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Data summary
Total UCAS applications, applicants and accepted applicants over six years
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Applications | 2,215,434 | 2,355,069 | 2,195,637 | 2,387,415 | 2,720,498 | 2,847,012 |
| Applicants | 506,304 | 534,495 | 588,689 | 639,860 | 697,351 | 700,161 |
| Accepted applicants | 390,890 | 413,430 | 456,627 | 481,854 | 487,329 | 492,030 |
| ~ Main scheme accepts | 325,072 | 343,833 | 375,105 | 399,283 | 409,994 | 415,340 |
| ~ Extra accepts | 3,262 | 3,767 | 5,327 | 5,619 | 7,018 | 9,537 |
| ~ Clearing accepts | 38,032 | 38,858 | 43,890 | 47,673 | 46,925 | 51,169 |
| ~ Direct entrants | 24,524 | 26,972 | 32,305 | 28,897 | 23,015 | 15,432 |
| ~ Adjustment accepts | - | - | - | 382 | 377 | 552 |
| Applications to acceptances ratio | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Applicants to acceptances ratio | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Average applications per applicants | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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