The following tables detail the number of students in commonly requested categories (source: NewSouth Student; actual statistics may vary slightly as updated downloads are received):

• Commonly targeted schools and majors (Final year): 2008
• Commonly targeted schools and majors (Penultimate year): 2008
• Final year students in 2008 by Faculty (u/grad and p/grad)
• Final year students by residency status: 2008
• International students: 2008

• Online UNSW Handbook: complete list of available courses for reference

Commonly Targeted Students in Final Year (Aust. Residents); undergraduate study unless otherwise noted
Discipline	Number
Accounting	176
Actuarial	71
Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering	109
Architecture	74
Arts/Law	65
Aviation	83
Banking & Finance	131
Banking & Finance (Honours)	78
Banking & Finance (PhD)	16
B.Com (final year & Honours)	521
B.Com (Honours)	189
Biological Science	17
B.Tax	111
Business Information Technology	59
Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry	59
Chemistry	17
Civil Engineering	186
Commerce/Law	149
Commerce/Science	111
Computer Science & Engineering (incl Comp Eng, Comp Sc, Info Sys, Soft Eng)	203
Criminal Justice	41
Economics	97
Education	242
Electrical Engineering	93
Environmental Engineering	43
Environmental Science	29
Geography	14
Geology	11
Geomatic Engineering	38
Geotechnical Engineering	101
Human Resource Management	45
International Business	49
International Relations	83
International Social Development	39
LLB	134
Marine Science	13
Marketing	119
Marketing, Tourism & Hospitality Management	26
Materials Science & Engineering	33
Mathematics	65
M.Com	145
Mechanical Engineering	119
Media & Communications	103
Metallurgy/Minerals Processing	33
Mining Engineering	79
Naval Architecture	5
Occupational Health & Safety	31
Petroleum Engineering	58
Physics	4
Political Science	35
Psychology	89
Science/Law	13
Social Work	53
Sports Science	49
Statistics	21
Town Planning	12

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Commonly Targeted Penultimate Year Students (Aust. Residents)
Discipline	Number
Accounting	122
B.Com	132
B.Ec	79
B.Eng	453
B.Sc	331
Commerce/Arts	45
Commerce/Law	163
Commerce/Science	78
Human Resources	22
LLB	141
M.Com	217
Science/Law	26

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Final Year Students by Faculty (Aust. Residents)
Faculty	Number
Australian School of Business (previously Faculty of Commerce & Economics/AGSM)
Undergraduates	593
Postgraduates	419
Total	1,012
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Undergraduates	714
Postgraduates	367
Total	1,081
College of Fine Arts
Undergraduates	323
Postgraduates	64
Total	387
Faculty of the Built Environment
Undergraduates	85
Postgraduates	37
Total	122
Faculty of Engineering
Undergraduates	318
Postgraduates	658
Total	976
Faculty of Law
Undergraduates	396
Postgraduates	655
Total	1,051
Faculty of Medicine
Undergraduates	146
Postgraduates	411
Total	557
Faculty of Science
Undergraduates	583
Postgraduates	382
Total	965

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Final Year Students By Residency Status in 2008
Status	Number
Undergraduates - Australian residents	4,879
Postgraduates - Australian residents	3,097
Total	7,976
Undergraduates - international students	989
Postgraduates - international students	1,120
Total	2,109
Total final year students	10,085




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