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The information published on this page shows the number of students who attained a particular degree or other academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us. 

It shows these numbers by reference to:
  • the gender of the individuals to which they relate 
  • their ethnicity 
  • their socioeconomic background.

Table 1a: Percentage of first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2020-21 qualifiers

Ethnicity

Ethnicity Percentage
BAME 89%
White 95%

EIMD 2019 quintile

EIMD quintile Percentage
1 and 2 91%
3 to 5 93%

Gender

Gender Percentage
Female 94.9%
Male 91.1%
Other N

Table 1b: Detailed information on attainment for 2020-21 qualifiers

Full-time study: Ethnicity (part 1 of table)

Ethnicity Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
Asian 240 35% 55% 10%
Black 90 25% 60% 15%
Mixed 140 35% 60% 5%
Other 40 20% 65% 15%
White 2,760 45% 50% 5%
Unknown 180 55% 15% 5%

Full-time study: Ethnicity (part 2 of table)

Ethnicity Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded  
Asian 0% 60 N  
Black DP N N  
Mixed 0% N N  
Other DP N N  
White 0% 170 40  
Unknown 10% N N  

Full-time study: EIMD 2019 quintile (part 1 of table)

EIMD quintile Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
1 350 36% 53% 10%
2 430 35% 59% 6%
3 580 43% 51% 4%
4 820 42% 51% 5%
5 1,190 45% 49% 5%
N/A 70 40% 54% 4%
Unknown N N N N

Full-time study: EIMD 2019 quintile (part 2 of table)

EIMD quintile Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
1 1% N N
2 1% N N
3 2% 40 N
4 2% 60 N
5 1% 100 N
N/A DP N N
Unknown N N N

Full-time study: Gender (part 1 of table)

Gender Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
Female 1,730 43.3% 51.6% 4.3%
Male 1,710 39.7% 51.4% 6.8%
Other N N N N

Full-time study: Gender (part 2 of table)

Gender Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
Female 0.8% 130 30
Male 2.1% 110 30
Other N N N

Part-time study: Ethnicity (part 1 of table)

Ethnicity Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
Asian N N N N
Black N N N N
Mixed N N N N
Other N N N N
White N N N N
Unknown N N N N

Part-time study: Ethnicity (part 2 of table)

Ethnicity Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
Asian N N/A N
Black N N/A N
Mixed N N/A N
Other N N/A N
White 15% N/A N
Unknown N N/A N

Part-time study: EMID 2019 quintile (part 1 of table)

EMID quintile Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
1 N N N N
2 N N N N
3 N N N N
4 N N N N
5 N N N N
N/A N N N N
Unknown N N N N

Part-time study: EMID 2019 quintile (part 2 of table)

EMID quintile Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
1 N N/A N
2 N N/A N
3 N N/A N
4 N N/A N
5 N N/A N
N/A N N/A N
Unknown N N/A N

Part-time study: Gender (part 1 of table)

Gender Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
Female N N N N
Male N N N N
Other N N N N

Part-time study: Gender (part 2 of table)

Gender Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
Female N N/A N
Male N N/A N
Other N N/A N

Apprenticeships: Ethnicity (part 1 of table)

Ethnicity Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
Asian N N N N
Black N N N N
Mixed N N N N
Other N N N N
White N N N N
Unknown N N N N

Apprenticeships: Ethnicity (part 2 of table)

Ethnicity Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded  
Asian N N/A N  
Black N N/A N  
Mixed N N/A N  
Other N N/A N  
White N N/A 160  
Unknown N N/A N  

Apprenticeships: EIMD 2019 quintile (part 1 of table)

EIMD quintile Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
1 N N N N
2 N N N N
3 N N N N
4 N N N N
5 N N N N
N/A N N N N
Unknown N N N N

Apprenticeships: EIMD 2019 quintile (part 2 of table)

EIMD quintile Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
1 N N/A 70
2 N N/A 30
3 N N/A 40
4 N N/A N
5 N N/A N
N/A N N/A N
Unknown N N/A N

Apprenticeships: Gender (part 1 of table)

Gender Headcount of classified first degrees awarded Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as first class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as upper second class Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as lower second class
Female N N N N
Male N N N N
Other N N N N

Apprenticeships: Gender (part 2 of table)

Gender Percentage of classified first degrees awarded as third class/pass Headcount of unclassified first degrees awarded Headcount of other undergraduate degrees awarded
Female N N/A 130
Male N N/A 40
Other N N/A N

Key

N/A – Not applicable as no qualifiers at this mode and level
N – 20 or fewer students in this population
DP – Data suppressed for data protection reasons

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