Financial sustainability of higher education providers in England: 2024

This report sets out our impartial, independent view of the financial condition of the higher education sector and its resilience to financial challenge.

It is based on our analysis of the financial data returned to the OfS from universities, colleges and other higher education providers in England (excluding further education colleges) for the financial year ending in 2023, and covers audited data showing actual performance for the years from 2021-22 to 2022-23 and forecast data for the years from 2023-24 to 2027-28. The analysis in this publication uses forecast data to 2026-27.