Foundation year participation, provision and outcomes at HE providers
Academic year 2021/22

Description

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Coverage

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File formats and conventions

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Data files

Foundation year student timeseries

Filename: foundation_year_student_timeseries_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2011/12 to 2021/22
Content summary: Foundation year student times series

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
number_of_students  |  Number of students
student_breakdown   |  Student 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 summary: Year-on-year growth

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  ------------------------------
percentage_change_years  |  Change from (academic year)
student_type             |  Student type
year_on_year_growth      |  Percentage 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 summary: Number of available foundation year courses and providers

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  -----------------------------------
number_of_courses       |  Number of Foundation Year Courses
number_of_institutions  |  Number 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 summary: Foundation year providers by OfS typology

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
number_of_providers  |  Number of Foundation Year providers
student_breakdown    |  Student 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) (https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/905cacf5-a733-4e21-b49f-67aad785e610/provider-typologies-2022_dec2022-update.pdf)


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 summary: Number of foundation year providers by region

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
number_of_providers  |  Number of Foundation Year providers
student_breakdown    |  Student 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 summary: Foundation years student characteristics

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

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:

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) (https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/905cacf5-a733-4e21-b49f-67aad785e610/provider-typologies-2022_dec2022-update.pdf)
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) (https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/8eeaeace-3b69-4d3d-aefc-a60b58d91b48/guide-to-funding-2021-22.pdf)
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 summary: Completion rates

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------
completion_rate  |  Completion rate
student_type     |  Student 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 summary: Completion rates by OfS typology and subject

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------
characteristic       |  Completion characteristic
characteristic_type  |  Characteristic type
completion_rate      |  Completion rate
student_type         |  Student 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) (https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/media/905cacf5-a733-4e21-b49f-67aad785e610/provider-typologies-2022_dec2022-update.pdf)
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 summary: HESA graduate outcomes data

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                                      |  Variable description
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------
all_responding_graduates                                                           |  Number of responding graduates
characteristic_breakdown                                                           |  Characteristic breakdown
employed_and_or_fs_graduates                                                       |  Graduates with known employment or in further study
employed_graduates_uk_work_locn_work_most_important_activity                       |  Graduates with known outcomes
employed_graduates_uk_work_locn_work_most_important_activity_in_high_skilled_work  |  Number of graduates in high skilled work
graduate_characteristic                                                            |  Graduate characteristic
graduate_group                                                                     |  Graduate Group - Select the graduate group you are interested in
percentage_in_employment_or_fs                                                     |  Percentage of graduates in employment or further study
percentage_in_high_skilled_work                                                    |  Percentage 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 (https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/graduates)


LEO graduate outcomes

Filename: leo_graduate_outcomes_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019-20
Content summary: LEO graduate outcomes data

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
graduate_breakdown                      |  Graduate Breakdown
graduate_group                          |  Graduate Group - Select the graduate group you are interested in
graduates_included_in_earnings_figures  |  Graduates included in earnings figures
matched_graduates                       |  Matched graduates
median_earnings                         |  Graduate 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 summary: Subject time series data

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  ----------------------
student_numbers         |  Student numbers
subject_area            |  Subject area
subject_classification  |  Subject classification


JACS subject area growth

Filename: subject_growth_data_jacs.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2018/19
Content summary: Subject growth data

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  ------------------------------
percentage_change_years  |  Change from (academic year)
percentage_growth        |  Growth from 2015/16 to 2018/19
subject_area             |  JACS subject area
subject_classification   |  Subject classification


Headline figure 1 - total entrants

Filename: headline_figure_1.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content summary: Headline figure 1

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
number_of_students  |  Number of foundation year entrants in England in 2021/22
student_breakdown   |  Student 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 summary: Headline figure 2

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%_students         |  Proportion of foundation year entrants studying a classroom-based subject in England in 2021/22
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


Headline figure 3 - CAH subject

Filename: headline_figure_3.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content summary: Headline figure 3

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%_students         |  Proportion of foundation year entrants studying Business and management in England in 2021/22
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


Headline figure 4 - student typology

Filename: headline_figure_4.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content summary: Headline figure 4

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
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%_students         |  Proportion of foundation year entrants studying at low or unknown tariff providers in England in 2021/22
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


CAH subject growth

Filename: subject_growth_cah_2.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2021/22
Content summary: CAH subject growth

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  ------------------------------
percentage_change_years  |  Change from (academic year)
percentage_growth        |  Growth from 2019/20 to 2020/21
subject_area             |  CAH subject area
subject_classification   |  Subject 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%.
