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
the qualification rates for 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
projected rates of qualification for students who started full-time research degrees at in 2008-09 and 2009-10. These rates are based on a new method for calculating qualification rates.

Publications

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.