Performance Funding 2025
Five higher education institutions benefit from Performance Funding totalling €5M.
18 December, 2025
HEA Announces Funded Open Courses and Integration of My Digital Backpack

11 December, 2025
New Strategy for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education launched

Latest Publications
Statistics
We collect, analyse and disseminate student & graduate data returned to the HEA from all HEA-funded institutions annually.
Non-Progression Rates 2021/22 New Entrants
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%.
Mean Salary by Gender – Class of 2021
The mean salary for the Class of 2021 was €40,556 for males and €35,790 for females.
Socio-Economic Profile of Students 2020/21
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.



