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Equality and Diversity Annual Report 2012

Monitoring data

Student participation, completion, withdrawal and

attainment

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Published: October 2012

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

The Equality, Diversity and Information Rights TeamUniversity Secretary’s OfficeThe Open UniversityWalton HallMilton KeynesMK7 6AA

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

mailto:[email protected]

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Contents

Students ..............................................................................................................................................................6General...........................................................................................................................................6

About Students............................................................................................................................6

Undergraduate Students....................................................................................................................7Age.................................................................................................................................................7

Participation.................................................................................................................................7

Course Completion......................................................................................................................9

Academic Attainment.................................................................................................................11

Disability .......................................................................................................................................13Participation...............................................................................................................................13

Course Completion....................................................................................................................15


Ethnicity........................................................................................................................................19Participation...............................................................................................................................19



Gender .........................................................................................................................................31Participation...............................................................................................................................31



Postgraduate Students .................................................................................................................................37Age ...................................................................................................................................................................37

Participation...............................................................................................................................37


Academic Attainment.................................................................................................................39Disability ...........................................................................................................................................................40

Participation...............................................................................................................................40


Academic Attainment.................................................................................................................42Ethnicity............................................................................................................................................................43

Participation...............................................................................................................................43


Academic Attainment.................................................................................................................47Gender .............................................................................................................................................................49

Participation...............................................................................................................................49



All UK Students ...............................................................................................................................................52Age ...................................................................................................................................................................52

Participation...............................................................................................................................52


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All non-UK Students ......................................................................................................................................62Age...............................................................................................................................................62

Participation...............................................................................................................................62


Domicile and Geographic Area .....................................................................................................64Participation...............................................................................................................................64


Overseas Students.........................................................................................................................................66Age...............................................................................................................................................66

Participation...............................................................................................................................66


Research Students Full-time .......................................................................................................................68Age...............................................................................................................................................68

Participation...............................................................................................................................68




Research Students Part-time ......................................................................................................................72Age...............................................................................................................................................72

Participation...............................................................................................................................72




Research Students All...................................................................................................................................76Age...............................................................................................................................................76

Participation...............................................................................................................................76

Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................78


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Disability .......................................................................................................................................80Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................80


Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................83


Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................85

ITE Students.....................................................................................................................................................86Age...............................................................................................................................................87

Participation...............................................................................................................................87

Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................88


Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................90


Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................93


Withdrawal.................................................................................................................................95

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StudentsGeneral

About StudentsWe 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 183,000 UK undergraduates; 11,000 postgraduatesand 11,000 non-UK-based students studying OU UG or PG modules. Around 13,000 students of our UG and PG students have declared disabilities. We also have more than 6,000 OU students studying Overseas versionsof OU modules.

Notes on the dataThe 2012 reporting period is for the academic year 2010/11. All data in this report covers the years 2006/07,2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11.The scale of the bar charts is adjusted to show differences more clearly.

ParticipationData for undergraduate, new undergraduate and postgraduate UK students, all non-UK students, Overseas students1, Research students and Initial Teacher Education (ITE) 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 for all UG and PG OU modules.The proportions given for student Ethnic groups are of the total number whose ethnicity are known.

Module completionData for undergraduate and postgraduate UK students is reported in this document. Data for non-UK, Overseas are shown separately in excel spreadsheets. The currency for completions is student funded Full Time Equivalents (FTE120180)2.

Academic attainmentData 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 completers that passed their module.Attainment for students on level 2 and 3 modules is measured by the number/proportion of those that passed 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 of those that passed who achieve a good pass. A good pass is defined as an overall module score of 70% or above.

WithdrawalWithdrawal from the programme can occur at any stage after registration and it may be due to academic or personal reasons. In the report withdrawals refer to ITE or research students. In both cases, they represent failure to achieve the intended outcome – QTS certificate for ITE students, or a research degree for research students.

Additional student data by OU region/nation and by OU faculty is available to staff to download in Excel files.Additional student data for non-UK students and Overseas students is also available in Excel files.

1 Robust data is only available at the moment for Overseas students by gender and age2 1 FTE120180 = 120 credits for undergraduate modules, 180 credits for most postgraduate modules (i.e. those defined as ‘Long’).

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Undergraduate StudentsAge

Participation

All UK Undergraduate students

Table 1: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

20 & below 6620 4.3 7911 5.0 9372 5.5 10629 5.8 11635 6.421 to 25 18140 11.8 18412 11.7 20212 12.0 22635 12.4 23749 13.025 & below Total 24760 16.2 26323 16.7 29584 17.5 33264 18.3 35384 19.326 to 30 22585 14.7 23791 15.1 26392 15.6 29599 16.3 29841 16.331 to 35 23140 15.1 22412 14.2 23338 13.8 25493 14.0 26442 14.426 to 35 Total 45725 29.8 46203 29.3 49730 29.4 55092 30.3 56283 30.736 to 40 24348 15.9 24587 15.6 25638 15.2 26376 14.5 24888 13.641 to 45 20734 13.5 21170 13.4 22003 13.0 23372 12.8 22809 12.536 to 45 Total 45082 29.4 45757 29.0 47641 28.2 49748 27.3 47697 26.146 to 50 14474 9.4 14976 9.5 15871 9.4 16924 9.3 16720 9.151 to 55 9014 5.9 9418 6.0 10278 6.1 10658 5.9 10551 5.846 to 55 Total 23488 15.3 24394 15.5 26149 15.5 27582 15.2 27271 14.956 to 60 6656 4.3 6861 4.4 6785 4.0 6855 3.8 6803 3.761 to 65 3826 2.5 4334 2.7 5107 3.0 5269 2.9 5308 2.966 & over 3654 2.4 3766 2.4 4023 2.4 4222 2.3 4338 2.456 & over Total 14136 9.2 14961 9.5 15915 9.4 16346 9.0 16449 9.0Grand Total 153191 100.0 157638 100.0 169019 100.0 182032 100.0 183084 100.0

Chart 13: Distribution of all Undergraduate UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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20 &below

21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65 66 &over

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The proportion of students in the two youngest age groups has increased as has that of the 31 to 35 age group. The proportion of students in the 36 to 40 age group continues to fall.

3 Please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly

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New UK Undergraduate students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 24: Distribution of new Undergraduate UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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20 &below

21 to25

26 to30

31 to35

36 to40

41 to45

46 to50

51 to55

56 to60

61 to65

66 &over

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The proportion of students in the two youngest age groups continues to increase. The proportion of students in the 21 to 25 year age band now equals that in the 26 to 30 age group.

4 Please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly

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Module Completion


Table 3: Completion count in FTE120180s5 and completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

20 & below 1269.4 63.3 1411.6 66.2 1568.3 65.7 1857.8 67.5 2214.6 69.421 to 25 4979.8 62.1 5045.5 62.5 5648.6 65.0 6462.0 64.9 6969.0 66.225 & below Total 6249.2 62.4 6457.1 63.3 7216.9 65.1 8319.7 65.5 9183.6 67.026 to 30 6224.8 63.9 6482.9 64.3 7343.7 66.6 8292.9 65.8 8729.9 67.631 to 35 6398.0 66.6 6146.9 66.3 6371.9 67.6 7220.4 68.4 7698.9 69.326 to 35 Total 12622.7 65.2 12629.8 65.3 13715.5 67.0 15513.3 67.0 16428.8 68.436 to 40 6855.9 68.2 6893.8 68.9 7076.8 69.4 7516.5 70.2 7420.5 71.641 to 45 5960.1 70.7 5951.0 70.2 6114.2 71.5 6627.7 71.1 6753.5 72.836 to 45 Total 12816.0 69.4 12844.8 69.5 13191.0 70.4 14144.1 70.6 14174.0 72.246 to 50 3999.1 70.7 4088.7 70.7 4313.4 71.7 4661.0 71.7 4782.7 72.751 to 55 2360.5 70.1 2426.9 70.6 2561.8 70.9 2777.0 71.4 2889.5 73.746 to 55 Total 6359.6 70.5 6515.6 70.7 6875.2 71.4 7438.0 71.6 7672.2 73.156 to 60 1702.9 71.8 1703.2 70.9 1620.9 71.8 1708.0 71.6 1743.9 73.061 to 65 1022.2 74.6 1110.5 74.3 1274.4 75.7 1339.8 75.3 1354.2 75.266 & over 876.7 69.2 885.2 70.1 916.4 71.1 991.8 70.7 1065.5 73.356 & over Total 3601.8 71.9 3698.9 71.7 3811.7 72.9 4039.6 72.6 4163.6 73.8Grand Total 41649.3 67.3 42146.2 67.5 44810.4 68.8 49454.6 68.8 51622.3 70.2

Chart 36: Completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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50%

60%

70%

80%

25 & below 26 to 35 36 to 45 46 to 55 56 & over overall total

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Completion rates increased for all age groups.

5 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules6 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly

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Table 4: Completion count in FTE120180s7 and completion rate for new Undergraduate UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 48: Completion rate in FTE120180s for new Undergraduate UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

2010/11 showed an increase in completion rates for all age groups.

7 One FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules8 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly

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Academic Attainment


Table 5: Pass count in FTE120180s9 and pass rates for all UK students on level 1 modules by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 510: Pass rate for all UK students on level 1 modules by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

70%

80%

90%

100%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

It was shown on the pages 8 & 9 how completion rates have increased over all age groups. However, the pass rate has fallen over all age bands this year.

9 one FTE120180 = 120 credits for UG modules, and 180 credits for the majority of PG modules10 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly

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Table 6: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s and ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 611: ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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60%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Attainment rates for students in all broad age bands have shown a very slight increase from last year. Students in the oldest age band have the highest attainment rate, although there continues to be quite a difference in the rates of those aged 56 to 65 and those over 65 years of age. The lowest rates are still seen for the youngest group.

11 please note that the scale of this bar chart has been adjusted to show differences more clearly

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Undergraduate StudentsDisability

Participation


Table 7: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Disabled 9753 6.4 10152 6.4 11090 6.6 11871 6.5 12653 6.9Non-disabled 143438 93.6 147486 93.6 157929 93.4 170161 93.5 170431 93.1Total 153191 100 157638 100 169019 100 182032 100 183084 100

Chart 7: Distribution of all Undergraduate UK students by disability in 2010/11

6.9%

93.1%

Disabled

Non-disabled

The number of students declaring a disability increased again this year. The proportion of students that this number represents has also risen from 6.5% to 6.9% of the total UG UK population.

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Table 8: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 8: Distribution of new undergraduate UK students by disability in 2010/11

3.8%

96.2%

Disabled

Non-disabled

The number of new students declaring a disability increased this year. The proportion of students that this number represents has also risen from 3.3% to 3.8% of the total new UG UK population.

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Module Completion


Table 9: Completion count in FTE120180s12 and completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Disabled 2706.6 60.3 2767.9 60.1 3028.8 61.6 3224.0 61.0 3702.2 64.5Non-disabled 38942.7 67.8 39378.3 68.1 41781.5 69.4 46230.7 69.4 47920.1 70.7Total 41649.3 67.3 42146.2 67.5 44810.4 68.8 49454.6 68.8 51622.3 70.2

Chart 9: Completion rate of students by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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50%

60%

70%

80%

Disabled Non-disabled Overall rate

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The completion rate for disabled students has risen by 3.5 percentage points this year, whilst that of non-disabled students shows a smaller rise of 1.3 percentage points. Therefore the gap between the rates of the two groups has narrowed to 6.2 percentage points.

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

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Table 10: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for new UK Undergraduate students by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 10: Completion rate of students by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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50%

60%

70%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The completion rate for both groups of students has increased this year, with those declaring a disability showing a significant rise of 4.3 percentage points. The completion rate for students with a disability is now higher than that of students with no disability.

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Academic Attainment


Table 11: Pass count in FTE120180s13 and pass rates for all UK students on level 1 modules, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 11: Pass rate for students on level 1 modules, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

70%

80%

90%

100%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Attainment rates fell by 2.7 percentage points for both the non-disabled student group and also, for students who declare a disability. Consequently the gap in attainment between these groups remains at 3.2 percentage points.


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Table 12: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s and ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 12: ‘Good pass’ rate for students on level 2 & 3 modules, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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30%

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60%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

‘Good pass’ rates have fallen slightly this year for students with a disability. The difference between the rates of those with and without a disability stands at 6.9 percentage points.

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Undergraduate StudentsEthnicity

Participation


Table 13: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %Indian 1237 0.9 1500 1.1 1756 1.1 2035 1.2 2167 1.2Bangladeshi 234 0.2 292 0.2 367 0.2 454 0.3 492 0.3Pakistani 828 0.6 1086 0.8 1273 0.8 1468 0.8 1596 0.9Asian Other 1145 0.9 1107 0.8 1157 0.7 1172 0.7 1182 0.7Asian Total 3444 2.6 3985 2.8 4553 2.9 5129 2.9 5437 3.0Black African 2647 2.0 2745 1.9 3007 1.9 3279 1.9 3400 1.9Black Caribbean 1776 1.3 1982 1.4 2340 1.5 2681 1.5 2809 1.6Black Other 664 0.5 626 0.4 657 0.4 565 0.3 564 0.3Black Total 5087 3.8 5353 3.8 6004 3.8 6525 3.7 6773 3.8Chinese 431 0.3 447 0.3 490 0.3 530 0.3 528 0.3Other 771 0.6 903 0.6 968 0.6 994 0.6 993 0.6Chinese & Other Total 1202 0.9 1350 0.9 1458 0.9 1524 0.9 1521 0.8Asian & White 383 0.3 462 0.3 582 0.4 724 0.4 777 0.4African & White 252 0.2 270 0.2 351 0.2 393 0.2 428 0.2Caribbean & White 450 0.3 583 0.4 693 0.4 885 0.5 1012 0.6Other Mixed 702 0.5 886 0.6 1052 0.7 1238 0.7 1279 0.7Mixed Total 1787 1.3 2201 1.5 2678 1.7 3240 1.9 3496 1.9BME Total 11520 8.6 12889 9.0 14693 9.3 16418 9.4 17227 9.6White groupsWhite English 0 0.0 0 0.0 796 0.5 22944 13.1 30429 17.0White Welsh 0 0.0 0 0.0 110 0.1 2017 1.2 2904 1.6White 0 0.0 5133 3.6 16876 10.7 11444 6.6 3815 2.1White British 107577 80.1 109361 76.7 111237 70.3 103531 59.3 103180 57.5White Irish 2611 1.9 2630 1.8 2656 1.7 2948 1.7 3235 1.8White Scottish 5436 4.0 5743 4.0 6393 4.0 7684 4.4 8938 5.0White Other 7064 5.3 6886 4.8 5462 3.5 7528 4.3 9645 5.4Irish Traveller 16 0.0 23 0.0 32 0.0 42 0.0 27 0.0White Total 122704 91.4 129776 91.0 143562 90.7 158138 90.6 162173 90.4Unknown groupsNot Known 15884 83.7 11527 77.0 6741 62.6 3344 44.7 375 10.2Refused 3083 16.3 3446 23.0 4023 37.4 4132 55.3 3309 89.8Unknown Total 18967 12.4 14973 9.5 10764 6.4 7476 4.1 3684 2.0Grand Total 153191 100 157638 100 169019 100 182032 100 183084 100

The proportion of students in all of the detailed ethnic groups has either been maintained or increased this year. Overall the proportion of the known total student population that are from an ethnic minority background has increased from 9.4% to 9.6% this year.The proportion of students whose ethnicity is unknown continues to fall and is now just 2.0% of the total student population.

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Chart 13: Distribution of all UK Undergraduate ethnic minority students, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Asian Black Chinese& Other Mixed

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

The proportion of students in the majority of these broad ethnic minority groups has risen slightly in 2010/11. The only group that saw a small drop are those from a Chinese & Other ethnic background.

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The proportion of new UG UK students from BME backgrounds rose in 2010/11, from 11.0% to 11.5%.

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Chart 14: Distribution of new UK Undergraduate ethnic minority students, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

The proportion of students in most of these broad ethnic minority groups has risen in 2010/11. The only group that saw a slight decrease are those from the Chinese & Other ethnic group.

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Module Completion


Table 15: Completion count in FTE120180s14 and completion rate for all UK Undergraduate students by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %Indian 330.3 66.3 377.7 65.7 460.5 67.3 529.5 66.3 560.1 65.7Bangladeshi 66.5 62.4 77.9 60.4 99.5 62.6 114.1 60.0 140.2 63.1Pakistani 224.0 61.4 298.7 62.2 339.1 62.3 406.1 63.6 433.6 63.1Asian Other 279.5 58.3 285.3 61.1 303.0 64.1 290.4 63.0 304.2 64.1Asian Total 900.3 62.1 1039.6 63.0 1202.1 64.6 1340.1 64.1 1438.0 64.3Black African 782.0 61.6 830.5 63.1 876.1 61.9 969.3 63.1 975.9 62.0Black Caribbean 434.8 57.5 484.4 58.1 537.3 55.7 638.9 57.6 702.4 59.8Black Other 164.9 57.3 171.2 63.1 164.1 60.1 132.2 55.8 142.2 59.5Black Total 1381.7 59.7 1486.0 61.4 1577.6 59.5 1740.4 60.4 1820.5 61.0Chinese 111.5 66.7 107.7 66.6 121.0 71.4 121.0 65.8 131.7 71.0Other 206.9 62.1 217.6 57.1 248.9 60.6 257.2 60.5 268.3 62.7Chinese & Other Total 318.3 63.7 325.3 59.9 369.9 63.8 378.2 62.1 400.0 65.2Asian & White 116.2 68.7 118.7 63.7 154.0 64.4 204.1 69.0 226.4 69.1African & White 62.2 58.4 66.8 55.0 91.0 62.7 103.0 60.0 108.2 59.9Caribbean & White 117.3 63.1 149.7 58.4 153.3 54.9 210.2 57.7 251.1 60.1Other Mixed 187.2 59.9 226.3 60.8 265.0 61.3 337.6 64.6 347.0 62.9Mixed Total 482.9 62.4 561.5 60.0 663.2 60.5 854.9 63.1 932.7 63.1BME Total 3083.3 61.2 3412.5 61.5 3812.8 61.6 4313.7 62.2 4591.3 62.8White groupsWhite English 0.0 0.0 250.6 84.5 7161.0 77.1 8667.7 73.2White Welsh 0.0 0.0 30.6 71.8 545.4 71.3 759.7 66.1White 0.0 1195.7 73.4 3479.5 67.6 2049.3 58.9 1157.9 68.5White British 29897.4 69.2 29959.1 69.3 30503.5 70.2 28207.0 69.1 29027.1 70.9White Irish 734.5 66.1 735.6 67.7 769.5 70.3 851.9 68.3 941.0 69.3White Scottish 1369.2 63.3 1499.2 64.4 1709.8 67.2 2168.1 68.3 2402.6 66.9White Other 2198.3 70.5 2164.5 69.6 1834.0 73.2 2563.0 75.6 3114.4 73.5Irish Traveller 3.4 55.1 4.1 50.5 4.2 46.3 10.2 62.8 8.2 71.4White Total 34202.8 69.0 35558.2 69.2 38581.8 70.0 43556.0 70.0 46078.6 71.1Unknown groupsNot Known 3548.0 59.1 2266.9 55.6 1387.2 60.7 503.5 47.4 50.6 58.4Refused 815.3 64.4 908.7 65.3 1028.6 65.3 1081.5 65.5 901.8 67.5Unknown Total 4363.3 60.0 3175.5 58.0 2415.8 62.6 1585.0 58.4 952.4 66.9Grand Total 41649.3 67.3 42146.2 67.5 44810.4 68.8 49454.6 68.8 51622.3 70.2

2010/112006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

The completion rate for the BME student group increased this year by 0.6 percentage points. However, that of White students grew by 1.1 percentage points. Therefore the difference between these two groups hasincreased to 8.3 percentage points.


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Chart 15: Completion rate of students by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

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70%

80%

Asian Black Chinese&Other

Mixed White

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Completion rates have increased for all broad ethnic groups. The group showing the largest increase is the Chinese & Other group, whose completion rate has increased from 62.1% to 65.2% in 2010/11.

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Table 16: Completion count in FTE120180s15 and completion rate for new UK Undergraduate students, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Although completion rates have increased by 2.8 percentage points for the overall group of students that are Black; their rates are still low compared with other groups.


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Chart 16: Completion rate of new students by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

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70%


Mixed White

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

All broad ethnic groups saw a rise in completion rates this year, except for the Chinese & Other group.

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Academic Attainment


Table 17: ‘Pass count in FTE120180s and pass rates for all UK students on level 1 modules, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11


2010/112006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

Pass rates fell for students with most ethnic backgrounds. It fell slightly more for White students than those of a BME background. Consequently, the difference in rates between these two groups has fallen slightly – from 8.3 to 7.8 percentage points.

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Chart 17: Pass rate of students on level 1 modules, by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%


Mixed White

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

The pass rates for all broad ethnic groups fell in 2010/11.

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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, 2006/07 to 2010/11


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

The attainment rate of BME students overall has increased by 0.4 percentage points in 2010/11, compared to a 0.2 increase for White students. Therefore the difference between the two has narrowed slightly from 17.5 to17.3 percentage points. This is still a worryingly large gap.

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Chart 18: ‘Good pass’ rate for all UK students on level 2 & 3 modules by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


Mixed White

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

The attainment rate for Black students on level 2 and 3 modules has increased this year from 19.8% to 21.3%, however this is still significantly lower than other groups.

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Undergraduate StudentsGender

Participation


Table 19: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 93544 61.1 96913 61.5 103683 61.3 111436 61.2 111166 60.7Male 59647 38.9 60725 38.5 65336 38.7 70596 38.8 71918 39.3Total 153191 100 157638 100 169019 100 182032 100 183084 100

Chart 19: Distribution of all Undergraduate UK students, by gender, 2010/11

60.7%

39.3%

Female Male

The proportion of UK undergraduate students that are male has increased for the third year. The proportion has grown from 38.8% to 39.3%.

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2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 20: Distribution of new Undergraduate UK students, by gender in 2010/11

61.4%

38.6%

Female Male

The proportion of new UK undergraduate students that are male has increased this year from 38.1% to 38.6%.

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Module Completion


Table 21: Completion count in FTE120180s16 and completion rate for all Undergraduate UK students by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 26117.5 68.2 26616.3 68.3 28120.5 69.3 31085.6 69.3 32095.0 70.7Male 15531.8 65.9 15529.9 66.3 16689.8 67.9 18369.0 68.0 19527.3 69.4Total 41649.3 67.3 42146.2 67.5 44810.4 68.8 49454.6 68.8 51622.3 70.2

Chart 21: Completion rate of students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Female Male Overall rate

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Completion rates have risen slightly for both gender groups this year.


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Table 22: Completion count in FTE120180s17 and completion rate for new UK Undergraduate students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 7683 66.3 7238 66.8 7725 65.9 8730 67.3 8745 68.4Male 4052 60.6 3831 61.4 4345 62.2 4760 63.2 5037 64.6Total 11735 64.2 11068 64.8 12070 64.5 13489 65.8 13782 67.0

Chart 22: Completion rate of new students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

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


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Academic Attainment


Table 23: Pass count in FTE120180s and pass rate for all UK students on level1 modules, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 23: Pass rate for students on level 1 modules, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

70%

80%

90%

100%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Although pass rates have fallen for both gender groups this year, female students have seen a much larger fall. The difference between the two groups has increased from 0.2 to 2.1 percentage points

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Table 24: ‘Good pass’ count in FTE120180s18 and good pass rates for students on level 2 & 3 modules, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 24: ‘Good pass’ rates for students on level 2 & 3 modules, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

20%

30%

40%

50%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

‘Good pass’ rates have increased for both groups. Male students’ attainment rate has grown by 0.5 percentage points and that of female students by 0.2 percentage points.


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Postgraduate StudentsAge

Participation

All UK Postgraduate students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 25: Distribution of all UK Postgraduate students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

20 &below

21 to25

26 to30

31 to35

36 to40

41 to45

46 to50

51 to55

56 to60

61 to65

66 &over

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The number of postgraduate students has fallen this year. Drops were seen in all age bands from 26 through to 50 years of age. Consequently, the proportion of students in these middle five age bands has fallen, and that of groups at either end of the age range have risen.

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Module Completion


Table 26: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 26: Completion rate for UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Completion rates have fallen for students in all of the age groups, with the 56 and over age group showing a decrease of almost 10 percentage points.

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Academic Attainment


Table 27: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

20 & below 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 100.0 0.2 33.321 to 25 42.8 28.4 43.2 34.6 43.4 38.4 49.9 34.8 47.5 37.325 & below Total 42.8 28.4 43.2 34.6 43.4 38.4 50.1 34.9 47.7 37.326 to 30 109.3 29.7 111.4 30.5 109.7 32.2 127.8 37.2 100.3 36.331 to 35 126.0 27.5 115.5 27.2 107.7 29.5 130.9 33.8 112.2 35.926 to 35 Total 235.2 28.5 226.9 28.7 217.4 30.8 258.7 35.4 212.5 36.136 to 40 126.1 26.2 126.0 29.5 128.1 31.2 126.9 32.3 112.4 34.841 to 45 124.3 30.1 118.6 30.7 112.2 32.2 128.8 35.4 99.2 34.536 to 45 Total 250.4 28.0 244.6 30.1 240.2 31.7 255.7 33.8 211.6 34.746 to 50 89.0 31.1 88.4 31.4 79.0 32.7 93.2 34.6 78.8 35.651 to 55 52.7 31.1 49.9 33.9 55.2 37.6 58.2 34.1 58.1 39.646 to 55 Total 141.7 31.1 138.4 32.3 134.3 34.5 151.4 34.4 136.9 37.256 to 60 35.8 44.6 27.1 35.3 28.3 41.5 31.9 39.4 25.0 39.661 to 65 11.7 38.3 16.2 44.9 17.0 41.4 23.7 48.6 18.6 45.466 & over 12.7 42.5 10.8 36.9 9.5 36.2 17.0 38.7 7.6 26.656 & over Total 60.2 42.8 54.1 38.1 54.8 40.4 72.6 41.8 51.1 38.6Grand Total 730.4 29.6 707.1 30.7 690.1 32.8 788.5 35.1 659.8 36.1

Chart 27: Attainment rate for UK Postgraduate students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Attainment rates increased for all age groups, except for those in the 56 & over age group. However those aged 56 & over continue to have the highest attainment rates.

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Postgraduate StudentsDisability

Participation


Table 28: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 28: Distribution of Postgraduate students, by disability, 2010/11

5.8%

94.2%

Disabled

Non-disabled

There were 650 postgraduate students declaring a disability in 2010/11. The proportion of the total with a disability has increased from 5.2% to 5.8%.

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Module Completion


Table 29: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 29: Completion rate of Postgraduate students, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The completion rate for both groups of students has fallen this year, with that of students with a disability falling much more than for those with no disability. The gap in completion rates between these two groups of students has grown from 2.6 to 8.2 percentage points.

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Academic Attainment


Table 30: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 30: Attainment rate for Postgraduate students, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Attainment rates increased for both groups of students. However, as the rate for non-disabled students grew slightly more than that for students with a disability, the gap between them increased from 2.6 to 3.3 percentage points.

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Postgraduate StudentsEthnicity

Participation


Table 31: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by ethnicity2006/07 to 2010/11


The proportion of postgraduate students from an ethnic minority background fell again slightly this year - from 10.8% to 10.2%. Much of the fall came from students from a Black ethnic group.

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Participation


Chart 31: Distribution of Postgraduate students, by ethnic minority group, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

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

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Module Completion


Table 32: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11


2010/112006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

Completion rates rose for ethnic minority students but a decrease of 3.5 percentage points was seen for Whitestudents. The difference in rates between the two groups has decreased from 8.9 to 3.5 percentage points in 2010/11.

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Chart 32: Completion rate of Postgraduate students by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

50%

60%

70%

80%


Mixed White

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Completion rates increased for all the broad ethnic minority groups. The largest rise was for the Chinese & Othergroup, and the smallest for students from a Black ethnic group.

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Academic Attainment


Table 33: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %Indian 8.4 22.4 7.7 19.0 8.3 23.3 7.5 19.2 6.3 19.6Bangladeshi 1.1 29.5 0.3 7.7 0.3 7.5 0.2 4.1 1.3 36.4Pakistani 1.9 16.8 1.9 19.2 2.3 17.7 3.6 31.0 2.7 26.6Asian Other 2.0 12.4 2.0 13.7 3.0 18.5 2.1 12.9 2.3 19.1Asian Total 13.4 19.5 11.9 17.2 13.9 20.1 13.4 18.9 12.6 21.8Black African 3.0 6.7 3.2 7.6 3.7 12.1 2.6 7.6 3.4 12.6Black Caribbean 1.7 8.7 2.8 10.7 2.3 12.1 2.9 17.1 3.8 22.4Black Other 1.2 11.9 1.3 13.8 0.3 6.0 0.8 16.3 0.7 14.5Black Total 5.9 7.9 7.3 9.4 6.4 11.5 6.4 11.2 7.9 16.2Chinese 1.7 21.3 2.1 33.3 1.3 18.4 1.9 25.6 3.2 44.8Other 2.5 26.1 2.3 17.4 4.0 28.7 3.8 27.0 3.0 26.0Chinese & Other Total 4.2 23.9 4.4 22.5 5.3 25.3 5.7 26.5 6.3 33.2Asian & White 2.3 29.7 2.5 33.3 3.0 29.9 2.9 31.8 2.4 22.4African & White 0.9 31.4 0.7 18.9 0.3 11.1 0.9 31.8 2.0 36.2Caribbean & White 0.2 3.7 1.2 25.0 1.2 35.9 0.8 17.2 1.7 33.3Other Mixed 4.0 34.3 3.3 33.5 5.0 35.7 4.2 41.0 2.7 26.7Mixed Total 7.3 27.5 7.7 29.9 9.4 31.7 8.8 32.6 8.8 27.9BME Total 30.8 16.4 31.2 16.3 35.0 20.0 34.4 19.4 35.5 22.7White groupsWhite English 0.0 0.0 3.8 41.1 106.6 36.9 90.2 36.2White Welsh 0.0 0.0 0.3 15.4 11.9 39.3 10.5 39.8White 0.0 17.1 30.9 35.5 30.3 25.2 38.1 11.8 31.8White British 563.9 31.4 551.4 33.1 516.2 34.8 499.2 37.1 413.3 37.7White Irish 16.8 27.6 18.3 30.2 17.4 31.4 15.0 24.1 16.9 38.1White Scottish 14.8 24.9 18.2 27.1 17.1 29.7 27.5 33.8 24.7 35.8White Other 46.8 33.0 36.3 27.9 34.5 32.9 46.7 36.4 40.1 35.6Irish Traveller 0.5 75.0 0.3 33.3 0.7 66.7 0.2 100.0 0.0 0.0White Total 642.9 31.2 641.7 32.4 625.6 34.1 732.4 36.6 607.6 37.2Unknown groupsNot Known 46.3 26.7 17.1 21.4 11.6 27.0 3.7 27.3 0.1 100.0Refused 10.3 23.1 17.1 33.7 17.9 34.8 18.1 34.4 16.6 44.9Unknown Total 56.7 25.9 34.2 26.2 29.5 31.2 21.7 33.0 16.7 45.0Grand Total 730.4 29.6 707.1 30.7 690.1 32.8 788.5 35.1 659.8 36.1

Overall attainment rate for White students increased this year from 36.6% to 37.2%. BME students’ attainment rate also showed a larger increase from 19.4% to 22.7%. Thus, the difference in rates between the two groups has narrowed from 17.2 to 14.5 percentage points.

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Chart 33: Attainment rate of Postgraduate students by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%


Mixed White

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Attainment rates for all broad ethnic groups increased this year, except for those of a Mixed ethnic background.

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Postgraduate StudentsGender

Participation



2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 34: Distribution of Postgraduate students by gender, 2010/11

51.9%48.1%

Female Male

For the second year running there are more female postgraduate students than there are male.

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Module Completion


Table 35: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 35: Completion rate of Postgraduate students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

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

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Academic Attainment


Table 36: Number of ‘Good passes’ and attainment rate for all UK Postgraduate students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 36: Good pass rate for Postgraduate students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The attainment rate of females has fallen a little this year. As the male student attainment rate has risen, the difference between the two groups has narrowed to 1.9 percentage points, with the female attainment rate still being higher than that of male students.

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All UK StudentsAge

Participation

All19 UK students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 37: Distribution of all UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20 &below

21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65 66 &over

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

There has been a continued increase in participation from students aged 35 and below in 2010/11, and a fall in those in most of the older age bands.

19 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

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All UK StudentsAge

Module Completion

All UK students

Table 38: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 38: Completion rate for all students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/102010/11

All age bands showed an increase in completion rates in 2010/11.

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All UK StudentsDisability

Participation

All UK students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 39: Distribution of all UK students, by disability in 2010/11

6.8%

93.2%

Disabled

Non-disabled

There are now more than 13,000 OU students in the UK who declare a disability. This is 6.8% of the total OU UK student population.

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All UK StudentsDisability

Module Completion

All UK students

Table 40: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 40: Completion rate of all UK students, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The completion rate for the disabled student group has risen by 3.1 percentage points in 2010/11; while that of the non-disabled group show a smaller rise of 1.0 percentage points. Therefore the gap between them has narrowed from 8.3 to 6.2 percentage points.

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All UK StudentsEthnicity

Participation

All.UK students



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

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All UK students

Chart 41: Distribution of all UK ethnic minority students, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%


2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

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.

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Module Completion

All UK students

Table 42: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

In 2010/11 the completion rate for students from a BME background has increased slightly by 0.6 percentage points to 63.1%. That of White students has risen by 0.8 percentage points to 71.2%. The gap in completion rates has therefore risen slightly from 7.9 to 8.1 percentage points.

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All UK students

Chart 42: Completion rates for all UK students, by grouped ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


Mixed White

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

Completion rates have increased for all broad ethnic groups in 2010/11, although the small group made up ofChinese & Other students has increased by the greatest amount.

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All UK StudentsGender

Participation

All UK students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 43: Distribution of UK students, by gender in 2010/11

60.2%

39.8%

Female Male

The proportion of students that are male has increased again this year, to 39.8% of the total.

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All UK StudentsGender

Module Completion

All UK students

Table 44: Completion count in FTE120180s and completion rate for all students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 44: Completion rate for all students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

Completion rates for both groups have risen by 1.2 percentage points this year.

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All non-UK StudentsAge

Participation

All20 non-UK students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 45: Distribution of all non-UK students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

20 &below

21 to25

26 to30

31 to35

36 to40

41 to45

46 to50

51 to55

56 to60

61 to65

66 &over

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

The proportion of non-UK students in the youngest age band and the 46 to 50 age band have increased this year, while that of students aged 31 to 45 have fallen. 20 Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

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All non-UK StudentsDisability

Participation

All non-UK students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 46: Distribution of all non-UK students, by disability, 2010/11

2.8%

97.2%

Disabled

Non-disabled

There are now more than 320 non-UK students declaring a disability. The proportion has increased this yearfrom 2.6% to 2.8%.

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All non-UK StudentsDomicile21 and Geographic Area22

Participation

All non-UK students

Table 47: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by Geographic Area, 2007/08 to 2010/11

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. %

Africa 112 1.0 116 1.1 142 1.2 143 1.2 Asia 92 0.8 109 1.0 144 1.2 148 1.3 Australasia 15 0.1 18 0.2 13 0.1 42 0.4 Europe 10645 96.9 10505 96.5 11199 96.1 11162 95.6 Middle East 37 0.3 47 0.4 58 0.5 66 0.6 North America 62 0.6 72 0.7 84 0.7 101 0.9 South America 18 0.2 14 0.1 14 0.1 17 0.1

known total 10981 100.0 10881 100.0 11654 100.0 11679 100.0

not known 465 4.1 642 5.6 20 0.2 10 0.1Grand Total 11446 11523 11674 11689

Chart 47: Distribution of non-UK and non-European students, 2007/08 to 2010/11

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

Africa Asia Australasia Middle East NorthAmerica

SouthAmerica

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

21 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’22 accurate figures for these fields are only available for 2007/08 onwards

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All non-UK StudentsGender

Participation

All non-UK students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 48: Distribution of non-UK students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

51.7%48.3%

Female Male

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

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Overseas StudentsAge

Participation

Overseas students

Table 49: Headcount of students at a third and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/112006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %20 & below 66 0.7 102 1.1 128 1.5 61 0.9 51 1.021 to 25 887 10.0 954 10.0 1069 12.2 1392 20.5 776 14.525 & below Total 953 10.8 1056 11.1 1197 13.6 1453 21.4 827 15.426 to 30 2386 26.9 2539 26.7 2287 26.0 1605 23.6 1351 25.231 to 35 2422 27.4 2617 27.5 2345 26.7 1596 23.5 1405 26.226 to 35 Total 4808 54.3 5156 54.2 4632 52.7 3201 47.1 2756 51.436 to 40 1793 20.2 1878 19.7 1636 18.6 1133 16.7 933 17.441 to 45 785 8.9 855 9.0 808 9.2 594 8.7 540 10.136 to 45 Total 2578 29.1 2733 28.7 2444 27.8 1727 25.4 1473 27.546 to 50 378 4.3 413 4.3 353 4.0 265 3.9 188 3.551 to 55 105 1.2 127 1.3 123 1.4 103 1.5 88 1.646 to 55 Total 483 5.5 540 5.7 476 5.4 368 5.4 276 5.156 to 60 29 0.3 28 0.3 31 0.4 33 0.5 17 0.361 to 65 1 0.0 4 0.0 7 0.1 11 0.2 8 0.166 & over 3 0.0 4 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.0 3 0.156 & over Total 33 0.4 36 0.4 40 0.5 47 0.7 28 0.5Grand Total 8855 100.0 9521 100.0 8789 100.0 6796 100.0 5360 100.0

Chart 49: Distribution of Overseas students by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

20 &below

21 to25

26 to30

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The number of students studying Overseas versions of OU modules has fallen over the last few years. More than half of all these students are aged 26 to 35 years of age.

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Overseas StudentsGender

Participation

Overseas students


2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Chart 50: Distribution of Overseas students, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

41.3%

58.7%

Female Male

The proportion of overseas students that are male has increased from 55.4% to 58.7%.

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Research Students Full-timeAge

Participation

All - Directly Registered Research Students

Table 51: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

25 & below 61 17.8 65 18.1 53 13.8 59 14.6 63 15.626 to 35 170 49.7 181 50.3 207 53.8 223 55.1 224 55.436 to 45 68 19.9 70 19.4 76 19.7 72 17.8 65 16.146 to 55 31 9.1 32 8.9 39 10.1 42 10.4 36 8.956 & over 12 3.5 12 3.3 10 2.6 9 2.2 16 4.0Grand Total 342 100.0 360 100.0 385 100.0 405 100.0 404 100.0

Over the years, one half of the research students on full-time, funded, campus-based research degrees are aged 26 to 35. The percentage of full-time research students aged 56 and over never exceeded 4%

Chart 51: Distribution of Full-time Research students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Participation

All-Directly Registered Research Students

Table 52: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Disabled 11 3.2 15 4.2 19 4.9 12 3.0 23 5.7Non-disabled 331 96.8 345 95.8 366 95.1 393 97.0 381 94.3

Total 342 100.0 360 100.0 385 100.0 405 100.0 404 100.0

The proportion of full-time disabled research students has increased from 3.2% in 2006/07 to 5.7% in 2010/11

Chart 52: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2010/11

5.7%

94.3%

Disabled

Non-disabled

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Research Students Full-timeEthnicity

Participation


Table 53: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Asian 46 14.3 45 13.2 44 12.2 46 12.3 49 13.0Black 15 4.7 25 7.3 28 7.8 29 7.7 30 8.0Chinese & Other Total 19 5.9 23 6.7 19 5.3 17 4.5 18 4.8

Mixed 3 0.9 4 1.2 8 2.2 10 2.7 10 2.7BME Total 83 25.9 97 28.4 99 27.5 102 27.2 107 28.4White 238 74.1 245 71.6 261 72.5 273 72.8 270 71.6Known Total 321 93.9 342 95.0 360 93.5 375 92.6 377 93.3Unknown Total 21 6.1 18 5.0 25 6.5 30 7.4 27 6.7Grand Total 342 100.0 360 100.0 385 100.0 405 100.0 404 100.0

BME ethnicity students account for more than one-quarter of full-time research students, with their share peaking at 28.4% in 2007/08 and 2010/11.

Chart 53: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students Full-timeGender

Participation


Table 54: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 178 52.0 191 53.1 193 50.1 208 51.4 202 50.0Male 164 48.0 169 46.9 192 49.9 197 48.6 202 50.0

Total 342 100.0 360 100.0 385 100.0 405 100.0 404 100.0

In earlier years, more than the half of all the full-time research students were female. However, in 2010/11 the number of male and female full-time research students was equal.

Chart 54: Headcount of full-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students Part-timeAge

Participation


Table 55: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

25 & below 5 0.8 2 0.4 2 0.4 0 0.0 2 0.426 to 35 99 16.7 72 14.9 71 14.8 71 14.7 64 14.336 to 45 175 29.6 146 30.2 137 28.6 139 28.8 130 29.046 to 55 189 31.9 161 33.3 164 34.2 175 36.3 157 35.056 & over 124 20.9 103 21.3 105 21.9 97 20.1 96 21.4Grand Total 592 100.0 484 100.0 479 100.0 482 100.0 449 100.0

In contrast to the age spread of full-time research students, part-time research students are predominantly from the 46 to 55 and 56 and over age groups, which jointly account for over one-half of part-time research students.

Chart 55: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students Part-timeDisability

Participation


Table 56: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Total 592 100.0 484 100.0 479 100.0 482 100.0 449 100.0

The proportion of part-time disabled research students has nearly doubled from 4.1% in 2006/07 to 8.0% in 2010/11

Chart 56: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2010/11

8.0%

92.0%

Disabled

Non-disabled

74

Research Students Part-timeEthnicity

Participation


Table 57: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Mixed 1 0.2 3 0.7 4 0.9 4 0.9 5 1.1BME Total 43 7.7 36 7.9 36 7.9 39 8.3 42 9.6

White 517 92.3 417 92.1 417 92.1 429 91.7 394 90.4

Known Total 560 94.6 453 93.6 453 94.6 468 97.1 436 97.1Unknown Total 32 5.4 31 6.4 26 5.4 14 2.9 13 2.9

Grand Total 592 100.0 484 100.0 479 100.0 482 100.0 449 100.0

The proportion of part-time research students with BME ethnicity has been increasing over the years. However, they still account for less than 10% of part-time research students.

Chart 57: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students Part-timeGender

Participation


Table 58: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 316 53.4 273 56.4 273 57.0 274 56.8 253 56.3Male 276 46.6 211 43.6 206 43.0 208 43.2 196 43.7Total 592 100.0 484 100.0 479 100.0 482 100.0 449 100.0

More than the half of OU part-time research students are female. However, the share of male students have been slightly increasing over the last three years

Chart 58: Headcount of part-time active research students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students AllAge

Participation


Table 59: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


The age profile of OU research students has been relatively stable over the years. More than half of research students are aged between 26 and 45.

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Research Students All Age


Chart 59: Distribution of active research students, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students AllAge

Withdrawal


Table 60: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

25 & below 3 4.5 1 1.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1.526 to 35 18 6.7 13 5.1 9 3.2 9 3.1 9 3.136 to 45 15 6.2 14 6.5 7 3.3 12 5.7 16 8.246 to 55 12 5.5 14 7.3 14 6.9 15 6.9 11 5.756 & over 7 5.1 6 5.2 5 4.3 11 10.4 9 8.0

Grand Total 55 5.9 48 5.7 35 4.1 47 5.3 46 5.4

Research students aged 25 and below have had the lowest withdrawal rate. In addition, the withdrawal rate for students aged 26 to 35 has been steadily decreasing. Widthrawal rates for the older age groups have been fluctuating without a pronounced trend.

Chart 60: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students All Disability

Participation


Table: 61: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Total 934 100.0 844 100.0 864 100.0 887 100.0 853 100.0

The proportion of disabled research students has increased from 3.7% in 2006/07 to 6.9% in 2010/11

Chart 61: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

6.9%

93.1%

Disabled

Non-disabled

80

Research Students AllDisabilty

Withdrawal


Table 62: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Total 55 5.9 48 5.7 35 4.1 47 5.3 46 5.4

Small numbers of disabled research students prevent us from making conclusions, with withdrawal rate fluctuating above and below the average. However, for the last two years disabled students have lower withdrawal rate than non-disabled students.

Chart 62: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

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Research Students All Ethnicity

Participation


Table 63: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %Indian 29 3.3 24 3.0 21 2.6 23 2.7 26 3.2Bangladeshi 2 0.2 3 0.4 3 0.4 4 0.5 8 1.0Pakistani 7 0.8 7 0.9 9 1.1 11 1.3 10 1.2Asian Other 21 2.4 20 2.5 21 2.6 23 2.7 21 2.6Asian Total 59 6.7 54 6.8 54 6.6 61 7.2 65 8.0Black African 19 2.2 29 3.6 29 3.6 28 3.3 27 3.3Black Caribbean 7 0.8 10 1.3 9 1.1 9 1.1 7 0.9Black Other 6 0.7 5 0.6 6 0.7 6 0.7 9 1.1Black Total 32 3.6 44 5.5 44 5.4 43 5.1 43 5.3Chinese 24 2.7 23 2.9 19 2.3 16 1.9 15 1.8Other 7 0.8 5 0.6 6 0.7 7 0.8 11 1.4Chinese & Other Total 31 3.5 28 3.5 25 3.1 23 2.7 26 3.2

Asian & White 0 0.0 1 0.1 2 0.2 3 0.4 3 0.4African & White 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 1 0.1Caribbean & White 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.2 1 0.1Other Mixed 4 0.5 5 0.6 8 1.0 8 0.9 10 1.2Mixed Total 4 0.5 7 0.9 12 1.5 14 1.7 15 1.8

BME Total 126 14.3 133 16.7 135 16.6 141 16.7 149 18.3White groupsWhite English 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0White Welsh 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0White 0 662 83.3 678 83.4 702 83.3 664 81.7White British 542 61.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0White Irish 68 7.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0White Scottish 8 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0White Other 136 15.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0Irish Traveller 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0White Total 755 85.7 662 83.3 678 83.4 702 83.3 664 81.7Known Total 881 94.3 795 94.2 813 94.1 843 95.0 813 95.3

Unknown groupsNot Known 49 92.5 40 81.6 39 76.5 29 65.9 20 50.0Refused 4 7.5 9 18.4 12 23.5 15 34.1 20 50.0Unknown Total 53 5.7 49 5.8 51 5.9 44 5.0 40 4.7Grand Total 934 100.0 844 100.0 864 100.0 887 100.0 853 100.0

The proportion of ethnic minority research students has increased over the years, whereas the one of students with white ethnicity has decreased.

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Research Students All Ethnicity


Chart 63: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Withdrawal


Table 64: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Mixed 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7.1 1 6.7

BME Total 10 7.9 6 4.5 7 5.2 5 3.5 5 3.4

White 40 5.3 39 5.9 25 3.7 42 6.0 37 5.6Known Total 50 5.7 45 5.7 32 3.9 47 5.6 42 5.2

Unknown Total 5 9.4 3 6.1 3 5.9 0 0.0 4 10.0Grand Total 55 5.9 48 5.7 35 4.1 47 5.3 46 5.4

Due to small numbers, conclusions about withdrawals rates cannot be made. Over the years, withdrawal rates for the BME groups range from 3.4 to 7.9%, whereas withdrawal rate for white ethnicity has a relatively more stable range - from 3.7 to 6.0%

Chart 64: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Research Students All Gender

Participation


Table 65: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 494 52.9 464 55.0 466 53.9 482 54.3 455 53.3Male 440 47.1 380 45.0 398 46.1 405 45.7 398 46.7

Total 934 100.0 844 100.0 864 100.0 887 100.0 853 100.0

More than the half of OU research students are female, with their share peaking at 55.0% in 2008/09.

Chart 65: Headcount of active research students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Withdrawal


Table 66: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 32 6.5 22 4.7 19 4.1 24 5.0 25 5.5Male 23 5.2 26 6.8 16 4.0 23 5.7 21 5.3

Total 55 5.9 48 5.7 35 4.1 47 5.3 46 5.4

The withdrawal rate of research students does not seem to be affected by their gender, and withdrawal rates have remained relatively stable over the years.

Chart 66: Withdrawal count for research students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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ITE StudentsAge

ParticipationITE Students

Table 67: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

20 & below 21 2.9 2 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.021 to 25 78 10.9 60 9.1 43 7.7 66 11.1 76 12.4

25 & below Total 99 13.8 62 9.4 43 7.7 66 11.1 76 12.426 to 30 114 15.9 104 15.7 96 17.2 98 16.5 98 16.031 to 35 122 17.1 119 18.0 83 14.8 78 13.1 84 13.7

26 to 35 Total 236 33.0 223 33.7 179 32.0 176 29.6 182 29.736 to 40 123 17.2 116 17.5 116 20.8 122 20.5 133 21.741 to 45 140 19.6 138 20.9 113 20.2 105 17.6 100 16.3

36 to 45 Total 263 36.8 254 38.4 229 41.0 227 38.2 233 38.046 to 50 76 10.6 73 11.0 67 12.0 85 14.3 79 12.951 to 55 23 3.2 34 5.1 24 4.3 29 4.9 37 6.0

46 to 55 Total 99 13.8 107 16.2 91 16.3 114 19.2 116 18.956 to 60 15 2.1 11 1.7 14 2.5 9 1.5 5 0.861 to 65 3 0.4 4 0.6 2 0.4 3 0.5 1 0.266 & over 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0

56 & over Total 18 2.5 15 2.3 17 3.0 12 2.0 6 1.0

Grand Total 715 100.0 661 100.0 559 100.0 595 100.0 613 100.0

The age distribution of ITE student is relatively stable. Over the last three years, the proportion of students aged 25 and below has increased, whereas of those aged 56 and over has decreased.

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ITE Students

AgeParticipation

Chart 67: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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21 to 25 26 to 30 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 51 to 55 56 to 60 61 to 65 66 & over

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

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ITE StudentsAge

Withdrawal

Table 68: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

25 & below 2 2.0 6 9.7 2 0.0 5 7.6 3 3.926 to 35 17 7.2 21 9.4 17 9.5 17 9.7 27 14.836 to 45 32 12.2 28 11.0 19 8.3 37 16.3 33 14.246 to 55 15 15.2 20 18.7 11 12.1 31 27.2 18 15.556 & over 4 22.2 4 26.7 5 29.4 5 41.7 5 83.3

Grand Total 70 9.8 79 12.0 54 9.7 95 16.0 86 14.0

For all years, the withdrawal rate of ITE students is highest for students aged 56 and over. The group of students aged 25 and below has the lowest withdrawal rate.

Chart 68: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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ITE StudentsDisability

Participation

Table 69: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by disability, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Disabled 19 2.7 13 2.0 13 2.3 15 2.5 27 4.4

Non-disabled 696 97.3 648 98.0 546 97.7 580 97.5 586 95.6

Total 715 100.0 661 100.0 559 100.0 595 100.0 613 100.0

The proportion of disabled ITE students has been increasing slightly over the years, reaching 4.4% in 2010/11.

Chart 69: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by disability 2010/11

4.4%

95.6%

DisabledNon-disabled

90

ITE StudentsDisability

Withdrawal

Table 70: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %


Total 70 9.8 79 12.0 54 9.7 95 16.0 86 14.0

The small numbers of disabled ITE students do not allow to make conclusions about the withdrawal trends, with the rate for disabled students fluctuating below and above the average withdrawal rate over the years.

Chart 70: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by age, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Disabled Non-disabled

2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11

91

ITE StudentsEthnicity

Participation

Table 71: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11BME groups No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %Indian 23 3.3 22 3.4 18 3.3 14 2.4 15 2.5Bangladeshi 5 0.7 4 0.6 4 0.7 4 0.7 3 0.5Pakistani 9 1.3 9 1.4 7 1.3 8 1.4 9 1.5Asian Other 7 1.0 6 0.9 6 1.1 8 1.4 2 0.3Asian Total 44 6.4 41 6.3 35 6.4 34 5.8 29 4.8Black African 25 3.6 24 3.7 14 2.5 12 2.1 15 2.5Black Caribbean 12 1.7 16 2.5 13 2.4 6 1.0 7 1.2Black Other 6 0.9 2 0.3 1 0.2 1 0.2 2 0.3Black Total 43 6.2 42 6.5 28 5.1 19 3.3 24 4.0Chinese 4 0.6 4 0.6 7 1.3 6 1.0 5 0.8Other 4 0.6 5 0.8 6 1.1 5 0.9 7 1.2Chinese & Other Total 8 1.2 9 1.4 13 2.4 11 1.9 12 2.0

Asian & White 3 0.4 1 0.2 0 0.0 2 0.3 5 0.8African & White 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.3 2 0.3Caribbean & White 4 0.6 3 0.5 3 0.5 3 0.5 1 0.2

Other Mixed 4 0.6 4 0.6 5 0.9 5 0.9 7 1.2Mixed Total 12 1.7 8 1.2 8 1.5 12 2.1 15 2.5BME Total 107 15.5 100 15.4 84 15.3 76 13.0 80 13.3White groupsWhite EnglishWhite WelshWhite 548 84.6 466 84.7 507 87.0 523 86.7White British 472 68.5White Irish 36 5.2White Scottish 10 1.5White Other 64 9.3Irish TravellerWhite Total 582 84.5 548 84.6 466 84.7 507 87.0 523 86.7Known Total 689 96.4 648 98.0 550 98.4 583 98.0 603 98.4Unknown groupsNot Known 23 88.5 7 53.8 4 44.4 5 41.7 3 30.0Refused 3 11.5 6 46.2 5 55.6 7 58.3 7 70.0Unknown Total 26 3.6 13 2.0 9 1.6 12 2.0 10 1.6Grand Total 715 100.0 661 100.0 559 100.0 595 100.0 613 100.0

In the last year, the proportion of ethnic minority ITE students has increased slightly, reversing the trend of the previous four years. The proportion of students with unknown ethnicity has halved since 2006/07.

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Chart 71: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Table 72: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Asian 2 4.5 4 9.8 4 11.4 9 26.5 1 3.4Black 6 14.0 8 19.0 6 21.4 5 26.3 5 20.8Chinese & Other 1 12.5 2 22.2 0 0.0 1 9.1 3 25.0Mixed 2 16.7 1 12.5 0 0.0 1 8.3 0 0.0

BME Total 11 10.3 15 15.0 10 11.9 16 21.1 9 11.3

White 55 9.5 61 11.1 44 9.4 76 15.0 75 14.3

Known Total 66 9.6 76 11.7 54 9.8 92 15.8 84 13.9

Unknown Total 4 15.4 3 23.1 0 0.0 3 25.0 2 20.0

Grand Total 70 9.8 79 12.0 54 9.7 95 16.0 86 14.0

In the last year, the proportion of ethnic minority ITE students has fallen, and is now similar to the 2008/09 figure. The proportion of students with unknown ethnicity has halved since 2006/07.

Chart 72: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by ethnicity, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Table 73: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Female 497 69.5 475 71.9 401 71.7 404 67.9 402 65.6Male 218 30.5 186 28.1 158 28.3 191 32.1 211 34.4

Total 715 100.0 661 100.0 559 100.0 595 100.0 613 100.0

The proportion of male ITE students has been gradually increasing over the last four years.

Chart 73: Headcount of active ITE students for the year and proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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Female 40 8.0 47 9.9 30 7.5 60 14.9 49 12.2Male 30 13.8 32 17.2 24 15.2 35 18.3 37 17.5

Total 70 9.8 79 12.0 54 9.7 95 16.0 86 14.0

For all years, male ITE students have had higher withdrawal rate than their female counterparts. The largest gap was in 2008/09, when the withdrawal rate for male ITE students was more than double that of female ITE students.

Chart 74: Withdrawal count for ITE students and withdrawal rate for the year, proportion of total, by gender, 2006/07 to 2010/11

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