We got three new OfS dashboards in November, all relating to the sector as a whole, with no individual institution splits. Sigh of relief there then.
Nevertheless, these new student characteristics dashboards contain evidence to suggest why so many institutions may be struggling with a range of issues, such as degree awarding gaps – as well as providing much fun for data geeks like myself.
There’s the population dashboard, which shows trends from the last ten years in access to higher education. And there’s lots of new groups to explore – from free school meals eligibility to gender identity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, household income and the no doubt soon to be ubiquitous ABCs quintiles.
