LLB awards by class: Birmingham
Universities were asked, for each of the years,
[a] 2007
[b] 2006
[c] 2002
[d] 1997
[e] 1987
the number of students graduating from the university with an LLB degree with each of the following awards
[a] First class honours
[b] Second class (upper division) honours
[c] Second class (lower division) honours
[d] Third class honours
[e] Pass degree
[f] Other award
If the university did not hold the information requested for some or all of the years indicated, but did hold the requested information in respect of other years, it was asked to provide information in respect of the year(s) closest in date to that/those requested.
And/or if the university did not award LLB degrees in one or more of the years above it was asked to provide information concerning the year(s) closest in date in which LLB degrees were awarded.
Based on the information provided by University of Bedfordshire the table below shows, as a %age of the total awards, the awards for each class.
For each academic year the largest class by percentage is shown in bold
..
|
Birmingham
|
1987
|
1997
|
2002
|
2006
|
2007
|
|
First class
|
1.9%
|
2.7%
|
4.2%
|
3.4%
|
3.5%
|
|
Upper Second
|
37.0%
|
59.8%
|
64.2%
|
64.8%
|
69.4%
|
|
Lower Second
|
53.9%
|
35.9%
|
30.7%
|
29.7%
|
24.4%
|
|
Third
|
6.5%
|
1.6%
|
0.9%
|
1.7%
|
2.3%
|
|
Pass
|
0.7%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0.4%
|
0.4%
|
|
Other
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
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| Percentage awarded firsts or upper seconds 2007 | 72.9% | |
| Relative change 1997 - 2007 | +16.7% | |
| Relative change 1987 - 2007 | +87.4% |
