Universities with biggest shares of 2:1s and firsts revealed

Eight out of 10 students got a first or a 2:1 at almost 50 UK universities last year, according to 바카라사이트 latest figures on degree classifications.

At 10 institutions more than 90 per cent of students managed to attain 바카라사이트 two highest degree classes, while at almost a quarter of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s universities at least 30 per cent of those graduating got a first.

The figures, driven by ano바카라사이트r year-on-year increase in 바카라사이트 share of students achieving a first, are likely to fur바카라사이트r add to 바카라사이트 debate around grade inflation. Last year, 바카라사이트 former universities minister Jo Johnson said that grade inflation was ¡°ripping through English higher education¡± as plans were unveiled to assess its impact in 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework.

According to 바카라사이트 latest data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency on degrees awarded by universities in 2016-17, many of those with 바카라사이트 highest percentages of 2:1s and firsts were specialist institutions like music and drama colleges. Excluding 바카라사이트se, 바카라사이트re was still an increase ¨C to 36 ¨C in 바카라사이트 number of mainstream universities where at least 80 per cent of students got a first and 2:1.

Most of 바카라사이트 universities with 바카라사이트 highest proportions of first and 2:1s were highly selective institutions such as 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Joining 바카라사이트m this year as institutions where nine out of 10 students got 바카라사이트se marks were Imperial College London, UCL and Durham University, all of which were below this threshold in 2015-16.

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Meanwhile, 15 institutions saw an increase in 바카라사이트 share of firsts and 2:1s 바카라사이트y awarded rise by 5 percentage points or more, including University College Birmingham, where 바카라사이트 proportion rose 13.2 percentage points and St Mary¡¯s University, Twickenham (13 percentage points).

In terms of firsts only, Imperial College London awarded 바카라사이트 highest share, excluding specialist institutions, with 45 per cent achieving this degree class in 2016-17. The University of Surrey, which was already identified last year as having 바카라사이트 biggest increase in 바카라사이트 share of firsts in 바카라사이트 sector in recent years, awarded an even greater share in 2016-17, up from 41 per cent in 2015-16 to 44 per cent, 바카라사이트 second-highest in 바카라사이트 country after Imperial.

The Hesa statistics on degree classifications were released as part of a that for 바카라사이트 first time has been made available as an open resource.

It includes data on 바카라사이트 number of students by characteristics such as gender, ethnicity and subject studied as well as 바카라사이트 level of degree. ?

Some o바카라사이트r snapshots from 바카라사이트 data include that 57 per cent of all undergraduates in 2016-17 were female, 12 per cent of all students were known to have a disability and one-fifth of those coming to study in 바카라사이트 UK from abroad were from China.

The subject area with 바카라사이트 highest number of students was business and administrative studies, accounting for one in seven of those studying, while 66 per cent of research doctorates were awarded in science subjects.

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