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Students & Graduates
Undergraduate and postgraduate students in the West Midlands
| University |
All Undergraduates |
All postgraduate students |
Total |
| Aston |
7,030 |
2,530 |
9,560 |
| Birmingham City |
19,470 |
4,390 |
23,860 |
| Birmingham |
18,480 |
11,935 |
30,415 |
| Sub Total |
44,980 |
18,855 |
63,835 |
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| Coventry |
16,430 |
2,875 |
19,305 |
| Keele |
8,950 |
3,400 |
12,350 |
| Staffordshire |
11,795 |
3,395 |
15,190 |
| Warwick |
20,375 |
9,940 |
30,315 |
| Wolverhampton |
18,935 |
4,535 |
23,470 |
| Worcester |
6,140 |
1,610 |
7,750 |
| Sub Total |
82,625 |
25,755 |
108,380 |
Source: Students in Higher Education Institutions 2006/07 Copyright: Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited, 2008 Reproduced by permission of the Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited HESA cannot accept resonsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived from the data by third parties.
There is a total Higher Education student population of nearly 173,000 within the nine West Midlands universities. Over 37% of these students are enrolled at the three universities in Birmingham alone.
Around 35% of the region's young people now go to university, with many remaining locally to study
Qualifications Obtained.
| University |
First degrees |
Higher degrees |
| Aston |
1,530 |
615 |
| Birmingham |
5,335 |
2,825 |
| Birmingham City |
2,795 |
800 |
| Sub Total |
9,660 |
4,240 |
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| Coventry |
3,025 |
945 |
| Keele |
1,475
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585 |
| Staffordshire |
2,345 |
560 |
| Warwick |
3,110 |
2,570 |
| Wolverhampton |
3,270 |
565 |
| Worcester |
930 |
120 |
| Sub Total |
14,155 |
5,345 |
Total graduates in Birmingham and the West Midlands
| University |
All qualifications |
| Aston |
2,205 |
| Birmingham |
9,405 |
| Birmingham City |
8,410 |
| Sub Total |
20,020 |
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| Coventry |
5,050 |
| Keele |
2,655 |
| Staffordshire |
4,430 |
| Warwick |
7,105 |
| Wolverhampton |
6,325 |
| Worcester |
2,215 |
| Sub Total |
27,780 |
There were a total of over 20,000 graduates for the academic year 2006/2007 within the three universities in Birmingham.
Within the nine universities in the West Midlands, there were a total of over 47,000 graduates for the same academic year.
Source: Students in Higher Education Institutions 2006/07 Copyright: Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited, 2008 Reproduced by permission of the Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited HESA cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived from the data by third parties.
A 5 year £3.5 million initiative is currently running, aimed at attracting and retaining graduates to the region has been launched and is being led by Aston University. The project involves a number of key local universities and will focus primarily on the following clusters:
- Transport technologies
- Specialist business and promotional services
- Information and communication technologies
- Medical technologies
Click here to view the full press release
Skill Levels
In Birmingham 37.9% of the workforce is qualified to NVQ 3 level and above, while those in employment with NVQ 4 level qualification and above is 22%. Source: Annunal Population Survey 2005
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