Data collection

This page gives data for the Higher Education Students Early Statistics (HESES) survey.

These figures are submitted by individual higher education providers and give an early indication of the number of students studying in each academic year. They are used primarily to inform the allocation of teaching funding for the following academic year.

Summary for the 2023-24 academic year

The figures below were compiled on 18 October 2024 using HESES23 data.

A provider's data is included in the figures if they are registered with the Office for Students in the Approved (fee cap) category and they signed off their HESES23 data by 29 February 2024.

The data does not provide a complete picture of higher education provision in England. Only providers who are registered with the Office for Students in the Approved (fee cap) category are required to return HESES23.

Downloads for the 2023-24 academic year

The file below contains a breakdown of the summary figures. It also contains further information about the data.

Table CSV files

The files below contain the underlying data that is used in the summary data workbook. Descriptions of the fields in the downloads are available in the summary data workbook above.

• Tables 1, 2 and 3
• Table 4
• Table 5
• Table 6

Summary CSV files

The files below contain summarised underlying data. Information on these data summaries is provided in the summary data workbook above.

• Tables 1, 2 and 3 summary
• Table 5 summary
• Table 6 summary