Student number data

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This page contains current higher education student numbers, reported as full-time equivalence (FTE), of providers registered with the Office for Students. Download the document below to see the data.

Student numbers 2019-20

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Higher education student numbers of providers registered with the Office for Students

About the 2019-20 data

Table 1 contains data for providers that returned either the HESA student record, HESA student alternative record or Individualised Learner Record in 2019-20. This data has been calculated using our 2019-20 method for calculating student numbers.

Table 2 will contain data for providers that did not return the HESA student record, HESA student alternative record or Individualised Learner Record in 2019-20 and will be published in June 2021.

This publication will be updated every four weeks to include providers that have successfully registered since the last publication. Last updated: 10 February 2021.

Student numbers 2018-19

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Higher education student numbers of providers registered with the Office for Students

About the 2018-19 data

Table 1 contains data for providers that returned either the HESA student record, HESA alternative provider (AP) student record or Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in 2018-19. This data has been calculated using our 2018-19 method for calculating student numbers.

Table 2 contains data for providers that did not return the HESA student record, HESA student alternative record or Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in 2018-19. Where available, this information will be taken from the financial tables submitted as part of the annual financial return. Otherwise this information will be taken from the financial tables submitted as part of the registration process.

This publication will be updated every four weeks to include providers that have successfully registered since the last publication. Last updated: 10 February 2021.

Queries about the data

If you have any queries about the student number data, please email [email protected].

The Office for Students is committed to following the Code of Practice for the statistics it produces. Further information is available on our statistics release schedule.

If you have any other questions or complaints about statistics produced by the Office for Students, please email [email protected].

Last updated 10 February 2021 + show all updates

10 February 2021: Student number data added for 2019-20
13 January 2021: 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
16 December 2020: 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
18 November 2020: 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
21 October 2020: 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
24 September 2020: 2017-18 data file moved to data and documentation archive, 2018-19 data file updated
26 August 2020: 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
30 July 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet and 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
01 July 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet and 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
03 June 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet and 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
06 May 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet and 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
08 April 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet and 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
11 March 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet and 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
12 February 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet updated and 2018-19 data spreadsheet published
15 January 2020: 2017-18 data spreadsheet updated
18 December 2019: 2017-18 data spreadsheet updated
27 November 2019: 2017-18 data spreadsheet updated

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