Equality and Diversity Annual Report 2010 s2

Equality and Diversity Annual Report 2011

Monitoring data

Student participation, completion and attainment Published: June 2011

Comments or queries about this report are welcomed and should be sent for the attention of the Head of Equality and Diversity.

The Equality and Diversity Team University Secretary’s Office The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

Tel 01908 652867 / 652566 Minicom 01908 653074 Email [email protected] Web www.open.ac.uk/equality-diversity

2 Contents

Students...... 5 General...... 5 About Students...... 5 Undergraduate Students...... 6 Age...... 6 Participation...... 6 Module Completion...... 8 Academic Attainment...... 10 Disability...... 12 Participation...... 12 Module Completion...... 14 Academic Attainment...... 16 Ethnicity...... 18 Participation...... 18 Module Completion...... 22 Academic Attainment...... 26 Gender...... 30 Participation...... 30 Module Completion...... 32 Academic Attainment...... 34 Postgraduate Students...... 36 Age...... 36 Participation...... 36 Module Completion...... 37 Academic Attainment...... 38 Disability...... 39 Participation...... 39 Module Completion...... 40 Academic Attainment...... 41 Ethnicity...... 42 Participation...... 43 Module Completion...... 44 Academic Attainment...... 46 Gender...... 48 Participation...... 48 Module Completion...... 49 Academic Attainment...... 50 All UK Students...... 51 Age...... 51 Participation...... 51 Module Completion...... 52 Disability...... 53 3 Participation...... 53 Module Completion...... 54 Ethnicity...... 55 Participation...... 55 Module Completion...... 57 Gender...... 59 Participation...... 59 Module Completion...... 60 All non-UK Students...... 61 Age...... 61 Participation...... 61 Disability...... 62 Participation...... 62 Domicile and Geographic Area...... 63 Participation...... 63 Gender...... 64 Participation...... 64

4 Students General About Students

We are distinctive among higher education institutions in the UK, in that we teach primarily at a distance and have no academic prerequisites for admission to undergraduate modules. As long as applicants are aged normally 16 or over and live in the UK or another EU country (some modules are available in many other parts of the world), the only factors which affect the offer of an undergraduate place are date of application and the number of places available. Around a third of our UK undergraduates have entry qualifications lower than those normally required by other UK universities. We have around 182,000 undergraduates, 11,000 postgraduates and 11,000 non-UK-based students and around 12,000 students have declared disabilities. Notes on the data

The 2011 reporting period is for the academic year 2009/10. All data in this report covers the years 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09 and 2009/10. The scale of the bar charts is adjusted to show any differences more clearly.

Participation Data for undergraduates and postgraduates UK students and all non-UK students is reported. Headcount data for ‘All students’ means UG + PG, where each student is counted only once, even if they study at both UG and PG level. Currency is headcount registered at one third of the way through the module. Note that since the previous year’s report was published it was found that some new students had been given an incorrect ‘HEFCE’ status on CIRCE. This showed a number of students only reaching the registered at start point, when in fact they should have been noted as registered at a third. This has now been corrected. The correction means that there shows a larger number of students for 2008/09. As there are now more students, but only the same number of completions, this change also has the affect of lowering slightly completion rates for 2008/09.

Module completion Data for undergraduate and postgraduate UK students is reported. The currency for completions is student funded Full Time Equivalents (FTE120180)1.

Academic attainment Data for undergraduate UK students is reported. The currency for attainment is student funded Full Time Equivalents (FTE120180). Attainment for students on level 1 modules is measured by the number/proportion of students who passed their module. Attainment for students on level 2 and 3 modules is measured by the number/proportion of students who achieved a good pass. A good pass is defined as distinction and grade 2 pass or distinction and merit pass. Attainment for students on PG modules is measured by the number/proportion of students who achieve a good pass. A good pass is defined as an overall module score of 70% or above.

Additional student data by OU region/nation and by OU faculty is available to staff to download in Excel files.

1 1 FTE120180 = 120 credits for undergraduate modules, 180 credits for most postgraduate modules (i.e. those defined as ‘Long’). 5 Undergraduate Students Age

Participation

All UK Undergraduate students

Table 1: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 20 & below 5435 3.7 6620 4.3 7911 5.0 9372 5.5 10629 5.8 21 to 25 17117 11.8 18140 11.8 18414 11.7 20212 12.0 22636 12.4 25 & below Total 22552 15.5 24760 16.2 26325 16.7 29584 17.5 33265 18.3 26 to 30 20928 14.4 22588 14.7 23797 15.1 26392 15.6 29599 16.3 31 to 35 23257 16.0 23142 15.1 22415 14.2 23338 13.8 25493 14.0 26 to 35 Total 44185 30.4 45730 29.8 46212 29.3 49730 29.4 55092 30.3 36 to 40 24349 16.7 24348 15.9 24591 15.6 25638 15.2 26377 14.5 41 to 45 19414 13.4 20736 13.5 21172 13.4 22003 13.0 23372 12.8 36 to 45 Total 43763 30.1 45084 29.4 45763 29.0 47641 28.2 49749 27.3 46 to 50 13515 9.3 14474 9.4 14978 9.5 15871 9.4 16926 9.3 51 to 55 8455 5.8 9017 5.9 9419 6.0 10278 6.1 10658 5.9 46 to 55 Total 21970 15.1 23491 15.3 24397 15.5 26149 15.5 27584 15.2 56 to 60 6092 4.2 6657 4.3 6861 4.4 6785 4.0 6855 3.8 61 to 65 3424 2.4 3826 2.5 4334 2.7 5107 3.0 5269 2.9 66 & over 3424 2.4 3654 2.4 3767 2.4 4023 2.4 4222 2.3 56 & over Total 12940 8.9 14137 9.2 14962 9.5 15915 9.4 16346 9.0 Grand Total 145410 100.0 153202 100.0 157659 100.0 169019 100.0 182036 100.0

Chart 12: Distribution of all Undergraduate UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The proportion of students in the four youngest age groups has increased.

Undergraduate Students Age

New UK Undergraduate students

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 20 & below 4624 8.2 5637 9.3 6745 11.1 8123 11.9 9117 12.4 21 to 25 10082 17.9 10361 17.0 10097 16.6 11357 16.6 12731 17.3 25 & below Total 14706 26.1 15998 26.3 16842 27.7 19480 28.5 21848 29.7 26 to 30 9681 17.2 10452 17.2 10600 17.4 12176 17.8 13558 18.4 31 to 35 9280 16.5 9331 15.4 8600 14.2 9533 14.0 10137 13.8 26 to 35 Total 18961 33.7 19783 32.5 19200 31.6 21709 31.8 23695 32.2 36 to 40 8059 14.3 8463 13.9 8196 13.5 8976 13.1 9191 12.5 41 to 45 5942 10.6 6588 10.8 6387 10.5 6942 10.2 7441 10.1 36 to 45 Total 14001 24.9 15051 24.8 14583 24.0 15918 23.3 16632 22.6

2 Please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly 6 46 to 50 3673 6.5 4137 6.8 4192 6.9 4576 6.7 4921 6.7 51 to 55 2105 3.7 2411 4.0 2433 4.0 2808 4.1 2833 3.8 46 to 55 Total 5778 10.3 6548 10.8 6625 10.9 7384 10.8 7754 10.5 56 to 60 1434 2.5 1696 2.8 1733 2.9 1744 2.6 1686 2.3 61 to 65 750 1.3 910 1.5 987 1.6 1226 1.8 1186 1.6 66 & over 672 1.2 792 1.3 786 1.3 824 1.2 857 1.2 56 & over Total 2856 5.1 3398 5.6 3506 5.8 3794 5.6 3729 5.1 Grand Total 56302 100.0 60778 100.0 60756 100.0 68285 100.0 73658 100.0

Chart 23: Distribution of new Undergraduate UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The proportion of students in the youngest age groups increased again this year. Note also a rise in the proportion of the new UG population in the 21 to 25 year group. Undergraduate Students Age Module Completion

Table 3: Completion count in FTE120180s4 and completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 20 & below 1051.8 60.3 1276.8 63.6 1411.6 66.2 1568.3 65.7 1856.4 67.5 21 to 25 4584.4 61.0 4993.8 62.3 5047.4 62.5 5648.6 65.0 6443.2 64.9 25 & below Total 5636.2 60.9 6270.6 62.6 6459.0 63.3 7216.9 65.1 8299.6 65.5 26 to 30 5629.0 63.1 6236.0 64.0 6485.2 64.3 7343.2 66.6 8260.1 65.7 31 to 35 6346.0 65.7 6409.1 66.7 6148.9 66.4 6372.4 67.6 7183.4 68.3 26 to 35 Total 11975.0 64.5 12645.2 65.3 12634.1 65.3 13715.5 67.0 15443.5 66.9 36 to 40 6861.5 67.9 6865.7 68.3 6896.5 68.9 7077.1 69.4 7482.5 70.2 41 to 45 5581.5 70.1 5963.3 70.7 5951.8 70.2 6114.2 71.5 6592.4 71.1 36 to 45 Total 12443.0 68.9 12828.9 69.4 12848.2 69.5 13191.3 70.4 14074.9 70.6 46 to 50 3740.1 69.8 4002.3 70.8 4089.7 70.7 4313.4 71.7 4635.5 71.6 51 to 55 2280.8 69.6 2363.4 70.1 2427.4 70.6 2561.8 70.9 2768.7 71.4 46 to 55 Total 6020.9 69.8 6365.7 70.6 6517.1 70.7 6875.2 71.4 7404.2 71.5 56 to 60 1619.6 71.2 1704.6 71.9 1703.2 70.9 1620.9 71.8 1705.2 71.6 61 to 65 934.4 73.9 1023.1 74.7 1110.5 74.3 1274.4 75.7 1339.8 75.4 66 & over 851.4 68.6 877.7 69.3 885.2 70.1 916.4 71.1 991.3 70.7 56 & over Total 3405.4 71.2 3605.5 72.0 3698.9 71.7 3811.7 72.9 4036.2 72.6 Grand Total 39480.6 66.6 41715.8 67.4 42157.2 67.5 44810.6 68.8 49258.5 68.8

Chart 35: Completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates are similar to last years for students in most of the broad age bands. Undergraduate Students Age

3 Please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly 4 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 5 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly 7 New UK Undergraduate students

Table 4: Completion count in FTE120180s6 and completion rate for new Undergraduate UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 47: Completion rate in FTE120180s for new Undergraduate UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates increased well for the group of students aged 25 & below, 36 to 45 and 46 to 55. Rates fell slightly for those in the 56 & over age band.

6 One FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 7 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly 8 Undergraduate Students Age Academic Attainment

Table 5: Pass count in FTE120180s8 and pass rates for all UK students on level 1 modules by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 59: Pass rate for all UK students on level 1 modules by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The pass rates have fallen slightly for most age bands this year. Undergraduate Students Age

Table 6: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s and ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 20 & below 92.7 36.9 120.6 37.3 125.9 37.1 110.9 33.7 149.2 39.5 21 to 25 853.2 39.3 904.2 38.9 913.3 38.4 999.7 39.1 1130.7 40.1 25 & below Total 945.8 39.0 1024.8 38.7 1039.2 38.2 1110.6 38.5 1280.0 40.1 26 to 30 1341.2 43.3 1398.5 42.5 1544.5 44.0 1601.2 42.5 1830.5 44.0 31 to 35 1707.4 47.1 1612.3 46.1 1613.1 46.8 1551.4 46.1 1697.4 45.9 26 to 35 Total 3048.6 45.3 3010.8 44.4 3157.6 45.4 3152.5 44.2 3527.9 44.9 36 to 40 2007.2 49.0 1828.0 46.9 1861.3 47.0 1873.3 47.1 1940.7 48.3 41 to 45 1653.9 48.3 1722.5 48.4 1705.1 48.0 1707.3 48.1 1800.8 49.0

8 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 9 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly 9 36 to 45 Total 3661.1 48.7 3550.4 47.6 3566.5 47.5 3580.6 47.6 3741.5 48.6 46 to 50 1149.1 49.2 1145.3 46.8 1197.7 47.2 1269.0 49.3 1359.5 50.7 51 to 55 728.1 50.5 737.5 51.2 737.6 48.9 767.3 48.8 847.5 51.2 46 to 55 Total 1877.2 49.7 1882.8 48.4 1935.3 47.8 2036.3 49.1 2207.0 50.9 56 to 60 534.7 51.6 539.6 52.2 569.2 54.4 528.4 53.6 540.2 53.6 61 to 65 340.1 54.2 353.4 54.0 389.4 54.0 430.6 54.1 443.4 55.4 66 & over 234.6 42.2 227.6 41.6 233.7 41.8 242.9 43.5 259.7 44.1 56 & over Total 1109.5 50.0 1120.6 50.1 1192.3 51.3 1201.9 51.4 1243.3 51.9 Grand Total 10642.2 46.9 10589.5 46.0 10890.9 46.2 11081.9 46.1 11999.6 47.1

Chart 610: ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Attainment rates for students in all broad age bands have increased this year Students in the oldest age band have the highest attainment rates. The lowest rates are seen for students in the youngest age bands. Undergraduate Students Disability

Participation

Table 7: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Disabled 9273 6.4 9770 6.4 10174 6.5 11114 6.6 11900 6.5 Non-disabled 136137 93.6 143432 93.6 147485 93.5 157905 93.4 170136 93.5 Total 145410 100 153202 100 157659 100 169019 100 182036 100

Chart 7: Distribution of all Undergraduate UK students by disability in 2009/10

The number of students declaring a disability increased again this year. However, the proportion of students that this number represents has fallen slightly from 6.6% to 6.5% of the total UG population.

10 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly 10 Undergraduate Students Disability

Table 8: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total by disability, 2005/06to 2009/10

Chart 8: Distribution of new undergraduate UK students by disability in 2009/10

The number of new students declaring a disability increased again this year. However, the proportion of students that this number represents has fallen slightly from 3.4% to 3.3% of the total new UG population.

Undergraduate Students Disability Module Completion

Table 9: Completion count in FTE120180s11 and completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Disabled 2483.9 58.8 2713.7 60.4 2773.5 60.1 3034.6 61.6 3226.7 61.1 Non-disabled 36996.7 67.2 39002.2 67.9 39383.7 68.1 41776.0 69.4 46031.7 69.4 Total 39480.6 66.6 41715.8 67.4 42157.2 67.5 44810.6 68.8 49258.5 68.8

Chart 9: completion rate of students by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

11 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 11

The completion rate for disabled students has fallen slightly this year, while that of non-disabled students has remained the same. Therefore the gap between the rates of the two groups has increased to 8.3 percentage points.

12 Undergraduate Students Disability

Table 10: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for new UK Undergraduate students by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 10: Completion rate of students by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The completion rate for both groups of students has increased this year by 1.3 percentage points. Therefore the difference between the rates of the two groups remains at 2.4 percentage points.

Undergraduate Students Disability Academic Attainment

Table 11: Pass count in FTE120180s12 and pass rates for all UK students on level 1 modules, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 11: Pass rate for students on level 1 modules, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

12 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 13 Attainment rates fell by 0.4 percentage points for the non-disabled student group, and by just 0.1 for students who declare a disability. Consequently the gap in attainment between these groups has fallen to 3.3 percentage points.

Undergraduate Students Disability

Table 12: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s and ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 12: ‘Good pass’ rate for students on level 2 & 3 modules, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

‘Good pass’ rates have increased this year for both groups of students. The difference between the rates of those with and without a disability stands at 5.4 percentage points.

Undergraduate Students Ethnicity

Participation

Table 13: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

14 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

15 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 1043 0.8 1237 0.9 1500 1.1 1756 1.1 2035 1.2 Bangladeshi 212 0.2 234 0.2 292 0.2 367 0.2 454 0.3 Pakistani 716 0.6 828 0.6 1086 0.8 1273 0.8 1468 0.8 Asian Other 1121 0.9 1145 0.9 1107 0.8 1157 0.7 1172 0.7 Asian Total 3092 2.5 3444 2.6 3985 2.8 4553 2.9 5129 2.9 Black African 2390 1.9 2647 2.0 2745 1.9 3007 1.9 3279 1.9 Black Caribbean 1513 1.2 1776 1.3 1982 1.4 2340 1.5 2681 1.5 Black Other 795 0.6 664 0.5 626 0.4 657 0.4 565 0.3 Black Total 4698 3.7 5087 3.8 5353 3.8 6004 3.8 6525 3.7 Chinese 383 0.3 431 0.3 447 0.3 490 0.3 530 0.3 Other 693 0.6 771 0.6 903 0.6 968 0.6 994 0.6 Chinese & Other Total 1076 0.9 1202 0.9 1350 0.9 1458 0.9 1524 0.9 Asian & White 344 0.3 383 0.3 462 0.3 582 0.4 724 0.4 African & White 249 0.2 252 0.2 270 0.2 351 0.2 393 0.2 Caribbean & White 349 0.3 450 0.3 583 0.4 693 0.4 885 0.5 Other Mixed 612 0.5 702 0.5 886 0.6 1052 0.7 1238 0.7 Mixed Total 1554 1.2 1787 1.3 2201 1.5 2678 1.7 3240 1.9 BME Total 10420 8.3 11520 8.6 12889 9.0 14693 9.3 16418 9.4 White groups White English 0 0 0 796 0.5 22947 13.1 White Welsh 0 0 0 110 0.1 2017 1.2 White 0 0 5135 3.6 16889 10.7 11450 6.6 White British 102561 81.6 107602 80.1 109416 76.7 111250 70.3 103546 59.3 White Irish 2628 2.1 2612 1.9 2632 1.8 2658 1.7 2950 1.7 White Scottish 4025 3.2 5437 4.0 5743 4.0 6393 4.0 7684 4.4 White Other 6091 4.8 7066 5.3 6890 4.8 5462 3.5 7530 4.3 Irish Traveller 3 0.0 16 0.0 23 0.0 32 0.0 42 0.0 White Total 115308 91.7 122733 91.4 129839 91.0 143590 90.7 158166 90.6 Unknown groups Not Known 16662 84.7 15866 83.7 11485 76.9 6713 62.5 3317 44.5 Refused 3020 15.3 3083 16.3 3446 23.1 4023 37.5 4135 55.5 Unknown Total 19682 13.5 18949 12.4 14931 9.5 10736 6.4 7452 4.1 Grand Total 145410 100 153202 100 157659 100 169019 100 182036 100

The proportion of students in most of the detailed ethnic groups has either been maintained or increased this year. The only group that saw a slight drop was the Black Other group. Overall the proportion of the known total student population that are from an ethnic minority background has increased from 9.3% to 9.4% this year. The proportion of students whose ethnicity is unknown continues to fall and is now just 4.1% of the total student population.

Chart 13: Distribution of all UK Undergraduate ethnic minority students, 2005/06 to 2009/10

16 4.0%

2005/06 2006/07

2.0% 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

0.0% Asian Black Chinese & Other Mixed

While the proportion of the total UG population of students who come from Asian and Mixed ethnic minority backgrounds continues to increase year on year; that of the Black and Chinese & Other groups remain at a similar level.

17 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

18 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 574 1.3 684 1.3 812 1.5 933 1.5 1072 1.5 Bangladeshi 103 0.2 113 0.2 151 0.3 185 0.3 256 0.4 Pakistani 372 0.8 439 0.9 523 1.0 649 1.0 685 1.0 Asian Other 378 0.8 470 0.9 463 0.9 494 0.8 483 0.7 Asian Total 1427 3.1 1706 3.4 1949 3.7 2261 3.6 2496 3.6 Black African 1359 3.0 1353 2.7 1271 2.4 1429 2.3 1526 2.2 Black Caribbean 751 1.6 849 1.7 931 1.7 1075 1.7 1175 1.7 Black Other 169 0.4 155 0.3 190 0.4 255 0.4 243 0.3 Black Total 2279 5.0 2357 4.6 2392 4.5 2759 4.4 2944 4.2 Chinese 177 0.4 208 0.4 220 0.4 263 0.4 278 0.4 Other 301 0.7 336 0.7 399 0.7 395 0.6 448 0.6 Chinese & Other Total 478 1.0 544 1.1 619 1.2 658 1.1 726 1.0 Asian & White 162 0.4 166 0.3 215 0.4 269 0.4 341 0.5 African & White 128 0.3 124 0.2 126 0.2 176 0.3 181 0.3 Caribbean & White 196 0.4 230 0.5 287 0.5 362 0.6 446 0.6 Other Mixed 279 0.6 320 0.6 410 0.8 491 0.8 557 0.8 Mixed Total 765 1.7 840 1.7 1038 2.0 1298 2.1 1525 2.2 BME Total 4949 10.9 5447 10.7 5998 11.3 6976 11.2 7691 11.0 White groups White English 0 0 0 352 0.6 10033 14.4 White Welsh 0 0 0 49 0.1 1139 1.6 White 0 0 3726 7.0 12445 20.0 7283 10.5 White British 34612 76.0 38708 76.1 37594 70.7 37793 60.7 36897 53.0 White Irish 909 2.0 933 1.8 887 1.7 884 1.4 1023 1.5 White Scottish 2462 5.4 2832 5.6 2473 4.6 2636 4.2 3030 4.3 White Other 2620 5.8 2960 5.8 2515 4.7 1156 1.9 2560 3.7 Irish Traveller 2 0.0 12 0.0 13 0.0 18 0.0 19 0.0 White Total 40605 89.1 45445 89.3 47208 88.7 55333 88.8 61984 89.0 Unknown groups Not Known 9749 90.7 8652 87.5 6163 81.6 4332 72.5 2293 57.6 Refused 999 9.3 1234 12.5 1387 18.4 1644 27.5 1690 42.4 Unknown Total 10748 19.1 9886 16.3 7550 12.4 5976 8.8 3983 5.4 Grand Total 56302 100 60778 100 60756 100 68285 100 73658 100

The proportion of new UG UK students from BME backgrounds fell slightly in 2009/10, from 11.2% to 11.0%.

Chart 14: Distribution of new UK Undergraduate ethnic minority students, 2005/06 to 2009/10

19 The proportion of students in most of these broad ethnic minority groups has fallen marginally in 2009/10. The only group that saw an increase are those from a Mixed heritage background.

20 Undergraduate Students Ethnicity Module Completion

Table 15: Completion count in FTE120180s13 and completion rate for all UK Undergraduate students by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 256.7 60.8 330.8 66.4 377.7 65.7 460.5 67.3 528.5 66.3 Bangladeshi 61.4 60.8 66.5 62.4 77.9 60.4 99.5 62.6 114.1 60.0 Pakistani 191.7 58.6 224.3 61.5 298.7 62.2 339.1 62.3 404.6 63.5 Asian Other 300.3 62.0 280.0 58.4 285.3 61.1 303.0 64.1 289.2 62.9 Asian Total 810.1 60.7 901.7 62.2 1039.6 63.0 1202.1 64.6 1336.4 64.1 Black African 682.5 59.0 785.7 61.9 830.5 63.1 876.4 62.0 967.5 63.2 Black Caribbean 362.0 55.8 437.6 57.9 484.4 58.1 537.3 55.7 633.7 57.6 Black Other 225.8 60.4 165.0 57.4 171.2 63.1 164.1 60.1 131.2 55.6 Black Total 1270.3 58.3 1388.3 60.0 1486.0 61.4 1577.8 59.5 1732.3 60.4 Chinese 98.3 65.2 112.0 67.0 107.7 66.6 121.0 71.4 121.0 65.8 Other 174.9 58.0 207.6 62.3 217.6 57.1 248.9 60.6 257.2 60.5 Chinese & Other Total 273.2 60.4 319.6 63.9 325.3 59.9 369.9 63.8 378.2 62.1 Asian & White 98.3 67.0 116.7 69.0 118.7 63.7 154.0 64.4 203.9 68.9 African & White 64.9 58.8 62.4 58.7 66.8 55.0 91.0 62.7 103.0 60.2 Caribbean & White 73.6 50.8 117.8 63.3 149.7 58.4 153.3 54.9 208.5 57.7 Other Mixed 153.9 59.4 187.2 59.9 226.3 60.8 265.0 61.3 337.1 64.6 Mixed Total 390.7 59.1 484.2 62.5 561.5 60.0 663.2 60.5 852.4 63.1 BME Total 2744.3 59.3 3093.7 61.4 3412.5 61.5 3813.0 61.6 4299.3 62.2 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.6 84.5 7137.5 77.1 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.6 71.8 541.4 71.2 White 0.0 0.0 1195.8 73.4 3481.3 67.6 2046.6 58.8 White British 28526.3 68.5 29937.5 69.3 29971.4 69.3 30505.5 70.2 28088.2 69.0 White Irish 728.5 65.3 735.2 66.2 737.0 67.7 770.1 70.3 841.6 68.1 White Scottish 960.7 62.0 1369.8 63.3 1499.2 64.3 1709.8 67.2 2159.4 68.3 White Other 1848.5 69.0 2203.0 70.6 2164.7 69.6 1833.5 73.2 2561.0 75.5 Irish Traveller 0.4 42.9 3.4 55.1 4.1 50.5 4.2 46.3 10.2 62.8 White Total 32064.3 68.2 34248.8 69.1 35572.2 69.2 38585.8 70.0 43385.9 70.0 Unknown groups Not Known 3847.2 60.1 3556.0 59.3 2263.8 55.6 1383.2 60.7 495.2 47.1 Refused 824.7 64.3 817.3 64.6 908.7 65.3 1028.6 65.3 1078.0 65.5 Unknown Total 4671.9 60.8 4373.3 60.2 3172.5 58.1 2411.9 62.6 1573.2 58.3 Grand Total 39480.6 66.6 41715.8 67.4 42157.2 67.5 44810.6 68.8 49258.5 68.8

The completion rate for the BME student group overall has increased this year by 0.6 percentage points, while that of White students has remained at last years level. Therefore the difference between these two groups has fallen to 7.8 percentage points. The completion rates of students from Black Caribbean, Black Other and Caribbean & White backgrounds remain worryingly low.

13 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 21 Undergraduate Students Ethnicity

Chart 15: Completion rate of students by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates have increased for two broad ethnic groups, that of Black students and students who are Mixed race. The group showing the largest increase is the Mixed race group, whose completion rate has increased from 60.5% to 63.1% in 2009/10.

22 Undergraduate Students Ethnicity

Table 16: Completion count in FTE120180s14 and completion rate for new UK Undergraduate students, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 104.3 60.4 134.9 64.9 132.5 64.7 157.0 65.5 177.6 66.0 Bangladeshi 20.6 56.3 20.2 52.6 23.8 51.7 35.3 62.7 43.2 60.1 Pakistani 71.5 58.0 80.8 59.3 89.9 60.0 107.3 56.4 115.6 58.8 Asian Other 59.7 53.2 70.9 52.3 76.5 57.9 82.0 58.6 76.4 60.0 Asian Total 256.1 57.6 306.8 59.2 322.7 60.6 381.5 61.0 412.8 62.1 Black African 296.0 54.4 282.8 57.8 256.5 58.4 276.1 53.3 300.3 55.7 Black Caribbean 143.4 56.1 142.0 52.5 156.4 52.6 167.9 48.3 170.0 48.2 Black Other 39.1 60.8 27.1 54.1 36.2 57.8 43.2 51.9 35.4 44.6 Black Total 478.5 55.4 452.0 55.8 449.1 56.2 487.2 51.4 505.7 52.1 Chinese 35.2 65.8 35.0 60.5 29.7 56.7 42.0 71.4 39.3 62.8 Other 56.2 52.7 62.5 59.9 63.5 54.8 71.4 62.1 79.5 60.5 Chinese & Other Total 91.5 57.1 97.5 60.1 93.2 55.4 113.4 65.2 118.8 61.3 Asian & White 32.6 65.2 34.5 67.2 39.0 63.6 45.9 61.5 69.5 70.1 African & White 24.6 57.9 22.3 60.2 19.9 49.2 31.6 59.0 28.5 50.6 Caribbean & White 29.6 49.2 39.6 57.0 56.6 60.4 50.0 46.7 67.2 51.2 Other Mixed 53.7 58.8 58.7 58.6 68.9 55.0 79.7 56.0 97.4 58.7 Mixed Total 140.5 57.6 155.1 60.1 184.4 57.5 207.2 54.9 262.6 58.0 BME Total 966.6 56.4 1011.4 57.8 1049.4 57.6 1189.3 55.9 1299.9 57.0 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 83.5 88.5 2024.5 72.9 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 73.1 215.2 68.1 White 0.0 0.0 649.9 70.4 1826.9 65.5 866.8 59.0 White British 6858.9 66.7 7697.6 67.2 7066.4 67.4 7057.3 66.5 7170.7 67.6 White Irish 183.3 63.3 208.6 67.1 167.8 62.8 181.2 67.1 211.7 67.9 White Scottish 464.3 60.3 534.8 59.9 447.1 61.5 455.7 60.4 570.8 62.7 White Other 553.4 67.2 644.4 68.9 526.1 66.8 234.8 69.5 553.9 76.6 Irish Traveller 0.4 100.0 2.1 57.3 1.8 37.5 0.7 22.2 3.3 59.3 White Total 8060.2 66.2 9087.6 66.8 8859.0 67.1 9850.2 66.2 11617.0 67.8 Unknown groups Not Known 1834.2 60.2 1452.8 57.0 916.0 55.2 754.5 60.2 288.2 44.9 Refused 191.6 62.0 223.2 59.8 245.3 62.3 276.0 62.2 281.9 62.8 Unknown Total 2025.8 60.3 1676.0 57.3 1161.3 56.6 1030.5 60.7 570.0 52.3 Grand Total 11052.7 64.1 11775.0 64.5 11069.7 64.8 12070.0 64.5 13486.9 65.8

There is a very mixed picture here. Completion rates15 increased for Indian, Pakistani, Asian Other, Black African, Asian & White and Caribbean & White groups. However, completion rates fell for all other ethnic minority groups.

14 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 15 it is important to remember that when small numbers are involved, any changes in percentages will appear exaggerated 23 Undergraduate Students Ethnicity

Chart 16: Completion rate of new students by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

All broad ethnic groups saw a rise in completion rates this year, except for the Chinese & Other group. Looking over the five year period it can be seen that the Asian, White and Chinese & Other groups’ rates have increased while that of mixed students has remained much the same. The completion rate for the group of new students who are Black has fallen and is worryingly low.

Undergraduate Students Ethnicity Academic Attainment

Table 17: ‘Pass count in FTE120180s and pass rates for all UK students on level 1 modules, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 89.7 89.4 130.6 92.1 151.8 92.3 179.0 90.1 212.8 89.8 Bangladeshi 25.3 88.6 22.6 86.3 29.5 93.9 37.4 87.0 49.8 87.4 Pakistani 81.3 90.1 90.0 91.1 114.6 90.3 122.7 87.8 149.6 87.4 Asian Other 87.2 90.1 89.5 85.8 98.4 90.6 108.7 89.6 111.4 90.0 Asian Total 283.5 89.7 332.7 89.6 394.2 91.4 447.8 89.1 523.5 88.9 Black African 261.6 84.3 252.5 82.8 256.8 85.2 273.5 83.7 314.0 80.6 Black Caribbean 159.7 88.7 165.6 87.2 189.6 89.9 205.2 86.2 238.8 83.2 Black Other 48.3 82.5 36.8 87.5 52.0 89.7 47.1 79.7 43.9 78.4 Black Total 469.7 85.6 454.9 84.7 498.4 87.4 525.8 84.3 596.7 81.4 24 Chinese 34.0 94.4 34.2 90.1 37.2 96.7 50.1 93.6 49.2 95.2 Other 65.5 93.5 75.2 89.6 79.3 90.6 82.3 90.3 99.0 90.9 Chinese & Other Total 99.5 93.8 109.3 89.7 116.5 92.5 132.4 91.5 148.2 92.3 Asian & White 37.9 96.4 42.3 95.7 48.5 96.2 58.0 98.3 84.0 92.6 African & White 20.9 90.0 24.1 92.3 27.3 98.5 35.0 93.6 34.9 80.9 Caribbean & White 32.7 88.3 59.7 95.0 62.2 90.4 64.5 91.1 92.6 88.9 Other Mixed 58.1 93.4 68.6 92.1 80.4 88.9 99.7 92.7 142.5 92.2 Mixed Total 149.6 92.5 194.7 93.7 218.5 92.0 257.2 93.6 354.0 90.1 BME Total 1002.3 88.5 1091.5 88.2 1227.7 89.9 1363.3 88.2 1622.4 86.5 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 124.7 97.0 3055.8 95.5 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.3 96.6 267.4 93.8 White 0.0 0.0 628.3 94.6 2067.3 94.6 1130.9 93.4 White British 9716.2 96.6 10939.3 95.7 10826.8 95.9 11288.6 95.6 11162.0 95.1 White Irish 228.6 95.7 244.4 94.4 217.1 94.9 250.8 94.8 306.5 94.5 White Scottish 483.0 97.4 603.1 95.7 573.0 96.3 642.2 96.0 826.3 95.9 White Other 625.6 96.5 794.0 95.3 735.0 95.7 496.3 96.0 867.3 94.1 Irish Traveller 0.4 100.0 1.4 73.3 1.9 100.0 1.8 100.0 5.2 95.4 White Total 11053.9 96.6 12582.2 95.7 12982.3 95.8 14888.1 95.5 17621.5 95.0 Unknown groups Not Known 1748.5 93.4 1525.7 91.4 946.9 89.0 711.3 88.8 273.3 85.7 Refused 240.7 94.2 298.6 94.9 314.4 94.9 370.2 91.7 411.9 91.9 Unknown Total 1989.1 93.5 1824.3 91.9 1261.3 90.4 1081.5 89.8 685.2 89.4 Grand Total 14045.3 95.5 15498.0 94.7 15471.3 94.9 17332.9 94.5 19929.0 94.1

Pass rates fell for students in many ethnic groups in 2009/10. Of particular concern is the drop to 81.4% for students from a Black background. This is the lowest figure seen for Black students since before 2004/05. Overall the difference in attainment rates between ethnic minority students and White students widened from 7.3 percentage points in 2008/09 to 8.5 percentage points in 2009/10.

Chart 17: Pass rate of students on level 1 modules, by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The pass rates for all broad ethnic groups fell in 2009/10, except for that of Chinese & Other heritage. Worryingly, the pass rate for students from a Black background continues to fall.

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Table 18: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s and ‘Good pass’ rates for UK students on level 2 & 3 modules, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 46.5 34.5 59.9 37.5 76.0 41.5 80.2 35.7 85.1 35.8 Bangladeshi 9.6 42.3 7.5 22.5 11.8 31.8 10.6 24.2 10.1 25.7 Pakistani 21.6 27.1 24.5 24.5 41.1 29.8 40.8 25.6 61.1 32.8 Asian Other 53.5 31.6 47.7 33.1 53.5 35.7 50.7 35.0 48.2 35.3 Asian Total 131.3 32.3 139.5 31.9 182.5 35.9 182.3 31.8 204.4 34.1 Black African 46.3 17.0 56.6 16.3 61.6 15.5 65.4 16.3 76.1 18.9 Black Caribbean 31.2 22.9 34.5 18.2 38.6 18.3 50.8 22.9 57.2 21.7 Black Other 31.8 23.9 19.9 21.3 18.7 21.1 20.7 26.0 9.9 17.3 Black Total 109.2 20.2 111.0 17.6 118.9 17.1 136.9 19.5 143.2 19.8 Chinese 27.4 50.7 31.4 44.9 26.4 44.6 26.3 46.4 30.2 50.4 Other 32.9 35.9 33.8 32.2 36.2 34.4 48.9 37.4 42.0 34.9 Chinese & Other Total 60.2 41.4 65.2 37.3 62.6 38.1 75.2 40.1 72.1 40.0 Asian & White 25.0 45.3 29.9 46.7 31.0 49.8 37.4 43.9 49.7 47.7 African & White 12.7 36.5 10.7 31.8 14.3 43.8 14.3 32.5 17.5 35.5 Caribbean & White 16.1 47.7 15.0 33.5 22.3 33.6 17.4 26.8 32.5 36.4 Other Mixed 33.9 41.0 38.5 38.2 45.9 37.7 62.8 44.8 72.0 45.4 Mixed Total 87.7 42.5 94.0 38.7 113.5 40.1 131.8 39.5 171.7 42.8 BME Total 388.5 29.9 409.7 27.6 477.6 28.9 526.2 29.3 591.4 31.1 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.9 46.2 1813.1 50.0 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 47.9 104.1 44.8 White 0.0 0.0 213.7 44.4 535.2 46.0 316.9 41.8 White British 8461.2 49.2 8266.9 48.3 8455.9 48.8 8344.3 48.3 7404.5 49.0 White Irish 205.0 45.3 206.0 47.0 210.3 45.0 226.6 48.6 228.6 48.1 White Scottish 200.2 47.1 327.7 48.0 386.1 46.0 441.2 45.3 568.8 47.2 White Other 533.9 49.0 572.7 46.3 566.5 45.2 552.2 47.0 674.7 45.9 Irish Traveller 0.0 0.5 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 14.3 2.6 53.9 White Total 9400.2 49.1 9373.7 48.2 9832.6 48.3 10158.4 48.0 11113.3 48.6 Unknown groups Not Known 622.1 36.6 618.0 38.2 357.0 35.1 168.7 34.2 49.2 33.7 Refused 231.3 44.9 188.0 42.2 223.7 43.2 228.5 41.2 245.7 44.2 Unknown Total 853.4 38.5 806.0 39.0 580.7 37.8 397.3 37.9 294.9 42.0 Grand Total 10642.2 46.9 10589.5 46.0 10890.9 46.2 11081.9 46.1 11999.6 47.1 26 The attainment rate of students from Black groups remains worryingly low. However, rates for students in all Asian groups and those from a Mixed heritage background have increased this year.

Chart 18: ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The attainment rate for Black students on level 2 and 3 modules has increased this year from 19.5% to 19.8%, but is still slightly lower than attainment rates in 2005/06, and significantly lower than other groups. The large difference between rates for ethnic minority students and White students has narrowed slightly this year from 18.7 to 17.5 percentage points.

Undergraduate Students Gender

Participation

Table 19: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 27 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Female 88190 60.6 93551 61.1 96926 61.5 103683 61.3 111437 61.2 Male 57220 39.4 59651 38.9 60733 38.5 65336 38.7 70599 38.8 Total 145410 100 153202 100 157659 100 169019 100 182036 100

Chart 19: Distribution of all Undergraduate UK students, by gender, 2009/10

The proportion of UK undergraduate students that are male has increased for the second year. The proportion has grown from 38.7% to 38.8%.

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Female 35606 63.2 38183 62.8 38204 62.9 42424 62.1 45611 61.9 Male 20696 36.8 22595 37.2 22552 37.1 25861 37.9 28047 38.1 Total 56302 100 60778 100 60756 100 68285 100 73658 100

Chart 20: Distribution of new Undergraduate UK students, by gender in 2009/10

The proportion of new UK undergraduate students that are male has increased this year from 37.9% to 38.1%.

28 Undergraduate Students Gender Module Completion

Table 21: Completion count in FTE120180s16 and completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Female 24587.3 67.6 26159.1 68.3 26623.5 68.3 28120.8 69.3 30951.8 69.3 Male 14893.3 65.0 15556.8 66.0 15533.7 66.3 16689.8 67.9 18306.7 68.0 Total 39480.6 66.6 41715.8 67.4 42157.2 67.5 44810.6 68.8 49258.5 68.8

Chart 21: Completion rate of students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates are much the same for each gender group this year.

Table 22: Completion count in FTE120180s17 and completion rate for new UK Undergraduate students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Female 7195 66.1 7711 66.6 7239 66.8 7725 65.9 8728 67.3 Male 3858 60.7 4064 60.8 3831 61.4 4345 62.2 4759 63.3 Total 11053 64.1 11775 64.5 11070 64.8 12070 64.5 13487 65.8

Chart 22: Completion rate of new students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates for both gender groups have increased this year. The rate for female students has increased by 1.4 percentage points, and that of male students by 1.1 percentage points.

16 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 17 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 29 Undergraduate Students Gender Academic Attainment

Table 23: Pass count in FTE120180s and pass rate for all UK students on level1 modules, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 23: Pass rate for students on level 1 modules, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Pass rates have fallen slightly for both groups this year. The pass rate for male students remains marginally higher than that of female students.

Table 24: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s18 and good pass rates for students on level 2 & 3 modules, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Female 6395.9 46.3 6343.9 45.1 6639.5 45.4 6742.6 45.3 7310.5 46.1 Male 4246.3 48.0 4245.5 47.5 4251.3 47.6 4339.3 47.5 4689.0 48.7

18 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules 30 Total 10642.2 46.9 10589.5 46.0 10890.9 46.2 11081.9 46.1 11999.6 47.1

Chart 24: ‘Good pass’ rates for students on level 2 & 3 modules, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

‘Good pass’ rates have increased for both groups. Male students’ attainment rate has grown by 1.2 percentage points, and that of female students by 0.8 percentage points.

Postgraduate Students Age

Participation

All UK Postgraduate students

Chart 25: Distribution of all UK Postgraduate students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

A rise of nearly 500 in postgraduate students this year has meant an increase in numbers in many of the age groups. Proportions of the total have risen in the 21 to 25 year group; and in all groups of students aged 46 years and above.

31 Postgraduate Students Age

Module Completion

Table 26: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 26: Completion rate for UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates have increased for those in the 25 & below age group only. Postgraduate Students Age

Academic Attainment

Table 27: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 20 & below 0.2 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 100.0 21 to 25 50.1 33.0 42.8 28.4 43.2 34.6 43.4 38.4 49.2 35.5 25 & below Total 50.2 33.0 42.8 28.4 43.2 34.6 43.4 38.4 49.4 35.5 26 to 30 120.2 31.7 109.3 29.7 111.4 30.5 109.7 32.2 118.9 38.4 31 to 35 144.2 28.4 126.0 27.5 115.5 27.2 107.7 29.5 115.9 34.5 26 to 35 Total 264.3 29.8 235.2 28.5 226.9 28.7 217.4 30.8 234.9 36.3 32 36 to 40 143.0 27.9 126.1 26.2 126.0 29.5 128.1 31.2 118.9 34.0 41 to 45 127.8 29.4 124.3 30.1 119.0 30.8 112.2 32.2 118.8 36.4 36 to 45 Total 270.8 28.6 250.4 28.0 244.9 30.1 240.2 31.7 237.7 35.2 46 to 50 88.4 28.1 89.0 31.1 88.4 31.4 79.0 32.7 87.7 35.6 51 to 55 57.5 34.4 52.7 31.1 49.9 33.9 55.2 37.7 57.1 35.1 46 to 55 Total 145.9 30.3 141.7 31.1 138.4 32.3 134.3 34.5 144.8 35.4 56 to 60 31.7 36.5 35.8 44.6 27.1 35.3 28.3 41.5 31.2 41.5 61 to 65 16.3 45.0 11.7 38.3 16.2 44.9 17.0 41.4 23.7 49.7 66 & over 12.2 38.0 12.7 42.5 10.8 36.9 9.5 36.2 16.7 39.0 56 & over Total 60.2 38.8 60.2 42.8 54.1 38.1 54.8 40.4 71.6 43.2 Grand Total 791.6 30.2 730.4 29.6 707.5 30.8 690.1 32.8 738.4 36.3

Chart 27: Attainment rate for UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Attainment rates increased for all age groups, except for those in the youngest group. Those aged 56 & over continue to have the highest attainment rates. Postgraduate Students Disability

Participation

Table 28: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 28: Distribution of Postgraduate students, by disability, 2009/10

There were more than 600 postgraduate students declaring a disability in 2009/10. The proportion of the total with a disability has increased from 4.6% to 5.2%.

Postgraduate Students Disability

Module Completion 33 All UK Postgraduate students

Table 29: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 29: Completion rate of Postgraduate students, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The completion rate for both groups of students has fallen slightly this year.

Postgraduate Students Disability

Academic Attainment

Table 30: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 30: Attainment rate for Postgraduate students, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Attainment rates increased significantly for non-disabled students, but only marginally for disabled students. There is now a gap of 3.3 percentage points between the two groups, with non-disabled students having the higher rate.

34 Postgraduate Students Ethnicity

UK Postgraduate students

Table 31: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2005/06to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 210 1.7 204 1.8 213 1.9 206 2.0 230 2.1 Bangladeshi 13 0.1 20 0.2 21 0.2 21 0.2 28 0.3 Pakistani 67 0.6 77 0.7 59 0.5 70 0.7 73 0.7 Asian Other 154 1.3 118 1.0 111 1.0 108 1.0 99 0.9 Asian Total 444 3.6 419 3.6 404 3.6 405 3.8 430 3.9 Black African 311 2.6 304 2.6 314 2.8 267 2.5 303 2.7 Black Caribbean 116 1.0 136 1.2 139 1.2 135 1.3 139 1.2 Black Other 88 0.7 61 0.5 54 0.5 45 0.4 39 0.3 Black Total 515 4.2 501 4.3 507 4.5 447 4.2 481 4.3 Chinese 60 0.5 48 0.4 44 0.4 45 0.4 44 0.4 Other 74 0.6 72 0.6 74 0.7 96 0.9 81 0.7 Chinese & Other Total 134 1.1 120 1.0 118 1.1 141 1.3 125 1.1 Asian & White 38 0.3 42 0.4 31 0.3 52 0.5 54 0.5 African & White 29 0.2 20 0.2 21 0.2 23 0.2 24 0.2 Caribbean & White 15 0.1 26 0.2 23 0.2 24 0.2 26 0.2 Other Mixed 51 0.4 60 0.5 59 0.5 73 0.7 62 0.6 Mixed Total 133 1.1 148 1.3 134 1.2 172 1.6 166 1.5 BME Total 1226 10.1 1188 10.2 1163 10.4 1165 11.0 1202 10.8 White groups White English 0 0 0 39 0.4 1310 11.8 White Welsh 0 0 0 11 0.1 144 1.3 White 0 0 297 2.7 646 6.1 393 3.5 White British 9576 78.7 9044 77.7 8332 74.7 7554 71.6 6731 60.4 White Irish 347 2.9 327 2.8 315 2.8 296 2.8 317 2.8 White Scottish 244 2.0 307 2.6 346 3.1 304 2.9 402 3.6 White Other 771 6.3 772 6.6 694 6.2 526 5.0 645 5.8 Irish Traveller 1 0.0 3 0.0 4 0.0 3 0.0 1 0.0 White Total 10939 89.9 10453 89.8 9988 89.6 9379 89.0 9943 89.2 Unknown groups Not Known 1019 75.6 951 78.6 501 65.6 269 49.3 114 28.2 Refused 328 24.4 259 21.4 263 34.4 277 50.7 290 71.8 Unknown Total 1347 10.0 1210 9.4 764 6.4 546 4.9 404 3.5 Grand Total 13512 100 12851 100 11915 100 11090 100 11549 100

The proportion of postgraduate students from an ethnic minority background fell slightly this year from 11.0% to 10.8%.

Participation

Chart 31: Distribution of Postgraduate students, by ethnic minority group, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The proportion of students in the Asian and Black broad ethnic minority groups increased this year.

Postgraduate Students Ethnicity

Module Completion

Table 32: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 46.2 74.9 42.4 72.3 44.7 77.6 40.6 71.8 40.1 78.1 Bangladeshi 2.5 62.5 4.3 83.9 5.2 83.8 5.2 79.5 5.0 68.2 Pakistani 13.1 64.9 12.8 60.2 12.4 64.5 15.6 74.8 13.8 69.2 Asian Other 28.0 69.9 21.5 67.2 18.3 65.0 20.1 69.9 16.7 66.6 36 Asian Total 89.7 71.3 81.1 69.2 80.6 72.5 81.3 72.3 75.6 72.9 Black African 56.9 67.0 60.2 70.4 59.9 69.6 45.0 65.1 47.5 67.8 Black Caribbean 24.6 76.2 26.0 67.4 30.4 72.4 26.2 67.3 20.1 64.5 Black Other 16.5 64.5 12.3 69.8 11.5 75.3 6.8 64.8 6.5 62.2 Black Total 98.0 68.7 98.5 69.5 101.8 71.1 78.0 65.8 74.1 66.4 Chinese 17.3 88.9 8.6 76.9 8.3 77.3 7.6 78.5 7.5 63.4 Other 13.7 71.0 11.9 64.4 14.6 69.5 17.2 66.3 14.5 71.3 Chinese & Other Total 31.0 80.0 20.5 69.1 22.9 72.2 24.8 69.6 22.0 68.4 Asian & White 7.8 72.9 8.2 72.1 7.8 85.5 10.5 73.3 9.7 74.8 African & White 6.6 69.3 3.6 68.3 3.7 58.1 3.7 66.3 3.1 51.1 Caribbean & White 2.7 66.7 5.0 67.4 5.7 74.1 4.6 67.9 6.1 85.9 Other Mixed 11.6 74.7 13.2 74.3 12.8 71.6 16.7 72.0 10.8 60.7 Mixed Total 28.7 72.1 30.0 71.7 30.1 73.1 35.5 71.2 29.7 67.6 BME Total 247.4 71.3 230.1 69.7 235.4 71.9 219.7 69.4 201.4 69.1 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.8 83.1 286.6 82.5 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 86.7 31.0 75.2 White 0.0 0.0 63.5 78.8 131.3 74.6 69.9 67.4 White British 2064.6 77.2 1964.2 78.8 1824.1 79.6 1608.2 79.1 1328.4 78.0 White Irish 72.8 74.1 67.6 72.7 70.1 79.4 64.6 78.2 63.3 75.6 White Scottish 51.1 76.3 67.9 81.9 73.2 77.4 63.4 76.3 76.3 76.9 White Other 175.7 78.2 160.7 77.2 149.7 76.8 115.9 78.7 124.8 79.1 Irish Traveller 0.0 0.0 1.2 100.0 1.0 85.7 1.0 100.0 0.0 White Total 2364.2 77.2 2261.5 78.6 2181.6 79.3 1996.3 78.7 1980.3 78.1 Unknown groups Not Known 221.1 75.1 203.1 74.5 91.7 66.8 49.3 69.9 12.6 49.1 Refused 68.2 74.1 53.8 78.8 55.9 78.5 61.5 77.0 54.1 75.1 Unknown Total 289.3 74.8 256.9 75.4 147.5 70.8 110.8 73.7 66.8 68.3 Grand Total 2901.0 76.4 2748.5 77.4 2564.5 78.0 2326.8 77.5 2248.5 76.9

Completion rates fell slightly for ethnic minority students and for White students overall. The difference in rates between the two groups has decreased from 9.3 to 9.0 percentage points in 2009/10.

Chart 32: Completion rate of Postgraduate students by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates increased for the broad ethnic minority groups of Asian and of Black students in 2009/10. However, rates for BME students are still significantly lower than those of White students.

Academic Attainment

Table 33: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 6.0 15.7 8.4 22.4 7.7 19.0 8.3 23.3 6.7 19.5 Bangladeshi 1.0 46.2 1.1 29.5 0.3 7.7 0.3 7.5 0.2 4.1 Pakistani 1.9 19.3 1.9 16.8 1.9 19.2 2.3 17.7 3.6 31.9 Asian Other 4.1 17.8 2.0 12.4 2.0 13.7 3.0 18.5 1.6 11.2 Asian Total 13.0 17.7 13.4 19.5 11.9 17.2 13.9 20.1 12.1 18.9 Black African 3.1 7.2 3.0 6.7 3.2 7.6 3.7 12.2 2.3 7.3 Black Caribbean 1.1 5.4 1.7 8.7 2.8 10.8 2.3 12.1 2.7 18.9 Black Other 2.4 22.1 1.2 11.9 1.3 13.8 0.3 6.0 0.8 16.3 Black Total 6.6 8.9 5.9 7.9 7.3 9.5 6.4 11.5 5.9 11.5 Chinese 3.2 21.7 1.7 21.3 2.1 33.3 1.3 18.4 1.9 26.1 Other 3.0 23.4 2.5 26.1 2.3 17.4 4.0 28.7 3.3 28.1 Chinese & Other Total 6.2 22.5 4.2 23.9 4.4 22.5 5.3 25.3 5.2 27.4 Asian & White 2.2 31.7 2.3 29.7 2.5 33.3 3.0 29.9 2.5 29.7 African & White 1.5 24.3 0.9 31.4 0.7 18.9 0.3 11.1 0.9 31.8 Caribbean & White 0.5 23.1 0.2 3.7 1.2 25.0 1.2 35.9 0.8 19.2 Other Mixed 2.6 23.7 4.0 34.3 3.3 33.5 5.0 35.7 3.8 41.8 Mixed Total 6.7 25.9 7.3 27.5 7.7 29.9 9.4 31.7 8.1 32.6 BME Total 32.5 16.2 30.8 16.5 31.2 16.3 35.0 20.0 31.4 19.7 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 41.1 99.0 37.6 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 15.4 11.6 40.7 White 0.0 0.0 17.1 30.9 35.5 30.3 24.6 40.7 White British 612.9 32.2 563.9 31.4 551.8 33.2 516.6 34.8 469.9 38.4 White Irish 16.8 27.1 16.8 27.6 18.3 30.1 17.4 31.4 13.7 23.7 White Scottish 14.0 29.6 14.8 24.9 18.2 27.1 17.1 29.7 25.3 35.4 White Other 42.0 26.6 46.8 33.0 36.3 28.0 34.5 32.9 42.4 38.0

38 Irish Traveller 0.0 0.5 75.0 0.3 33.3 0.7 66.7 0.0 White Total 685.7 31.6 642.9 31.2 642.1 32.5 625.9 34.2 686.4 37.8 Unknown groups Not Known 56.7 29.6 46.3 26.7 17.1 21.4 11.2 26.4 3.2 30.8 Refused 16.6 28.2 10.3 23.1 17.1 33.7 17.9 34.8 17.4 35.8 Unknown Total 73.3 29.3 56.7 25.9 34.2 26.2 29.2 31.0 20.6 34.9 Grand Total 791.6 30.2 730.4 29.6 707.5 30.8 690.1 32.8 738.4 36.3

Overall attainment rates for White students increased this year from 34.2% to 37.8%, while that of BME students fell slightly from 20.0% to 19.7%. Therefore the difference in rate between the two groups has widened from 14.2 to 18.1 percentage points.

Chart 33: Attainment rate of Postgraduate students by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Attainment rates for both Asian and Black students fell this year, while that of the other broad ethnic groups increased. The rates of these two ethnic minority groups are worryingly low.

Postgraduate Students Gender

Participation

39 Table 34: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 34: Distribution of Postgraduate students by gender, 2009/10

For the first time there are more female postgraduate students than there are males.

40 Postgraduate Students Gender

Module Completion

Table 35: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 35: Completion rate of Postgraduate students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates for both groups have fallen slightly this year. Male students have a slightly higher completion rate.

Postgraduate Students Gender

Academic Attainment

Table 36: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 36: Good pass rate for Postgraduate students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

41 Attainment rates for both groups increased this year. The difference between the two groups has narrowed, from 7.1 to 4.6 percentage points.

All UK Students Age

Participation

All19 UK students

Chart 37: Distribution of all UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

There has been a continued increase in participation from students aged 30 and below in 2009/10; and this year has also seen small increase in the proportion of those aged 31 to 35 years.

All UK Students Age

19 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 42 Module Completion

All UK students

Table 38: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 38: Completion rate for all students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

There have been some small changes in the completion rates over all students in 2009/10. Rates have increased slightly for the younger students. All UK Students Disability

Participation

All20 UK students

Chart 39: Distribution of all UK students, by disability in 2009/10

There are now more than 12,000 OU students in the UK who declare a disability. This is 6.4% of the total OU UK student population.

20 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 43 44 All UK Students Disability

Module Completion

All UK students

Table 40: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 40: Completion rate of all UK students, by disability, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The completion rate for the disabled student group has fallen slightly in 2009/10; while that of the non-disabled group has remained the same. Therefore the gap between them has increased from 7.7 to 8.2 percentage points.

All UK Students Ethnicity

Participation

All21 UK students

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 1249 0.9 1435 1.0 1706 1.1 1957 1.2 2256 1.2 Bangladeshi 225 0.2 253 0.2 313 0.2 387 0.2 482 0.3 Pakistani 782 0.6 904 0.6 1143 0.7 1339 0.8 1539 0.8 Asian Other 1260 0.9 1259 0.9 1214 0.8 1262 0.7 1267 0.7 Asian Total 3516 2.6 3851 2.6 4376 2.9 4945 2.9 5544 3.0 Black African 2685 2.0 2942 2.0 3045 2.0 3257 1.9 3569 1.9 Black Caribbean 1626 1.2 1907 1.3 2114 1.4 2467 1.5 2816 1.5

21 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 45 Black Other 880 0.6 725 0.5 680 0.4 700 0.4 603 0.3 Black Total 5191 3.8 5574 3.8 5839 3.8 6424 3.8 6988 3.8 Chinese 441 0.3 475 0.3 488 0.3 534 0.3 571 0.3 Other 765 0.6 836 0.6 972 0.6 1059 0.6 1069 0.6 Chinese & Other Total 1206 0.9 1311 0.9 1460 1.0 1593 0.9 1640 0.9 Asian & White 380 0.3 422 0.3 490 0.3 632 0.4 777 0.4 African & White 277 0.2 271 0.2 288 0.2 374 0.2 415 0.2 Caribbean & White 364 0.3 476 0.3 605 0.4 715 0.4 911 0.5 Other Mixed 660 0.5 758 0.5 944 0.6 1124 0.7 1298 0.7 Mixed Total 1681 1.2 1927 1.3 2327 1.5 2845 1.7 3401 1.8 BME Total 11594 8.4 12663 8.7 14002 9.1 15807 9.4 17573 9.5 White groups White English 0 0 0 835 0.5 24176 13.1 White Welsh 0 0 0 119 0.1 2153 1.2 White 0 0 5419 3.5 17513 10.4 11823 6.4 White British 111758 81.3 116346 80.0 117350 76.5 118486 70.4 110011 59.4 White Irish 2961 2.2 2930 2.0 2943 1.9 2949 1.8 3255 1.8 White Scottish 4263 3.1 5735 3.9 6076 4.0 6689 4.0 8064 4.4 White Other 6824 5.0 7793 5.4 7547 4.9 5963 3.5 8138 4.4 Irish Traveller 4 0.0 19 0.0 27 0.0 35 0.0 43 0.0 White Total 125810 91.6 132823 91.3 139362 90.9 152589 90.6 167663 90.5 Unknown groups Not Known 17663 84.1 16802 83.5 11976 76.4 6982 62.0 3431 43.8 Refused 3328 15.9 3326 16.5 3697 23.6 4287 38.0 4405 56.2 Unknown Total 20991 13.3 20128 12.2 15673 9.3 11269 6.3 7836 4.1 Grand Total 158395 100 165614 100 169037 100 179665 100 193072 100

The proportion of students from an ethnic minority background continues to increase year on year.

All UK students

Chart 41: Distribution of all UK ethnic minority students, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The proportion of students in Asian and Mixed heritage groups has increased each year, while the groups that are Black students and Chinese & Other students have remained at roughly the same level.

46 All UK Students Ethnicity

Module Completion

All UK students

Table 42: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Indian 302.9 62.6 373.2 67.0 422.5 66.8 501.1 67.6 568.6 67.0 Bangladeshi 63.9 60.9 70.9 63.4 83.0 61.5 104.6 63.3 119.1 60.3 Pakistani 204.7 59.0 237.1 61.4 311.1 62.3 354.6 62.7 418.4 63.7 Asian Other 328.3 62.6 301.5 58.9 303.6 61.3 323.1 64.4 305.9 63.1 Asian Total 899.8 61.6 982.7 62.7 1120.2 63.6 1283.4 65.0 1411.9 64.5 Black African 739.4 59.6 845.9 62.4 890.4 63.5 921.4 62.1 1015.0 63.4 Black Caribbean 386.6 56.8 463.6 58.3 514.8 58.8 563.6 56.2 653.8 57.8 Black Other 242.3 60.7 177.3 58.1 182.7 63.7 170.9 60.3 137.7 55.9 Black Total 1368.3 58.9 1486.8 60.5 1587.8 61.9 1655.8 59.8 1806.4 60.6 Chinese 115.6 67.9 120.5 67.6 116.0 67.3 128.6 71.8 128.5 65.7 Other 188.5 58.8 219.5 62.5 232.3 57.8 266.1 61.0 271.7 61.0 Chinese & Other Total 304.2 62.0 340.1 64.2 348.2 60.6 394.7 64.1 400.2 62.4 Asian & White 106.2 67.4 124.8 69.2 126.5 64.7 164.5 64.9 213.5 69.2 African & White 71.5 59.6 66.0 59.1 70.5 55.1 94.7 62.9 106.1 59.9 Caribbean & White 76.3 51.2 122.8 63.5 155.4 58.9 157.8 55.3 214.6 58.2 Other Mixed 165.5 60.3 200.5 60.7 239.1 61.3 281.7 61.8 348.0 64.5 Mixed Total 419.4 59.8 514.2 63.0 591.6 60.5 698.7 61.0 882.2 63.3 BME Total 2991.7 60.2 3323.8 61.9 3647.9 62.1 4032.7 62.0 4500.7 62.5 White groups White English 0.0 0.0 0.0 260.5 84.4 7424.1 77.3 White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.8 72.7 572.4 71.4 White 0.0 0.0 1259.4 73.7 3612.6 67.8 2116.5 59.1 White British 30590.9 69.0 31901.6 69.8 31795.5 69.8 32113.8 70.6 29416.6 69.4 White Irish 801.3 66.0 802.8 66.7 807.0 68.6 834.7 70.9 904.9 68.5 White Scottish 1011.8 62.6 1437.7 64.0 1572.5 64.9 1773.2 67.5 2235.6 68.6 White Other 2024.2 69.7 2363.7 71.0 2314.4 70.0 1949.4 73.5 2685.8 75.7 Irish Traveller 0.4 39.1 4.5 62.3 5.1 55.0 5.2 51.7 10.2 62.8 White Total 34428.6 68.8 36510.3 69.6 37753.8 69.7 40582.0 70.4 45366.2 70.3 Unknown groups Not Known 4068.2 60.8 3759.1 59.9 2355.5 56.0 1432.6 61.0 507.8 47.2 Refused 893.0 65.0 871.1 65.3 964.5 65.9 1090.1 65.8 1132.2 65.9 47 Unknown Total 4961.2 61.5 4630.2 60.9 3320.0 58.6 2522.7 63.0 1640.0 58.7 Grand Total 42381.6 67.2 44464.3 67.9 44721.7 68.1 47137.4 69.2 51506.9 69.1

In 2009/10 the completion rate for students from an ethnic minority background has increased from 62.0% to 62.5%. That of White students has fallen slightly from 70.4% to 70.3%. The gap in completion rates has therefore fallen to 7.8 percentage points.

All UK students

Chart 42: Completion rates for all UK students, by grouped ethnicity, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates have increased for Black students and for those of Mixed race.

All UK Students Gender

Participation

All22 UK students

22 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 48 Table 43: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 43: Distribution of UK students, by gender in 2009/10

The proportion of students that are male has increased marginally this year, to 39.4% of the total.

All UK Students Gender

Module Completion

All UK students

Table 44: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Chart 44: Completion rate for all students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

Completion rates for both groups have fallen by 0.1 percentage points this year.

49 All non-UK Students Age

Participation

All23 non-UK students

Table 45: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 20 & below 157 1.3 179 1.5 191 1.7 165 1.4 239 2.0 21 to 25 1039 8.7 1006 8.7 1017 8.9 955 8.3 1065 9.1 25 & below Total 1196 10.0 1185 10.2 1208 10.6 1120 9.7 1304 11.2 26 to 30 2045 17.2 2050 17.7 1980 17.3 2052 17.8 2012 17.2 31 to 35 2511 21.1 2393 20.7 2227 19.5 2305 20.0 2320 19.9 26 to 35 Total 4556 38.2 4443 38.3 4207 36.8 4357 37.8 4332 37.1 36 to 40 2301 19.3 2161 18.7 2132 18.6 2097 18.2 2134 18.3 41 to 45 1638 13.7 1633 14.1 1647 14.4 1727 15.0 1700 14.6 36 to 45 Total 3939 33.1 3794 32.7 3779 33.1 3824 33.2 3834 32.8 46 to 50 1019 8.6 1011 8.7 1012 8.9 1002 8.7 1040 8.9 51 to 55 544 4.6 545 4.7 586 5.1 566 4.9 556 4.8 46 to 55 Total 1563 13.1 1556 13.4 1598 14.0 1568 13.6 1596 13.7 56 to 60 347 2.9 311 2.7 326 2.9 327 2.8 304 2.6 61 to 65 162 1.4 156 1.3 186 1.6 198 1.7 184 1.6 66 & over 152 1.3 142 1.2 128 1.1 129 1.1 121 1.0 56 & over Total 661 5.5 609 5.3 640 5.6 654 5.7 609 5.2 Grand Total 11915 100.0 11587 100.0 11432 100.0 11523 100.0 11675 100.0

Chart 45: Distribution of all non-UK students by age, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The proportion of non-UK students in the two youngest age bands have increased this year.

All non-UK Students Disability

Participation

Chart 46: Distribution of all non-UK students, by disability, 2009/10

23 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 24 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 50

There are now more than 300 non-UK students declaring a disability. The proportion has increased this year from 2.5% to 2.6%.

All non-UK Students Domicile25 and Geographic Area26

Participation

Table 47: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by Geographic Area, 2007/08 to 2009/10

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 No. % No. % No. % Africa 112 1.0 117 1.1 145 1.2 Asia 93 0.8 110 1.0 144 1.2 Australasia 15 0.1 18 0.2 13 0.1 Europe 10639 96.9 10571 96.5 11208 96.1 Middle East 37 0.3 49 0.4 58 0.5 North America 62 0.6 76 0.7 84 0.7 South America 18 0.2 14 0.1 14 0.1 known total 10976 100.0 10955 100.0 11666 100.0

not known 456 4.0 568 4.9 9 0.1 Grand Total 11432 11523 11675

Chart 47: Distribution of non-UK and non-European students, 2007/08 to 2009/10

All non-UK Students Gender

Participation

25 the table for domicile is too large to fit an A4 sheet. The details of student numbers by domicile and Geographic area is available to staff in the spreadsheet - ‘Additional Student Data – non-UK Students’ 26 accurate figures for these fields are only available for 2007/08 onwards 27 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 51 All28 non-UK students

Chart 48: Distribution of non-UK students, by gender, 2005/06 to 2009/10

The proportion of non-UK female students remains slightly higher than the proportion of non-UK male students.

28 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students 52