1. In what ways have the social, demographic and
educational characteristics of applicants and entrants to full-time
HE changed over the period 1996-2010? Are there different trends
across the four home countries?
2. How successful are different types of applicants in gaining entry
to at least one of their chosen higher education institutions? How
have their success rates varied over the period 1996-2010 and across
the four home countries?
3. To what extent do different types of institutions attract applicants
and entrants with different characteristics, and how has this pattern
of differentiation varied over time?
4. What pattern of institutional differentiation is reflected in
the characteristics of applicants or entrants to each institution,
and how has this pattern of differentiation varied over time?
5. What proportions of students from each home country have (a)
applied to and (b) accepted places in institutions in another home
country? (Likewise, for each English region.) How have these proportions
varied across different types of applicants and of institutions,
and how have they changed over time?
