Student outcomes data dashboard

About the dashboard

The student outcomes data dashboard shows data for individual providers and supports our regulation of student outcomes through registration condition B3. It contains information on student outcome measures and is reported across a range of indicators and split indicators.

The student outcomes data dashboard is populated with the following student outcomes measures:

1. Continuation: The proportion of students that were observed to be continuing in the study of a higher education qualification (or have gained a qualification) one year and 15 days after they started their course (two years and 15 days for part-time students)
2. Completion: The proportion of students that were observed to have gained a higher education qualification (or were continuing in the study of a qualification) four years and 15 days after they started their course (six years and 15 days for part-time students).
3. Progression: The proportion of qualifiers that identify managerial or professional employment, further study or other positive outcomes among the activities that they were undertaking when responding to the Graduate Outcomes survey 15 months after they left higher education.

The student outcomes measures provide one part of the evidence used in our regulatory processes: our approach means any judgements that we make about a provider’s performance will also take into account provider context. Refer to Regulatory advice 20 for guidance on the approach we will take to regulating student outcomes under condition of registration B3.

About the data

The student outcomes data dashboard and associated data files are based on a common set of student outcome and experience data indicators we construct and publish for use in our regulation.

These are produced in the same way for each provider we regulate, using available national datasets and consistent definitions and approaches to data. The data definitions and approaches used follow from our recent consultation on the construction of student outcome and experience data indicators for use in our regulation.

Common queries about the data presented in this dashboard can be found in our frequently asked questions.

Details of the data sources, definitions and methods that the OfS uses to construct student outcome and experience indicators can be found in documents describing our measures and definitions.