Freedom of Information and Publication Scheme

General Admissions Overview

Student admissions statistics are among the most frequently requested FOI topics. These figures are taken from week‑58 (mid/late October) snapshot of the University admissions dataset and is updated every November. The current years admissions data will be published the following November.

By Faculty

These figures refer only to Undergraduate and Postgraduate (including research & taught) students of all ages counted as part of the ‘Primary population’. (excluding those accepted through clearing) Figures for ‘Accepts’ refers to ‘Firm Accepts’. Duplicate applications from the same applicant are counted once.

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

International Admissions

The below table shows the number of applications, offers, firm accepts and enrolments across all faculties for the last 4 academic years for both undergraduate and postgraduate (taught and research) from all countries except the UK. 

Contextual Admissions

This table presents applications from students where the individual’s circumstance and background has been taken into consideration. 

Applications by Contextual Admissions Criteria

Key Terms

• A2S – Access to Southampton: They have participated in a recognised outreach scheme. (rebranded to Ignite 2024/25 - IYJ)
• BIC – The have been in care for longer than three months
• IMD – Their home is in the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Deciles 1 & 2
• LPN – Their home is in a LOW Performing School/College
• LPS/LPSFGHE: They attended a Low Performing School/College (and first gen from 2021/22 onwards)
• FSM – Eligibility for Free School Meals (after 14yrs old)
• N/A - No data available

This is a summary of some key figures from the 2024/25 Financial Statements.

Overview

• Total income: £747.5m (FY24: £751.5m; ‑0.5%)
• Post‑tax surplus: £35.0m (FY24: £248.2m; FY24 benefited from USS deficit release and higher investment gains)
• Net assets: £974.7m (FY24: £942.5m; +3.4%)
• Cash, cash equivalents & current investments: £609.6m (FY24: £615.4m; ‑0.8%)
• Staff costs: £421.8m (+£22.0m; +5.5%) with average 6,667 FTE (+233) 

Income and Student Numbers

• Tuition fees & education contracts: £359.7m (‑£12.9m; ‑3.5%) driven primarily by lower international recruitment with international fee income £198.2m (‑£21.9m).
• Students: 24,449 FTE total (‑157); international 9,179 FTE (‑618; ‑6.3%). Despite the dip, international FTE are ~70% higher than 2018/19 (5,430).
• Research grants & contracts: £141.8m (+£4.9m; +3.6%), reflecting strong conversion from applications to awards.
• Other income: £152.8m (+£8.1m; +5.6%) from residences, consultancy and trading.
• Investment income: £5.9m (‑£2.9m) following a shift from income to accumulation funds; gains on investments £32.0m (FY24: £38.1m). 

Expenditure

• Total expenditure (excl. USS movement): £741.1m (FY24: £729.2m; +£11.9m).
• Staff costs (excl. USS):£421.8m (+£22.0m), reflecting workforce growth and pay uplifts.
• Other costs: £269.3m (‑£5.6m), aided by lower utilities (gas), lower repairs/maintenance, and property valuation movements; partly offset by higher professional fees and loan impairments. 

Balance sheet, treasury and debt

• Net assets: £974.7m (+£32.2m).
• Bond: £300m unsecured public bond (2017 issue), 2.25% coupon, bullet repayment in 2057; repayment plan in place.
• NHS RCF: £200m facility agreed 11/04/25, undrawn at 31/07/25 (supports capital programme).
• Net debt: £242.9m (improved by £77.0m), alongside £508.8m investment portfolio; adjusted net funds £265.9m after treasury assets. 

Academic Rankings and Student Experience

• Rankings: Guardian 20th (from 22nd), Complete University Guide 17th (from 20th), Times/Sunday Times 17th (from 19th); QS 87th (from 80th), THE 129th (from 115th).
• NSS 2025: 74% participation; >70% positivity in all 10 themes; 8 themes ≥80% (up from 6 in 2024). TEF Silver (2023).

Pressures and Mitigations

• International recruitment softness (‑6.3% FTE YoY) weighing on tuition fee income (‑£12.9m); mitigation via portfolio diversification (online, Delhi, Malaysia) and improved rankings/NSS positioning.
• People cost inflation & growth: Staff costs up 5.5% with FTE +3.6%; continued focus on workforce planning and productivity.

Contextual offers made from 2019/20 to 2024/25 - 22/12/25

Based on UK-domiciled applications to Undergraduate courses counted at Week 58 of the application cycle. (Rounded to the nearest 5)

2024 clearing cycle (UK students only) - 15/08/24

1. Courses with clearing vacancies at 08.00 am on the morning of 15th August 2024 - 333 courses
2. Offers of a clearing place made on 15th August 2024 - 2,407 clearing offers were made throughout August, which includes both home and overseas applicants.
3. Students recruited via clearing in 2024 - 634 home students were recruited via clearing in 2024.
4. Students recruited via clearing accepted the offer of a deferred place with 2025 entry - We do not allow applicants recruited through clearing to defer their place.
5. Standard deadline conditions if an initial offer of a place is made on the 15th August 2024 - If an offer in principle was issued on Thursday 15 August, the referral deadline given to the applicant was Sunday 18 August 23.59. This date and time were quoted in their offer in principle email.

Student enrolments with registered disabilities for the academic year 2024/25 - 05/08/25

1. Students enrolled registered as having a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) - 6.18% (may include students having ADHD as this is not separated within the system)

2. Students enrolled registered as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - 2.1%

3. Students enrolled registered as having any one or more of the above conditions – 7.55%

4. The undergraduate degree course with the highest percentage of enrolled students registered as having: 

• A SpLD - Meng Civil & Environmental Engi
• an ASD - BSc Biology
• ADHD - MPhys Physics
• all of the above - BSc Chemistry

5. The postgraduate degree course with the highest percentage of enrolled students registered as having: 

• A SpLD - MSc Nursing (Adult)
• an ASD - MSc Criminology
• ADHD - MPhil Health Sciences

6. Percentage of students registered as having a SpLD enrolled on degree programmes that include the terms "enterprise," "entrepreneurship," or"innovation," in the programme title.

• Undergraduate Students - 8.51%
• Postgraduate Students – 3.68%

Waitlist and offers for BM4 Graduate Entry Medicine – 12/05/25

How many candidates were placed on the waitlist for BM4 Graduate Entry Medicine and of those, how many were given an offer?

We don’t hold this information.

There is no fixed number of people on the waitlist, which is constantly evolving. 

The Admissions team will initially email applicants about being added to the waitlist and will subsequently record if they wish to be added or not, although some applicants do not respond to the email. Once applicants have confirmed their firm and insurance choices, the team remove any applicants who received another medicine offer. 

After this, applicants will then contact the Admissions team to say they no longer wish to be considered as they may have received a waitlist offer from another medical school, have changed their mind about studying medicine, or have not achieved the required grades. 

The University will have additionally made offers during this time, therefore removing applicants from the waitlist as they become offer holders.

Offers for the waitlist are made outside of UCAS via paper offer letters and data is held in spreadsheets. The way this information has been recorded across the years has varied as different members of the Admissions team have overseen it. 

As such, the team cannot say with certainty if the numbers provided below reflect the overall number of offers made to those on the waitlist, (including those who accepted and declined the University’s offer), or only those who accepted the University’s offer. For this reason, we have indicated that the figures are approximate.

Average UCAT Scores 2022/23 to 2024/25 - 10/09/25

1. What was the average (mean), lowest and highest UCAT score of applicants who received an offer? - Offers are based on interview performance.
2. What was the average (mean), lowest and highest UCAT score of applicants who received an invite to interview? - The University does not record the average UCAT score as it does not affect the admissions process.  Applicants are ranked by UCAT score and the top number invited to interview, therefor, highest UCAT score is not relevant. 2023 entry BM5 school leavers (lowest UCAT score) – 2810 2024 entry BM5 school leavers (lowest UCAT score) – 2610
3. What was the UCAT cut-off (if any) for interview or offer? - Offers are based on interview performance
4. What weighting (if any) is given to the overall UCAT score in your selection process? - Used to invite applicants to interview (see 1.2)
5. What weighting (if any) is given to the component UCAT score (e.g. verbal reasoning, quantitative) in your selection process? - The combined sub total score is reviewed
6. Was there a Situational Judgement band cut-off? If so, what was it? - Not used as part of the selection process
7. What weighting (if any) is given to the Situational Judgement band? - Not used as part of the selection process
8. Are GCSE grades considered in the selection process? - Applicants must meet the entry requirements listed on the University website.  More information can be found via the following link Medicine Degree BM5 | BMBS | University of Southampton
9. Are predicted A-level grades used as part of the selection criteria? - Applicants must meet the entry requirements listed on the University website.  More information can be found via the following link: Medicine Degree BM5 | BMBS | University of Southampton
10. Is the personal statement used in selection – either in selection for interview or offer? - Personal statements are used at interview.
11. If so, how? - Questions are asked based on information provided within it.
12. What are the criteria and weightings used to select applicants for interview? - All applicants who meet academic requirements are ranked by UCAT score and the top numbers are invited to interview.

Medicine (MBBS/MBChB) & Dentistry (BDS) Admissions UCAT scores 2020/21 - 13/10/25

1. The lowest UCAT score threshold used to shortlist candidates for interview in each year and the number of applicants in each category who were invited to interview in each year?

2. The average UCAT score of applicants invited to interview for each category in each year.

Information not held – The University of Southampton does not record average UCAT scores

International Student Enrolment – 22/09/2025

1.Percentage of international students accepted onto a course who had their visas rejected? 

Data is assessed by the Home Office according to BCA year’s rather than in relation to specific intakes. Institutional BCA results are commercially sensitive; however, our visa refusal rate has been consistently below 1% since 2016. 

2.Courses where fewer than 95% of international students accepted onto the course started their studies. 

Institutional BCA results are commercially sensitive; however, our enrolment rate metric has been consistently above 99% since the introduction of BCA in 2014. 

3. For each of the courses that fall into the category above, can you give: 

a) The number of international students who were accepted but didn’t start their studies. 

Refused on the basis that the University considers this information commercially sensitive - S.43(2)

b) The percentage of international students who were accepted but didn’t start their studies. 

Refusal Notice S.43(2)

4.For the graduating class of 2024.

a) The courses where fewer than 90% of international students continued to the end. 

Institutional BCA results are commercially sensitive; however, our completion rate metric has been consistently above 96% since the introduction of BCA in 2014. 

5.For each of the courses that fall into the category above, can you give: 

a) The number of international students who didn’t continue to the end. 

Refusal Notice S.43(2)

b) percentage of international students who didn’t continue their course to the end.

Refusal Notice S.43(2)

Budget allocation and spending by the Sustainability Team over the past five years – 21/05/25

• Sustainability budget is integrated within a broader overall budget.
• The University does not utilise an externally procured system to manage sustainability projects. Instead, we use a bespoke, internally developed system tailored to our needs.
  • All procurement activities are handled through our central Procurement Department.

Finance, Funding and Procurement

Public Sector Call-Off Contracts – 12/02/25

AI Software Procurement – 05/06/25

Which AI products do your faculties or students have access to of those offered by Google, OpenAI and Anthropic? 

The University does not pay for any of these in terms of a contract. Students can use and buy AI products themselves.

Printer Procurement - 21/10/25

1. Number of printers and multi-functional devices you have?
   550.
2. Suppliers of devices in question 1?
   Apogee
3. Contract dates for devices in question 1?
   01/08/2025 – 30/01/2029 with optional extensions to 31/01/2032.
4. Planned procurement activity around replacement of your printers and multi-functional devices including any preferred framework route?
   None.
5. Please also confirm any print management software currently in use.
   Papercut.
6. Please can you confirm the contact details for the person responsible for overseeing you print solution?
   This information is exempt under sections 40(2) and 40(3A)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Hardship Funds – 12/03/25

1. The number of hardship fund applications received and approved, and the amount of money distributed through the fund each year as well as the number of applications citing inability to afford hygiene products or laundry costs in their application.

Investments made by the University’s Endowment – 08/05/25

The University does not invest its endowment funds directly with any individual organisation, funds are invested via a fund manager, and we’re not provided with a full breakdown of how any fund we place with is invested.  We have provided the value of the endowment capital investment and where it was held at the end of each of the financial years referenced below. 

• 2020/21 - £13,951k held with Aegon in their Aegon Ethical Cautious Managed Fund (Class B Shares Income)
• 2021/22 - £11,824k held with Aegon in their Aegon Ethical Cautious Managed Fund (Class B Shares Income)
• 2022/23 - £10,914k held as cash – following disinvestment from Aegon and pending reinvestment in alternative investment fund. More information here.
• 2023/24 - £11,308k held with Cazenove in their SUTL Cazenove Charity Sustainable Fund (Class S Distribution units). More information here.

Links with Israel in Engineering Department – 17/07/25

The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences has one grant involving an Israeli partner as follows: ORC – British Council Funded - £80k – Partner, University of Negev, Israel.

Links between Israel and Faculty of Social Sciences– 07/11/25

Research outputs from the Faculty are all reported on eprints.

UKRI lists all awards to university.

Links between Israel and Faculty of Arts and Humanities – 19/11/25

Over the last 3 years, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities have zero research grants, consultancy and other non-research projects funded by Israeli academic, cultural, and/or professional institutions.

University Devices – 06/11/25

• Computers and laptops - 29,279 (recorded together)
• Printers - 728
• Phones/tablets - 887 (no. ordered over the last 36 months due to recording limitations)

Library Spend – 01/05/25

Student Accommodation Software – 21/03/25

Procurement for student accommodation software is in tender as of 26/02/26 therefore the below information will likely change soon after this date. 

1. The name of the current student accommodation software in use. - KxWelcome.
2. The renewal date for the current software contract. - November 2025
3. The length of contract and allocated budget. - Publication of this information is exempt from disclosure by virtue of Section 43(2) of the Act, entitled Commercial Interests. 

Grant Funding Sources between 2014 and 2024 - 06/03/2025

Airbus, Babcock International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths Group, and Thales.

• Boeing - Total value from 2017/18-2024-25 = £220,384
  • Reason: Support to student engineering projects, laboratory equipment and student innovation challenges.
• Northrop Gruman - Total value from 2019/20 – 2024/25 = £122,000
  • Support to student engineering projects, laboratory equipment and student innovation challenges.

Cases of Academic Misconduct – 07/03/05

University’s stance on use of AI by Students – 10/06/25

The University currently doesn’t have software that can detect the use of AI in coursework/graded submissions, but we do have guidance for students using AI in their studies.

The possible penalties for using AI without referencing or recoding currently in coursework or graded submissions/exams can be found in our Regulations Governing Academic Responsibility and Conduct. 

Student and Staff Sexual Assault Reports – 13/08/25

Reports made concerning sexual assault or sexual harassment of students by fellow students?

• 2023/24 - 10 cases
• 2024/25 - 7 cases

Reports were made concerning sexual assault or sexual harassment of students by university staff?

• 2023/24 - 0 cases
• 2024/25 - 0 cases

Of these reports, how many investigations have concluded, and how many have resulted in disciplinary action?

The report was investigated and no further action taken.

Does your institution have a policy that prohibits intimate relationships between staff and students?

The University has a Personal Relationships Policy which strongly discourages such relationships. In this, the relationship must be declared as soon as possible. The University will then take steps to remove or minimise the risks of actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest, unwanted conduct, or unfair treatment. This effectively prohibits professional connections where an intimate or personal relationship exists.

Academic Misconduct – 07/03/25

Cases of Academic misconduct if we are counting every type of breach overall

• 2024/25 - 374 (to date)
• 2023/24 - 1,243
• 2022/23 - 1,158
• 2021/22 - 1,289
• 2020/21 - 1,209

The categories of cheating/misconduct.

• Breaching ethical standards
• Cheating
• Collusion
• External authorship
• Falsification
• Plagiarism
• Recycling 

All protest activity by staff and students at your university (01/10/2023 to 25/03/2025) – 22/04/25

1. No staff or students have faced or who have been subject to disciplinary investigations in connection with protest activity.
2. No students have been reported to your University’s Prevent Lead, or equivalent post, as Prevent concerns.
3. No students have been involved in protest activity whose personal data has been requested or shared with the police in connection with protest activity.

Salaries of UK Marketing Graduates - 03/05/2025

Insights depend on response rates. For UK graduates this is typically 60%, International graduates 20%. The latest data for 2021/22 was released July 2024.

Included programmes

• BA Fashion Marketing / Management
• BSc International Marketing
• BSc Marketing
• MA Fashion Management
• MA Fashion Marketing & Branding
• MA Global Advertising & Branding
• MA Luxury Brand Management
• MSc Digital Marketing
• MSc Marketing Analytics
• MSc Marketing Management

The percentage of marketing graduates who secured full-time employment within 15 months of graduation.

The average (mean) salary of marketing graduates in full-time employment within 15 months of graduating, for each of the same years.

UK Graduates (any job)