Student number data
Get the current student numbers data
This page contains current higher education student numbers, reported as full-time equivalence (FTE), of providers registered with the Office for Students. Download the document below to see the data.
About the data
Table 1a contains data for providers that returned either the Student record or Individualised Learner Record (ILR) in line with requirements for OfS registered providers in 2022-23. This data has been calculated using our 2021-22 method for calculating student numbers.
Table 1b contains the numbers of full-time equivalent higher education students on undergraduate courses relevant to the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for each provider.
Table 2 contains data for providers that did not return Student or ILR data in line with requirements for OfS registered providers in 2022-23. This normally includes providers that were not registered in 2022-23.
This information is taken from the most up-to-date financial data available when the provider is first published in Table 2. Where available, this information is taken from the financial tables submitted as part of the Annual Financial Return. Otherwise this information has been taken from the financial tables submitted as part of the registration process.
This publication will be updated every four weeks to include providers that have successfully registered since the last publication.
Queries about the data
If you have any queries about the student number data, please email [email protected].
The Office for Students is committed to following the Code of Practice for the statistics it produces. Further information is available on our statistics release schedule.
If you have any other questions or complaints about statistics produced by the Office for Students, please email [email protected].
16 October 2024 - 2022-23 datafile updated.
19 September 2024 - 2022-23 datafile updated.
29 August 2024 - 2022-23 datafile updated; 2021-22 archived.
24 July 2024 - We have updated the data spreadsheets for 2022-23 and 2021-22.
26 June 2024 - We have updated the 2021-22 spreadsheet and published data for 2022-23.
30 May 2024 - 2021-22 datafile updated.
01 May 2024 - Updated with the latest student numbers.
03 April 2024 - 2021-22 datafile updated.
08 March 2024 - 2021-22 datafile updated.
07 February 2024 - 2021-22 datafile updated.
10 January 2024 - Updated spreadsheet.
13 December 2023 - 2021-22 datafile updated.
15 November 2023 - Updated the 2021-22 spreadsheet to include changes in registration status.
18 October 2023 - Updates 2021-22 spreadsheet to include changes in registration status.
20 September 2023 - Updated 2021-22 datafile to include recently registered providers.
25 August 2023 - 2021-22 datafile updated; 2020-21 archived.
26 July 2023 - 2020-21 and 2021-22 datafiles updated to include recently registered providers.
28 June 2023 - 2020-21 and 2021-22 datafiles updated to include recently registered providers.
31 May 2023 - 2020-21 and 2021-22 datafiles updated to include recently registered providers.
04 May 2023 - Updated 2020-21 and 2021-22 datafiles to reflect changes to registered providers.
06 April 2023 - Updated 2020-21 and 2021-22 datafiles to reflect changes to registered providers.
08 March 2023 - Updated 2020-21 and 2021-22 datafiles to include recently registered providers.
22 February 2023 - The 2021-22 datafile was updated to reflect a correction to the sector totals in Table 1a and Table 1b.
15 February 2023 - The 2021-22 datafile was updated to reflect a correction to an exclusion clause. Incoming reciprocal Turing Scheme students (EXCHANGE=O) were erroneously included in the data published on 8 February 2023. They are now excluded from the population when using data returned in the student record. EXCHANGE=O was a new value added for 2021-22.
08 February 2023 - 2021-22 data published, 2020-21 data updated
11 January 2023 - 2020-21 datafile updated
14 December 2022 - 2020-21 datafile updated
16 November 2022 - 2020-21 datafile updated
19 October 2022 - 2020-21 datafile updated
22 September 2022 - 2020-21 datafile updated
24 August 2022 - 2020-21 datafile updated, 2019-20 data moved to archive page
03 August 2022 - Student number data updated.
04 July 2022 - 2020-21 student numbers spreadsheet updated to correct a minor error
29 June 2022 - Student number data updated.
01 June 2022 - Student number data updated.
04 May 2022 - Student number data updated.
06 April 2022 - Student number data updated.
09 March 2022 - Student number data updated
16 February 2022 - Student number data 2020-21 published
09 February 2022 - Student number data updated
12 January 2022 - Student number data updated
15 December 2021 - Student number data updated
29 November 2021 - Student number data updated
28 October 2021 - Student number data updated
29 September 2021 - Student number data updated
03 September 2021 - Student number data updated
06 August 2021 - Student number data updated
07 July 2021 - Student number data updated
09 June 2021 - Student number data updated
13 May 2021 - Student number data updated
14 April 2021 - Student number data updated
10 March 2021 - Data updated to reflect amendment for one provider
10 February 2021 - Student number data added for 2019-20
13 January 2021 - 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
16 December 2020 - 2018-19 data spreadsheet updated
18 November 2020 - 2018-19 datafile updated
21 October 2020 - 2018-19 datafile updated
24 September 2020 - 2017-18 datafile archived; 2018-19 datafile updated
26 August 2020 - 2018-19 datafile updated
30 July 2020 - 2017-18 and 2018-19 datafiles updated
01 July 2020 - 2017-18 and 2018-19 datafiles updated
03 June 2020 - 2017-18 and 2018-19 datafiles updated
06 May 2020 - 2017-18 and 2018-19 datafiles updated
08 April 2020 - 2017-18 and 2018-19 datafiles updated
11 March 2020 - 2017-18 and 2018-19 datafiles updated
12 February 2020 - 2017-18 datafile updated; 2018-19 datafile published
15 January 2020 - 2017-18 datafile updated
18 December 2019 - 2017-18 datafile updated
27 November 2019 - 2017-18 datafile updated
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