Access and participation plan data

The data shown here covers the 171 providers registered with the OfS and with an access and participation plan for 2020-21 approved by the Director for Fair Access and Participation, as at 31 October 2019. Providers who were registered with the OfS (or had their plan approved) after this date are not included in the data.

The 2020-21 data sets out: 

• how many registered providers have 2020-21 access and participation plans
• sector-level data:

• predicted income from higher fees
• predicted investment through access and participation plans

• data for each provider:

• predicted investment on access and research and evaluation activities
• predicted investment on financial support.

Download the 2020-21 access and participation plans data

The data shown here covers the 198 providers registered with the OfS and with an access and participation plan for 2019-20 approved by the Director for Fair Access and Participation as at 12 December 2018. Providers who were registered with the OfS (or had their plan approved) after this date are not included in the data.

The 2019-20 data sets out: 

• how many registered providers have 2019-20 access and participation plans
• sector-level data:

• predicted income from higher fees
• predicted investment through access and participation plans
• average full-time fees
• data for each provider:

• predicted investment on access, success and progression activities
• predicted investment on financial support
• minimum, maximum and average fees.

Download the 2019-20 access and participation plans data

• Years relate to academic years.
• Figures do not include inflation or courses funded by the Department of Health.
• Unless otherwise stated, figures relate to all students paying higher fees (not just entrants).
• All income and investment data is based on estimates submitted by providers and built on assumptions around student numbers and the make-up of the student cohort, which may change over time.
• ‘Higher fee income’ is all fee income above the basic fee for home/European Union undergraduates. See fee limits
• Investment on financial support, access, success and progression is not the total amount spent by providers in these areas. It is the additional amount that providers have committed following the introduction of variable fees in 2006-07.
• Also, investment on financial support (fee waivers, bursaries and scholarships) is only the amount spent on students from underrepresented groups. Providers may offer other financial support which is not included in these totals, for example merit-based scholarships open to all students including those from more advantaged backgrounds.
• Care should be taken when comparing successive years of access and participation plan (or access agreement) data, as data published in previous years does not reflect latest provider projections on student numbers.