University of Glasgow Standard Student Population Headcount Trend Data

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For the current term, registered student data is provided after 1 March to allow for January/February registrations of Postgraduate students. The graduate headcounts will become available in September and the winter graduations will be added in January. 

This data is derived from the QlikView Student application, created and managed by Planning, Insight & Analytics.  The source data is derived from MyCampus (the University's Student Record System).

The data uses the UofG Standard Student Population for levels UG/PGT/PGR (not LLL) and includes Form of Study = Class Enrolment, Research, Visiting, Erasmus In, Exchange In, Dissertation Extension, Work Placement, and Reassessment of Dissertation, but excludes Form of Study = Erasmus Outgoing, Exchange Out, Language Year Out, Distance Learning, Online, Thesis Pending, Exams Only, and Sabbatical

Basic

Age on entry

 

Gender

 

Graduates

 

Domicile

 

 

Nationality

 

Residency

Year of Program

 

Please note that the HESA Standard Registration Population and the UofG Standard Student Population student headcounts cannot be compared. 

  • HESA Standard Registration Population headcounts are for reporting, i.e. all students, including withdrawn, online learning etc.
  • UofG Standard Student Population headcounts are for operational use i.e. actual students physically at the university, not including withdrawn, online learning etc. 

UofG Standard Student Population headcounts are less than HESA Standard Registration Population headcounts because they exclude various categories of students.  To follow is an example for a recent year (rounded to the nearest 100):

  • Withdrawn (~700)
  • Online Learning (~500)
  • Distance Learning (~200)
  • Staff Learning (~200)
  • There are other small differences in "not send to HESA" plans which are in QlikView but not HESA.

In summary, if you require operational numbers, i.e. who is physically here, then use the UofG Standard Student Population headcounts.  If you wish to compare against other UK institutions, then use the HESA Standard Registration Population data. The UofG Standard Student Population headcount contains students who are physically on campus.  The HESA Standard Registration Population data contains students who we actually reported to HESA,  for which we are bound by HESA guidelines and coverage rules.