Academic year 2021/22

Foundation year participation, provision and outcomes at HE providers

Data guidance

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Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Foundation year student timeseries

Filename
foundation_year_student_timeseries_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2011/12 to 2021/22
Content

Foundation year student times series

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
number_of_studentsNumber of students
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in

Foundation year student year on year growth

Filename
year_on_year_growth_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2012/13 to 2021/22
Content

Year-on-year growth

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
percentage_change_yearsChange from (academic year)
student_typeStudent type
year_on_year_growthPercentage change year-on-year

Number of available foundation year courses and providers

Filename
provider_numbers_courses_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2010/11 to 2021/22
Content

Number of available foundation year courses and providers

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
number_of_coursesNumber of Foundation Year Courses
number_of_institutionsNumber of Foundation Year Providers

Foundation year providers by student typology

Filename
provider_numbers_by_typology_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2010/11 to 2021/22
Content

Foundation year providers by OfS typology

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
number_of_providersNumber of Foundation Year providers
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in
Footnotes
  1. 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)

Number of foundation year providers by region

Filename
provider_numbers_by_region_data.csv
Geographic levels
Regional
Time period
2010/11 to 2021/22
Content

Number of foundation year providers by region

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
number_of_providersNumber of Foundation Year providers
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in

Foundation years student demographics data

Filename
student_demographics_data_fy_ug.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021/22
Content

Foundation years student characteristics

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
%_studentsProportion of students
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in
student_coverageNumber of students
student_groupStudent Type - Select the student type you are interested in
Footnotes
  1. Please note, percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. 
  2. Not in the standard tariff population refers to those with qualifications at level 4 and above.
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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. 

Completion rates

Filename
completion_rates_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2019/20 to 2021/22
Content

Completion rates

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
completion_rateCompletion rate
student_typeStudent type - Select the graduate group you are interested in

Completion rate by typology and subject

Filename
completion_rate_characteristics_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2019/20 to 2021/22
Content

Completion rates by OfS typology and subject

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
characteristicCompletion characteristic
characteristic_typeCharacteristic type
completion_rateCompletion rate
student_typeStudent type - Select the graduate group you are interested in
Footnotes
  1. 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)
  2. Please note that the completion rates stated below reflect the proportion of students who have completed their degree within 6 years (for foundation years) or 5 years (for year 1) of starting in HE. Thus, completion rates for subjects which traditionally take longer than 5 or 6 years to complete may be underestimated here.

HESA graduate outcomes data

Filename
hesa_graduate_outcomes_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

HESA graduate outcomes data

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
all_responding_graduatesNumber of responding graduates
characteristic_breakdownCharacteristic breakdown
employed_and_or_fs_graduatesGraduates with known employment or in further study
employed_graduates_uk_work_locn_work_most_important_activityGraduates with known outcomes
employed_graduates_uk_work_locn_work_most_important_activity_in_high_skilled_workNumber of graduates in high skilled work
graduate_characteristicGraduate characteristic
graduate_groupGraduate Group - Select the graduate group you are interested in
percentage_in_employment_or_fsPercentage of graduates in employment or further study
percentage_in_high_skilled_workPercentage of employed graduates in highly skilled employment
Footnotes
  1. Data is collected approximately 15 months after HE course completion
  2. High skilled employment is defined using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020. More details about skill level grouping is available here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/graduates#soc (opens in a new tab)

LEO graduate outcomes

Filename
leo_graduate_outcomes_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2019-20
Content

LEO graduate outcomes data

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
graduate_breakdownGraduate Breakdown
graduate_groupGraduate Group - Select the graduate group you are interested in
graduates_included_in_earnings_figuresGraduates included in earnings figures
matched_graduatesMatched graduates
median_earningsGraduate median earnings
sust_emp_fs_or_both_(%)Proportion of students in sustained employment, further study or both
Footnotes
  1.  In the 2019/20 tax year, five years after graduation relates to those who graduated during the 2013/14 academic year, this data relates to those students who started their foundation years before foundation years started growing rapidly. 

Student numbers by subject area

Filename
subject_time_series_data.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2015/16 to 2021/22
Content

Subject time series data

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
student_numbersStudent numbers
subject_areaSubject area
subject_classificationSubject classification

JACS subject area growth

Filename
subject_growth_data_jacs.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2018/19
Content

Subject growth data

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
percentage_change_yearsChange from (academic year)
percentage_growthGrowth from 2015/16 to 2018/19
subject_areaJACS subject area
subject_classificationSubject classification

Headline figure 1 - total entrants

Filename
headline_figure_1.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021/22
Content

Headline figure 1

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
number_of_studentsNumber of foundation year entrants in England in 2021/22
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in

Headline figure 2 - price group D proportion

Filename
headline_figure_2.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021/22
Content

Headline figure 2

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
%_studentsProportion of foundation year entrants studying a classroom-based subject in England in 2021/22
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in
student_coverageNumber of students
student_groupStudent Type - Select the student type you are interested in

Headline figure 3 - CAH subject

Filename
headline_figure_3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021/22
Content

Headline figure 3

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
%_studentsProportion of foundation year entrants studying Business and management in England in 2021/22
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in
student_coverageNumber of students
student_groupStudent Type - Select the student type you are interested in

Headline figure 4 - student typology

Filename
headline_figure_4.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021/22
Content

Headline figure 4

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
%_studentsProportion of foundation year entrants studying at low or unknown tariff providers in England in 2021/22
student_breakdownStudent Breakdown - Select the student breakdown you are interested in
student_coverageNumber of students
student_groupStudent Type - Select the student type you are interested in

CAH subject growth

Filename
subject_growth_cah_2.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021/22
Content

CAH subject growth

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
percentage_change_yearsChange from (academic year)
percentage_growthGrowth from 2019/20 to 2020/21
subject_areaCAH subject area
subject_classificationSubject classification
Footnotes
  1. Please note, the CAH subject areas creative arts and design, communications and media, humanities and liberal arts, geographical and environmental studies and general and others in sciences have been removed as the number of foundation year entrants for these subject areas were 0 in 2021/22, hence growth rates would show at -100%.