Office for Students

Financial sustainability of higher education providers in England: 2026

This is the latest of our annual reports setting out our independent, impartial view of the financial condition of the sector and its resilience to financial challenge.

Date:
14 May 2026
Financial sustainability of higher education providers in England 2026
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Financial sustainability of higher education providers in England 2026
Annex E: Sector financial data
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Annex E: Sector financial data

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OfS warns against persistent over-optimism as analysis finds institutions under continued financial pressure

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Published 14 May 2026
Last updated 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
We have republished the main report with footnotes added to paragraphs 8, 12, 60, 71 and 88, and the data sources for Tables 2 and 3 updated, to clarify the populations they refer to.
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