Further & Higher Education: Market Report 2002

In 2001/2002, there were around 4.8 million students in further education and 2.1 million in higher education. In the same year, Key Note estimates total expenditure by the higher-education sector at £13.5bn, and combined expenditure on further education and training at £6bn. (Government figures now bracket further education and training together.)

1. Market Definition

• Report Coverage
  
• Types Of Institution
  
• Qualifications
  
• Market Sectors
  
• Further Education
  
• Higher Education
  
• Market Trends
  
• Further Education
  
• Raising Quality
  
• More Support For Colleges That Are Over-Subscribed
  
• Increasing Staff Shortages
  
• Stronger Relationships With Universities
  
• Higher Education
  
• Increased Access
  
• Increasing Number Of Applications
  
• Fall In Science And Engineering Admissions
  
• Rising Debt Among Students And Universities
  
• Market Position
  
• The UK
  
• The World

2. Market Size

• The Total Market
  
• Number Of Students
  
• Table 1: Total Number Of Students In Further And Higher Education (000), 1997/1998-2001/2002
  
• Funding
  
• Table 2: Funding For Further Education And Training And For Higher Education (£Bn), 1999/2000-2001/2002
  
• Number Of Institutions
  
• Table 3: Number Of Institutions† Providing Further And Higher Education In The UK, 1997/1998, 1999/2000 And 2000/2001
  
• By Market Sector
  
• Further Education
  
• Higher Education
  
• Funding
  
• Budget For 2002/2003
  
• Unfilled Places
  
• Vocational Courses Becoming More Popular
  
• Widening Access

3. Industry Background

• Recent History
  
• Number Of Organisations
  
• Sixth-Form Colleges
  
• Tertiary-Education Colleges
  
• Further-Education Colleges
  
• Higher-Education Colleges And Institutes
  
• Specialist Colleges
  
• Adult-Education Colleges
  
• Privately-Owned Independent Colleges Of Education
  
• Universities
  
• Distance-Learning Organisations
  
• Regional Variations In The Marketplace
  
• How Robust Is The Market?
  
• Key Industry Bodies
  
• Association Of Colleges
  
• Educational Centres Association
  
• Higher Education Funding Councils
  
• Learning And Skills Council
  
• National Institute Of Adult Continuing Education
  
• Society For Research Into Higher Education
  
• Universities UK

4. Competitor Analysis

• Introduction
  
• Selected Leading Providers Of Further Education
  
• Table 4: Selected Leading Providers Of Further Education In The UK, 2002
  
• Selected Long-Established Universities
  
• University Of Aberdeen
  
• University Of Bath
  
• University Of Birmingham
  
• University Of Bristol
  
• University Of Cambridge
  
• Cardiff University (Part Of The University Of Wales)
  
• University Of Durham
  
• University Of Edinburgh
  
• University Of Essex
  
• University Of Glasgow
  
• Lancaster University
  
• University Of Leeds
  
• University Of Liverpool
  
• University Of London
  
• Birkbeck College
  
• Goldsmiths College
  
• Imperial College Of Science, Technology And Medicine
  
• King's College
  
• London School Of Economics And Political Science
  
• Queen Mary And Westfield College
  
• Royal Holloway And Bedford College
  
• School Of Oriental And African Studies
  
• University College
  
• Loughborough University
  
• University Of Manchester
  
• University Of Manchester Institute Of Science And Technology
  
• University Of Newcastle Upon Tyne
  
• University Of Nottingham
  
• University Of Oxford
  
• University Of Reading
  
• University Of St Andrews
  
• University Of Sheffield
  
• University Of Southampton
  
• University Of Warwick
  
• University Of York
  
• Selected Newer Universities
  
• University Of Abertay, Dundee
  
• University Of Hertfordshire
  
• Kingston University
  
• University Of Northumbria At Newcastle
  
• Nottingham Trent University
  
• Oxford Brookes University
  
• University Of Plymouth
  
• University Of Portsmouth
  
• The Robert Gordon University
  
• Sheffield Hallam University
  
• University Of The West Of England
  
• Selected Open Colleges And Distance-Learning Institutions
  
• Henley College (Home Study Unit), Coventry
  
• Henley Management College
  
• International Correspondence Schools
  
• Mercers College
  
• National Extension College
  
• The Open College
  
• The Open College Of The Arts
  
• The Open University
  
• Rapid Results College
  
• Wolsey Hall
  
• Major Providers Of University Education To Mature Students
  
• Table 5: Major Providers Of University Education To Mature Students, 2002
  
• University Of Buckingham
  
• University Of East London
  
• University Of Greenwich
  
• University Of Luton
  
• Middlesex University
  
• University Of North London
  
• University Of Paisley
  
• South Bank University
  
• Thames Valley University
  
• University Of Wales, Lampeter
  
• Professional And Vocational Education
  
• Table 6: Selected Leading Providers Of Professional And Vocational Education, 2002
  
• Specialist Colleges
  
• Adult Residential Colleges
  
• Sources Of Further Information

5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities And Threats

• Strengths
  
• Weaknesses
  
• Opportunities
  
• Threats

6. Buying Behaviour

• Introduction
  
• The Most Popular Subjects
  
• The Most Popular Universities
  
• Table 7: The Top 20 Universities By Number Of Applicants Per Place, 2000/2001
  
• The Preferences Of Foreign Students

7. Current Issues

• Funding
  
• More Private Funding?
  
• The Future Of Higher Education
  
• Changes At Oxbridge
  
• Mergers

8. The Global Market

• Graduation Rates
  
• Table 8: Net Graduation Rates In Tertiary Education — The Top Ten Countries In The World, 1998
  
• Expenditure

9. Forecasts

• Introduction
  
• The Economy
  
• Forecasts 2002/2003 To 2005/2006
  
• Number Of Students
  
• Table 9: Forecast Total Number Of Students In Further And Higher Education (000), 2002/2003-2005/2006
  
• Funding
  
• Table 10: Forecast Funding For Further Education And Training And For Higher Education (£Bn), 2002/2003-2005/2006
  
• Future Trends
  
• Creating Elite Research Institutions
  
• Student Fees
  
• A Diversity Of Funding And Institutions

10. Appendix

• Introduction
  
• The Top Universities
  
• The Times Rankings
  
• Table 11: The Times's Top 20 Universities, May 2002
  
• Rankings By Subject
  
• Art And Design
  
• Business Studies
  
• Chemistry
  
• Computer Science
  
• Communication And Media Studies
  
• English
  
• General Engineering
  
• Electrical And Electronic Engineering
  
• French
  
• German
  
• History
  
• Law
  
• Medicine
  
• Physics And Astronomy
  
• Social Policy
  
• The Financial Times Rankings
  
• Table 12: The Financial Times's Top 20 Universities, May 2002
  
• Teaching Performance
  
• The Times Rankings
  
• Table 13: The Times's Top 21 Universities By Teaching Performance, May 2002
  
• The Financial Times Rankings
  
• Table 14: The Financial Times's Top Ten Universities By Teaching Performance, May 2002

11. Further Sources

• Associations
  
• Periodicals
  
• Directories
  
• General Sources
  
• Bonnier Information Sources
  
• Government Publications
  
• Other Sources