Descriptive statistics by umbrella ethnicity groups (BAME and white)
| Variable | BAME | White | Total cohort | Comparison of BAME and white students |
| Number of students, N (% of total cohort) | 4950 (30.9) | 11 070 (69.1) | 16 020 (100.0) | – |
| Ethnicity subgroups, N (% of all BAME students or total cohort) | ||||
| Bangladeshi | 180 (3.6) | N/A | 180 (1.1) | N/A |
| Black | 470 (9.5) | 470 (2.9) | ||
| Chinese | 250 (5.1) | 250 (1.6) | ||
| Indian | 1635 (33.0) | 1635 (10.2) | ||
| Mixed | 670 (13.5) | 670 (4.2) | ||
| Other Asian background | 625 (12.6) | 625 (3.9) | ||
| Other ethnic background | 350 (7.1) | 350 (2.2) | ||
| Pakistani | 770 (15.6) | 770 (4.8) | ||
| Male, N (% of ethnicity group or total cohort) | 2290 (45.3) | 4710 (42.5) | 7000 (43.6) | χ2=19.0, p<0.001 |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation, N (% of ethnicity group or total cohort) | ||||
| Quintile 1 (most deprived) | 745 (15.1) | 390 (3.5) | 1135 (7.1) | χ2=1×103, p<0.001 |
| Quintile 2 | 850 (17.2) | 1050 (9.5) | 1900 (11.9) | |
| Quintile 3 | 925 (18.7) | 1895 (17.1) | 2820 (17.6) | |
| Quintile 4 | 985 (19.9) | 2995 (27.1) | 3980 (24.8) | |
| Quintile 5 (least deprived) | 1445 (29.2) | 4745 (42.9) | 6190 (38.6) | |
| Year of entry, N (% of ethnicity group or total cohort) | ||||
| 2012 | 1600 (32.3) | 3765 (34.0) | 5365 (33.5) | χ2=5.89, p<0.001 |
| 2013 | 1615 (32.6) | 3625 (32.7) | 5240 (32.7) | |
| 2014 | 1735 (35.1) | 3680 (33.2) | 5415 (33.8) | |
| Course type, N (% of ethnicity group or total cohort) | ||||
| SEM | 4535 (91.6) | 9405 (85.0) | 13 950 (87.1) | χ2=232, p<0.001 |
| EMDP | 100 (2.0) | 100 (0.9) | 200 (1.2) | |
| GEP | 310 (6.3) | 1560 (14.1) | 1870 (11.7) | |
| Mean UCAT Z-score (SD) | −0.123 (1.055) | 0.055 (0.969) | 0.000 (1.000) | t=10.5, p<0.001 |
All numbers are rounded to comply with HESA statistical disclosure requirements, so may not sum to 100%. Percentages are presented to two decimal places (d.p.), with UCAT Z-scores presented to three d.p. Data for all ethnicity subgroups are presented in online supplemental table 2.
BAME, black, Asian and other minority ethnic; EMDP, extended medical degree programme; GEP, graduate entry programme; HESA, Higher Education Statistics Agency; N, number; N/A, not applicable; SEM, standard entry medicine; UCAT, University Clinical Aptitude Test.