10 March, 2025
HEA Funding Framework Consultation

Micro-credential courses are small, accredited courses designed to meet the demands of learners, enterprise and society.
The Micro-Credential Learner Fee Subsidy, pays up to 80% fees on over 650 courses
Memorandum of Understanding between the Higher Education Authority and Research…
Protocol Underpinning the Exercise of Legislative Provisions by the HEA
We collect, analyse and disseminate student & graduate data returned to the HEA from all HEA-funded institutions annually.
The overall non-progression rate for full-time undergraduate new entrants in 2021/22 was 15%. The highest rate of non-progression was among entrants to Level 7 programmes (31%), followed by a 25% non-progression rate for entrants to Level 6 courses. The lowest non-progression rate was for entrants to Level 8 courses, at 14%.
The mean salary for the Class of 2021 was €40,556 for males and €35,790 for females.
One in ten students are disadvantaged, while 20% are affluent – double the number of disadvantaged students. Approximately 29% of students are marginally below average, and 42% are marginally above average.