Performance indicators in higher education in the UK 2007/08

Published: 09.30 hours, Thursday 4 June 2009 (excluding the research and employment indicators)

Research and Employment indicators published: 09.30 hours, Thursday 16 July 2009

These links provide information that apply to ALL of the indicators.

• Introduction
  

  Information on the coverage of the Performance Indicators (PIs) and their purpose.

• Guide to PIs

  A "plain English" guide to what the PIs are and what they mean.

• Summary tables and charts
  

  A round-up of findings of this year's PIs including time series summary tabulations and charts.

• Sector data
  

  Context supplementary tables for the sector.

Additional information and notes.

• Notes to tables

  The tables feature numbered notes which are referenced here.

• Changes since last year

  Information on changes to the PIs.

• UCAS Tariff

  An overview of the use of the UCAS Tariff in benchmark calculations.

The performance indicator tables are divided into six sections accessible from the menu below. Each section includes the main indicator tables themselves, definitions and any supplementary information. As the indicators are complex in nature and calculation, please take a moment to read through the accompanying definitions and other documents.

Widening participation of under-represented groups

These tables look at the percentage of students from state schools or colleges, specified socio-economic classes and low-participation neighbourhoods. Go to this section...

Widening participation of students who are in receipt of disabled students’ allowance

This indicator is the percentage of students who are in receipt of Disabled Students’ Allowance. The table is in three sections, one covering full-time first degree students, one covering full-time undergraduates and the third covering part-time undergraduates. Each section gives the number of students in the category, the percentage who are in receipt of DSA (the indicator) and the benchmark. The benchmark is based on entry qualifications of the students and their subject of study. Go to this section...

Non-continuation rates

These tables look at non-continuation rates for students at an institution. They are presented in two ways. The first considers students who start in a particular year and looks at whether they are still in higher education one year later. The second method looks at projected outcomes over a longer period. Go to this section...

Module completion rates

Some institutions return data to HESA in modular format. This table provides information about the pass rates of part-time students at institutions. It is restricted to undergraduate students domiciled in the UK and is only being published at present for institutions funded by the HEFCW. Go to this section...

Research output

This table provides four indicators of annual research output. The indicators here look at numbers of PhDs awarded and amount of research grants and contracts obtained, relative to the academic staff costs of an institution and relative to the funding council allocation of quality related research funds to that institution. Go to this section...

Employment of graduates

The employment indicator expresses the number of graduates who say they are working or studying (or both) as a percentage of all those who are working or studying or seeking work. Go to this section...

Enquiries

Press: Call 01242 211120 or email pressoffice@hesa.ac.uk.
General enquiries should be sent to piteam@hesa.ac.uk.
Enquiries regarding the Performance Indicators Steering Group (PISG) should be directed to the HEFCE Press Office on 0117 931 7307