Facts and figures about the University
Student enrolment figures 2011-2012
The following information refers to student enrolment data for the year end 2011-2012.
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Enrolments by fee status
| Fee status | Enrolments |
|---|
| Home / EU |
14406 |
| Overseas |
2695 |
| Grand total |
17101 |
Enrolment by mode of study
| Mode | Enrolments |
|---|
| Full time |
10893 |
| Part time |
6208 |
| Grand total |
17101 |
Enrolment by campus
| On / off-campus | Enrolments |
|---|
| On-campus |
15244 |
| Off-campus |
1857 |
| Grand total |
17101 |
Enrolments by Faculty
| Faculty | Enrolments |
|---|
| Faculty of Applied Sciences |
4278 |
| Faculty of Arts, Design & Media |
2418 |
| Faculty of Business and Law |
2984 |
| Faculty of Education & Society |
7421 |
| Grand total |
17101 |
Enrolments by level of study
| Level | Enrolments |
|---|
| Undergraduate |
14788 |
| Postgraduate taught |
2028 |
| Postgraduate research |
285 |
| Grand total |
17101 |
Enrolments by ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Enrolments |
|---|
| White |
12969 |
| Chinese |
1267 |
| Other Asian background |
466 |
| Black or Black British - African |
444 |
| Asian or Asian British - Indian |
329 |
| Asian or Asian British - Pakistani |
300 |
| Other Ethnic background |
207 |
| Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi |
159 |
| Other Mixed background |
91 |
| Mixed - White & Asian |
62 |
| Mixed - White & Black Caribbean |
42 |
| Mixed - White & Black African |
38 |
| Other Black background |
27 |
| Black or Black British - Caribbean |
27 |
| Information refused |
543 |
| Not known |
125 |
In addition, the University of Sunderland has between 1-19 students from a further 3 ethnic backgrounds.
Enrolment by nationality
| Nationality | Enrolments |
|---|
| British National |
12932 |
| Chinese |
993 |
| Malaysian |
376 |
| Nigerian |
238 |
| Indian |
224 |
| Pakistani |
164 |
| Cypriot European Union |
159 |
| Greek |
156 |
| Canadian |
136 |
| Irish |
116 |
| German |
106 |
| United States |
97 |
| Romanian |
74 |
| Bangladeshi |
71 |
| Bulgarian |
58 |
| Thai |
54 |
| Polish |
53 |
| Zimbabwean |
49 |
| French |
42 |
| Vietnamese |
41 |
| Italian |
35 |
| Spanish |
35 |
| Lithuanian |
34 |
| Iranian |
31 |
| Egyptian |
24 |
| Hong Kong |
23 |
| Russian |
23 |
| South African |
23 |
| Sri Lankan |
22 |
| Taiwanese |
22 |
| Dutch |
20 |
| Saudi Arabian |
20 |
| Turkish |
20 |
In addition, the University of Sunderland has between 1-19 students from a further 85 nationalities.
Enrolment by age
| Level | Age band | Total |
|---|
| Undergraduate |
Under 18 years |
129 |
| 18-20 years |
7131 |
| 21-24 years |
2612 |
| 25-29 years |
1183 |
| 30 years and over |
3697 |
| Missing data |
36 |
| Level | Age band | Total |
|---|
| Postgraduate taught |
18-20 years |
9 |
| 21-24 years |
753 |
| 25-29 years |
524 |
| 30 years and over |
742 |
| Level | Age band | Total |
|---|
| Postgraduate research |
21-24 years |
28 |
| 25-29 years |
49 |
| 30 years and over |
208 |
Grand total
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17101 |
