Eligibility for home fee status and student support in England
Find out how students are assessed for home or international/overseas status when being charged tuition fees or applying for student support.

Headline student numbers have increased to new records following a short dip after to the 2012 reforms. There are however ongoing concerns about numbers outside this group where trends have not been so positive, including part-time undergraduates, some postgraduates students, EU students, mature students and some disadvantaged groups. There is also considerable concern about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and student numbers, particularly those from overseas and uncertainty about the impact of Brexit on EU student numbers.
Higher education student numbers (5 MB , PDF)
Headline student numbers have increased to new record levels in recent years following a short dip related to the 2012 reforms in the sector. There have been continued increases in entry rates for different groups of students, including those from disadvantaged areas/backgrounds where rates have also hit new record levels.
However, headline numbers tend to focus on full-time undergraduates and there are ongoing concerns about student numbers outside this group where trends have not been so positive. This includes part-time undergraduates, particularly those not studying first degrees, some postgraduate students, EU students, mature students and some disadvantaged groups.
There is also considerable concern about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on student numbers, particularly those from overseas and uncertainty about the impact of Brexit on EU student numbers.
This paper looks at trends in the size of the student population, changes in the number of entrants overall and for different types of students/courses and entry rates for different groups and areas.
Higher education student numbers (5 MB , PDF)
Find out how students are assessed for home or international/overseas status when being charged tuition fees or applying for student support.
Find out how students are assessed for home or international/overseas status when being charged tuition fees or applying for student support.
Find out how students are assessed for home or international/overseas status when being charged tuition fees or applying for student support.