FOI Request: University student dropout rate 2017-2022
Dear Royal Holloway, University of London,
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am writing to all UK universities with this request.
For each academic year from 2017 to present (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, up to the date this FOI request is received), I would like to know the following:
(1) total number of undergraduate students, and total number of postgraduate students enrolled in each academic year;
(2) total number of undergraduate students who have dropped out, ceased, or interrupted their studies unofficially or officially in each academic year;
(3) total number of postgraduate students who have also dropped out, ceased, or interrupted their studies unofficially or officially in each academic year.
I would like the above information divided by sex of the student, and the academic department of study to be indicated, if possible.
If you require any clarification or there are any issues with the processing of this request, please do let me know as soon as possible. Otherwise, I look forward to your response within the statutory deadline of 20 working days from the receipt of this request.
Please provide this information in the form of an Excel spreadsheet or any other applicable form of table. Many thanks in advance.
Yours faithfully,
Laura Stewart-Liberty
Dear Laura,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request below.
We will provide you with the university's response to your request by 18 March.
Kind regards,
Rachael
Rachael Pymm
Legal, Compliance & Information Officer
Dear Laura,
Further to your Freedom of Information request below, I have been asked to seek your clarification regarding an aspect of your request.
You have written: "I would like the above information divided by sex of the student, and the academic department of study to be indicated, if possible."
Please can I clarify whether you would like:
a) the data broken down by sex, and then by academic department;
b) the data broken down by sex, and then a second set of data showing a breakdown by academic department (ie the second breakdown does not include division by sex as well)
Once we have received this clarification we will be able to continue processing your request.
Kind regards,
Rachael
Rachael Pymm
Legal, Compliance & Information Officer
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