Higher Education
(asked on 17th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of university undergraduate courses offer a placement year.
This question was answered on 25th March 2026
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education sector. This data is shared with the department and includes a wide range of information on student courses.
The department only has placement data on courses that have students enrolled on. For the 2024/25 academic year, approximately 23.9% of undergraduate courses with students enrolled on had the option of taking a placement with a length of at least one year.