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Research degree qualification rates

We publish the qualification rates of research degree students at each higher education institution (HEI) in England. We first published these rates for full-time research degree students for the academic year 1999-2000 in 2007.

Subsequently we have published the qualification rates for:

  • full-time students who started research degree programmes in 2000-01, 2001-02 or 2002-03
  • part-time students, and those that switch from studying part-time to full-time or vice versa, who started research degree programmes in 1999-2000.

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We expect that this information will be of interest to HEIs and others interested in the quality of research degree programmes and qualification rates of research degree students.

Sector impact assessment

We have formally assessed the impact of publishing research degree qualification rates on the HE sector in terms of regulatory burden, equality and diversity, and sustainable development.

Sector impact assessment of publishing postgraduate research degree qualification rates

[ Sector impact assessment of Publishing postgraduate research degree qualification rates  Adobe PDF 81K | Sector impact assessment of Publishing postgraduate research degree qualification rates MS Word 70K ]

Further information

For policy enquiries please contact Zoe Sanderson at z.sanderson@hefce.ac.uk. For technical enquiries please contact Gemma Bowers at g.bowers@hefce.ac.uk.

Last updated 24 August 2010