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Foundation Courses: Universities

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Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record show that 42,330 entrants were registered on foundation degree courses with 97 English higher education institutions (HEIs) in academic year 2009/10, as shown in the following table.With almost 100,000 students studying foundation degrees in 2009/10, such courses are now a significant part of the higher education landscape, alongside long-established HE qualifications such as the Higher National Diploma. These qualifications play a key role in helping to equip the current and the future work force with the associate professional and technician-level skills that will play an important role in delivering economic growth.The Higher Education Funding Council for England produces an annual report on foundation degree key statistics, describing the key characteristics of courses and students. The latest report showed that of those students registered at an HEI, and gaining their foundation degree award in 2007/08, 59% of students who studied full-time and 42% of those who studied part-time went on to study for an honours degree the following year.

Foundation degree entrants¹ by higher education institution—English higher education institutions academic year 2009/10
Higher education institution	Entrants
Open University	3,410
University of Plymouth	2,935
University of Central Lancashire	1,825
University of Teesside	1,245
Staffordshire University	1,200
University of the Arts, London	1,125
University of Greenwich	1,065
University of Kent	1,020
University of Sunderland	935
University of Hertfordshire	900
University of Brighton	885
University of Essex	880
University of Huddersfield	855
Edge Hill University	835
Bournemouth University	830
Anglia Ruskin University	805
Thames Valley University	805
Kingston University	795
University of the West of England, Bristol	780
University of Worcester	640
University Campus Suffolk	640
Buckinghamshire New University	605
University of Wolverhampton	600
University of Chester	590
De Montfort University	590
University of Bedfordshire	585
University of Northampton	585
University College Birmingham	555
Canterbury Christ Church University	550
Bath Spa University	510
London South Bank University	490
London Metropolitan University	475
Oxford Brookes University	470
University of Derby	450
University of Cumbria	440
University of Bolton	405
Manchester Metropolitan University	400
University of East Anglia	400
University of Portsmouth	365
Middlesex University	340
Birmingham City University	335
University of Bath	330
Harper Adams University College	320
Sheffield Hallam University	305
Nottingham Trent University	300
University of Birmingham	300
Arts University College at Bournemouth	280
Southampton Solent University	275
University of Hull	275
Leeds Metropolitan University	250
University of Gloucestershire	245
Liverpool John Moores University	245
Aston University	245
University of Northumbria at Newcastle	235
University of Salford	230
York St John University	220
University of East London	220
University of Chichester	210
University of Winchester	205
Birkbeck College	205
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication	200
University of Leicester	190
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama	190
University of Bradford	185
University of Lincoln	175
Newman University College	150
Roehampton University	150
Coventry University	150
Norwich University College of the Arts	140
City University	135
University of Southampton	130
St Marys University College, Twickenham	110
University of Warwick	110
St Georges Hospital Medical School	100
Writtle College	100
Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln	95
Liverpool Hope University	95
University of Westminster	90
University College Plymouth St Mark and St John	85
University of Sussex	80
Leeds Trinity University College	75
University for the Creative Arts	65
University of Leeds	60
Institute of Education	55
Royal Agricultural College	50
University of Reading	45
Leeds College of Music	45
University of Surrey	35
University of Bristol	30
Royal Northern College of Music	25
University of Lancaster	25
Queen Mary and Westfield College	25
Royal Veterinary College	25
University of Sheffield	25
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	20
Heythrop College	15
University of York	10
Total English HEIs	42,330
¹ Covers entrants of all domiciles to both full-time and part-time foundation degree courses.
Note:
Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

47451; 525 c873-6W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Foundation degrees

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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