asked the Minister for Education the number of university undergraduates in 1977-78; and the number of such graduates in respect of each county and borough council.
Written Answers. - University Undergraduates.
438.
The numbers of university undergraduates in 1977-78 were as follows:
UCD |
8339 |
UCC |
4258 |
UCG |
3065 |
TCD |
4677* |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth |
781 |
Total |
21,120 |
* Provisional
The only figures available on a county basis relate to all full-time students and they are as follows:
Area of Permanent Residence |
Number |
Connacht |
|
Galway |
1,706 |
Leitrim |
120 |
Mayo |
697 |
Roscommon |
299 |
Sligo |
280 |
Leinster |
|
Carlow |
205 |
Dublin City |
4,842 |
Dublin County |
2,795 |
Kildare |
433 |
Kilkenny |
311 |
Laois |
214 |
Longford |
170 |
Louth |
365 |
Meath |
354 |
Offaly |
271 |
Westmeath |
327 |
Wexford |
412 |
Wicklow |
460 |
Munster |
|
Clare |
470 |
Cork |
3,104 |
Kerry |
725 |
Limerick |
791 |
Tipperary |
717 |
Waterford |
413 |
Ulster |
|
Antrim |
73 |
Armagh |
38 |
Cavan |
232 |
Derry |
56 |
Donegal |
424 |
Down |
84 |
Fermanagh |
18 |
Monaghan |
187 |
Tyrone |
39 |
Total |
21,632 |