Table 1 POLAR4 Quintile values by ethnicity for environmental and marine science courses between 2019 and 2021 (percentages in parentheses)

From: Low ethnic diversity among university applicants in marine and environmental science in the United Kingdom

Courses

Ethnicity

Not assigned

POLAR4 quintile 1

POLAR4 quintile 2

POLAR4 quintile 3

POLAR4 quintile 4

POLAR4 quintile 5

Grand Total

Environmental and Marine Sciences

Asian

0

55 (9.9)

75 (13.5)

100 (18)

135 (24.3)

190 (34.2)

555

 

Black

0

45 (17.6)

40 (15.7)

55 (21.6)

65 (25.5)

50 (19.6)

255

 

Mixed

0

60 (9.6)

12

105 (16.8)

130 (20.8)

255 (40.8)

625

 

White

15

1230 (9.9)

1810 (14.6)

2230 (18)

2875 (23.2)

4250 (34.2)

12410

Marine Science

Asian

0

20 (14.3)

25 (17.9)

15 (10.7)

20 (14.3)

60 (42.9)

140

 

Black

0

5 (11.1)

10 (22.2)

0

20 (44.4)

10 (22.2)

45

 

Mixed

0

40 (11.1)

45 (12.5)

70 (19.4)

75 (20.8)

130 (36.1)

360

 

White

15

800 (10.8)

1185 (16.0)

1400 (19.0)

1665 (22.5)

2330 (31.6)

7385