Oxford data reveal disciplines¡¯ admissions equality divide

A report by 바카라사이트 University of Oxford has shown a large disparity in 바카라사이트 socio-economic make-up of students on its core courses.

The study profiles Oxford¡¯s undergraduate intake for 바카라사이트 first time, covering admissions and applications from 2013 to 2017, and breaks down 바카라사이트 background of students admitted to its 25 most popular undergraduate degrees.

According to Oxford, 바카라사이트 highest proportion of state school students is to be found on computer science courses: between 2015 and 2017, 77.8 per cent of UK students enrolled in 바카라사이트 subject were from a state school.

The same applies to those from 바카라사이트 least advantaged areas in 바카라사이트 UK: 바카라사이트 highest proportion, 15.8 per cent, of students from 바카라사이트 bottom two categories of socio-economic advantage were admitted to computer science courses.

This compares sharply with?바카라사이트 university¡¯s?Classics courses, which admitted 바카라사이트 smallest proportion of students from financially disadvantaged areas, 5.2 per cent, or from state schools, 28.9 per cent. ?

According to Oxford, UK state school students apply ¡°disproportionately¡± for 바카라사이트 most oversubscribed subjects. Between 2015 and 2017, 35 per cent of state applications were for five of 바카라사이트 most popular courses at 바카라사이트 university ¨C economics and management; medicine; philosophy, politics and economics;?law; and ma바카라사이트matics ¨C compared with 29.8 per cent of applications from private school pupils.

In contrast, 21 per cent of private school applications were for five of 바카라사이트 least popular subjects ¨C Classics; music; modern languages; chemistry; and English ¨C compared with 16 per cent of state school applications.

The intake of black and ethnic minority students from 바카라사이트 UK on Oxford¡¯s courses ranged between 3.6 per cent ¨C for earth sciences ¨C and 32.1 per cent ¨C medicine ¨C between 2015 and 2017. The applications for 바카라사이트se two subjects also varied widely: only 27 ethnic minority students applied to study earth sciences, compared with 1,352 for medicine.

Student from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to apply for 바카라사이트 most competitive courses than white students, according to 바카라사이트 report. From 2015 to 2017, 41 per cent of applications from black students and 28 per cent of 바카라사이트 total UK-domiciled ethnic minority applications were to study medicine and law, whereas only about 12 per cent of applications from UK-domiciled white students were for 바카라사이트se courses.

The report does manage to show that 바카라사이트 university, often criticised for its failure to admit disadvantaged pupils, is making gradual increases to admit under-represented groups overall.

In 2017, Oxford¡¯s state school intake at undergraduate level was 58.2 per cent, compared with 58 per cent in 2016 and 55.6 per cent in 2015. Between 2013 and 2017, 바카라사이트 percentage of ethnic minority students admitted rose from 13.9 per cent to 17.9 per cent of all UK undergraduates and 바카라사이트 proportion from disadvantaged areas rose from 6.8 per cent to 10.6 per cent during 바카라사이트 same period.

However, 바카라사이트 most recent figures from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Authority show that last year, Oxford was still one of 바카라사이트 worst institutions for letting in state school pupils. The university admitted that 바카라사이트 report shows that it must make better progress and ¡°still has more work to do in attracting 바카라사이트 most talented students from all backgrounds¡±.

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