf/hearing impaired 87 0.36%
Specific Learning difficulties, eg dyslexia 674 2.82%
Mental health difficulties 67 0.28%
Multiple disabilities 66 0.28%
No known disability 22300 93.32%
Other not listed 156 0.65%
Unseen disability, eg diabetes, epilepsy, asthma 217 0.91%
Wheelchair user/mobility difficulties 67 0.28%
Not known 182 0.76%
Total 23896 100%
 
Domicile Total %
Channel Islands & Isle of Man 6 0.0
Eastern
 124 0.5%
Greater London 263 1.1%
East Midlands 567 2.4%
North East 76 0.3%
North West 285 1.2%
Northern Ireland 26 0.1%
EU 1404 5.9%
Overseas 2458 10.3%
Scotland 48 0.2%
Yorkshire & Humberside 154 0.6%
South East 274 1.1%
South West 206 0.9%
Wales 72 0.3%
West Midlands 17887 74.9%
Not Known 46 0.2
Total 23896 100%
 
* Source: HESA return and SITS as at 17 November 2010