LLB awards by class: Essex

2008.06.08

Universities were asked to provide information concerning 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

for each of the following years:

[a] 2007
[b] 2006
[c] 2002
[d] 1997
[e] 1987

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.

Where appropriate universities were asked to provide information which they held relating to precursor institutions, such as the former polytechnics.

Based on the information provided, the table below shows, as a percentage of the total awards, the awards for each class in each of the years indicated.

For each year the largest class by percentage is shown in bold

PLEASE NOTE: These figures show the level of awards made to those graduating in each of the relevant years. It does not include the number failing to graduate.

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Essex
1987
1997
2002
2006
2007
First class
0%
3.8%
5.4%
8.0%
9.1%
Upper Second
31.7%
52.3%
53.5%
59.3%
53.9%
Lower Second
63.5%
43.1%
35.7%
30.9%
35.1%
Third
3.2%
0.8%
3.9%
1.9%
1.9%
Pass
1.6%
0%
1.6%
0%
0%
Other
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%

Percentage awarded firsts or upper seconds 2007 63.0%
Relative change 1997 – 2007 +12.3%
Relative change 1987 – 2007 +98.7%

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