Official statistics

Published statistics

October 2021

Publication

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Update to associations between characteristics of students (ABCS)

An update to our set of measures that can be used to identify student groups that have different rates of continuation within, and access to, higher education.

See the latest ABCS report

Official

13 October

KPM 17: graduate wellbeing

Statistics comparing measures of graduate wellbeing with corresponding measures of general population wellbeing.

See the updated KPM 17 data

Official

13 October

September 2021

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Annual update of data used in area-based measures postcode look-up An update to postcodes included in our area-based measures look-up using the May 2021 ONS postcode products. See the area-based measures data	Official	30 September
Update to National Student Survey results 2021 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2021 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2021. This first quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was first published. See the September NSS data	Official	29 September
Update to HESES survey data relating to academic year 2020-21 The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey gives an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. It is used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 9 February 2021. This update includes data amendments and accounts for providers who have registered in the Approved (fee cap) category since the data was originally published. See the HESES survey data	Official	21 September
OfS analysis of UCAS-placed applicants by POLAR4 and tariff 28 days after the Joint Council for Qualifications results day An ad-hoc publication showing the number of UK-domiciled 18 year-olds placed at providers in England four weeks after the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) results day. The statistics include data for the most recent five years at the same time point. The gaps in entry rates between those from areas with the lowest and highest levels of young participation are described. Data is displayed by tariff groupings, based on the grouping used in our KPM2 measure. See the placed-applicant data	Ad hoc	14 September
Annual release of KPM 10 An update to key performance measure 10, which will include data from NSS 2021. This measure shows how many students responded positively to the NSS question on overall satisfaction. See KPM 10	Official	9 September
Prevent monitoring: Summary of annual data returns: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 As part of our monitoring, we require providers to report to us on their Prevent-related activities, including their management of welfare cases, external speakers and events, and staff training. This report will include aggregate data for the providers subject to OfS monitoring of the Prevent duty collected through the Prevent accountability and data returns (ADRs) for academic years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20. See the Prevent monitoring summary report and data See the pre-release access list	Official	2 September

July 2021

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Annual TRAC data 2019-20: Income and costs by activity and analysis by TRAC peer group

Official statistic summarising sector aggregate income and costs by activity based on data from higher education providers required to implement and report under the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) methodology.

See the TRAC sector analysis 2019-20

Download the TRAC data 2019-20

See the pre-release access list

Note: Contextual data summarising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sector aggregate costs by activity will be released as an ad hoc experimental statistic later in summer 2021.

Official

29 July

June 2021

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Annual release of National Student Survey results Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the National Student Survey. See the 2021 NSS results See the pre-release access list	Official	15 July
Update to National Student Survey results 2020 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2020 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2020. This fourth quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was last published. See the June update to the NSS results	Official	9 June
Update to equality and diversity student data Update to the equality and diversity data for students in higher education at English higher education providers. This year's update will include the addition of new and experimental characteristics. See the equality, diversity and student characteristics data	Official	8 June
Geography of employment and earnings data Experimental statistics which use earnings and employment data to put each local area into one of five groups to reflect differences in earnings and highly-skilled employment in different parts of the UK. See the Geography of employment and earnings report and get the data	Experimental	2 June

May 2021

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Experimental statistic: National evaluation of Uni Connect An analysis of young participation in higher education in England in the areas targeted by Uni Connect, based on linked administrative data for recent cohorts up to the one that was in year 11 in 2017. Uni Connect was formerly known as the National Collaborative Outreach Programme. See the Uni Connect analysis and get the data	Experimental	20 May
Projected completion and employment from entrant data (Proceed) An update to the experimental data released in December 2020 for cohorts of full-time first degree students. It incorporates the latest student data and some minor methodological changes to accommodate feedback received on the measure. The data combines projected completion rates with graduate outcomes data to create projected rates of progression from entry to professional employment or further study, and is published at named provider level for the first time. See the Proceed report and get the data	Experimental	19 May
Release of OfS key performance measure 26 KPM 26: Regulatory burden - assessing the impact of our regulatory activities Get the data for KPM 26	Official	18 May
Number of UK-domiciled undergraduate students to English higher education providers 2006-07 to 2019-20 This document contains numbers of UK-domiciled undergraduate entrants to English higher education providers between 2006-07 and 2019-20 by age, level of study, provider tariff group and markers of underrepresentation. Get the UK-domiciled student data	Official	10 May

March 2021

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Update to National Student Survey results 2020 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2020 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2020. This third quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was last published. The next update will be in June 2021. Get the 2020 NSS data	Official	17 March
Updates to OfS key performance measures These updates will provide the latest data for key performance measures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 18. Get the data for the KPMs	Official	11 March
Update to tracking underrepresentation by area (TUNDRA) This is an update to TUNDRA, the area-based classification of young participation rates. The update will add the most recent available data and 2012 to 2016 data from the National Pupil Database. Get the data for TUNDRA	Official	11 March
Annual release of access and participation dataset Data indicators that provide a sector-level picture of the patterns in access and participation across the student lifecycle, and also at individual provider level. Published for all English providers delivering undergraduate provision, the dataset consists of a visual and interactive dashboard of data, supported by accompanying data tables. A separate report summarising the patterns at sector level will also be published. Get the access and participation dataset See the pre-release access list Read the 2021 summary findings report	Official	11 March
Experimental statistic: Release of OfS key performance measure 16 KPM 16: Employers think that graduates are equipped with the required skills and knowledge. Get the data for KPM 16	Official	11 March

February 2021

Publication

Type of statistic

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Annual release of HESES survey data

The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey gives an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year.

It is used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year.

We have published data for the 2020-21 academic year for providers in the Approved (fee cap) category of the OfS Register.

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Projected rates of progression from entry to professional employment An ad hoc research report containing experimental data for cohorts of full-time first degree students. The data combines projected completion rates with graduate outcomes data to create projected rates of progression from entry to professional employment or further study. Providers are anonymised in this research report. See the data See the pre-release access list	Ad hoc	18 December 2020
Annual release of intake numbers from medical and dental survey Confirmed medical and dental student intake numbers from the medical and dental students survey. See the data	Official	17 December 2020
Update to National Student Survey results 2020 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2020 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2020. This second quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was last published. See the data	Official	16 December 2020
Access and continuation data by ethnicity, provider tariff group and subject group An ad hoc publication containing access and continuation data for full-time (or apprenticeship) UK-domiciled undergraduate entrants split by ethnicity and provider tariff group. Continuation data is further split by subject group (STEM and non-STEM). See the data See the pre-release access list	Ad hoc	16 December 2020
Experimental statistic: student transfers An analysis on the number and proportion of students who change course at the same or different provider, and whether they carried credit with them. The analysis also shows these proportions by student characteristics. See the data	Ad hoc	8 December 2020
Graduate outcomes: wellbeing An analysis of the personal wellbeing of graduates 15 months after completion of their course. Graduates are grouped according to the mode and level they studied at and where they were originally domiciled, and the differences in wellbeing between these groups are explored. Results are also broken down by various personal characteristics and by the activities the graduates are undertaking at the time of survey. The data is taken from HESA’s new Graduate Outcomes survey. See the data	Official	8 December 2020
Release of OfS key performance measures (KPMs) 8 and 9 KPM 8: Diversity of provision KPM 9: Geographical changes in availability of particular type of higher education provision See KPM 8 See KPM 9 See the pre-release access list	Official	8 December 2020

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Update to differences in student outcomes: further characteristics An update to the analysis we published in June looking at the impacts of care experience, free school meal eligibility, parental higher education, sexual orientation and socio-economic background on outcomes in higher education. The newest release will add new characteristics to the analysis. See the data See the pre-release access list	Ad hoc	26 November 2020
Release of OfS key performance measure (KPM) 7 KPM 7: Ratio of outcomes achieved through access and participation to money spent on access and participation See the data See the pre-release access list	Official	26 November 2020
Experimental statistic: Update to associations between characteristics of students (ABCS) An update to our set of experimental measures that can be used to identify student groups that have different rates of continuation within, and access to, higher education. The update includes a new measure for part-time continuation and the addition of some extra characteristics for the full-time continuation measure. See the data Read the report	Official	26 November 2020
Release of OfS key performance measure (KPM) 19 KPM 19: Student and key stakeholder perceptions of value for money. See the data	Official	25 November 2020
Annual release of the analysis of degree classifications over time An update to the analysis presented in the report Analysis of degree classifications over time: changes in graduate attainment (published December 2018), which will include individuals who graduated in the most recent academic years. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	19 November 2020
Registration condition B3: 2020 sector-level indicators An aggregated, sector-level version of the indicators that have contributed to the Office for Students’ (OfS) assessment of registration condition B3 for the purpose of initial registration of individual providers. Get the data	Official	17 November 2020

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2020 Analysis of overall satisfaction rates in the National Student Survey at sector level. Responses will be split by the following student characteristics: age, gender, ethnicity, disability status, subject, and mode of study. Benchmarks for each of these characteristics will be calculated using the remaining five. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	27 October 2020
Update to HESES survey data relating to academic year 2019-20 The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey gives an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. It is used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 11 February 2020. This update includes data amendments and accounts for providers who have registered in the approved (fee cap) category since the data was originally published. Get the data	Official	23 October 2020
Postgraduate research students at high tariff providers This report summarises the characteristics of UK-domiciled postgraduate research (PGR) students at English higher education providers with high average tariff scores from 2010-11 to 2017-18. Read the report	Ad hoc	22 October 2020
Update to National Student Survey results 2020 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2020 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 15 July 2020. This first quarterly update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was originally published. The next update will be in December 2020. Get the data	Official	14 October 2020
Update to National Student Survey results 2019 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2019 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 3 July 2019. This last update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was last published. Get the data	Official	14 October 2020
OfS analysis of UCAS-placed applicants by POLAR4 28 days after the Joint Council for Qualifications results day An ad-hoc publication showing the number of UK-domiciled 18-year-olds placed at providers in England four weeks after the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) results day. The statistics include data for the most recent five years at the same time point. The gaps in entry rates between those from areas with the lowest and highest levels of young participation are described. The publication includes data for providers that are included in our KPM 2 measure (higher tariff) and for providers that are included in our KPM 1 measure (all providers). Get the data	Ad hoc	2 October 2020

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Within year update to HESES and HEIFES survey data relating to academic year 2018-19 (rolling) The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) and Higher Education in Further Education Student (HEIFES) surveys give an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. They are used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year. This is the fourth scheduled revision to the data that was originally published on 5 February 2019. It will include data for providers that have both registered with the Office for Students in the Approved (fee cap) category and signed off their HESES18 or HEIFES18 data by 1 July 2020. Get the data under the 'Results from previous surveys' section.	Official	29 July 2020
Within year update of HESES survey data The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey gives an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. It is used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year. This is the first scheduled revision to the data that was originally published on 11 February 2020. We have published data for the 2019-20 academic year for providers in the Approved (fee cap) category of the OfS Register. Get the data	Official	29 July 2020
Update of data analysis of unconditional offers An update of the data analysis of the association between unconditional offers and entry to and continuation in higher education. This update includes access for English 18-year-olds who entered higher education in 2019-20 and continuation for those who entered higher education in 2017-18. Read the analysis and get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	23 July 2020
Low areas of young participation by parliamentary constituency An ad-hoc publication showing the proportion of postcodes in parliamentary constituencies in England that are in low young higher education participation areas, defined by POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2. Get the young participation data	Ad hoc	20 July 2020
Annual release of National Student Survey results Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the National Student Survey, including the update of OfS key performance measure 10. This statistic was delayed by two weeks from the original publication date of 1 July 2020. The additional time allowed us to complete a full assessment of the possible impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the data. We published this analysis alongside the statistic. Get the data See key performance measure 10 Read the analysis of the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) See the pre-release access list	Official	15 July 2020

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Update to National Student Survey results 2019 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2019 National Student Survey. This is a scheduled update to the data that was originally published on 3 July 2019. This update includes data amendments and accounts for provider mergers since the data was originally published. The next update will be in spring 2020. Get the data	Official	19 February 2020
Sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2019 Analysis of overall satisfaction rates in the National Student Survey at sector level. Responses will be split by the following student characteristics: age, gender, ethnicity, disability status, subject, and mode of study. Benchmarks for each of these characteristics will be calculated using the remaining five. Get the data	Official	19 February 2020
Student numbers 2018-19 Data on the number of full-time equivalent higher education students at providers which are registered with the Office for Students. Get the data	Official	12 February 2020
Annual release of HESES survey data The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey gives an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. It is used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year. We have published data for the 2019-20 academic year for providers in the Approved (fee cap) category of the OfS Register. Get the data	Official	11 February 2020

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Experimental statistic: Associations between characteristics of students (ABCS) and student outcomes A set of experimental measures that can be used to identify students groups that have different rates of continuation within, and access to, higher education. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Experimental	26 September 2019
Within year update to HESES and HEIFES survey data relating to academic year 2018-19 (rolling) The Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) and Higher Education in Further Education Student (HEIFES) surveys give an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in each academic year. They are used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year. This is the third scheduled revision to the data that was originally published on 5 February 2019. It will include data for providers that have both registered with the Office for Students in the Approved (fee cap) category and signed off their HESES18 or HEIFES18 data by 20 September 2019. Get the data	Official	26 September 2019
Annual update of data used in POLAR4 postcode look-up Update of postcode to POLAR4 quintile data based on the May 2019 ONS postcode products. The previous release in September 2018 was based on the November 2017 ONS postcode products. Note: this data was updated on 9 January 2020 to include postcodes in Northern Ireland. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	25 September 2019
New area-based measure of access to higher education Experimental statistics produced using a newly developed measure of young participation in higher education by state-funded mainstream school pupils in England. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Experimental	25 September 2019
Annual release of Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data onto Unistats website Updated experimental statistics on salaries three years after graduation added to the Unistats website, or its replacement. The Unistats dataset was released by HESA, as our designated data body. See HESA's data and analysis webpage	Experimental	11 September 2019
Annual release of Unistats dataset Official data for undergraduate courses on each university and college’s National Student Survey scores, jobs and salaries after study and other key information for prospective students. The Unistats dataset was released by HESA, as our designated data body. See HESA's data and analysis webpage	Official	11 September 2019

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Update to access and participation dataset Data indicators that provide a sector-level picture of the patterns in access and participation across the student lifecycle, and also at individual provider level. Published for all English providers delivering undergraduate provision, the dataset consists of a visual and interactive dashboard of data, supported by accompanying data tables. This scheduled revision to data that was originally published on 29 March 2019 will include data for providers that have registered with the Office for Students between 23 April 2019 and 27 May 2019. Get the data	Official	31 May 2019
Release of equality and diversity data about students including 2017-18 students Data for entrants, enrolled students and qualifying students, by equality and diversity characteristics. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	30 May 2019
Annual TRAC data 2017-18: income and costs by activity and analysis by TRAC peer group Data summarising sector aggregate income and costs by activity based on data from higher education providers required to implement and report under the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) methodology. See annual TRAC 2017-18 sector summary See annual TRAC 2017-18 analysis by TRAC peer group See the pre-release access list	Official	24 May 2019
Update to OfS key performance measures 1 and 2 An update to the following key performance measures (KPMs): KPM 1: Gap in participation between most and least represented groups to include 2017-18 participation measures KPM 2: Gap in participation at higher-tariff providers between the most and least represented groups to include 2017-18 participation measures. Get the data	Official	2 May 2019

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
Release of equality and diversity data about students Experimental data on additional equality and diversity characteristics for 2015-16 and 2016-17 UK entrants. Get the data	Experimental	20 September 2018
Release of current and historical data against the OfS’s existing key performance measures Current and historical data against seven of the OfS’s key performance measures. Get the data	Official	13 September 2018
Release of equality and diversity data about students Data for 2013-14 to 2016-17 entrants, enrolled students and qualifying students, by equality and diversity characteristics. Get the data	Official	13 September 2018
Release of 2018 data onto Unistats website Official data for undergraduate courses on each university and college’s National Student Survey scores, jobs and salaries after study and other key information for prospective students. Get the data Read further information about the annual release of Unistats data	Official	10 September 2018 This release was delayed from 30 August due to technical issues experienced by our website hosting provider.

Publication	Type of statistic	Publication date
National Student Survey results 2018 Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2018 National Student Survey. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	27 July 2018
Annual TRAC data 2016-17: analysis by TRAC peer group Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) data analysed by TRAC peer group. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	19 July 2018
Annual TRAC data 2016-17: income and costs by activity Data summarising sector aggregate income and costs by activity based on data from higher education providers required to implement and report under the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) methodology. Get the data See the pre-release access list	Official	12 July 2018
Release of Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data onto Unistats website Experimental statistics on salaries three years after graduation is added to the Unistats website of undergraduate courses. Get the data	Experimental	5 July 2018 This release was delayed from 28 June due to unanticipated technical issues.

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