Discover Uni and the Discover Uni dataset

The data on Discover Uni is called the Discover Uni dataset. We operate the data collection in partnership with the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), which is part of Jisc.

The Discover Uni dataset is comprised of:

• the information that providers submit to HESA in their Discover Uni data submission
• data from the National Student Survey
• data from the Graduate Outcomes Survey
• Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data
• information about quality assessment and standards.

Discover Uni currently displays data from the 2026 Discover Uni dataset. This contains information relevant to courses that will run in the 2027-28 academic year.

Updating the data

Providers can update their existing information on Discover Uni by resubmitting their Discover Uni data to HESA. Further details can be found on the 'Information for providers' section of Discover Uni.

Newly registered providers are required to submit and sign off a Discover Uni data return within two months of the date of registration.

The Discover Uni website is refreshed annually with the newest Discover Uni dataset.

Updates to the dataset are made as required, when providers wish to update their information in their Discover Uni data submission, or when HESA or the Office for Students make changes to the underlying data. These updates occur weekly.

View the HESA website to find out more information about the Discover Uni dataset and the data collection.

Discover Uni widget

The Discover Uni widget is embedded on course pages on provider websites, and provides a headline of the Discover Uni data associated with that course, as well as a direct link to the corresponding course page on the Discover Uni website.

The widget displays the following data from the 2026 (C26061) Discover Uni dataset: 

1. Percentage of students in the National Student Survey who were satisfied overall with their course (for providers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales only)
2. Percentage of students in the National Student Survey who said staff value students’ views and opinions about the course (for providers in England only)
3. Percentage in work or doing further study 15 months after the course, from the Graduate Outcomes Survey
4. Percentage of students in the National Student Survey who said staff have supported their learning well.

The widget will display these datapoints where they are available for a course, or a standard message if data is not available.