OfS Transparency Information Return

The information published on this page shows:

The number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.

It shows these numbers by the reference to:

  • The sex of the individuals to which they relate
  • Their ethnicity
  • Their socioeconomic background.

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Table 1a: Percentage of classified first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2023-24 and 2024-25 qualifiers

Year of qualifyingCharacteristicsCharacteristic splitPercentage
2023-24EthnicityAsian64.6%
Black52.7%
Mixed69.8%
Other63.2%
White76.0%
EIMD 2025 quintile164.8%
270.3%
371.9%
476.8%
578.3%
SexFemale73.7%
Male70.4%
2024-25EthnicityAsian66.1%
Black49.7%
Mixed72.3%
Other60.0%
White76.2%
EIMD 2025 quintile164.5%
267.4%
374.0%
475.2%
577.3%
SexFemale73.7%
Male69.7%

EIMD stands for the ‘English Index of Multiple Deprivation’. It is a Government measure of the levels of deprivation in local areas. EIMD 1 or 2 areas are considered to be the most deprived. Students outside of England are recorded as N/A

Table 1b: Detailed information on attainment for 2023-24 and 2024-25 qualifiers

Academic year of qualifyingMode of StudyCharacter-isticCharacter-istic splitHeadcount of classified First Degrees awardedPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as first classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as upper second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as lower second classPercentage of classified First Degrees awarded as third class / passHeadcount of unclassified First Degrees awardedHeadcount of other undergraduate awards
2023-24Full TimeEthnicityAsian[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Black[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Mixed[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Other[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
White[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
EIMD 2025 quintile1[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
2[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
3[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
4[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
5[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
N/A[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
SexFemale[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Male[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Other[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part TimeEthnicityAsian43020.7%43.5%28.2%7.5%[none]130
Black27012.8%39.2%30.0%17.9%[none]110
Mixed26029.0%41.6%22.0%7.5%[none]100
Other9020.9%42.9%28.6%7.7%[none]30
White910032.7%42.8%19.9%4.6%303160
Unknown87018.2%33.9%27.7%20.2%2602810
EIMD 2025 quintile1133022.9%42.1%24.2%10.7%40930
2173028.1%42.0%22.2%7.8%501020
3182030.6%41.0%20.5%7.8%501010
4183032.8%43.5%19.3%4.3%50930
5164036.6%41.5%18.1%3.8%40790
N/A266030.2%42.0%22.6%5.2%601660
Unknown[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
SexFemale740031.2%42.4%20.3%6.1%1504100
Male361028.8%41.3%22.9%7.0%1402230
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityAsian30[DPL]63.3%26.7%[DPL][none][low]
Black[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Mixed[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Other[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
White50042.0%42.0%13.5%2.6%[none]130
Unknown50[DPL]10.9%65.2%19.6%[none][low]
EIMD 2025 quintile18023.5%38.3%27.2%11.1%[none][low]
219026.7%46.5%22.5%4.3%[none]50
311044.5%31.8%20.0%3.6%[none][low]
412047.9%37.0%12.6%2.5%[none]30
510040.8%41.8%15.3%[DPL][none]30
N/A[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
SexFemale42037.3%39.3%19.0%4.3%[none]110
Male19034.0%42.3%19.6%4.1%[none]30
Other[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
2024-25Full TimeEthnicityAsian[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Black[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Mixed[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Other[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
White[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
EIMD 2025 quintile1[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
2[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
3[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
4[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
5[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
N/A[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
SexFemale3036.0%40%20.0%[DPL][none][low]
Male[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
Part TimeEthnicityAsian45023.7%40.5%27.4%8.4%[low]170
Black31014.7%32.9%39.6%12.8%[none]130
Mixed28028.2%43.6%20.7%7.5%[none]150
Other10024.5%34.7%32.7%8.2%[none]50
White953033.4%42.4%19.7%4.4%304270
Unknown171021.7%35.5%27.3%15.5%2202950
EIMD 2025 quintile1159023.0%40.2%27.6%9.3%401130
2200026.840.0%24.6%8.6%401240
3197031.5%42.0%20.4%6.1%301210
4192033.1%41.3%20.4%5.2%301090
5175037.6%38.9%18.9%4.7%40940
N/A315031.7%42.8%20.0%5.5%702120
Unknown[low][low][low][low][low][none][low]
SexFemale845031.9%41.2%20.8%6.1%1305120
Male393028.3%40.9%23.7%7.0%1202610
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
ApprenticeshipsEthnicityAsian4042.9%40.5%16.7%[DPL][none][low]
Black4013.5%48.6%37.8%[DPL][none][none]
Mixed[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
Other[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]
White75035.9%45.9%15.6%2.5%[none]100
Unknown[low][low][low][low][low][none][low]
EIMD 2025 quintile112030.1%52.0%14.6%3.3%[none][low]
222026.8%45.9%24.1%3.2%[none]30
318039.0%41.8%16.9%2.3%[none]30
419042.7%41.1%16.2%[DPL][none][low]
513041.4%46.6%10.5%[DPL][none]30
N/A[low][low][low][low][low][none][low]
Unknown[low][low][low][low][low][none][none]
SexFemale66036.3%45.3%16.6%1.8%[none]100
Male21033.2%43.6%19.0%4.3%[none][low]
Unknown[none][none][none][none][none][none][none]

Transparency 2026 information: Rounding and suppression

The data contained in the tables in this page have been rounded and suppressed as follows:

a) Denominators or headcounts have been rounded to the nearest 10.

b) Percentages have been rounded to the nearest 0.1.

Any data point that is not reportable will be replaced with a symbol to indicate why, applied according to the following hierarchical order:

  • [none]: where there are no students in the population (or two or fewer).
  • [low]: Low numbers of students, where there are more than two but fewer than 23 students in the denominator.
  • [DPL]: Data protection for low numerators, where data has been suppressed for data protection reasons. The code [DPL] has been used to indicate where the data has been suppressed due to a numerator or headcount that is less than or equal to two, meaning that the percentage will take on a value close to 0 per cent.
  • [DPH]: Data protection for high numerators, where data has been suppressed for data protection reasons. For the percentages, the code [DPH] has been used to indicate where data has been supressed due to a numerator that is greater than two but is within two of the denominator.

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