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UCO Transparency Return

The information published on this page shows: 

  • The number of applications for admission on to recognised, undergraduate higher education courses that we have received from UK domiciled applicants. 
  • The number of offers we have made in relation to those applications. 
  • The number of those offers accepted and the number of those who have registered with us. 
  • 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 also shows these numbers by reference to: 

  • The gender of the individuals to which they relate.
  • Their ethnicity.
  • Their socioeconomic background. 

It is important to note that the data presented has not been contextualised. This means, for example, that you will not be able to see from this data how many of those applying to courses met the entry criteria. It is also the case that universities and colleges will often receive many more applications than they have spaces on courses and so offer rates will necessarily be lower than application rates in those circumstances. 

UCO Context

The UCO has students from many different backgrounds studying with us. As a specialist higher education institution, we currently have a total intake of approximately 100 to 115 students per annum on our undergraduate programmes.

This relatively small overall intake means the number of students in many of the categories featured in this transparency return are too small to be reported here. You will see that these are indicated as an “N” in the tables.

This does not mean we do not have students with these characteristics entering our programmes or attaining our degrees, but is to ensure we comply with the Office for Students guidelines on the publication of the data, which requires that small numbers are not to be published for data protection reasons. 

Table 1a: Summary of applications, offers, acceptances and registrations for 2018-19 entrants
 

 

 

 

Number of applications 

Percentage of  applications that received an offer 

 Percentage of  applications that accepted an offer 

 Percentage of applications that led to a registration 

Full-time

Ethnicity

White

110

90%

45%

35%

 

 

BAME

30

90%

70%

70%

 

EIMD quintile

1 and 2

40

90%

60%

55%

 

 

3 to 5

100

90%

50%

40%

  

Gender

Male  

70

93%

54%

49%

   

 

Female  

80

86%

47%

40%

 

 

Other  

N

N

N

N

Part-time  

Ethnicity  

White

30

100%

95%

85%

 

 

BAME

N

N

N

N

 

EIMD quintile

1 and 2

30

85%

85%

75%

 

 

3 to 5

40

85%

75%

55%

  

Gender

Male  

30

85%

75%

60%

   

 

Female  

40

85%

80%

60%

 

 

Other  

N

N

N

N

Apprenticeship  

Ethnicity  

White

N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

 

BAME

N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

EIMD quintile

1 and 2

N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

 

3 to 5

N/A N/A N/A N/A

  

Gender

Male  

N/A N/A N/A N/A

   

 

Female  

N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

 

Other  

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Table 2a: Percentage of first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2017-18 qualifiers

 

 

 

Percentage

Ethnicity

BAME

N/A

 

White

N/A

EIMD quintile

1 and 2

N/A

 

3 to 5

N/A

Gender

Female

N/A

 

Male

N/A

 

Other

N/A

Key

  • N/A = Not applicable as no qualifiers at this mode and level 
  • N = 24 or fewer students in this population 
  • DP = Data suppressed for data protection reasons 

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