The State of the HE Sector

courtesy of Univeristy Business October 2008 and they got it from UUK conference and the Patterns of Higher Education Report

• From 2000/01 to 2006/07 the sector as a whole has seen an increase of over 50% in its total income
• In 2006/07 50% of the sectors total income came from funding council teacing and research grants and from tuition fees from Home and EU students
• The UK's GDP spend on HE is 1.3%. THis falls behind major international competitors
• For the first time there has been an above-average growth in student numbers in education and social studies
• In the 10 year period from 1997/98 to 2006/07 tNon-EU international student enrolments have more than doubled
• The number of part-time enrolments at undergraduate level has grwon more rapidly (50%) than full-time ones over the last decade.
  
• 82% overall satisfaction rate of UK students
• 80% of students go on to successfully complete their courses in the UK