Academic year 2021/22

Foundation year participation, provision and outcomes at HE providers

This statistical release provides data on Foundation Year providers and students, and on the outcomes of Foundation Years study.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 19 October 2023

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• Foundation year student timeseries

  National

  Foundation year student times series

  • Number of rows: 22
  • Indicators:
    • Number of students
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
  • Time period: 2011/12 to 2021/22

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• Foundation year student year on year growth

  National

  Year-on-year growth

  • Number of rows: 20
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage change year-on-year
  • Filters:
    • Change from (academic year)
    • Student type
  • Time period: 2012/13 to 2021/22

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• Number of available foundation year courses and providers

  National

  Number of available foundation year courses and providers

  • Number of rows: 12
  • Indicators:
    • Number of Foundation Year Courses
    • Number of Foundation Year Providers
  • Time period: 2010/11 to 2021/22

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• Foundation year providers by student typology

  National

  Foundation year providers by OfS typology

  • Number of rows: 84
  • Indicators:
    • Number of Foundation Year providers
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
  • Time period: 2010/11 to 2021/22

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• Number of foundation year providers by region

  Regional

  Number of foundation year providers by region

  • Number of rows: 108
  • Indicators:
    • Number of Foundation Year providers
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
  • Time period: 2010/11 to 2021/22

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• Foundation years student demographics data

  National

  Foundation years student characteristics

  • Number of rows: 164
  • Indicators:
    • Number of students
    • Proportion of students
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
    • Student Type
  • Time period: 2021/22

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• Completion rates

  National

  Completion rates

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Completion rate
  • Filters:
    • Student type
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2021/22

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• Completion rate by typology and subject

  National

  Completion rates by OfS typology and subject

  • Number of rows: 86
  • Indicators:
    • Completion rate
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic type
    • Completion characteristic
    • Student type
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2021/22

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• HESA graduate outcomes data

  National

  HESA graduate outcomes data

  • Number of rows: 113
  • Indicators:
    • Graduates with known employment or in further study
    • Graduates with known outcomes
    • Number of graduates in high skilled work
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic breakdown
    • Graduate Group
    • Graduate characteristic
  • Time period: 2020/21

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• LEO graduate outcomes

  National

  LEO graduate outcomes data

  • Number of rows: 70
  • Indicators:
    • Graduate median earnings
    • Graduates included in earnings figures
    • Matched graduates
  • Filters:
    • Graduate Breakdown
    • Graduate Group
  • Time period: 2019-20

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• Student numbers by subject area

  National

  Subject time series data

  • Number of rows: 154
  • Indicators:
    • Student numbers
  • Filters:
    • Subject area
    • Subject classification
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2021/22

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• JACS subject area growth

  National

  Subject growth data

  • Number of rows: 19
  • Indicators:
    • Growth from 2015/16 to 2018/19
  • Filters:
    • Change from (academic year)
    • JACS subject area
    • Subject classification
  • Time period: 2018/19

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• Headline figure 1 - total entrants

  National

  Headline figure 1

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • Number of foundation year entrants in England in 2021/22
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
  • Time period: 2021/22

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• Headline figure 2 - price group D proportion

  National

  Headline figure 2

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • Number of students
    • Proportion of foundation year entrants studying a classroom-based subject in England in 2021/22
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
    • Student Type
  • Time period: 2021/22

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• Headline figure 3 - CAH subject

  National

  Headline figure 3

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • Number of students
    • Proportion of foundation year entrants studying Business and management in England in 2021/22
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
    • Student Type
  • Time period: 2021/22

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• Headline figure 4 - student typology

  National

  Headline figure 4

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • Number of students
    • Proportion of foundation year entrants studying at low or unknown tariff providers in England in 2021/22
  • Filters:
    • Student Breakdown
    • Student Type
  • Time period: 2021/22

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• CAH subject growth

  National

  CAH subject growth

  • Number of rows: 21
  • Indicators:
    • Growth from 2019/20 to 2020/21
  • Filters:
    • CAH subject area
    • Change from (academic year)
    • Subject classification
  • Time period: 2021/22

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