Universities UK has published its latest Patterns and
trends report – published annually by Universities
UK – presenting a range of data and analysis on the changing size
and shape of UK higher education.
The report analyses the last 10 years in higher education,
focusing on applications, student demographics and graduate
outcomes; staff backgrounds and expertise; and the income and
expenditure of higher education institutions.
Main findings include:
- Demand for
university places from 18-year-olds has increased, with those
from less advantaged backgrounds 49% more likely to apply than a
decade ago
- In 2016–17,
more than 400,000 international students came to study in the UK,
which is 19% of all students (5.8% other EU and 13.3% non-EU
respectively)
- In 2017, the
average salary for graduates in the UK was £33,000, compared to
£23,000 for non-graduates. Only 2.8% of graduates were unemployed
in 2017, compared to 5.3% of those without a degree
- UK higher
education institutions employed 419,585 staff, of whom 49.3% were
on academic contracts, 11.9% were from EU (non-UK) countries, and
8.1% from non-EU countries
- In 2016-17,
the total income of UK universities was £35.7 billion. Less than
half (46.9%) of total income came from fees related to teaching
(£16.7 billion). Income from research represented around a fifth
(22.1%, £7.9 billion) of the total, while endowments and
investments (2.4%) and other income (19.4%) made up the
remainder.
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Notes
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Patterns and trends in
UK higher education 2018 presents an overview of
the sector in the last 10 years. It uses latest data up until
2016-17. It is available to download on the
Universities UK website.
- In 2016–17,
there were 162 higher education institutions in the UK, excluding
further education colleges, in receipt of public funding via one
of the UK funding councils. This report features aggregated data
from all 162, plus the University of Buckingham, largely based on
institutional returns to the Higher Educations
Statistics Agency (HESA).
- Universities
UK is the collective voice of 136 universities in England,
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its mission is to create
the conditions for UK universities to be the best in the world;
maximising their positive impact locally, nationally and
globally. Universities UK acts on behalf of universities,
represented by their heads of institution. Visit:www.universitiesuk.ac.uk
