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Higher Education Statistics Agency : Statistics on the number of disabled students in UK higher education institutions for 1994 - 2001

Table 1. All students
Year	Dyslexia	Visual impairment	Hearing impairment	Mobility impairment	Personal Care	Mental Health	Unseen	Multiple	Other	Total	All students	% disabled students
94/95	2359	677	1144	1080	32	303	7617	750	1737	15699	592839	2.6
95/96	3170	687	1322	920	44	319	8596	629	2198	17885	574973	3.1
96/97	4364	860	1453	1545	39	546	9461	1039	2784	22091	624665	3.5
97/98	5381	858	1518	1057	60	512	10695	1195	2664	23940	622634	3.8
98/99	6575	912	1605	1292	61	724	10335	1721	3207	26432	677329	3.9
99/00	8370	930	1630	1260	70	860	8140	1870	3590	26720	677100	3.9
00/01	10430	1020	2060	1550	100	1290	8430	2015	4080	30970	755095	4.1
% increase	342.1	50.7	80.1	43.5	212.5	325.7	10.7	168.7	134.9	97.3	27.4

Table 2. Undergraduate students
Year	Dyslexia	Visual impairment	Hearing impairment	Mobility	Personal Care	Mental Health	Unseen	Multiple	Other	Total	All students	% disabled students
94/95	2112	597	985	925	30	267	6960	675	1483	14034	451840	3.1
95/96	2822	617	1118	769	37	287	7651	575	1878	15754	448199	3.5
96/97	3854	743	1233	1367	35	487	8270	943	2405	19337	491474	3.9
97/98	4737	705	1204	849	53	452	9241	1048	2197	20486	479329	4.3
98/99	5731	743	1298	1047	52	630	8756	1495	2717	22469	522887	4.3
99/00	7280	780	1300	980	60	740	6630	1630	2900	22300	525140	4.2
00/01	9025	840	1700	1270	80	1115	6690	1755	3480	25955	595155	4.4
% increase	327.3	40.7	72.6	37.3	166.7	317.6	-3.9	160.0	134.7	84.9	31.7

Table 3. Postgraduate students
Year	Dyslexia	Visual impairment	Hearing impairment	Mobility	Personal Care	Mental Health	Unseen	Multiple	Other	Total	All students	% disabled students
94/95	247	80	159	155	2	36	657	75	254	1665	140999
95/96	348	70	204	151	7	32	945	54	320	2131	126774	1.7
96/97	510	117	220	178	4	59	1191	96	379	2754	133191	2.1
97/98	644	153	314	208	7	60	1454	147	467	3454	143305	2.4
98/99	844	169	307	245	9	94	1579	226	490	3963	154442	2.6
99/00	1090	150	330	280	20	120	1510	250	690	4440	151960	2.9
00/01	1400	175	360	280	20	175	1740	260	600	5010	159935	3.1
% increase	466.8	118.8	126.4	80.6	900.0	386.1	164.8	246.7	136.2	200.9	13.4

These statistics have been obtained from the HESA website at http://www.hesa.ac.uk/holisdocs/pubinfo/stud.htm .

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