Foundation years student demographics data
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Foundation years student characteristics
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- Foundation year participation, provision and outcomes at HE providers
- Release
- Academic year 2021/22
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of students
- Proportion of students
- Filters
- Student Breakdown
- Student Type
- Time period
- 2021/22
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | student_group | student_characteristic | student_breakdown | student_coverage | %_students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Foundation Year | Age group | Mature (aged 21 or over) | 44365 | 64 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Foundation Year | Age group | Young (aged less than 21) | 24955 | 36 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | First Year Undergraduate | Age group | Mature (aged 21 or over) | 63660 | 19 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | First Year Undergraduate | Age group | Young (aged less than 21) | 275610 | 81 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Foundation Year | Disability status | Disabled | 7855 | 11 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| %_students | Proportion of students |
| student_breakdown | Student Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in |
| student_coverage | Number of students |
| student_group | Student Type - Select the student type you are interested in |
Footnotes
- Please note, percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
- Not in the standard tariff population refers to those with qualifications at level 4 and above.
- For detailed information on how provider tariffs are defined please see this link: Provider typologies 2022 - Methodology for grouping OfS-registered providers (officeforstudents.org.uk) (opens in a new tab)
- This analysis excludes price group A because there is no price group A provision in foundation years. For more information on OfS Price Groups : Guide to Funding 2021-22 (officeforstudents.org.uk) (opens in a new tab)
- The science grouping has been created by HESA using an aggregation of CAH level 1 codes. This grouping includes subjects like medicine, nursing and agriculture that may not be included in other definitions of STEM.
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