Student Statistics HESA Equality data analysis
Gender by level and mode
In general, as can be seen in the graph below, female students outnumber male students. The exceptions to this were in postgraduate research PT and postgraduate taught FT which are small categories.
The source for this was HEIDI 09-10 0.0%
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Postgraduate research Postgraduate taught First degree Other Undergraduate
Gender by level and mode
Women Men
Degree class by gender
A greater proportion of females achieved first class degrees (13.6% compared to 10.2% of males). However, this was reversed when it came to upper second class degrees. 41.7% of males achieved this whereas 35.8% of females did so. 51.9% of males achieved a first or 2.1 which is more than the 49.4% of females.
The source for this was HEIDI 09-10 0.0%
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First Class Upper second class
Lower second class
Third class/Pass Unclassified
Degree Class by gender
Women Men
Ethnicity
Just under half of the student population were white. The next largest category were black students.
Ethnicity Total Percentage
White 6009 48.0%
Black or Black British – Caribbean 769 6.1%
Black or Black British – African 2328 18.6%
Other Black background 205 1.6%
Asian or Asian British – Indian 640 5.1%
Asian or Asian British – Pakistani 308 2.5%
Asian or Asian British – Bangladeshi 86 0.7%
Chinese 95 0.8%
Other Asian background 590 4.7%
Mixed - White & Black Caribbean 173 1.4%
Mixed - White & Black African 88 0.7%
Mixed - White & Asian 95 0.8%
Other Mixed background 188 1.5%
Other Ethnic background 472 3.8%
Not known 103 0.8%
Information refused 373 3.0%
Total 12522 100.0%
Ethnicity is shown by level and mode below
Level Other undergraduate First Degree Postgraduate taught Postgraduate research
Grand Total
Mode FT/SWOUT PT FT/SWOUT PT FT/SWOUT PT FT/SWOUT PT
White 805 1936 2049 509 117 570 8 15 6009
Black 901 708 1141 382 62 101 2 5 3302
Asian 255 514 636 140 59 105 4 6 1719
Other including
mixed 175 240 457 74 24 42 1 3 1016
Not
known/information
refused 77 160 146 31 20 42 0 0 476
Total 2213 3558 4429 1136 282 860 15 29 12522
The source for both of these was HESA 10-11 data
Disability
Disability status Total Percentage
No known disability 11646 93.0%
Two or more impairments and/or disabling medical
conditions 27 0.2%
A specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia,
dyspraxia or AD(H)D 481 3.8%
A social/communication impairment such as Asperger's syndrome/other autistic spectrum
disorder 8 0.1%
A long standing illness or health condition such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, or
epilepsy 11 0.1%
A mental health condition, such as depression,
schizophrenia or anxiety disorder 57 0.5%
A physical impairment or mobility issues, such as difficulty using arms or using a wheelchair or
crutches 21 0.2%
Deaf or a serious hearing impairment 40 0.3%
Blind or a serious visual impairment uncorrected by
glasses 17 0.1%
A disability, impairment or medical condition that is
not listed above 214 1.7%
Total 12522 100.0%
Derived from HESA 10-11
Degree class by disability
A lower proportion of firsts were achieved by disabled compared to non disabled students.
The source for this was HEIDI 09/10 0.0%
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Disabled Not Disabled
Degree class by disability
First class honours
Upper second class honours
Lower second class honours
Third class honours / Pass
Unclassified
Age
Age by mode and level is shown below. This data was taken from HESA 10/11 internal data.
Mode First Degree Other undergraduate Postgraduate research Postgraduate taught
Grand Total
Level FT/SWOUT PT FT/SWOUT PT FT/SWOUT PT FT/SWOUT PT
21 and
under 2058 38 684 190 16 5 2991
22-25 1136 117 432 605 1 86 54 2431
26-35 742 446 553 1099 7 5 108 291 3251
36 and over 493 535 544 1664 7 24 72 510 3849
Grand Total 4429 1136 2213 3558 15 29 282 860 12522
Degree class by age
The proportions of firsts and upper seconds did not vary much with age although the youngest students did show the best achievement.
The age data was all from HESA 10-11.
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Degree class by age
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Student Complaints by Ethnicity / Gender/ Disability vs. Institutional Profile 2010/11 for comparison purposes
The Equality and Diversity Advisory Group (EDAG) monitors the way in which the strategic objectives from the Equality and Diversity Statement are monitored. EDAG prepares an Annual Report by collating data from across the Institution regarding impact assessment of policies, procedures, guidance and regulatory matters in respect of equality. This student complaints data will be considered by this group as part of the Annual Report.
Complaints by Ethnicity
Ethnic Master Group 2010/11 (%) Institutional Profile %
White British/Irish/Scottish 19 (34) 34
Other White Background 5 ( 9) 12
Black, Black British and other black background 18 (32) 21
Asian or Asian British, Chinese 7 (13) 19
Mixed or other ethnic background 3 (5) 9
Information refused /not known 4 (7) 4
Complaints by Gender
Gender 2010/11 (%) Institutional Profile %
Women 28 (50) 60
Men 28 (50) 40
Complaints by Disability
Disability 2010/11
No known disability 12
A special learning disability e.g. dyslexia 1
An unseen disability, e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma
1
Not recorded 42
