Entry & outcomes at Leicester College

Who gets into Leicester College, who continues, who graduates, who earns a top degree class, and who moves into skilled work — broken down by background. Latest available year: 2023-24. Full-time undergraduates only.

Source: OfS Access and Participation dashboard · Numbers below 23 students are suppressed by OfS to protect privacy.

Who is admitted

Share of new students from each background.

By neighbourhood deprivation

Every English neighbourhood is ranked from most to least deprived. Q1 = students from the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods; Q5 = students from the richest 20%.

Most deprived 20%
33.3%
Q2
22.7%
Q3
19.7%
Q4
13.6%
Least deprived 20%
10.6%

By area participation in university

Areas are ranked by how often local 18-year-olds go to university. Q1 = areas where few young people go; Q5 = areas where most do.

Areas where fewest go to uni
18.4%
Q2
10.5%
Q3
21.1%
Q4
31.6%
Areas where most go to uni
18.4%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Asian
28.8%
Black
16.7%
Mixed
10.6%
White
40.9%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
53.0%
Female
47.0%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

No declared disability
69.7%
Declared a disability
30.3%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
80.0%
Eligible for free school meals
20.0%

Who continues to year 2

Share of students who progressed past their first year.

By neighbourhood deprivation

Every English neighbourhood is ranked from most to least deprived. Q1 = students from the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods; Q5 = students from the richest 20%.

Most deprived 20%
75.0%

By area participation in university

Areas are ranked by how often local 18-year-olds go to university. Q1 = areas where few young people go; Q5 = areas where most do.

Q3
76.9%
Q4
73.9%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

White
78.1%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
82.6%
Female
80.0%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

No declared disability
81.3%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
84.0%

Who completes their degree

Share of students who graduated within the expected window.

By neighbourhood deprivation

Every English neighbourhood is ranked from most to least deprived. Q1 = students from the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods; Q5 = students from the richest 20%.

Most deprived 20%
74.4%
Q2
83.3%
Q3
75.0%
Q4
84.4%
Least deprived 20%
83.3%

By area participation in university

Areas are ranked by how often local 18-year-olds go to university. Q1 = areas where few young people go; Q5 = areas where most do.

Q3
80.0%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Asian
81.1%
Black
75.6%
White
82.1%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
77.0%
Female
79.5%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

No declared disability
79.7%
Declared a disability
62.5%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
87.0%

Who moves into skilled work or further study

Share of graduates in highly-skilled jobs or further study 15 months on.

By neighbourhood deprivation

Every English neighbourhood is ranked from most to least deprived. Q1 = students from the poorest 20% of neighbourhoods; Q5 = students from the richest 20%.

Most deprived 20%
44.0%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Black
48.9%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
54.9%
Female
45.9%

By reported disability

Whether the student declared a disability at application — voluntary disclosure.

No declared disability
48.3%

By free school meals eligibility

Whether the student was recorded as eligible for free school meals during compulsory schooling — a marker for low household income.

Not eligible
37.6%