How HEFCE counts students for funding purposes

15 December 2009

A look at the way HEFCE asks institutions to count students and how it treats 'non-completions'.

HEFCE has set out information and guidance on the way it counts students for teaching funding purposes. This explains why counting students who complete their year of study is the best use of public money. It also sets out HEFCE's overall aims, and clarifies the definitions of 'completion' and 'non-completion'.