Entry & outcomes at South and City College Birmingham

Who gets into South and City College Birmingham, 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%
63.2%
Q2
18.4%
Q3
5.3%
Q4
9.2%
Least deprived 20%
3.9%

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
29.7%
Q2
10.8%
Q3
27.0%
Q4
13.5%
Areas where most go to uni
18.9%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Asian
41.6%
Black
14.3%
Mixed
6.5%
White
31.2%
Other
6.5%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
51.9%
Female
48.1%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
77.9%
Declared a disability
22.1%

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
75.0%
Eligible for free school meals
25.0%

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%
83.1%

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
87.5%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Asian
80.0%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
81.1%
Female
88.6%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
84.0%

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%
Eligible for free school meals
77.8%

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%
70.4%
Q2
82.8%

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
67.9%

By ethnicity

Self-identified ethnicity at application.

Asian
75.9%
Black
78.8%
White
75.7%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
69.1%
Female
85.6%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
80.6%
Declared a disability
67.6%

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.

Eligible for free school meals
60.0%

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%
44.4%

By sex

Reported sex.

Male
73.1%

By reported disability

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

No declared disability
62.9%