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January 2021

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Experimental statistic: Release of OfS key performance measure (KPM) 17

KPM 17: Measures of graduate wellbeing

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Official

13 January 2021

Transparency return 2019 applications data

Data on applications, offers, acceptances and registrations collected during the transparency return 2019.

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Ad hoc

8 January 2021

2020

December 2020

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

November 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

October 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

September 2020

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 2020 ONS postcode products.

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Official

24 September 2020

TUNDRA LSOA

The TUNDRA classification based on Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs), with supporting analysis.

TUNDRA MSOA

The TUNDRA classification based on Middle-layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs), reflecting small changes in methodology

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Ad hoc

24 September 2020

July 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

June 2020

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Annual TRAC data 2018-19: 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 2018-19 sector summary

See annual TRAC 2018-19 analysis by TRAC peer group

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Official

19 June 2020

Differences in student outcomes: further characteristics

An investigation of differences in continuation rates, attainment rate and progression rates by the following characteristics:

care experience
free school meal eligibility
parental higher education
sexual orientation
socio-economic background.

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Ad hoc

4 June 2020

May 2020

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Analysis of Level 6 and 7 apprenticeships

A short report exploring the characteristics of those starting Level 6 and 7 apprenticeships and where and what they are studying.

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Official

13 May 2020

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.

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Official

7 May 2020

April 2020

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Annual release of OfS KPMs 1 and 2

An update to the following key performance measures (KPMs):

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Official

2 April 2020

Annual release of OfS KPMs 3-5 and 18

An update to the following key performance measures (KPMs):

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Official

2 April 2020

Annual release of equality and diversity data about students

Data for entrants, enrolled students and qualifying students, by equality and diversity characteristics.

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Official

2 April 2020

February 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

January 2020

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Annual release of intake numbers from medical and dental survey

Confirmed medical and dental student intake numbers from the medical and dental students survey.

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Official

22 January 2020

2019

October 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Update of data analysis of unconditional offers

An update of the data analysis of the association between unconditional offers and progression to and continuation in higher education.

This update includes progression for English 18-year-olds who entered higher education in 2018-19 and continuation for those who entered higher education in 2016-17.

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See the pre-release access list

Official

30 October 2019

September 2019

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

August 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Update to Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF): Year Four metrics

The metrics and contextual data produced to inform Year Four of the TEF, published for all English providers potentially in scope for TEF Year Four assessment who have metrics data available.

This scheduled revision to data that was originally published on 10 January 2019 will include metrics data for providers that have registered with the Office for Students between 24 January 2019 and 19 August 2019 and were not previously included in the data.

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Official

29 August 2019

July 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 22 June 2019 and 19 July 2019.

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Official

26 July 2019

Update of 'Analysis of degree classifications with time: changes in graduate attainment'

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 academic year 2017-18.

See the report

See the pre-release access list

Official

11 July 2019

National Student Survey results 2019

Statistics on students’ views about their courses from the 2019 National Student Survey.

This data will be updated on a quarterly basis.

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The Office for Students' key performance measure related to the National Student Survey (KPM10) was updated on 18 July 2019.

Official

3 July 2019

June 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

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Update to access and participation dataset

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 27 May 2019 and 21 June 2019.

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Official

28 June 2019

Update to HESES and HEIFES survey data relating to academic year 2018-19

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 second 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 3 June 2019.

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Official

13 June 2019

May 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

April 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Update to access and participation dataset

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 20 March 2019 and 22 April 2019.

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Official

26 April 2019

Update to HESES and HEIFES survey data relating to academic year 2018-19

This scheduled revision to the data that was originally published on 5 February 2019 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 15 April 2019.

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Official

25 April 2019

Student numbers 2017-18

Data on the number of full-time equivalent higher education students at providers which are registered with the Office for Students.

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Official

18 April 2019

March 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

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 will consist of a visual and interactive dashboard of data, supported by additional and more granular data tables.

Get the data

See the pre-release access list

Official

29 March 2019

Our quality assurance processes identified some outstanding issues with disclosure control and significance testing ahead of publication. Publication was delayed from 21 March to ensure that these matters are resolved, and that the outputs meet user requirements for quality and accessibility.

Update to OfS key performance measures 3, 4, 5 and 18

An update to the following key performance measures (KPMs):

KPM 3: Gap in non-continuation between most and least represented groups to include entrants to academic year 2016-17
KPM 4: Gap in degree outcomes (1sts or 2:1s) between white students and black students to include graduates in the academic year 2017-18
KPM 5: Gap in degree outcomes (1sts or 2:1s) between disabled students and non-disabled students to include graduates in the academic year 2017-18
KPM 18: Students achieving 1sts to include graduates in the academic year 2017-18.

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Official

21 March 2019

February 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Release of senior staff remuneration data 2017-18

Data showing the remuneration of senior staff at OfS funded providers (excluding further education and sixth-form colleges), and compensation for loss of office paid across the provider in 2017-18 and prior year 2016-17.

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Official

12 February 2019

Release of HESES and HEIFES survey data relating to academic year 2018-19

Early indication of the number of higher education students studying in 2018-19, used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for 2019-20, from the Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES18) and Higher Education in Further Education Student (HEIFES18) surveys.

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Official

5 February 2019

January 2019

Publication

Type of statistic

Publication date

Release of intake numbers from medical and dental survey

Confirmed medical and dental student intake numbers, for the academic year 2017-18, from the 2018 medical and dental students survey (MDS18).

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Official

15 January 2019

Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF): Year 4 metrics

The metrics and contextual data produced to inform Year 4 of the TEF, published for all English providers potentially in scope for TEF Year 4 assessment who have metrics data available.

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Official

10 January 2019

2018

September 2018

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.

July 2018

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.

Last updated 13 January 2021 + show all updates

13 January 2021: Link added for key performance measure 17.
08 January 2021: Analysis of the 2019 transparency return added.
18 December 2020: Page updated to reflect the release of projected rates of progression from entry to professional employment.
17 December 2020: Page updated to reflect the release of the annual intake numbers from the medical and dental survey.
16 December 2020: Links added to the update to National Student Survey results for 2020 and the report on access and continuation data by ethnicity, provider tariff group and subject group.
08 December 2020: Links added to three new sets of statistics: the report on graduate wellbeing, student transfers, and key performance measures 8 and 9.
26 November 2020: Link added to the update to the associations between characteristics of students data, key performance measure 7 and the update to the analysis of differences in student outcomes.
19 November 2020: Link added to the latest analysis of degree classifications over time.
17 November 2020: Link added to published data on registration condition B3: 2020 sector-level indicators
27 October 2020: Sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2020 published
23 October 2020: Update to HESES survey data relating to academic year 2019-20 published
22 October 2020: Link added to data for postgraduate research students at high tariff providers
14 October 2020: Updates to National Student Survey results 2020 and 2019 published
02 October 2020: Link added to OfS analysis of UCAS-placed applicants by POLAR4 28 days after the Joint Council for Qualifications results day
24 September 2020: Data added on the the postcode lookup.
29 July 2020: Updates to HESES and HEIFES survey data
20 July 2020: Data added on low areas of young participation by parliamentary constituency.
15 July 2020: Annual release of the National Student Survey results published
04 June 2020: Differences in student outcomes: further characteristics published
01 June 2020: Type of statistic specified for each published statistic
13 May 2020: Page updated to include the analysis of level 6 and 7 apprenticeships.
07 May 2020: List updated to reflect the release of the access and participation dataset.
02 April 2020: Annual release of equality and diversity data published. Annual update to KPMs 1-5 and 18 published.
19 February 2020: Update to National Student Survey results 2019 and sector analysis of National Student Survey results 2019 published
12 February 2020: Student numbers 2018-19 published
11 February 2020: Annual release of HESES survey data published
22 January 2020: Annual release of intake numbers from medical and dental survey published
10 January 2020: Note added to 25 September 2019 POLAR4 postcode look-up entry

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