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% Agree [Back to top]

The percentage of students who responded either 'agree' or 'definitely agree' to a National Student Survey question.

A/AS Levels/Highers or mixture of level 3 qualifications [Back to top]

Includes these qualifications only.

ACCESS course [Back to top]

An Access course validated by an Authorised Validating Agency licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).

Baccalaureate [Back to top]

Includes this qualification only.

% Break from study [Back to top]

The percentage of students who were actively studying in their first year but were neither actively studying nor had left with a qualification in the subsequent year.

Confidence interval [Back to top]

An indication of the precision of the % Agree figure. The greater the difference between the % Lower and % Upper figures, the less precise the % Agree figure.

Continuing at institution [Back to top]

The percentage of students who continue from their first year of study into their second year of study.

Data removed [Back to top]

In a small number of cases data have been removed as there is evidence that the data may have been manipulated, it has therefore been removed from the site to ensure it is not misleading.

First degree [Back to top]

Includes bachelors, first degrees with eligibility to register to practice (doctor/dentist/veterinary surgeon), first degrees with qualified teacher status /registration with the General Teaching Council (GTC) for Scotland, enhanced first degrees and first degrees obtained at the same time as a diploma.

First class honours [Back to top]

Highest class of honours degree for the majority of UK universities and colleges.

Foundation course [Back to top]

Includes this qualification only.

Full time [Back to top]

Students studying for at least 24 weeks a year for an average of at least 21 hours a week.

Gained intended award or higher [Back to top]

For students who are not continuing into their following year of study, this is defined as the percentage of starters who have achieved a qualification in one of the two comparison years - and that qualification is deemed to be equivalent to or higher than the qualification aimed for in the first of the two comparison years.

Gained other award [Back to top]

For students who are not continuing into their following year of study, this is defined as the percentage of starters who have achieved a qualification in one of the two comparison years - and that qualification is deemed to be lower than the qualification aimed for in the first of the two comparison years.

Gender [Back to top]

The percentage male and female may not sum to 100% due to rounding and the presence of students with indeterminate gender.

'Indeterminate' means unable to be classified as either male or female. It is not used as a substitute for 'not known'. The term 'indeterminate gender' is intended to identify those who are 'intersex' and is not related in any way to trans-gender.

% Lower [Back to top]

The lower level of the Confidence Interval.

Left with no award [Back to top]

The percentage of students who are not continuing into their following year of study and have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years.

Lower / Undivided second class honours [Back to top]

The third highest class of honours degree, after a first class honours degree and upper second class honours degree.

Lower and Higher [Back to top]

The lower (higher) figure gives a salary that three out of every four graduates have earned more (less) than. These figures are included to give you an idea of the range of salaries that students typically earn. In statistics these are called the quartiles.

Mature [Back to top]

For undergraduate level, this is the percentage of students who are aged 21 or over when they begin their course. For postgraduate level, this is the percentage of students who are 25 or over when they start their course.

Median [Back to top]

This is the middle value. Half of graduates earned this value or less and half earned this value or more.

No qualifications / Unknown [Back to top]

The student either does not have any formal qualifications on entry to the programme or these are unknown.

No. respondents [Back to top]

The number of students who responded to the survey out of those who were eligible to respond to the survey.

Not applicable for other undergraduate [Back to top]

The class of degree obtained is not relevant to the other undergraduate study level.

Not applicable for postgraduate [Back to top]

UCAS points achieved and class of degree obtained are not relevant to the postgraduate study level. For UCAS points achieved, this is because the UCAS Tariff framework does not currently include equivalent points for degree results. For class of degree obtained, the information shown on Unistats only relates to the results of students studying at an undergraduate level.

Not applicable for Scottish institutions [Back to top]

Scottish institutions are not required to provide this information. Please note that the 'Scottish Ordinary' degree is not equivalent to an ordinary degree awarded by, for example, an English institution.

Not collected [Back to top]

Some data is not currently collected for certain study modes and study levels but may be in the future.

Not enough data [Back to top]

There are a number of reasons that there is not enough data to show on the site. For example where the number of students for which data is available is relatively small. For the National Student Survey information is only displayed where at least 23 students have returned the questionnaire, and where at least half the students asked to take part have responded. If the subject is new to the university, information about it may not be available yet.

Not subject to classification [Back to top]

An honours degree which is not eligible for classification. Classifications, for other honours degrees, include first class, upper second class and lower/undivided second class.

Not taking part [Back to top]

Scottish institutions do not take part in the National Student Survey (NSS) except in a few examples where the institution themselves have asked to be included. Those institutions who do not participate in the NSS are indicated by the "not taking part" message.

Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish institutions are not taking part in the publication of salary information.

% of employed with grad job [Back to top]

A survey sent out to students, six months after they graduated, asks the details of any employment. The job is then classified against the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) framework. Each of the jobs in the SOC framework is allocated a classification of 'graduate', 'non-graduate' or 'unknown'. All students included in this pie chart must have completed their course successfully.

'Graduate job': means those students that hold a graduate job as a percentage of those that are currently in employment.

'Non-graduate job': means those students that do not hold a job classified as a 'graduate job', as a percentage of those that are currently in employment.

Unknown: means those students that are employed six months after graduating where the job they hold cannot be classified as either a 'graduate' or 'non-graduate' job.

ONC or OND (including BTEC and SQA equivalents) [Back to top]

Includes this qualification only.

% Overseas [Back to top]

Is the percentage of students studying the subject at the uni whose normal residence prior to commencing their programme of study was outside the UK and the EU. The EU includes the Channel Islands and Isle of Man for the purposes of Unistats.

Ordinary degree [Back to top]

A degree without honours.

Other HE [Back to top]

This covers any higher education qualifications not covered by the categories: Access course, first degree or higher, ONC or OND (including BTEC and SQA equivalents), Baccalaureate, A/AS Levels/Highers or mixture of level 3 qualifications or Foundation course(HE or FE level).

Other honours / Pass [Back to top]

'Other honours' indicates any degree with honours except for those with a first or second class award. 'Pass' indicates an honours degree where the student has achieved the minimum standard required.

Other qualifications [Back to top]

Includes GCSE/O-level qualifications, SCE O grades and SQA Standard grades. Also includes other non-advanced qualifications.

Other undergraduate [Back to top]

Includes Foundation Degrees, diplomas in HE, Higher National Diplomas (HND), Higher National Certificates (HNC), Diplomas of Higher Education (DipHE), Certificates of Higher Education (CertHE), foundation courses at HE level.

Part time [Back to top]

Students who do not meet the attendance requirements to be full-time.

Postgraduate [Back to top]

Includes doctorate degrees, master's degrees, higher bachelor's degrees, postgraduate diplomas and certificates, and PGCEs.

Postgraduate research [Back to top]

A research-based higher degree.

Postgraduate taught [Back to top]

Courses where students are normally expected to have a degree prior to entry.

QAA Reports [Back to top]

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) is an independent body funded by subscriptions from higher education institutions and through contracts with the main higher education funding bodies. QAA's mission is to safeguard the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications and to inform and encourage continuous improvement in the management of the quality of higher education. To fulfil its role, QAA carries out external reviews of universities and colleges and publishes these review reports on its website.

Regionally adjusted [Back to top]

Salaries vary significantly by region of the country and many students remain in the same area of the country as they study. Therefore, to allow meaningful interpretation of the sector wide figures at 6 and 40 months we have adjusted these to reflect where in the country graduates from the institution go on to work.

Registered students [Back to top]

The number of students enrolled on courses in the subject area who are actively studying. This will differ from the number who completed the National Student Survey as it includes all students. The National Student Survey captures data in students' final year.

% Students satisfied [Back to top]

Is the percentage of students studying that subject at that Uni who said they either definitely agree or mostly agree to the National Student Survey question "Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course".

Study level [Back to top]

The level of study is 'First degree' (such as a BA or BSc), 'other undergraduate' (such as an HND, HNC or Foundation Degree) or 'postgraduate' (for example postgraduate research and postgraduate taught studies).

Study mode [Back to top]

Indicates whether you are interested in studying part time or full time. Students on sandwich programme are normally included within full-time. Students studying on-line or distance learning are normally included within part-time.

Subject [Back to top]

The Unistats site contains information about subject areas rather than specific courses and therefore it is not currently possible to find and compare course specific information. We will be collecting information at course level in the future and the site will be updated when this becomes available. If a subject area is new to the university or college that you are interested in, information about that subject might not be available yet, for us to display. An alternative way of searching is to use the subject A-Z function. It displays the subjects in a tree hierarchy with the main subject areas listed and then the subjects that fall under each of these main headings (up to 3 levels available where relevant). Selecting any heading will provide information at that level if available or at a higher level if not.

Top 10 profession types of those with a job, 6 months after graduation [Back to top]

Those students who successfully completed the course and are currently employed, 6 months after graduation, give details of their employment and employer. From this, a standard occupational classification is applied, which is linked to one of the following job types:-

Administrative occupations - Finance	Financial institution and office managers	Process, plant and machine operatives
Administrative occupations - General Secretarial and related occupations	Functional managers	Public service and other associate professionals
Administrative occupations - Government and related organisations	Health and social services managers	Public service professionals
Administrative occupations - Records	Health associate professionals	Quality and customer care managers
Administrative occupations Communications	Health professionals	Research professionals
Architects, town planners, surveyors	Information and communication technology professionals	Sales and related associate professionals
Artistic and literary occupations	IT service delivery occupations	Sales assistants and retail cashiers
Business and finance associate professionals	Legal associate professionals	Sales related occupations
Business and statistical professionals	Legal professionals	Science and engineering technicians
Caring personal service occupations	Leisure and other personal service occupations	Science professionals
Conservation associate professionals	Librarians and related professionals	Skilled trades occupations
Corporate managers and senior officials	Managers in distribution, storage and retailing	Social welfare associate professionals
Customer service occupations	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services	Sports and fitness occupations
Design associate professionals	Media associate professionals	Teaching professionals
Draughtspersons and building inspectors	Production managers	Therapists
Elementary occupations	Protective service occupations	Transport associate professionals
Engineering professionals	Protective service officers

% Upper [Back to top]

The upper limit of the Confidence Interval.

UCAS points achieved [Back to top]

Number of points that first year students achieved by the time that they started the course, as calculated using the UCAS Tariff framework. 'Entry requirements' for an individual course may use the same points framework however, the requirements for a course are not what is displayed on the Unistats site. The UCAS Tariff framework provides comparisons between levels and volumes of achievement. More information on the framework, including the number of points for each qualification, can be found by visiting the UCAS Tariff section on the UCAS website.

Uni keyword [Back to top]

Search helps you find the university or College that you're interested in. The search will look for keywords in the institution's name.

Unistats [Back to top]

Unistats is a website which brings together authoritative, official information in one place. The information is provided by HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency), the FE data service and the National Student Survey (run by HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England).

Upper second class honours [Back to top]

The second highest class of honours degree, after a first class honours degree.

% with job or doing further study [Back to top]

Those students that are in employment or undertaking further study as a percentage of all students who studied at that uni or who studied a particular subject at that uni.

What were students doing 6 months after graduating [Back to top]

Studying only: Includes those students who reported they were either in full-time study or part-time study and also:
• temporarily sick or unable to work;
• looking after the home or family;
• not employed but not looking for employment;
• undertaking further study or training, or something else;
and those who were in full-time study and:
• due to start a job within the next month;
• unemployed and looking for employment, further study or training.

'Working & studying': This includes those students who reported that they were in:

• full-time paid work (including self-employed/freelance work)
• part-time paid work
• voluntary or unpaid work

and who were also studying on a full-time or part-time basis.

'Working only': Those students who reported that they were in:
• full-time paid work (including self-employed/freelance work)
• part-time paid work
• voluntary or unpaid work
and who were not studying.

'Not available for work or study': Those students who reported that they were:
• unavailable for work for various reasons
• not employed but not looking for work or study
• doing 'something else'
and who were not studying.

'Assumed to be unemployed': Those students who (from the information supplied by them or information that could be gained) could not be classified as being in any other category.

Young [Back to top]

For undergraduate level, this is the percentage of students who are less than 21 years of age when they start their course. For postgraduate level, this is the percentage of students who are less than 25 years of age when they start their course.

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