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NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY GCE A-LEVEL GRADE SCORES

Table 3. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF APPLICATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES BY GCE A-LEVEL GRADE SCORES

Men and Women

2001

Candidates with 3 or more A-levels

 
  Applications Acceptances
Score No. % No. %
30 5,610 64 2,626 90
28 1,437 16 226 8
26 764 9 46 2
24 416 5 18 1
22 223 3 8 -
20 and below 312 4 8 -
 
Total 8,762 2,932
 

Men

2001

Candidates with 3 or more A-levels

 
  Applications Acceptances
Score No. % No. %
30 3,096 66 1,397 91
28 753 16 105 7
26 366 8 17 1
24 203 4 12 1
22 96 2 3 -
20 and below 141 3 2 -
 
Total 4,655+ 1,536
 

Women

2001

Candidates with 3 or more A-levels

 
  Applications Acceptances
Score No. % No. %
30 2,514 61 1,229 88
28 684 17 121 9
26 398 10 29 2
24 213 5 6 -
22 127 3 5 -
20 and below 171 4 6 -
 
Total 4,107+ 1,393
 

In Table 3 the three highest A-level grades in all subjects, excluding General Studies, are used for scoring purposes. The A-level scoring scheme adopted here assigns to each A-level grade a score as follows: A = 10, B = 8, C = 6, D = 4, E = 2.

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Cambridge University Reporter Special, 7 December 2001
Copyright © 2001 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.