Report 99/66

December 1999

Performance Indicators in Higher Education in the UK

Note: This report is available in three parts. There are separate files for the main text of the report, the Tables of indicators and the Annexes. All Excel tables may be downloaded together as a single .zip file (600K). Printed copies of the report are available from HEFCE.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Introduction
   Structure of document

2. An overview
   Purpose
   Indicators included
   Background
   Adjusted sector benchmarks

3. The indicators
   Description of indicators

4. Summary of performance indicators for the sector
   Percentage from schools and colleges in the state sector
   Percentage from social classes ‘skilled manual’, ‘semi-skilled’, and ‘unskilled’
   Percentage from low participation neighbourhoods
   Non-continuation rates after first year at institution
   Projected outcomes and efficiency
   Research indicators

5. How to use the tables
   Adjusted sector benchmarks
   Significant differences
   How to interpret the indicators
   A simple example

6. Tables
   Introduction to Table T1
   Table T1 Participation of under-represented groups in higher education
             (a) Young full-time first degree entrants 1997-98
             (b) Young full-time undergraduate entrants 1997-98

   Introduction to Table T2
   Table T2 Participation of under-represented groups in higher education
             (a) Mature full-time undergraduate entrants 1997-98
             (b) All part-time undergraduate entrants 1997-98

   Introduction to Table T3
   Table T3 Non-continuation following year of entry to institution
             (a) Full-time first degree entrants 1996-97
             (b) Young full-time first degree entrants 1996-97
             (c) Mature full-time first degree entrants 1996-97

   Introduction to Table T4
   Table T4 Resumption of study after year of inactivity
             Full-time first degree entrants 1995-96

   Introduction to Table T5
   Table T5 Projected learning outcomes and efficiencies
             Full-time students on first degree courses 1996-97

   Introduction to Table R1
   Table R1 Share of research output per share of research input weighted by cost centre, 1997-98

Annexes