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Student population

Students constitute a significant part of the city's population. The University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University together have a student population of just over 35,000.

Each year approximately 6,000 graduates enter the labour market, with about 30% staying within the Southampton area to seek career opportunities. This gives the Region's employers access to a large pool of graduate labour including specalists areas such as marine, science, biotechnology, electronic engineering, medical sciences, opto-electronics, law and social sciences.

The following two tables provide details of student numbers at the University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University.


University of Southampton

Show data from the academic year beginning:

 Students
Full Time Undergraduates14,715
Full Time Postgraduates4,005
Part Time Undergraduates2,085
Part Time Postgraduates1,875
Full Time Total18,720
Part Time Total3,960
Total22,680
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
 
Southampton Solent University

Show data from the academic year beginning:

 UndergraduatePostgraduateFE*Total
Faculty of Technology2,54976142,639
Faculty of Media, Arts & Society3,383433,426
Southampton Business School2,64642493,079
Warsash Maritime Centre74576001,352
Total9,32355062310,496
Source: Southampton Solent University *Full-time Equivalents