Table: Highest/lowest participation rates form lower social class groups
Table: Research income generated per academic costs
Projected learning outcomes
Dropout rates among full-time students starting first degree courses 2001/02
Institution Dropouts in % Benchmark in %
Napier University
37.0
18.7
Bolton Institute of Higher Education
35.8
23.1
University of Abertay Dundee
30.3
17.6
London Metropolitan University
28.1
24.2
28.0
24.1
26.9
18.5
26.8
21.0
The North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education
26.8
19.5
The University of Central Lancashire
26.0
19.5
University College Northampton
25.4
17.9
Thames Valley University
25.4
21.0
25.3
21.3
University of Luton
24.8
18.8
The University of Wolverhampton
23.9
19.2
Liverpool Hope University College
23.7
19.2
22.9
21.2
Edinburgh College of Art
22.3
13.0
22.2
19.3
University of Wales College, Newport
22.1
18.8
Liverpool John Moores University
22.0
17.1
Trinity College of Music
21.6
10.3
21.5
16.7
The University of Huddersfield
21.3
18.5
University of the West of England, Bristol
21.1
17.3
20.6
19.5
University of Surrey, Roehampton
20.5
17.9
20.3
24.1
20.0
17.4
The University of Paisley
20.0
15.2
University of Central England in Birmingham
19.8
17.6
Royal Northern College of Music
19.1
9.2
19.0
19.1
19.0
21.3
18.5
18.2
University College Worcester
18.3
15.8
Swansea Institute of Higher Education
18.3
17.2
17.9
13.6
17.7
15.4
Edge Hill College of Higher Education
17.6
17.9
The Manchester Metropolitan University
17.4
18.8
17.3
14.7
University of Wales College of Medicine
17.2
8.6
Harper Adams University College
17.0
17.1
Anglia Polytechnic University
16.9
20.2
Leeds Metropolitan University
16.9
19.9
Writtle College
16.9
21.1
Trinity College, Carmarthen
16.9
17.4
The School of Oriental and African Studies
16.5
13.6
16.5
14.6
16.3
18.1
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
16.1
17.6
Newman College of HE
16.0
16.3
University of Ulster
16.0
15.0
Wimbledon School of Art
15.9
13.2
15.5
16.9
15.2
10.3
15.1
16.1
15.1
8.7
Kent Institute of Art & Design
15.0
15.1
14.9
18.3
14.9
10.0
Southampton Institute
14.8
19.5
14.7
14.1
Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
14.7
14.6
Cumbria Institute of the Arts
14.6
17.6
Chester College of HE
14.4
15.5
Goldsmiths College
14.4
15.1
14.4
12.6
14.3
16.2
Canterbury Christ Church University College
14.2
16.5
St Mary's College
14.2
15.6
14.2
13.1
14.0
15.4
University College Chichester
14.0
17.4
The University of Northumbria at Newcastle
13.9
16.5
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
13.9
14.2
The University of St Andrews(#8)
13.9
7.4
University of Wales, Bangor
13.8
15.2
13.7
16.3
Dartington College of Arts
13.5
15.4
13.4
14.4
13.2
14.1
City University
13.1
13.9
12.8
13.7
12.6
16.6
The London Institute
12.5
14.9
12.5
16.0
Bath Spa University College
12.4
16.2
St Martin's College
12.3
14.9
12.2
13.3
Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
12.1
17.3
Falmouth College of Arts
11.8
14.7
The University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology
11.8
9.9
College of St Mark and St John
11.4
17.8
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
11.2
16.3
York St John College
11.1
14.8
King Alfred's College, Winchester
10.8
14.5
10.7
10.4
Brunel University
10.6
16.1
University of Wales, Swansea
10.4
11.7
10.3
10.2
Central School of Speech and Drama
10.0
14.6
The University of Wales, Lampeter
9.7
18.0
The Nottingham Trent University
9.6
13.8
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
9.5
12.5
Queen Mary and Westfield College
9.4
12.4
Norwich School of Art and Design
9.1
14.6
8.8
12.2
The Queen's University of Belfast
8.7
9.3
8.5
15.8
8.5
11.4
Bishop Grosseteste College
8.3
12.4
St Mary's University College
8.3
8.5
8.2
8.8
8.2
8.0
The Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College
8.1
14.1
Trinity and All Saints College
8.0
13.9
7.3
8.2
7.3
12.0
King's College London
7.0
7.6
The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
7.0
8.7
6.9
13.0
6.8
7.7
6.8
7.1
6.5
9.6
6.5
6.7
University College London
6.5
6.9
6.4
9.0
The University of Lancaster
5.9
8.8
5.4
9.8
5.3
5.9
4.9
8.3
St George's Hospital Medical School
4.7
6.5
4.7
6.1
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
4.6
8.7
Stranmillis University College
4.4
10.8
The University of Keele
4.2
11.3
3.7
15.3
Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine
3.6
4.5
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
3.6
11.9
3.4
4.5
3.3
6.2
London School of Economics and Political Science
3.2
5.0
The School of Pharmacy
3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
University of Durham
2.3
6.4
2.1
3.0
University of London (Institutes and activities)(#9)
1.7
11.2
1.3
3.5
0.9
3.1
The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
0.0
9.4
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
0.0
11.3
Royal Agricultural College
0.0
9.7
Bell College
0.0
12.2
UHI Millennium Institute
0.0
16.2
NB: No data available for De Montfort University, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and the University of Teesside.
Original data source: HESA . Table published in The Times Higher, October 1 2004 Back to story
Table: Highest/lowest participation rates form lower social class groups
Table: Research income generated per academic costs